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November 12 In his critically acclaimed bestseller Shadow Divers Robert Kurson explored the depths of history friendship and compulsion Now Kurson returns with another thrilling adventurethe stunning true story of one mans heroic odyssey from blindness into sightMike May spent his life crashing through Blinded at age three he 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 visionThen in a chance encounter brought startling news a revolutionary stem cell transplant surgery could restore Mays vision It would allow him to drive to read to see his childrens faces He began to contemplate an astonishing new world Would music still sound the same Would sex be different Would he recognize himself in the mirror Would his marriage survive Would he still be Mike MayThe procedure was filled with risks some of them deadly others beyond Mays wildest dreams Even if the surgery worked history was against him Fewer than twenty cases were known worldwide in which a person gained vision after a lifetime of blindness Each of those people suffered desperate consequences we can scarcely imagineThere were countless reasons for May to pass on vision He could think of only a single reason to go forward Whatever his decision he knew it would change his lifeBeautifully 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 mans choice to explore what it means to seeand to truly live.
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Robert Kurson is an American author, best known for his 2004 bestselling book, Shadow Divers, the true story of two Americans who discover a World War II German U-boat sunk 60 miles off the coast of New Jersey. Kurson began his career as an attorney, graduating from Harvard Law School, and practicing real estate law. Kurson's professional writing career began at the Chicago Sun-Times, where he started as a sports agate clerk and soon gained 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. He moved from the Sun-Times to Chicago magazine, then to Esquire, where he won a National Magazine Award and was a contributing editor for years. His stories have appeared in Rolling Stone, The New York Times Magazine, and other publications. He lives in Chicago.
