[nagdu] Thunderdog

[cheryl echevarria]

Let us remember today, and thank god Michael and roselie got out.

I am here in NY, it is a National remembrance not just a New York.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Natalie" <nrorrell at qwest.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2011 10:38 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Thunderdog


> Right on, Julie.  I'll put this on my long to-read list.
> Best,
> Nat and Liam Joshua
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 7:43 PM
> Subject: [nagdu] Thunderdog
>
>
> >
> >        NLS now has Thunder dog,
> >
> >
> >        Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and
> >        the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero
> >
> > Hingson, Michael. Read by Peter Ganim. Reading time 7 hours 19 minutes.
> > Blindness and Physical Handicaps
> >
> > Michael Hingson, an executive who worked in the North Tower of the World
> > Trade Center, recounts his escape after the September 11, 2001, 
> > terrorist
> > attacks. Hingson, blind since birth, describes what he and his guide dog
> > Roselle experienced as she led him down seventy-eight flights of stairs 
> > to
> > safety. 2011.
> >
> >
> > I actually got the Audible version on Wednesday and finished it this
> > morning.  Who knew the library would have a new book this soon?  It was 
> > a
> > good book.  It's the story of Mike and Roselle's experience on 9-11
> > intermingled with biographical info and historical info about blindness
> > with an emphasis on technology.  I wish schools would have this as
> > required reading and skip that Helen  Keller book.  It's kind of dated 
> > and
> > this gives a much more realistic picture of blindness today.
> >
> > Happy reading!
> > Julie
> >
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