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Seven Wheelchairs: A Life Beyond Polio

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Friday, October 24, 2008

By WHEELIE CATHOLIC

Author Gary Presley was kind enough to stop by my blog and leave a note about his memoir, Seven Wheelchairs: A Life beyond Polio which was recently released by The University of Iowa Press .

He wrote:

The memoir is a history -- an American tale -- of my fifty year wheelchair journey after being struck by both bulbar and lumbar poliomyelitis after a vaccine accident in 1959. The Press says Seven Wheelchairs gives "readers the unromantic truth about life in a wheelchair, he escapes stereotypes about people with disabilities and moves toward a place where every individual is irreplaceable."

Other reviewers have called Seven Wheelchairs "sardonic and blunt," "a compelling account," and "powerful and poetic."

...We all live different disability stories, I know, but perhaps if you find the memoir worthwhile, you might want to recommend the book to others who are curious about what polio or disability in general.

Of course, the book is also available through Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

I certainly do want people to know about your book, Gary, so here's a post and I look forward to reading it. Readers can find links to buy the book over at Gary's blog which is at this link and request a copy with his signature.

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