A journalist for National Public Radio and ABC News recounts the challenges he has faced as a paraplegic at home and abroad, from the dangers of war-torn Iraq and Jerusalem to discrimination at home. Reprint.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
This is one Bad Dude!:
I'll be brief. My mom told me about this book years and years ago. I finally read it a few years ago. Style-wise, I thought it was a bit melodramatic and I thought the author was stretching for words for emotional impact. Thus, I deduct a star for that. What this guy's been through and what he's accomplished? Five stars isn't enough. I'd give him a million if I could on this site. His journalistic travels to the middle east, especially his ride up the mountain on the back of a donkey, leaving... more info
I'm not sure we would get along in life, but that's why I loved this book:
I bought this book immediately after a close relative was injured in a car accident. It seemed different than the others (Although some of the others have been a great help in other ways). I know NPR and I had seen Hockenberry on NBC. The book was over the top better than I could have hoped. It is unique because it is written with such a clear voice in language that really grips you and takes you for a ride, it is funny--even laugh out loud funny and I'm a cynical person, it is witty, it has a political... more info
Moving Violations is a fantastic read:
John Hockenberry has a declaration to make, and he does it in an incredibly moving and entertaining manner. I highly recommend this book. It is poignant, very funny, and educational--about Middle Eastern geography and politics and about life from the perspective of those in a wheelchair.
What to do when you answer the door and the wolf is there.:
I want to keep my review short because, if you have not read this book, reading my review will take up some of the time in which you could be reading the real book. When "Moving Violations" was first published, I heard a review of it on NPR. John Hockenberry is an NPR alum so I expected the book to be almost as good as the review led me to believe. I ordered it from Amazon and devoured it in almost no time. It was actually better than the radio review had led me to expect. A month later, I got a call from... more info
