Beautiful! "Simply Inspiring"

To anyone who has all 5 senses and has ever made an excuse about what they cannot improve their lives in some positive way "NEEDS" to read this book. For someone such as Helen Keller, who lived most of her life without the ability to hear or see, who accomplished the great things she accomplished, There's no reason why people today should make any "excuses" on why they cannot find ways (or better ways) to improve themselves, and their life styles... This book hits the core of a person, "it touches your spirit."

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A wonderful story, but...

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The prose is wonderful and artfully performed, however the audio cuts out repeatedly and does not have Helen's letters written between 1877-1901 which comprise 100 plus pages of the published book.

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This book.

This book was a good book interesting. I learned a lot about Helen Keller. However the actual audio book cuts out and skips parts it would be nice if this was fixed

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Audio skips about 20 times

This particular recording has about 20 or so sections where the audio cuts out and skips a few seconds.

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An eloquent tribute to her teacher

Despite being deaf and blind, Helen Keller composed a beautiful narrative of her life from birth until her college years. Her descriptions of her experiences are vivid and animated. Her humble nature resonates as she gives credit to her teacher, Anne Sullivan, and all of the others who accompanied her on her amazing journey through life.

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Meeting Helen Keller for the second time

Ms Helen Keller is one of the most amazing people who ever lived. I am delighted to have now read her second auto-biography. She wrote her fist one when twelve years of age, the age I was a when I met her the first time through reading her life's history up to that point.


Now I just finished reading of her again in her second auto-biography. This time I met a delightful, charming, well-read author and well-educated woman. She wrote this one when she was 52 years of age.

Helen Keller was a woman of vision, although she lost her physical sight at 19 months of age, and she was also a woman whose heart heard the deepest depths of understanding. One who took in so much of our world through her life experiences , literature and people she met throughout our world. She achieved deep understanding of both people and of our physical earth although she herself physically heard no sound, nor physically saw anything, she was still able to see and hear far deeper than most people. Her story should be read. It is amazing to share her life and learn how she was able to achieve all that she accomplished and understood of people and of our world. She was one of the greatest communicators who has ever lived. Review by L. L. Dreier

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Remarkable and beautiful

One of the best books I've ever read. Her experiences as a person who overcame great adversity to have a very full and remarkable life are beautiful and amazing, but her views on education and experiences as an avid lifelong learner are even more inspiring. If you are a fan of "alternative" education this book is not to be missed.

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Beautiful

Beautiful, inspiring, I have better perspective on wanting something & working for it. if she could overcome what she did, so can I!

curiosity beyond sight and sound

what is amazing woman could be able to be born into such a port of environment for her condition which in turn itself provided such a profound opportunity for letting fe experience

good. first hand acct of her life. nice narrator

enjoyed as always been fascinated by this woman and her axcomplisemts. refreshing version from what is transfixed in my mind from the plays I've seen.