[Stylist] Stylist Digest, Vol 208, Issue 1

Thu Aug 5 16:02:07 UTC 2021

Answering Debra:

I, Peggy Chong, The Blind History Lady,  wrote the book about Don Mahoney.
To get people to review the book, I gave away a few books and asked many
people I knew to review it.  Many said they would review the book and very
few did.  I just have to keep asking people to read the book and write a
review.  But the big trick is to get people to buy the book.

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   1. Book about a blind man who hid his blindness to become a
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   2. Re: Book about a blind man who hid his blindness to become a
      success (Debra Braiman)
   3. Re: Book about a blind man who hid his blindness to become a
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   4. Thank you (Debra Braiman)

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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2021 14:09:32 -0600
From: Peggy Chong <chongpeggy10 at gmail.com>
To: <Stylist at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [Stylist] Book about a blind man who hid his blindness to
	become a success
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Hello All:

I wanted to share a review of my book about Don Mahoney the blind television
star from Texas.  I hope you will all purchase a copy of my book and a few
extra for Christmas gifts.  This book is a great gift for your kids teacher.

Peggy Chong

 <https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58149879-don-mahoney> Don Mahoney:
Television Star
by 

 <https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15100261.Peggy_Chong> Peggy Chong

 <https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/92367698-gloria-lesher> 

 <https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/92367698-gloria-lesher> Gloria
Lesher's review

Aug 03, 2021

really liked it

The author's research into the early days of television was eye-opening for
me. I didn't realize how poorly paid the TV stars of the 1940s and 1950s
were. Don Mahoney was one of these hardy pioneers-and my respect for him
goes even higher because he was blind. The author asks a number of
challenging questions, such as, "Do we, disabled and non-disabled alike,
change our view of a person when we label them?" and "Do we see the label
first?" Perhaps our answers today are more enlightened than they were in Don
Mahoney's time, when he felt compelled to hide his disability from the
world, for fear of losing his livelihood.

This is a touching biography. Don grew up a rowdy, fun-loving and
goodhearted Texas boy who made his way to Hollywood, where he sang and did
stunt work. When his eyesight continued to deteriorate, Don landed a job as
a ranch hand, since good eyesight wasn't crucial for that kind of work. Six
feet tall, lanky, handsome, and with bright blue eyes, Don appealed to
people-especially children and ladies. Later, he became a dance instructor
and manager of a nightclub. In 1948, Don started his radio career with a
kiddie show on a Houston station, where he sang and played the guitar. He
also married a sighted Texas farm girl named Christine. The couple had four
daughters over the years that followed, as Don went from radio to a
television career. He was eventually outed by the media as a blind man, but
carried on as usual, being his witty, somewhat outrageous self. He made many
personal appearances, founded a portrait studio, produced albums, and
started a restaurant chain. Blindess never stopped this guy! His life story
is inspiring. Just as inspiring, the author herself is blind

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Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2021 20:27:29 +0000
From: Debra Braiman <Braiman318 at hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Stylist] Book about a blind man who hid his blindness to
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Hi
I would love to read your book. Who wrote the review?
I also wrote a book, "identity Theft A Victims Search For Justice"  Deborah
E Joyce. How would I find someone to review my book? Any insight would be
appreciated, this is my 1st book and am not sure how to start. Deb I'd

From: Stylist <stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Peggy Chong via
Stylist
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2021 10:10 AM
To: Stylist at nfbnet.org
Cc: Peggy Chong <chongpeggy10 at gmail.com>
Subject: [Stylist] Book about a blind man who hid his blindness to become a
success

Hello All:

I wanted to share a review of my book about Don Mahoney the blind television
star from Texas.  I hope you will all purchase a copy of my book and a few
extra for Christmas gifts.  This book is a great gift for your kids teacher.

