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He didn't believe it, couldn't believe it. After better than two years on the road, his mind and body had nothing left to give. It was time to get on with his life. Get married. Find a job.
But the sign was correct. Pushing that wheelchair down endless highways, over mountains, across deserts and even up the Great Wall of China, had raised hopes among the disabled, awareness among the disabled, and some $20 million - but unless it was a stepping stone toward greater goals in research and rehabilitation, the benefits of the Man in Motion World Tour could be short-term.
That was the challenge. Hansen was the logical catalyst. And thus the dream that was supposed to be completed as he crossed that finish line extended through and past the next decade.
By now, the world knows the Rick Hansen story, the tale of a carefree, sports-loving teenager who hitched a ride home from a fishing trip, was hurled from the back of the truck as it went out of control, and woke up a paraplegic.
All the heartbreaking, funny and gutsy stories of his road back: the painful days and frightening nights in hospital, the disbelief, the acceptance, the numbing months of rehabilitation, the competitiveness that drove him to become a world wheelchair-sports champion.
And the tour: The clearly impossible, can't-be-done, are-you-out-of-your-mind dream of pushing a wheelchair around the world that became an odyssey and a love story, and turned a kid from William's Lake, B.C., into a national legend.
The stories come alive again on these pages, along with a special look by Rick Hansen at the post-tour decade and the road ahead for a legend turned family man, who discovered that the end really was just the beginning, after all.
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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. this copy is signed and inscribed by rick Hanson on the first front end page.this copy has a solid tight binding with clean unmarked pages. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 000503
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Inscribed by Hansen on ffep: "To Shiela, Best Wishes." . Biography of Canadian who went around the world in a wheelchair to raise money for medical research. One small tear in top of d/j at spine, a few other minor bumps and creases. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 705
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Book Description Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Autobiography of the handicapped athlete from British Columbia, Canada, who wheelchaired across Canada for charity. 191pp, photo illustrated. 'As new' condition. Weight, 490g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 040364