Fighting Blind

Author : Ivan Castro
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1466887982
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fighting Blind written by Ivan Castro and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fighting was a practiced routine for Lieutenant Ivan Castro. But when a mortar round struck the rooftop of his sniper’s post in Iraq, he found himself in a battle more difficult than even he could have imagined. The direct hit killed two other soldiers and nearly claimed Castro’s life as well. Mangled by shrapnel and badly burned, Castro was medevac’d to Germany more dead than alive. His lungs were collapsed. He couldn’t hear. One eye had been blown out, the nerve to the other severed. In the weeks and months that followed, Castro would find that physical darkness was nothing compared to the emotional darkness of loss and despair. Desperate for a reason to live, he eventually fought his way back to health through exercise and a single-minded goal: running a marathon. Once he set his course, there was no stopping him. Stubborn to a point that at times bordered on insanity, he managed not only to recover but to return to active duty. Since 2007, he has run over two dozen marathons, including the Boston Marathon in 2013, where he was one of the runners diverted when the bombs exploded. Today, Castro helps prepare soldiers for combat, working exactly as if he were “sighted.” Fighting Blind, this frankly told account of his struggle through adversity, the highs and lows and the always bumpy road in between, is a story of hope and perseverance against the odds: an Unbroken for the present generation.

Author : Shane Horsburgh
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1742695590
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fighting Blind written by Shane Horsburgh and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2012 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heroism is found in many forms and sometimes in the most unlikely places Australian Shane Horsburgh spent years immersed in the chaotic, adrenaline-fuelled world of high-risk policing and counterterrorism - but when the thrill wore off, he quit his job and flew into Baghdad to work for the US Department of Defense, training commandos for the post-Saddam Iraqi police force. Life in Iraq is surreal, violent and unpredictable - and the enemy is almost impossible to pick. Shane must endure intense physical and mental stress brought on by rogue insurgents, mortar attacks, roadside bombs and fifty-degree heat, doing his best to survive while staying focused on the job. Then he meets an elderly Iraqi man, known as the Professor, in a brief encounter that changes his life . . . 'aeThis is a great read for all blokes, and women too who want to understand us guys a little more . . . Fighting Blind is a must-read.' Glenn McGrath.

Author : Jeremy Lee
Publisher : Booklocker.com
ISBN 13 : 9781634907781
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fighting Blind written by Jeremy Lee and published by Booklocker.com. This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fighting Blind is a story about the battles we all fight. Ezzard Pearl Riley lost his mother at age eleven to a suspicious accident and was left with his drunken father. Teddy Rose was a devout family man who had been training his entire life but struggles after losing his most loved fighter. Fighting Blind is a story of our human condition to overcome and win the fight of life.

Author : C. M. Seabrook
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781533453075
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fighting Blind written by C. M. Seabrook and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-26 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mackenzie Brooks is everything I've ever wanted. Three years ago, she walked out of my life. No explanation. Just gone. With the biggest fight of my career only weeks away, she walked back in. I'll do anything to protect her. Destroy anyone who tries to hurt her. When it comes to Mac, there isn't a line I won't cross. I've loved her my entire life, and now that's she's back I won't let her go. She refuses to speak about the past, or the secrets I know she's hiding. I know she's planning on running again. But when you love someone, you stay and fight. Even if you're fighting blind.

Author : Paul Siefken
Publisher : Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 9780439449205
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fighting Blind written by Paul Siefken and published by Scholastic Paperbacks. This book was released on 2003 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After being rescued from a landslide by mole people, Jack learns their secret to living undetected, and wonders if the magic of their powerful crystals can help him defeat Aku once and for all.

Author : Kristin Smedley
Publisher : Thriving Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781732066403
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thriving Blind written by Kristin Smedley and published by Thriving Publications. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories of blind people who use creativity and determination to live the life of their dreams. Also includes lists of resources for advocacy, rehabilitation, recreation, and support systems for the blind.

