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Beyond the Bear How I Learned to Live and Love Again after Being Blinded by a Bear Dan Bigley Debra McKinney 0660813784551 Books

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Beyond the Bear How I Learned to Live and Love Again after Being Blinded by a Bear Dan Bigley Debra McKinney 0660813784551 Books

Too often, real-life, inspirational books just aren't very well written. This book is an exception. It's a great read not only for the amazing story but for the way it's crafted. I especially loved the descriptions of Alaska and his love of nature, as well as the powerful story of how he learned how to navigate the world blind (and disfigured).

Damn, if a guy who got his face mauled by a bear--and as a result went blind--can life a full life, there's no excuses for the rest of us.

Favorite quotes:

"Life isn't too short to live in a straitjacket of misery, it's too long. ... The bear took my face and eyes, not my dignity, and not my ability to dream, and dream large."

"Bitterness...illuminated exactly the kind of man I did not want to be. Being angry at the world, or wallowing about in the quicksand of 'why me,' had the potential to ruin my life far more than being blinded by a bear."

"I'd be sunk without the ability to laugh at myself."

"The bear that blinded me gave me a new way to see."

"Despite what life throws at us...we have the power to rise above it....The bigger my life, the smaller my disability."


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Beyond the Bear How I Learned to Live and Love Again after Being Blinded by a Bear Dan Bigley Debra McKinney 0660813784551 Books Reviews

** spoiler alert ** I read this book in one day. I could not put it down. I work with disabled people every day and am totally moved by their courage. They constantly have to deal with well meaning people (or not so well meaning people) who are outright rude. I watch young Deaf children not being able to hear a word of what is happening around them yet somehow managing to worm their way in to people's lives and make friends.

Dan Bigley is no exception. His courage in the face of devastating pain and loss is inspiring. He truly enjoys the beauty of nature in Alaska and is passionate about fishing even though that is where he met his fate with a bear. His stories about nature and fishing are just as enthralling as his battle to recover physically, spiritually and emotionally from a devastating attack and put his life back together.

Dealing with MRSA with my mother recently in the hospital, I could relate so much to his hospital stories. I also appreciated his gratefulness for those who saved his life.

I also loved the part about him getting his guide dog. Having worked with disabled people when they get their dogs, I was very in tune with every step of the process, not only for him but for the many people who take care of, raise and train the dog before he gets it.

Wonderful through and through.
This book is wonderfully written! It keeps you reading and wanting more! I immediately felt I knew Dan and loved him from the start. I saw that Amber was the girl for him and was hoping they'd see it too❤️ They had so many trials and obstacles to overcome yet they continued to believe in one another and kept moving forward. Their friendship, love and marriage has already survived the worst of trials! What an inspiration they both are!! Beginning with Dan's determination to live and survive the attack and fight daily for his life and recovery! And then neither of them letting go of the special relationship the'd found in each other!! Love, friendship, family, support and kindness all prove themselves in this book toward saving and refreshing life! People all coming together to care about an individual and sacrificing of themselves to help them is what adds meaning to our lives. We need to value one another as Dan was valued!

More could be said, but read this book yourself and be blessed that Dan survived and Dan and Amber live happily ever after! What a wonderful gift!!

Our eyesight is truly a wonderful gift but even greater is the gift of love! Which shines forth in this book.
I purchased this book when I received an email stating that it was like Elizabeth Strout's latest and truly wonderful new novel, "The Burgess Brothers." I have no idea how anyone would say one is like the other unless, of course, the issue is the excellence of the writing in both. Hers is a novel. This is a memoir. Hers takes place in Maine and New York City. This in Alaska.
I suspect many readers will, like me, have our own bear stories. My maternal grandparents who never had electricity on their hill farm in northern Vermont until their many children gave them the half-mile or so of line needed as their 50th anniversary gift. And it is this grandfather, part native American, who killed a bear with a pitchfork once while pitching hay into a mound during haying season. And it was on this farm where my grandmother silently escorted me a couple of my cousins away from the wild raspberries where we had been picking. She had dropped her nearly full bucket onto the ground. I thought how strange as she whisper walk quickly but don't run back to the house. Only when we arrived did she tell us that a bear had been there and probably had been diverted by the welcoming sight of those hard-picked berries.
So in that context I entered the story of Dan Bigley as told by him and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist from Alaska, Debra McKinney. I shed tears often as I read this book. I have never been to Alaska and have never had a desire to do so. And this book hasn't convinced me to go although it is so clear that these authors love the place, love the landscape, the fishing, the people who live there, but maybe not so much the bears. Not any more.
Many others have written about the content of this great piece of writing. So I won't do so. But it is a really really excellent piece of writing with wonderful images of place and people. There are good reasons for all the five stars.
Having said that, someone in the publishing house should have done a better job proof-reading this great book because it is annoying to me to have a pen in hand while reading to make corrections. I made eleven. That's a lot in my opinion. So if you are a little fussy that way--and I admit I am--then be prepared to find yourself saying, "What?!"
Too often, real-life, inspirational books just aren't very well written. This book is an exception. It's a great read not only for the amazing story but for the way it's crafted. I especially loved the descriptions of Alaska and his love of nature, as well as the powerful story of how he learned how to navigate the world blind (and disfigured).

Damn, if a guy who got his face mauled by a bear--and as a result went blind--can life a full life, there's no excuses for the rest of us.

Favorite quotes

"Life isn't too short to live in a straitjacket of misery, it's too long. ... The bear took my face and eyes, not my dignity, and not my ability to dream, and dream large."

"Bitterness...illuminated exactly the kind of man I did not want to be. Being angry at the world, or wallowing about in the quicksand of 'why me,' had the potential to ruin my life far more than being blinded by a bear."

"I'd be sunk without the ability to laugh at myself."

"The bear that blinded me gave me a new way to see."

"Despite what life throws at us...we have the power to rise above it....The bigger my life, the smaller my disability."