The non-fiction book discussion group will meet on Tuesday May 14th @ 6:30 pm to discuss
"Crashing Through: a true story of risk, adventure and the man who dared to see" by Robert Kurson.
"Mike May spent his life crashing through. Blinded at age three, he
defied expectations by breaking world records in downhill speed skiing,
joining the CIA, and becoming a successful inventor, entrepreneur, and
family man. He had never yearned for vision. Then, in 1999, a chance
encounter brought startling news: a revolutionary stem cell transplant
surgery could restore May’s vision. It would allow him to drive, to
read, to see his children’s faces. But the procedure was filled with
gambles, some of them deadly, others beyond May’s wildest dreams.
Beautifully written and thrillingly told, Crashing Through is a
journey of suspense, daring, romance, and insight into the mysteries of
vision and the brain. Robert Kurson gives us a fascinating account of
one man’s choice to explore what it means to see–and to truly live".