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Travis Roy

Travis Roy

Travis Roy

David H. Hendrickson

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Pentucket Publishing
Año de edición:
2018
Materia
Filosofía
ISBN:
9781948134019
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“I realize how fortunate I was to spend the first half of my life with a passion, thanks to my hockey career. It took me a while to realize it, but now I feel fortunate to have lived the second half of my life with a purpose.”– Travis RoyThe dream goes from euphoric reality to tragic nightmare in a split second.The life of a hockey player ends; the life of a quadriplegic begins.Travis Roy: Quadriplegia and a Life of Purpose looks at Travis Roy’s search for meaning as a quadriplegic, and finding it.***All proceeds from this book will be donated to the Travis Roy foundation, which funds research into a cure for spinal cord injuries and provides individual grants to survivors. 3

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