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Learning to Breathe: One Woman's Journey of Spirit and Survival | 
 enlarge | Author: Alison Wright
Publisher: Hudson Street Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 87459
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.2
ISBN: 1594630461
Dewey Decimal Number: 770.92
EAN: 9781594630460
ASIN: 1594630461
Publication Date: August 14, 2008
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Condition: NEVER BEEN USED, MAY HAVE SMALL BLACK MARK OUTSIDE EDGES PAGES.15756
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Product Description
A searing and uplifting account of one womans spiritual journey from surviving a terrible accident to a triumphant ascent of Kilimanjaro
On the second day of this century, world- renowned photojournalist Alison Wright was traveling on a windy mountain road in Laos when the bus she was riding in collided with a logging truck and was severed in half. As Alison waited for help to arrivein excruciating pain and believing she was moments from deathshe drew upon her years of meditation practice and concentrated on every breath as if it were her last.
Learning to Breathe is an extraordinary spiritual memoir about the will to survive. After the bus collision, Alison spent fourteen hours without proper medical attention (her arm was first sewn up by a boy with a needle and thread) and endured months of surgeries and grueling physical therapy. She struggled to remain positive while doctors discouraged her from expecting a return to her previous life. Never one to accept defeat, Alison set herself a goal: to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Alison did climb Kilimanjaro, reaching the summit on the morning of her fortieth birthday. Gasping for air once again, she stood at the highest point in Africa, thankful for every moment shed had since the accident and determined to never again take one single breath for granted. Bringing the story full circle, she retraces her steps in Laos to thank those who helped her, and she has since resumed traveling the world photographing children and the underprivileged.
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Outstanding Book October 2, 2008
This is a book everyone should read - very inspirational whether you need it or not!
An incredible story of survival and deep spiritual connection September 24, 2008
Learning to Breathe will knock your socks off! Just as the heroine of the story, photojournalist Alison Wright, manages to survive one terrifying near-death situation she hurtles herself (and you along with her) into yet another one...and then another one!! Where in the world does she get the courage to go on, you wonder? The fact that this amazing and true story is told in an honest, straight-forward style only adds to the drama. An inspirational and transformative emotional journey that takes you from the depths of the soul to the highest mountain peaks. A terrific page-turner! Loved it.
Never give up! September 20, 2008
"Learning to Breathe" is a memoir by San Francisco-based photojournalist Alison Wright who flat-lined while on the operating table following a horrendous bus crash in Laos. Her doctors told her she should be dead, would never walk normally again, and recommended she put away her cameras and do something else with her life. Ms. Wright responded by climbing Africa's tallest peak, Mt. Kilimanjaro, and publishing several photo books.
At one point, Ms Wright recalls someone asking, "What are you willing to give up to find what you are looking for?"
What indeed!
 Learning To Breathe September 18, 2008
The book is a quick read, one reason for that is "you can't put it down." It's an amazing story, simply told. Worth reading.
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