Peggy Chong

Don Mahoney: Television
Star<https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58149879-don-mahoney>
by
Peggy Chong<https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15100261.Peggy_Chong>

[92367698]<https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/92367698-gloria-lesher>
Gloria Lesher<https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/92367698-gloria-lesher>'s
review
Aug 03, 2021

really liked it

The author's research into the early days of television was eye-opening for
me. I didn't realize how poorly paid the TV stars of the 1940s and 1950s
were. Don Mahoney was one of these hardy pioneers-and my respect for him
goes even higher because he was blind. The author asks a number of
challenging questions, such as, "Do we, disabled and non-disabled alike,
change our view of a person when we label them?" and "Do we see the label
first?" Perhaps our answers today are more enlightened than they were in Don
Mahoney's time, when he felt compelled to hide his disability from the
world, for fear of losing his livelihood.

This is a touching biography. Don grew up a rowdy, fun-loving and
goodhearted Texas boy who made his way to Hollywood, where he sang and did
stunt work. When his eyesight continued to deteriorate, Don landed a job as
a ranch hand, since good eyesight wasn't crucial for that kind of work. Six
feet tall, lanky, handsome, and with bright blue eyes, Don appealed to
people-especially children and ladies. Later, he became a dance instructor
and manager of a nightclub. In 1948, Don started his radio career with a
kiddie show on a Houston station, where he sang and played the guitar. He
also married a sighted Texas farm girl named Christine. The couple had four
daughters over the years that followed, as Don went from radio to a
television career. He was eventually outed by the media as a blind man, but
carried on as usual, being his witty, somewhat outrageous self. He made many
personal appearances, founded a portrait studio, produced albums, and
started a restaurant chain. Blindess never stopped this guy! His life story
is inspiring. Just as inspiring, the author herself is blind

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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2021 13:54:04 -0700
From: Vejas Vasiliauskas <alpineimagination at gmail.com>
To: Writers' Division Mailing List <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Stylist] Book about a blind man who hid his blindness to
	become a success
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Hi Debra, 
I'm sorry I can't fully help with your question, but my first thought was
Goodreads. I checked, and your book has one (very high) review on Goodreads.
Here is the link, in case you don't know it already: 
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/54640621-identity-theft 
>  Aug 4, 2021, at 13:28, Debra Braiman via Stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> ?
> Hi
> I would love to read your book. Who wrote the review?
> I also wrote a book, ?identity Theft A Victims Search For Justice?
Deborah E Joyce. How would I find someone to review my book? Any insight
would be appreciated, this is my 1st book and am not sure how to start. Deb
I?d
>  
> From: Stylist <stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Peggy Chong via
Stylist
> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2021 10:10 AM
> To: Stylist at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Peggy Chong <chongpeggy10 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Stylist] Book about a blind man who hid his blindness to become
a success
>  
> Hello All:
>  
> I wanted to share a review of my book about Don Mahoney the blind
television star from Texas.  I hope you will all purchase a copy of my book
and a few extra for Christmas gifts.  This book is a great gift for your
kids teacher. 
>  
> Peggy Chong
>  
>  
> Don Mahoney: Television Star
> by 
> Peggy Chong
>  
> <image001.jpg>
> Gloria Lesher's review
> Aug 03, 2021
>  
> really liked it
> 
> The author?s research into the early days of television was eye-opening
for me. I didn?t realize how poorly paid the TV stars of the 1940s and 1950s
were. Don Mahoney was one of these hardy pioneers?and my respect for him
goes even higher because he was blind. The author asks a number of
challenging questions, such as, ?Do we, disabled and non-disabled alike,
change our view of a person when we label them?? and ?Do we see the label
first?? Perhaps our answers today are more enlightened than they were in Don
Mahoney?s time, when he felt compelled to hide his disability from the
world, for fear of losing his livelihood.
> 
> This is a touching biography. Don grew up a rowdy, fun-loving and
goodhearted Texas boy who made his way to Hollywood, where he sang and did
stunt work. When his eyesight continued to deteriorate, Don landed a job as
a ranch hand, since good eyesight wasn?t crucial for that kind of work. Six
feet tall, lanky, handsome, and with bright blue eyes, Don appealed to
people?especially children and ladies. Later, he became a dance instructor
and manager of a nightclub. In 1948, Don started his radio career with a
kiddie show on a Houston station, where he sang and played the guitar. He
also married a sighted Texas farm girl named Christine. The couple had four
daughters over the years that followed, as Don went from radio to a
television career. He was eventually outed by the media as a blind man, but
carried on as usual, being his witty, somewhat outrageous self. He made many
personal appearances, founded a portrait studio, produced albums, and
started a restaurant chain. Blindess never stopped this guy! His life story
is inspiring. Just as inspiring, the author herself is blind
>  
>  
>          
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Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2021 23:35:42 +0000
From: Debra Braiman <Braiman318 at hotmail.com>
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Subject: [Stylist] Thank you
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Thank you for the link to the review. At least one person read my book?
Any suggestions on how I can get more reviews? How do I find your book?
Thanks again, Deb

