Description
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 circle of relatives man. He had never yearned for vision. Then, in 1999, a possibility encounter brought startling news: a revolutionary stem cell transplant surgery could restore Mayâs vision. It will allow him to drive, to read, to see his childrenâs faces. But the procedure used to be filled with gambles, some of them deadly, others beyond Mayâs 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 an enchanting account of one manâs choice to explore what it means to seeâand to in reality live.
Praise for the National Bestseller Crashing Through:
âAn improbable human story [told] in gripping fashion . . . a great read.â
âChicago Sun-Times
âInspiring.â
âUSA Today
â[An] astonishing story . . . memorably told . . . May is remarkable. . . . Donât be surprised if your own vision mists over at times.â
âChicago Tribune
â[A] moving account [of] an odd character.â
âPeople
âTerrific . . . [a] genuinely fascinating account of the nature of human vision.â
âThe Washington Post
âKurson is a man with natural curiosity and one who can feel the excitement life has to offer. One of his great gifts is he makes you’re feeling it, too.â
âThe Kansas City Star
âPropulsive . . . a gripping adventure story.â
âEntertainment Weekly
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE