Learning to Breathe: One Woman's Journey of Spirit and Survival
One Woman's Journey of Spirit and Survival
$37.94
- Paperback
276 pages
- Release Date
28 July 2009
Summary
An extraordinary spiritual memoir about the will to survive … one breath at a time While traveling in Laos on a winding mountain road, the bus that award-winning journalist Alison Wright was riding in collided with a logging truck. As she waited fourteen hours for proper medical care-in excruciating pain, certain she was moments from death-Alison drew upon years of meditation practice and concentrated on every breath as if it would be her last. Despite countless surgeries and a grueling recovery, Alison set herself the goal of achieving a new dream: to one day climb Mount Kilimanjaro-and she reached the summit on her fortieth birthday. Gasping for air once again, she stood at the highest point in Africa, determined to never again take a single breath for granted. Perfect for readers who love spiritual authors traveling abroad, such as Elizabeth Gilbert ("Eat, Pray, Love") and Greg Mortenson ("Three Cups of Tea"), this memoir is an amazingly inspirational tale of how a life-changing accident transformed one woman‘s faith.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780452295353 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0452295351 |
| Author: | Alison Wright |
| Publisher: | Plume Books |
| Imprint: | Plume |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 276 |
| Release Date: | 28 July 2009 |
| Weight: | 254g |
| Dimensions: | 17mm x 134mm x 203mm |
| Audience Age: | 18-17 |
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Critics Review
[A] profound writer
”[A] profound writer… a true pilgrim…There is muscle and tears here, and the fiercest flame of inspiration.“–Richard Gere “Photojournalist Wright has gone to the ends of the earth, including some mountaintops, in a career that has documented the human wonders of the world, especially resilient children and endangered cultures. In this memoir she turns her lens on herself and her own astonishing story… The author’s spiritual insights are fascinating.”–Publishers Weekly
“Wright’s seize-the-day attitude and fierce determination to reach the summit will spur you to hurdle whatever obstacles might lie in your path.”–Self
“Alison’s story makes clear that if you have courage you can achieve what others consider to be impossible.”–From the Foreword by the Dalai Lama
Alison Wright
Alison Wright is an award-winning photo-journalist, who focuses her efforts on documenting endangered cultures and human rights issues. She is the author of three books of photography and has published articles in National Geographic, The New York Times, O: The Oprah Magazine and many other publications.
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