EPISODE · May 15, 2007 · 10H 13M
Robert Kurson - Crashing Through: The Extraordinary True Story of the Man Who Dared to See
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/52761 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Crashing Through: The Extraordinary True Story of the Man Who Dared to See Author: Robert Kurson Narrator: Doug Ordunio Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 13 minutes Release date: May 15, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 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.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/52761 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Crashing Through: The Extraordinary True Story of the Man Who Dared to See Author: Robert Kurson Narrator: Doug Ordunio Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 13 minutes Release date: May 15, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 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.
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