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S'està carregant… Touch the Top of the Worldde Erik Weihenmayer
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. In life the best stories are often from people uniquely qualified to tell them and this is definitely one of those stories. You don't have to be a climbing enthusiast to draw tremendous inspiration from Erik Weihenmayer's courage and determination in reaching the summits of the world's largest peaks under his own steam. He's not only an example for others with vision impairments or serious disabilities, he is a living example of how much more any human can achieve when they don't let the naysayers shut them down. ( ) On 8/14/11 - my husband and I got an opportunity to hike a 13'er with Erik W. and it was an amazing unforgettable experience. He is so down-to-earth and approachable. We each got a chance to "lead" him which was an honor. I hadn't read the book before our meeting but I had brought it along for him to sign, and just now got a chance to read it and was just amazed at everything he has accomplished. A true inspiration for those with the gift of sight and I can only imagine for those without. Erik W. has discovered so many other gifts much more worthwhile. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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The incredible bestselling book from the author of No Barriers and The Adversity Advantage Erik Weihenmayer was born with retinoscheses, a degenerative eye disorder that would leave him blind by the age of thirteen. But Erik was determined to rise above this devastating disability and lead a fulfilling and exciting life. In this poignant and inspiring memoir, he shares his struggle to push past the limits imposed on him by his visual impairment-and by a seeing world. He speaks movingly of the role his family played in his battle to break through the barriers of blindness: the mother who prayed for the miracle that would restore her son's sight and the father who encouraged him to strive for that distant mountaintop. And he tells the story of his dream to climb the world's Seven Summits, and how he is turning that dream into astonishing reality (something fewer than a hundred mountaineers have done). From the snow-capped summit of McKinley to the towering peaks of Aconcagua and Kilimanjaro to the ultimate challenge, Mount Everest, this is a story about daring to dream in the face of impossible odds. It is about finding the courage to reach for that ultimate summit, and transforming your life into something truly miraculous. "An inspiration to other blind people and plenty of us folks who can see just fine."--Jon Krakauer, New York Times bestselling author of Into Thin Air No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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