Robert Kurson
Robert Kurson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin and a law degree from Harvard Law School. His award-winning stories have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, and Esquire, where he was a contributing editor. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Shadow Divers, the 2005 American Booksellers Association's nonfiction Book Sense Book of the Year; Crashing Through, based on Kurson's 2006 National Magazine Award-winning profile in...See more
Robert Kurson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin and a law degree from Harvard Law School. His award-winning stories have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, and Esquire, where he was a contributing editor. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Shadow Divers, the 2005 American Booksellers Association's nonfiction Book Sense Book of the Year; Crashing Through, based on Kurson's 2006 National Magazine Award-winning profile in Esquire of the blind speed skier, CIA analyst, and entrepreneur Mike May; and Pirate Hunters . He lives in Chicago. See less
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Robert Kurson book reviews
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Crashing Through: A True Story of Risk, Adventure, and the Man Who Dared to See
by emjay, Jan 4, 2009
This book puts a different light on the world of blindness. This man was a brave blind person who did not consider blindness a handicap. He discribes his outlook on blindness. His mother was very ... Read More
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Crashing Through: A True Story of Risk, Adventure, and the Man Who Dared to See
Riveting! Eye-opening!
by Kathy339, Jul 18, 2008
What would you do if you were blind and a doctor told you that your sight could be restored? Kurson has written a spellbinding true tale of sight. As a boy, he lost his vision in an accident. For ... Read More
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Crashing Through: A True Story of Risk, Adventure, and the Man Who Dared to See
To See or Not To See?
Risk! Mike May, blinded in a chemical explosion at the age of three, contemplates risk. During a chance tag-a-long to his wife's eye exam, a doctor informs him that there is a good possibility that ... Read More
