Just Don't Fall (Paperback)

Josh Sundquist

ISBN 10: 0143118781 / ISBN 13: 9780143118787

Verlag: Penguin Putnam Inc, New York, NY, 2010

Beschreibung

Paperback. "Just Don't Fall is one of the most inspiring books I have ever read-not too mention poignant and funny." A.J. Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically This winning memoir of triumph over tragedy tells a story that has deeply affected thousands of readers. When he was just nine years old, Josh Sundquist was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a virulent cancer strain that eventually claimed his left leg. Told in a wide-eyed, often heartbreaking voice, Just Don't Fall is the astounding story of the boy Josh was and of the young man he becamean utterly heroic struggle through numerous hospitalizations and worse to become an award-winning skier in the Paralympics and renowned motivational speaker. What emerges is one of the most fresh and sincere works of inspiration to come along in years. Josh Sundquist was an energetic and inquisitive nine-year-old when he was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a virulent cancer that eventually claimed his left leg. His extraordinary journey takes him from his small southern town—with his father, an aspiring pastor questioning his faith, and his mother, a rigidly conservative homeschool teacher—through a dizzying array of hospitals, on to high school, and then to the mountains, where Josh learns to ski. On the slopes, Josh's world bursts wide open and he finds within him the drive to become a champion skier, despite his disability. While he navigates the dramas of high school and an unstable home life, Josh keeps his eyes on the prize—the 2006 Paralympics in Turin, Italy. Just Don't Fall isn't just the story of a boy becoming a man, but of a champion realizing his greatest aspiration.—Publisher description. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780143118787

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Just Don't Fall (Paperback)
• Verlag: Penguin Putnam Inc, New York, NY
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0143118781
• ISBN-13: 9780143118787
• Einband: Paperback
• Zustand: new

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"Just Don't Fall is one of the most inspiring books I have ever read-not too mention poignant and funny." —A.J. Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically

This winning memoir of triumph over tragedy tells a story that has deeply affected thousands of readers. When he was just nine years old, Josh Sundquist was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a virulent cancer strain that eventually claimed his left leg. Told in a wide-eyed, often heartbreaking voice, Just Don't Fall is the astounding story of the boy Josh was and of the young man he became—an utterly heroic struggle through numerous hospitalizations and worse to become an award-winning skier in the Paralympics and renowned motivational speaker. What emerges is one of the most fresh and sincere works of inspiration to come along in years.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Josh Sundquist is a Paralympian, comedian, and internet creator. He's the author of the national bestselling Just Don't Fall, the novel Love and First Sight, the YA memoir We Should Hang Out Sometime, and the forthcoming Semi-Famous. His memoirs are in development for film and television by major studios and streaming services. Josh travels the globe as a motivational speaker for conferences and conventions. Josh is best known to his millions of internet followers for his Halloween costumes. He and his wife Ashley live in California, near the beach. He invites you to visit him at joshsundquist.com or follow him at @JoshSundquist.