{"product_id":"the-story-of-my-life-paperback","title":"The Story of My Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHelen Keller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJim Knipfel\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eMarlee Matlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Keller's triumph over her blindness and deafness has become one of the most inspiring stories of our time. Here, in a book first published when she was young woman, is Helen Keller's own story--complex, poignant, and filled with love.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith unforgettable immediacy, Helen's own words reveal the heart of an exceptional woman, her struggles and joys, including that memorable moment when she finally understands that Anne's finger-spelled letters w-a-t-e-r mean the fluid rushing over her hand. Helen Keller was always a compassionate and witty advocate for the handicapped, and her sincere and eloquent memoir is deeply moving for the sighted and the blind, the deaf and the hearing. \"Her spirit will endure,\" said Senator Lister Hill at her funeral, \"as long as man can read and stories can be told of the woman who showed the world there are no boundaries to courage and faith.\" Through movies and plays, most notably \u003ci\u003eThe Miracle Worker\u003c\/i\u003e, which portrayed her relationship with her teacher, Anne Sullivan, Keller's life has become an emblem of hope for people everywhere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith an Introduction by Jim Knipfel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e and an Afterword by Marlee Matlin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis Signet Classic edition includes a facsimile of the Braille alphabet, a sign-language alphabet, and a full selection of Helen Keller's letters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Adams Keller\u003c\/b\u003e (1880-1968) was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama in 1880. As a result of an illness, she became deaf and blind at the age of nineteen months. In 1887, her learning began with her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, and at the age of nineteen, she entered Radcliffe College, from which she graduated in 1904. A well-known lecturer and writer, she published her autobiography, \u003ci\u003eThe Story of My Life, \u003c\/i\u003ein 1902. Her other works include \u003ci\u003eOptimism\u003c\/i\u003e (1903), \u003ci\u003eThe World I Live In\u003c\/i\u003e (1908), and \u003ci\u003eThe Song of the Stone Wall\u003c\/i\u003e (1910). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eMarlee Matlin\u003c\/b\u003e received worldwide critical acclaim for her film Children of a Lesser God, for which she received the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the youngest recipient of the Best Actress Oscar and only one of four actresses to receive the honor for her film debut. Since then she has gone on to star in numerous film and television roles. In 1994, she was appointed by President Clinton to the Corporation for National Service and she currently serves as spokesperson for The American Red Cross as well as on the boards of a number of charitable organizations, continuing to advocate on behalf of children and people with disabilities. She has authored three novels for children, \u003ci\u003eDeaf Child Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNobody's Perfect\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLeading Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e and in 2009, published her \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling autobiography \u003ci\u003eI'll Scream Later\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJim Knipfel\u003c\/b\u003e is a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eNew York Press, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as the author of \u003ci\u003eSlackjaw\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eQuitting the Nairobi Trio\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 6.7 x 4.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Story of My Life\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52013966655789,"sku":"9780451531568","price":9.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-story-of-my-life-paperback-1822953.webp?v=1777442947","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-story-of-my-life-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}