The popular "Dancing with the Stars" contestant describes how a spiritual experience after losing both of her legs to bacterial meningitis at the age of nineteen drove her to become a medal-winning Paralympic athlete.
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In this poignant and uplifting memoir, Dancing With the Stars sensation Amy Purdy reveals the story of how losing her legs led her to find a spiritual path. When the Las Vegas native was just nineteen, she contracted bacterial meningitis and was given less than a 2 percent chance...
"Fans of Oprah Winfrey's TV show, or more recently her two podcasts, will have this title on their playlist for months." - AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner Everyone has a purpose. And, according to Oprah Winfrey, "Your real job in life is to figure out as soon as po...
Amy Purdy, who inspired a nation on Dancing with the Stars and has been called a hero by Oprah Winfrey, reveals the intimate details of her triumphant comeback from the brink of death to making history as a Paralympic snowboarder. In this poignant and uplifting memoir, Dancing W...
"Fans of Oprah Winfrey's TV show, or more recently her two podcasts, will have this title on their playlist for months." - AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner Everyone has a purpose. And, according to Oprah Winfrey, "Your real job in life is to figure out as soon as po...