{"product_id":"eyes-to-the-wind-a-memoir-of-love-and-death-hope-and-resistance-9781982111557","title":"Eyes to the Wind: A Memoir of Love and Death, Hope and Resistance","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this \"gripping story of resistance and the triumph of human will\" (Senator Elizabeth Warren), activist and subject of the new 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 \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\u003eFrom one of today's 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).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982111557\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.00d","brand":"Ady Barkan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41574233571509,"sku":"9781982111557","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f263dd3e-57e0-4fc1-bce6-fada3dd4a099.jpg?v=1643691393","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/eyes-to-the-wind-a-memoir-of-love-and-death-hope-and-resistance-9781982111557","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}