Ian's Ride (eBook)

A Long-Distance Journey to Joy

Karen Polinsky (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2025
208 Seiten
Mountaineers Books (Verlag)
978-1-68051-743-9 (ISBN)

Infos

While studying as a biology undergrad at UC Santa Cruz, Ian Mackay crashed his bike into a tree on campus. Paralyzed from the shoulders down, Mackay adapted to his new life with the help of his dedicated family, particularly his mother, Teena Woodward, and a group of quirky friends. After years of despair, and against all odds, he became an inspiring leader, an innovator with Apple, and a world-record-breaking athlete. In this intimate biography based on more than one hundred hours of interviews, journal entries, and more, writer Karen Polinsky recounts Ian's accident and determined recovery, in which he discovered the healing power of nature and community.Ian s Ride is both a personal journey and an adventure quest for nature lovers, endurance athletes, and anyone struggling with a life-changing loss or diagnosis. This deeply moving true story examines how we exist in our bodies, adapt to and overcome adversity, and what it means to push our limits.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.4.2025
• Zusatzinfo: 8-page color insert
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Schlagworte: C2 quadriplegic • designing accessible life • disability in the outdoors, spinal cord injury • disability technology • Hanif Kureishi • Life-changing accident • living with disability • motorized wheelchair trails • Olympic Discovery Trail • outdoor accessibility • quadriplegic athlete • shattered • world record wheelchair
• ISBN-10: 1-68051-743-0 / 1680517430
• ISBN-13: 978-1-68051-743-9 / 9781680517439