Thunder Dog is the story of Michael Hingson, who was blind from birth and was at the World Trade Center when it was struck on September 11, 2001. Michael was a district sales manager for a data protection company that was located on the 78th floor of the World Trade Center. Through this book you will learn of Michaels acount of escaping the World Trade Center, but also of his life of being blind since birth. Michael was never taught that his blindness was something that prevented him from being successful in life, but that he instead could do just about anything he wanted in life. Michael was never thought of as different from the other kids that he grew up with, but instead participated in almost all the activities that friends took part in. Michael discoved ways to prevent his blindness from limiting him and eventually, with the assistance of his guide dog, escaped from his workplace after it was attacked on 9/11. This book is more than just an account of one man’s escape of the Twin Towers on the day it was attacked, but also of how we cannot let things that hinder us, hold us back. There are ways around the obstacles in our lives and we have the ability to be successful even if we have what other people may call “limitations” or “dissabilities”. It was a terrific book to read and it was a great source of inspiration.
I received this book free from the publisher and am not required to write a positive review, but one of my own honest opinion.
I received this book free from the publisher and am not required to write a positive review, but one of my own honest opinion.
