Snow Blind, William M. Johnson
Snow Blind, William M. Johnson
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Snow Blind
Recovering After the Random Shooting

Author: William M. Johnson

Narrator: Nick Tecosky

Unabridged: 7 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lantern Audio

Published: 07/01/2021


Synopsis

On a beautiful July day in Atlanta, Bill Johnson was walking to the subway station with two colleagues when a lone gunman jumped out of the shadows and shot all three of them. Bill was the lucky one. The bullet that struck him entered one temple and exited the other, destroying his optic nerve. The other two men were killed. Now profoundly blind, Bill had to learn to navigate this new, dark world. And he wanted to do it as a fully independent man, just as he had before. For Bill, it was a challenge but not a problem. In fact, just seven months after the shooting, he went snow skiing. Bill's extraordinary journey will inspire and delight as you witness him accept his new reality, embrace new ways of doing things, and find wholeness and healing in the midst of the struggles to return to a full and independent life.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Briar's Reviews on April 01, 2023

Books can change you and Snow Blind was just that for me. Snow Blind: Recovering After the Random Shooting by William M. Johnson was an incredible peek inside the life of a man who lost his vision and how he learned to live with a major life change. Bill Johnson was just like any other working perso......more

Goodreads review by Janalyn, the blind reviewer on April 19, 2021

In this autobiography we meet William “Bill“ M Johnson as he is being rushed to the hospital after being shot. In days to come he will learn that two of his friends died, that his story was the media sensation and that he will never see again.. Bill has what I call a bouncing spirit no matter how ma......more

Goodreads review by Allison on March 07, 2021

Bill Johnson could have a second career as a motivational speaker. Blinded by a random bullet while on a business trip, he managed to regain his career, meet and marry a wonderful partner and become an expert skier, all without the depression and self-doubt one would expect. He writes,” But I made a......more

Goodreads review by Carol on April 27, 2021

Absolutely phenomenal book, well written, engaging and easy to read. I loved all the real life trials and tribulations that as a sighted person you really don’t think about. I felt like I was on the journey with Bill and he made me self evaluate my own pre conceived ideas about blind people. I will d......more

Goodreads review by Kathleen Riggs on March 30, 2021

Snow blind This is a beautifully written book and nothing like I thought it would be. I must admit at first, I thought this book would be depressing and full of negativity but boy was I wrong, and I am so glad I kept reading this book. It starts off with William Johnson and two colleagues getting sho......more