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    Crashing Through: A True Story of Risk, Adventure, and the Man Who Dared to See
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    Crashing Through: A True Story of Risk, Adventure, and the Man Who Dared to See

    Written by Robert Kurson

    Narrated by Doug Ordunio

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    About this audiobook

    Blinded at age three, Mike May defied expectations by breaking world records in downhill speed skiing, joining the CIA, and becoming a successful inventor, entrepreneur, and family man. He had never yearned for vision.

    Then, in 1999, a chance encounter brought startling news: a revolutionary stem cell transplant surgery could restore May's vision. The procedure was filled with risks, some of them deadly, others beyond May's wildest dreams. There were countless reasons for May to refuse vision. He could think of only a single reason to go forward. Whatever his decision, he knew it would change his life.

    Beautifully written and thrillingly told, CRASHING THROUGH is a journey of suspense, daring, romance, and insight into the mysteries of vision and the brain. Robert Kurson gives us a fascinating account of one man's choice to explore what it means to see-and to truly live.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateMay 15, 2007
    ISBN9781415938720
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    Crashing Through: A True Story of Risk, Adventure, and the Man Who Dared to See
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    Robert Kurson

    Robert Kurson is the author of the runaway bestseller Shadow Divers as well as Crashing Through. After a law degree from Harvard Law School, he began his writing career at the Chicago Sun-Times as a data entry clerk, a position which led to a full-time features writing job. In 2000, Esquire published 'My Favorite Teacher', his first magazine story, which became a finalist for a National Magazine Award. Based in Chicago, he is currently a contributing editor to Esquire.

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