Have Dog, Will Travel : A Poet's Journey, Paperback by Kuusisto, Stephen, Use...
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Have Dog, Will Travel : A Poet's Journey, Paperback by Kuusisto, Stephen, Use.... Stephen attended public school, rode a bike, and read books pressed right up against his nose. Then, at the age of thirty-eight, he was laid off. With no other job opportunities in his vicinity, he would have to travel to find work. Have Dog, Will Travel : A Poet's Journey, Paperback by Kuusisto, Stephen, ISBN 1451689802, ISBN-13 9781451689808, Used Good Condition, Free shipping in the US In a lyrical love letter to guide dogs everywhere, a blind poet shares his delightful story of how a guide dog changed his life and helped him discover a newfound appreciation for travel and independence. Stephen Kuusisto was born legally blind&;but he was also raised in the 1950s and taught to deny his blindness in order to "pass" as sighted. Stephen attended public school, rode a bike, and read books pressed right up against his nose. As an adult, he coped with his limited vision by becoming a professor in a small college town, memorizing routes for all of the places he needed to be. Then, at the age of thirty-eight, he was laid off. With no other job opportunities in his vicinity, he would have to travel to find work. This is how he found himself at Guiding Eyes, paired with a Labrador named Corky. In this vivid and lyrical memoir, Stephen Kuusisto recounts how an incredible partnership with a guide dog changed his life and the heart-stopping, wondrous adventure that began for him in midlife. Profound and deeply moving, this is a spiritual journey, the story of discovering that life with a guide dog is both a method and a state of mind.
