Travis Roy - Hendrickson, David H.
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"I realize how fortunate I was to spend the first half of my life with a passion, thanks to my hockey career. It took me a while to realize it, but now I feel fortunate to have lived the second half of my life with a purpose." - Travis Roy The dream goes from euphoric reality to tragic nightmare in a split second. The life of a hockey player ends; the life of a quadriplegic begins. Travis Roy: Quadriplegia and a Life of Purpose looks at Travis Roy's search for meaning as a quadriplegic, and finding it. *** All proceeds from this book will be donated to the Travis Roy foundation, which funds…mehr

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"I realize how fortunate I was to spend the first half of my life with a passion, thanks to my hockey career. It took me a while to realize it, but now I feel fortunate to have lived the second half of my life with a purpose." - Travis Roy The dream goes from euphoric reality to tragic nightmare in a split second. The life of a hockey player ends; the life of a quadriplegic begins. Travis Roy: Quadriplegia and a Life of Purpose looks at Travis Roy's search for meaning as a quadriplegic, and finding it. *** All proceeds from this book will be donated to the Travis Roy foundation, which funds research into a cure for spinal cord injuries and provides individual grants to survivors.
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David H. Hendrickson's first novel, Cracking the Ice, was praised by Booklist as "a gripping account of a courageous young man rising above evil." He has since published seven additional novels, including Offside, which has been adopted for high school student required reading.His short fiction has appeared in Best American Mystery Stories 2018, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, and frequently in Pulphouse, Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem, Heart's Kiss, Fiction River, and other anthologies. He is a multi-finalist for the Derringer Award, and was honored with the 2018 Derringer for Best Long Story. He has released four short story collections, one each in the genres of Humor, Mystery/Crime, Romance, and Fantasy. Hendrickson has published over fifteen hundred works of nonfiction, most notably his first book for writers, How to Get Your Book into Schools and Double Your Income with Volume Sales, and also Travis Roy: Quadriplegia and a Life of Purpose. He has been honored with the Joe Concannon Hockey East Media Award and the Murray Kramer Scarlet Quill Award.Visit him online at www.hendricksonwriter.com. Sign up for his newsletter and get a free book! Also follow him on Facebook (facebook.com/davewrites), Twitter (@DHWriter), and Instagram (dhwriter7).Contact information:david@hendricksonwriter.com