Description for Halfway Home
Paperback. Diagnosed with a lower limb disability at birth, Ronan Tynan had his legs amputated when he was 20 years old. What followed was a remarkable story of determination which saw him gain 18 gold medals and 14 world records at the Paralympics, a medical degree and an international singing career. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGC9; AVH; BGFA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 122 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
In Halfway Home, Ronan Tynan, a member of the enormously popular Irish Tenors, shares his moving life story - a story Barbara Walters calls 'so amazing you may find it hard to believe' - of overcoming adversity and attaining worldwide success in several different fields.
Diagnosed with a lower-limb disability at birth, Tynan had his legs amputated below the knee when he was twenty years old. Eight weeks later, he was climbing the stairs of his college dormitory, and within a year, he was winning races in the Paralympic Games, amassing eighteen gold medals and fourteen world records. After ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bantam
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780553814767
SKU
KMK0000710
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Ronan Tynan
Born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1960, Ronan Tynan is one of the world-renowned Irish Tenors. Able to walk only with the aid of prosthetic limbs, he is a horseman, an athlete, a doctor, a singer, and now a writer. He lives in Ireland.
Reviews for Halfway Home
An extraordinary story
Sunday Tribune
Extraordinary...Read it and be inspired
Daily Mail
Readers expecting the usual singer biography will be delighted and transfixed by his extraordinary life story...Genuinely inspiring...Highly recommended
Library Journal
Sunday Tribune
Extraordinary...Read it and be inspired
Daily Mail
Readers expecting the usual singer biography will be delighted and transfixed by his extraordinary life story...Genuinely inspiring...Highly recommended
Library Journal