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(Epub Download) Eyes to the Wind: A Memoir of Love and Death, Hope and Resistance [PDFEBOOK EPUB KINDLE](Epub Download)Eyes to the Wind: AMemoir of Love andDeath, Hope andResistance [PDFEBOOK EPUBKINDLE]Descriptionâ€œIn the fight for social justice, giving up is not an option. From the halls of Congress to streetcorners across the country, Ady Barkan has become an American hero â€“ placing his ailing bodyon the line for basic human rights. Eyes to the Wind is the gripping story of resistance and thetriumph of human will. Barkan retells the timeless story of a parentâ€s love as he vividly detailsa very personal narrative of how far a father will go so that he can leave the world a little betterthan he found it.â€• â€”Senator Elizabeth Warrenâ€œAdy Barkan is an American hero. Hisselfless activism fighting to make health care a right should be an inspiration to us all.â€• â€”Senator Bernie SandersÂ â€œAdy Barkanâ€s writing on the choice between acceptance andresistance â€“ a choice we must each make about injustices, from illness to oppression â€“ isamong the wisest and most beautiful Iâ€ve ever seen. This unforgettable book made me thinkanew about hope, agency, justice, embodiment, legacy and, above all, what is possible throughmoral courage.â€• â€”Dr. Lucy Kalanithi, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, StanfordUniversity, and widow of the late Dr. Paul Kalanithi, author of When Breath Becomes Airâ€œAdy is one of the most inspirational activists we have right now. Whether by fighting for afairer tax code, universal health care, or a better judiciary, he has done more for this country whilesuffering from ALS than most do in their lifetime. Eyes to the WindÂ is more than just a memoir;itâ€s a meditation on illness, an exposÃ© of our broken health care system, and a 21st-centuryguide to organizing. Itâ€s also a powerful reminder that losing everything you take for grantedcan end up inspiring great change. Just as in his organizing, Adyâ€s writing is driven by a deephumanity and sense of empathy.â€• â€”Representative Ilhan Omarâ€œIn the face of death, AdyBarkan has written a beautiful, poignant story about what it means to live. His commitment to ourcollective struggle for democracy amid his own grueling battle with ALS is the most inspiringexample of activism Iâ€ve ever known, and a reminder that even in trying times andunimaginable circumstances, itâ€s possible to lead a life filled with joy, purpose, love, andpeace. This memoir is a gift to anyone who dreams of a better world.â€• â€”Jon Favreau, cohostof Pod Save America and former communications director and speechwriter for PresidentBarack Obamaâ€œEyes to the Wind will move you through every emotion and leave youtransformed. Adyâ€s words are a powerful gift to those of us who are searching for hope inthese dark times in our nation. Ady reminds us that no matter our circumstances, we must fight forthe things we believe in at all costs because someone we love is counting on us. I am leftrejuvenated and ready to win.â€• â€”Linda Sarsourâ€œProfound and gutting and beautiful. An
inspiring meditation on what it means to be a human being at this moment in this societ
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