'I no longer seek to define myself externally, through goals and achievements and material possessions. 'For the first time in my life I have peace,' he says. Now I've got a dandy.'īut despite his terrible injuries that saw him lose parts of his arms, face and foot, Weathers is happier than ever. 'I've been a story-teller all my life,' he says, 'it's just I never had a story before. Weathers woke up.įour years on, at his Dallas home, he shifts his weight in his armchair with what remains of his arms and smiles slowly. Nobody had ever woken from a hypothermic coma before, especially at high altitude. Both pronounced Weathers, a Texan pathologist, beyond salvation. Over the next 24 hours, a mountain guide and then a doctor checked on his condition.
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I was diagnosed with cancers of the thyroid and jaw, I had difficult surgeries, I lost the ability to speak, eat, or drink, and two failed attempts to rebuild my jaw led to shoulder damage that makes it difficult to walk easily and painful to stand. Ebert is the subject, director, and writer. All of Ebert's "Great Movie" reviews are available online. And he made me think I might do it too.Įbert's collection Great Movies are guides to an enduring art form and a celebration of the highest talent that ever existed in movies. Ebert wrote beautifully, passionately, and in the first person about something he loved. Film critic Roger Ebert (J– April 4, 2013) is the reason I'm a writer. How can Cassie sit by and watch them disappear? The beloved heroine of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry enchants us again in this story of strength and pride.Ī triumphant book.A true story truly told.- The New York Times Book ReviewĬustomers who bought this item also bought. 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From Edgar Award winner Stefanie Pintoff comes the start of an electrifying new thriller series featuring Eve Rossi, head of a secret division of the FBI-one made up of ex-convicts with extraordinary talents, oversized egos, and contempt for the rules. But for the first time, I've found a competitor in Brazilian-American novelist Frances de Pontes Peebles' historical epic The Air You Breathe. If I'm going to read surrounded by people, then the characters I'm reading about better be loud.įor years, my gold-standard beach read was David Mitchell's The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, which features financial crimes, Dutch trade history, evil priests, sexual longing, and an exceptional cast of characters. Second, I want it to have a strong voice. First, I want a beach book to be long, twisty, and ambitious. Some want summer best-sellers, some want Moby-Dick. How?Įvery reader has her own idea of a beach book. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. 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