Just finished another great read from www.booksneeze.com titled Thunder Dog; written by Michael Hingson with the aid of Susy Flory. With the trouble and sorrow from the 9/11 attacks, this man brings us the story of his seeing eye dog Roselle and himself and their encounter with the collapsing towers at the World Trade Center in 2001.
This book is an amazing memoir of Michael Hingson a blind man whom worked on the 78th floor of the World Trade Center working for a data protection and network storage systems. Michael was head of NY operations and regional sales manager. He was doing very well for himself in a world that is meant for the seeing.
Using his senses, Michael managed to learn how to ride a bike at a young age and do many other things for himself. after signing in to work one morning he hears a BOOM! and this leads you into the jist of the story and how this brave man and his dog, Roselle survive the crash of 9/11 . They trudge their way the stairs..all thousand and some steps to their freedom at the bottom of the towers.
The two lived to tell their stories and here it is in print copy for us all to enjoy and share his bravery and determination throught this adventure of sorts. Feel the fear and share the same emotions Michael did during this experience.
I loved this book ! Definatly a 5 star ! At the end of the memoir there are a few pages dedicated to information about seeing-eye dogs and being blind in society. Not to mention the links, adresses and phone numbers to help you get more information on blindness.
Aside from the bravery this man shared, one of my favorite parts of this book was that the way his parents took on his blindness...let him live as a child without sending him to a blind school or treating him any different from their other child. I think this gave Michael alot of the sensory skills and confidence to be able to survive this drastic adventure!
Good Reading!
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