Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero
Faith. Trust. Triumph. "I trust Roselle with my life, every day. She trusts me to direct her. And today is no different, except the stakes are higher." ―Michael Hingson First came the boom―the loud, deep, unapologetic bellow that seemed to erupt from the very core of the earth. Eerily, the...
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Faith. Trust. Triumph. "I trust Roselle with my life, every day. She trusts me to direct her. And today is no different, except the stakes are higher." ―Michael Hingson First came the boom―the loud, deep, unapologetic bellow that seemed to erupt from the very core of the earth. Eerily, the majestic high-rise slowly leaned to the south. On the seventy-eighth floor of the World Trade Center's north tower, no alarms sounded, and no one had information about what had happened at 8:46 a.m. on September 11, 2001―what should have been a normal workday for thousands of people. All that was known to the people inside was what they could see out the windows: smoke and fire and millions of pieces of burning paper and other debris falling through the air. Blind since birth, Michael couldn't see a thing, but he could hear the sounds of shattering glass, falling debris, and terrified people flooding around him and his guide dog, Roselle. However, Roselle sat calmly beside him. In that moment, Michael chose to trust Roselle's judgment and not to panic. They are a team. Thunder Dog allows you entry into the isolated, fume-filled chamber of stairwell B to experience survival through the eyes of a blind man and his beloved guide dog. Live each moment from the second a Boeing 767 hits the north tower, to the harrowing stairwell escape, to dodging death a second time as both towers fold into the earth. It's the 9/11 story that will forever change your spirit and your perspective. Thunder Dog illumiates Hingson's lifelong determination to achieve parity in a sighted world, and how the rare trust between a man and his guide dog can inspire an unshakable faith in each one of us.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781617930492 (1617930490)
Publish date: August 2nd 2011
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
More than just a survivor account, this is a story of triumph, not just over the tragedy and trauma of that day, but from birth. Having become blind shortly after his premature birth, Mr. Hingson, achieved milestones in life, without even having considered them as challenges -- for instance, riding ...
My full review can be found here:http://samanthatule.wordpress.com/2013/09/06/book-review-thunder-dog-the-true-story-of-a-blind-man-his-guide-dog-the-triumph-of-trust-at-ground-zero-by-michael-hingson/
This is much less a "True Story of a ... Guide Dog... Ground Zero" than it is a "True story of a Blind Man..." but that's OK, I enjoyed it just the same. I sure learned a lot about how modern day blind people fare in the US, and I'm happy and thankful for that, but I was really wanting to learn mor...
This books was a quick read (always a plus for me), but also really was an interesting story! The story definitely stemmed from Michael's experience during 9/11 but he had a lot more to say about how he has adapted to being blind, the struggles (and he didn't let anything stop him), and the progress...
Everyone remembers where they were on 9/11. Michael Hingson was on the 78th floor of the south tower.This is a really interesting inside look at the 9/11 evacuation, what it means to be blind, and insife the partnership of a guide dog and his person. One of the most poignant parts was actually the f...