ISBN: 0-88739-501-5
242 pp.
Size: 6 x 9
Paperback Original
Price: $15.95
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Too Busy to Die
Frances Lief Neer
A long-awaited memoir, replete with the humor and enthusiasm for life that Ms. Neer has always brought to her work.Francis Lief Neer's work since 1981 tells of her life in the past twenty years. Since she went blind in 1981, she has written wonderful volumes that illustrate how individuals can thrive without the benefit of sight. She graces us with her wisdom; she teaches through her own example. This is the Francis Lief Neer we've all come to know and to love. At last, Ms. Neer unveils the rest of her story. Fearless throughout her long and triumphantly full life, Ms. Neer transports readers from the Rockaway of her youth to her San Francisco of today. Through her still passionate point of view, her exceptional sense of humor and timing, the author reveals herself: highly motivated, never downtrodden, and as vibrant and vital today as ever.
Review: Praise for Francis Neer "Neer talks like an old friend about attending plays, cooking for dinner parties, becoming street savvy...her upbeat practical tone would prove a blessing for anyone dealing with sightlessness."
---Booklist
"provocative, informative, and compassionate, Professor Neer's personality shines through..."
---Dr. Dean Edell, national news radio and television medical journalist
Bio: Retired from teaching at City University in New York, FRANCES LIEF NEER holds California college-level credentials as well as a Certificate of Gerontology and a Master's degree in Special Education from San Francisco State University. She is the author of Dancing in the Dark, Breaking Barriers and Perceiving the Elephant. Ms. Neer, who has been blind since 1981, lives in San Francisco.
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