Author : Haben Girma
Publisher : Twelve
ISBN 13 : 1538728710
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Haben written by Haben Girma and published by Twelve. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The incredible life story of Haben Girma, the first Deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School, and her amazing journey from isolation to the world stage. Haben grew up spending summers with her family in the enchanting Eritrean city of Asmara. There, she discovered courage as she faced off against a bull she couldn't see, and found in herself an abiding strength as she absorbed her parents' harrowing experiences during Eritrea's thirty-year war with Ethiopia. Their refugee story inspired her to embark on a quest for knowledge, traveling the world in search of the secret to belonging. She explored numerous fascinating places, including Mali, where she helped build a school under the scorching Saharan sun. Her many adventures over the years range from the hair-raising to the hilarious. Haben defines disability as an opportunity for innovation. She learned non-visual techniques for everything from dancing salsa to handling an electric saw. She developed a text-to-braille communication system that created an exciting new way to connect with people. Haben pioneered her way through obstacles, graduated from Harvard Law, and now uses her talents to advocate for people with disabilities. Haben takes readers through a thrilling game of blind hide-and-seek in Louisiana, a treacherous climb up an iceberg in Alaska, and a magical moment with President Obama at The White House. Warm, funny, thoughtful, and uplifting, this captivating memoir is a testament to one woman's determination to find the keys to connection. "This autobiography by a millennial Helen Keller teems with grace and grit." -- O Magazine "A profoundly important memoir." -- The Times ** As featured in The Wall Street Journal, People, and on The TODAY Show ** A New York Times "New & Noteworthy" Pick ** An O Magazine "Book of the Month" Pick ** A Publishers Weekly Bestseller **

Author : Chen Guangcheng
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 0805098062
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Barefoot Lawyer written by Chen Guangcheng and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An electrifying memoir by the blind Chinese activist who inspired millions with the story of his fight for justice and his belief in the cause of freedom It was like a scene out of a thriller: one morning in April 2012, China's most famous political activist—a blind, self-taught lawyer—climbed over the wall of his heavily guarded home and escaped. Days later, he turned up at the American embassy in Beijing, and only a furious round of high-level negotiations made it possible for him to leave China and begin a new life in the United States. Chen Guangcheng is a unique figure on the world stage, but his story is even more remarkable than anyone knew. The son of a poor farmer in rural China, blinded by illness when he was an infant, Chen was fortunate to survive a difficult childhood. But despite his disability, he was determined to educate himself and fight for the rights of his country's poor, especially a legion of women who had endured forced sterilizations and abortions under the hated "one child" policy. Repeatedly harassed, beaten, and imprisoned by Chinese authorities, Chen was ultimately placed under house arrest. After nearly two years of increasing danger, he evaded his captors and fled to freedom. Both a riveting memoir and a revealing portrait of modern China, The Barefoot Lawyer tells the story of a man who has never accepted limits and always believed in the power of the human spirit to overcome any obstacle.

Author : Jeffrey Brace
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 0299201430
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Blind African Slave written by Jeffrey Brace and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2005-02-16 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Blind African Slave recounts the life of Jeffrey Brace (né Boyrereau Brinch), who was born in West Africa around 1742. Captured by slave traders at the age of sixteen, Brace was transported to Barbados, where he experienced the shock and trauma of slave-breaking and was sold to a New England ship captain. After fighting as an enslaved sailor for two years in the Seven Years War, Brace was taken to New Haven, Connecticut, and sold into slavery. After several years in New England, Brace enlisted in the Continental Army in hopes of winning his manumission. After five years of military service, he was honorably discharged and was freed from slavery. As a free man, he chose in 1784 to move to Vermont, the first state to make slavery illegal. There, he met and married an African woman, bought a farm, and raised a family. Although literate, he was blind when he decided to publish his life story, which he narrated to a white antislavery lawyer, Benjamin Prentiss, who published it in 1810. Upon his death in 1827, Brace was a well-respected abolitionist. In this first new edition since 1810, Kari J. Winter provides a historical introduction, annotations, and original documents that verify and supplement our knowledge of Brace's life and times.

Author : Sabado
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781680308846
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fighting Blind written by Sabado and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: