Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (982 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00AK3ML3G |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Thunder DogA Compelling & Good Read" according to Susan Bunts Wachtel. With the events of 9/11 forever etched in my memory, I was eager to read "Thunder Dog" by Michael Hingson with Suzy Flory. As the subtitle tells, it's "The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog & the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero."Reading a story about a man who survived the September 11th terrorist attack on the World Trade Center is compelling enough. But add to the story the fact that the man, Michael Hingson, is blind, has a guide dog Roselle and has to descend 78 stories on foot to get to safety and you have a gripping survival account by an unforgettable pai. The Events of One Day. The Story of a Lifetime. On September 11, 2001, Michael and his seeing eye dog, Roselle, walked down 78 flights of stairs in the North Tower of the World Trade Center and survived. The story of this day is told throughout the book, interspersed with the story of the author's life.As the author states, "The real story, in my mind, isn't how I got out of the World Trade Centerit's how I got there in the first place." (p. xiv.)As I began this book, I was impatient to hear the story of September 11th and was a bit irritated with the interruptions of the story of the author's life; however, the mor. A Man and His Very Special Dog Jo Klarich Dual story--a man, Michael Hingson and a dog, Roselle. In fact several dogs that served a man who was blind from birth. The man's story is one of a child who was raised to "do everything" like ride a bicycle, drive a car (with supervision), and tackle a difficult college program leading to a degree in physics. Much of his story was much the same as described by Tom Sullivans in "If You Could See What I Hear".As for the dogs story, this is one of the best descriptions I have read about the raising and training of Guide Dogs. So many of the dogs qualify because of their
Thunder Dog illumiates Hingson's lifelong determination to achieve parity in a sighted world, and how the rare trust between a man and his guide dog can inspire an unshakable faith in each one of us.. Triumph."I trust Roselle with my life, every day. In that moment, Michael chose to trust Roselle's judgment and not to panic. They are a team.Thunder Dog allows you entry into the isolated, fume-filled chamber of stairwell B to experience survival through the eyes of a blind man and his beloved guide dog. She trusts me to direct her. Live each moment from the second a Boeing 767 hits the north tower, to the harrowing stairwell escape, to dodging death a second time as both towers fold into the earth.It's the 9/11 story that will forever change your spirit and your perspective. On the seventy-eighth floor of the World Trade Center's north tower, no alarms sounded, and no one had information about what had happened at 8:46 a.m. All that was known to the people inside was what they could see out the windows: smoke and fire and millions of pieces of burning pap
Michael Hingson, national ambassador for the Braille Literacy Campaign, is a miraculous survivor of 9/11. Her articles have appeared in Today's Christian Woman, Enrichment Journal, Guideposts books, Kyria, and with Focus on the Family.. Susy Flory is the author or coauthor of five books, including the New York Times bestseller
Susy Flory is the author or coauthor of five books, including the New York Times bestseller Thunder Dog. He lives with his wife, Karen, in the San Francisco Bay Area with two guide dogs, Africa and Fantasia, and one cat, Sherlock. Her articles have appeared in Today's Christian Woman, Enrichment Journal, Guideposts books, Kyria, and with Focus on the Family.. About the AuthorMichael Hingson, national ambassador for the Braille Literacy Campaign, is a miraculous survivor of 9/11