{"product_id":"eyes-to-the-wind-a-memoir-of-love-and-death-hope-and-resistance-paperback-1","title":"Eyes to the Wind: A Memoir of Love and Death, Hope and Resistance - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdy Barkan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this \"gripping story of resistance and the triumph of human will\" (Senator Elizabeth Warren), activist and subject of the documentary \u003ci\u003eNot Going Quietly\u003c\/i\u003e Ady Barkan explores his life with ALS and how his diagnosis gave him a profound new understanding of his commitment to social justice for all.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdy Barkan loved taking afternoon runs on the California coast and holding his newborn son, Carl. But one day, he noticed a troubling weakness in his hand. At first, he brushed it off as carpal tunnel syndrome, but after a week of neurological exams and two MRIs, he learned the cause of the problem: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease. At age thirty-two, Ady was given just three to four years to live. Yet despite the devastating diagnosis, he refused to let his remaining days go to waste. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eEyes to the Wind \u003c\/i\u003eis a rousing memoir featuring intertwining storylines about determination, perseverance, and how to live a life filled with purpose and intention. The first traces Ady's battle with ALS: how he turned the initial shock and panic from his diagnosis into a renewed commitment to social justice--not despite his disability but because of it. The second, told in flashbacks, illustrates Ady's journey from a goofy political nerd to a prominent figure in the enduring fight for equity and justice whose \"selfless activism fighting to make health care a right should be an inspiration to us all\" (Senator Bernie Sanders). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From one of the most vocal advocates for social justice, \u003ci\u003eEyes to the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e's \"primary question is existential: how to live when you are dying? Barkan's answer is to share, open up, act, and capital-R Resist, and his memoir, clearly and candidly written, establishes a legacy\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 18, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47413431730397,"sku":"9781982111557","price":18.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/if6QnHhI0v9781982111557_3f366719-c981-4b17-8e1b-09f717a2a978.webp?v=1771189879","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/eyes-to-the-wind-a-memoir-of-love-and-death-hope-and-resistance-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}