{"product_id":"fighting-blind-paperback","title":"Fighting Blind - 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\u003eIvan Castro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFighting was a practiced routine for Lieutenant Ivan Castro. But when a mortar round struck the rooftop of his sniper's post in Iraq, he found himself in a battle more difficult than even he could have imagined. The direct hit killed two other soldiers and nearly claimed Castro's life as well. Mangled by shrapnel and badly burned, Castro was medevac'd to Germany more dead than alive. His lungs were collapsed. He couldn't hear. One eye had been blown out, the nerve to the other severed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the weeks and months that followed, Castro would find that physical darkness was nothing compared to the emotional darkness of loss and despair. Desperate for a reason to live, he eventually fought his way back to health through exercise and a single-minded goal: running a marathon. Once he set his course, there was no stopping him. Stubborn to a point that at times bordered on insanity, he managed not only to recover but to return to active duty. Since 2007, he has run over two dozen marathons, including the Boston Marathon in 2013, where he was one of the runners diverted when the bombs exploded. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday, Castro helps prepare soldiers for combat, working exactly as if he were \"sighted.\" \u003ci\u003eFighting Blind\u003c\/i\u003e, this frankly told account of his struggle through adversity, the highs and lows and the always bumpy road in between, is a story of hope and perseverance against the odds: an \u003ci\u003eUnbroken\u003c\/i\u003e for the present generation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIVAN CASTRO\u003c\/b\u003e is a decorated active-duty Special Forces soldier whose service record includes stints in the 82nd and 101st Divisions as well as the Pathfinders and Rangers, all elite units in the U.S. Army and world military. Though blind, he has run in some two dozen marathons, raising awareness for people with disabilities as well as veterans' issues. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJIM DeFELICE\u003c\/b\u003e is the co-author of Chris Kyle's #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eAmerican Sniper\u003c\/i\u003e and fourteen other \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181340934393,"sku":"9781250136022","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/SWpKNGNMbFhWZjFsY0FiNUNtMlR5QT09.webp?v=1767755292","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/fighting-blind-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}