{"product_id":"the-man-who-learned-to-walk-three-times","title":"The Man Who Learned to Walk Three Times","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the well-known CBC journalist comes a story of hardship, resilience and repeatedly learning the same lesson.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter Kavanagh was just an infant when he was diagnosed with paralytic polio and suffered permanent paralysis in the lower part of his left leg. As a child, Kavanagh endured painful medical procedures to even out the length of his legs, and experimental exercise techniques. He spent his youth in a leg brace and special footwear, isolating for a boy whose classmates ran freely in sneakers. His first lesson in walking was how to move while wearing such equipment. Throughout his life, as he developed a very successful career in public broadcasting, built a family, and indulged in his love of music and travel, Kavanagh underwent various surgeries and rehabilitation to give him \"normal\" mobility.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Learned to Walk Three Times\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving memoir of a full life, and of learning the same lesson over and over. Like Oliver Sacks's books and Marni Jackson's classic Pain: The Fifth Vital Sign, it combines medical history with a very personal case study. It documents coping with one's pain, guilt and shame, and the anger that arises from being bullied. But this book is also a story of healing and rehabilitation, and of hard lessons, hard earned - about the courage to keep going and, if one way isn't working, the awareness and bravery to try something new. Over time, these decisions and lessons help form a sense of identity; as Kavanagh says, \"Walking is the key to who I am.\"","brand":"Knopf Canada","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42985519579216,"sku":"9780345808523B","price":12.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-man-who-learned-to-walk-three-times","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}