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| Title Statement | Eyes to the wind: a memoir of love and death, hope and resistance / Ady Barkan ; foreword by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. |
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| Author | Barkan, Ady |
| Publication | New York: Atria Books,2019.©2019 |
| Edition | First Atria Books hardcover edition. |
| Extent of Item | xiii, 281 pages |
| ISBN | 1982111542 9781982111540 |
| Other Number | 3629917 |
| Contents | Foreword -- Diagnosis -- Awakening -- Apprenticeship -- In search of peace -- Local progress -- Fed up -- Progression -- Liftoff -- Resistance -- Hope -- Epilogue. |
| Summary | At thirty-two, Ady Barkan had everything he wanted: a fulfilling career in the progressive movement, a brilliant wife, and a beautiful newborn son. Then his luck ran out. What he thought might be carpal tunnel was in fact ALS, a neurological disease that would probably paralyze and kill him quickly. But then, with his life slipping away and American democracy under grave threat, he turned a devastating diagnosis into his most potent tool. [This book] is a rousing memoir featuring intertwining narratives about determination, perseverance, and now to live a life of purpose. The first traces Ady's battle with ALS. The second shows his journey from a goofy political nerd to a prominent figure in the progressive movement, becoming one of today's most vocal advocates for social justice. [This book] is an evocative and unforgettable memoir about activism, dedication, love and hope. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis--Biography--Patients--California |
| Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis--Biography--Patients--United States | |
| Neuromuscular diseases--Biography--Patients | |
| Political activists--Biography--United States | |
| By Name | Barkan, Ady |
