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008			140409s2014 nyu 000 0aeng
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020			_a1592408311 (hardback)
020			_a9781592408313 (hardback)
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099			_aAlexande _aR. _aA377
100	1		_aAlexander, Rebecca _c(Psychotherapist) _9264838
245	1	0	_aNot fade away : _ba memoir of senses lost and found / _cby Rebecca Alexander with Sascha Alper.
263			_a1409
264		1	_aNew York, New York : _bGotham, _c[2014]
300			_a308 pages ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
520			_a"The inspiring memoir of a young woman who is slowly losing her sight and hearing yet continues to live each day with grace and purpose. Thirty-four-year-old Rebecca Alexander is a psychotherapist, a spin instructor, a volunteer, and an athlete. She is also almost completely blind, with significantly deteriorated hearing. Not Fade Away is a deeply moving exploration of the obstacles we all face-physical, psychological, and philosophical. Like The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Rebecca's story is an exquisite reminder to live each day to its fullest. When Rebecca was twelve, her parents were told that she would be completely blind before she turned thirty. At eighteen, she fell through a window, shattering her body. In college, she found out that due to a rare genetic disorder-Usher Syndrome Type III-she was losing her hearing as well. Since then, she has earned two Master's degrees from Columbia University, ridden a six-hundred-mile bike race, hiked the Inca Trail, and established a thriving career-all while maintaining a vibrant social life. In Not Fade Away, Rebecca charts her journey from a teenager who tried to hide her disabilities, to a woman who is able to face the world exactly as she is. She meditates on what she's lost-the sound of laughter and skies full of stars, which she can now only imagine (though, she quips, "It's not like anyone can see stars in New York anyway")-and what she's found in return: an exquisite sense of intimacy with family and friends who've stuck by her, and a profound appreciation for everything she still has. Even though Rebecca inhabits a gradually darkening world, she refuses to let that stop her from living life with joy and enthusiasm."-- _cProvided by publisher.
600	1	0	_aAlexander, Rebecca _c(Psychotherapist) _xHealth. _9264839
650		0	_aPeople with disabilities _zUnited States _vBiography. _9242310
650		0	_aRetinitis pigmentosa _xPatients _zUnited States _vBiography. _9255041
650		0	_aUsher's syndrome _xPatients _zUnited States _vBiography. _9264840
700	1		_aAlper, Sascha. _9264841
942			_cBOOK _05
994			_aC0 _bNFG
997			_aAlexande R. A377
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