Crashing Through The Extraordinary True Story of the Man Who Dared to See (Paperback)
| Author: Robert Kurson |
Product Details:
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Trade
ISBN-10: 0812973682
ISBN-13: 9780812973686
Sku: 208008422
Publish Date: 8/19/2008
Dimensions:
(in Inches) 7.75H x 5.25L x 0.75T
Pages:
308
Age Range:
NA
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| In his critically acclaimed bestseller "Shadow Divers," Kurson explored the depths of history, friendship, and compulsion. Now he returns with another thrilling adventure--the stunning true story of one man''s heroic odyssey from blindness into sight. |
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From the Publisher:
A fascinating profile of Michael May, a man blinded by a chemical explosion at the age of three, describes his successful life as a CIA analyst, champion skier, entrepreneur, and family man, who is offered a rare chance to see once again through risky, cutting-edge stem-cell transplant surgery. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.Blinded at age three, Mike May overcame his disability to become a competitive downhill skiier and a member of the CIA, and in 1999 undertook an experimental surgery in an attempt to restore his sight. |