From: Stylist <stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Vejas Vasiliauskas
via Stylist
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2021 10:54 AM
To: Writers' Division Mailing List <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Vejas Vasiliauskas <alpineimagination at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Stylist] Book about a blind man who hid his blindness to
become a success

Hi Debra,
I'm sorry I can't fully help with your question, but my first thought was
Goodreads. I checked, and your book has one (very high) review on Goodreads.
Here is the link, in case you don't know it already:
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/54640621-identity-theft
 Aug 4, 2021, at 13:28, Debra Braiman via Stylist
<stylist at nfbnet.org<mailto:stylist at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
?
Hi
I would love to read your book. Who wrote the review?
I also wrote a book, ?identity Theft A Victims Search For Justice?  Deborah
E Joyce. How would I find someone to review my book? Any insight would be
appreciated, this is my 1st book and am not sure how to start. Deb I?d

From: Stylist
<stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org<mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org>> On Behalf Of
Peggy Chong via Stylist
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2021 10:10 AM
To: Stylist at nfbnet.org<mailto:Stylist at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Peggy Chong <chongpeggy10 at gmail.com<mailto:chongpeggy10 at gmail.com>>
Subject: [Stylist] Book about a blind man who hid his blindness to become a
success

Hello All:

I wanted to share a review of my book about Don Mahoney the blind television
star from Texas.  I hope you will all purchase a copy of my book and a few
extra for Christmas gifts.  This book is a great gift for your kids teacher.

Peggy Chong

Don Mahoney: Television
Star<https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58149879-don-mahoney>
by
Peggy Chong<https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15100261.Peggy_Chong>

<https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/92367698-gloria-lesher>
<image001.jpg><https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/92367698-gloria-lesher>

Gloria Lesher<https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/92367698-gloria-lesher>'s
review
Aug 03, 2021

really liked it

The author?s research into the early days of television was eye-opening for
me. I didn?t realize how poorly paid the TV stars of the 1940s and 1950s
were. Don Mahoney was one of these hardy pioneers?and my respect for him
goes even higher because he was blind. The author asks a number of
challenging questions, such as, ?Do we, disabled and non-disabled alike,
change our view of a person when we label them?? and ?Do we see the label
first?? Perhaps our answers today are more enlightened than they were in Don
Mahoney?s time, when he felt compelled to hide his disability from the
world, for fear of losing his livelihood.

This is a touching biography. Don grew up a rowdy, fun-loving and
goodhearted Texas boy who made his way to Hollywood, where he sang and did
stunt work. When his eyesight continued to deteriorate, Don landed a job as
a ranch hand, since good eyesight wasn?t crucial for that kind of work. Six
feet tall, lanky, handsome, and with bright blue eyes, Don appealed to
people?especially children and ladies. Later, he became a dance instructor
and manager of a nightclub. In 1948, Don started his radio career with a
kiddie show on a Houston station, where he sang and played the guitar. He
also married a sighted Texas farm girl named Christine. The couple had four
daughters over the years that followed, as Don went from radio to a
television career. He was eventually outed by the media as a blind man, but
carried on as usual, being his witty, somewhat outrageous self. He made many
personal appearances, founded a portrait studio, produced albums, and
started a restaurant chain. Blindess never stopped this guy! His life story
is inspiring. Just as inspiring, the author herself is blind

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