Kate’s 2¢: “Mexico by touch: true life experiences of a blind American deejay”

   by Larry P. Johnson

“Mexico by touch: true life experiences of a blind American deejay”

   by Larry P. Johnson

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as, describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ shares her thoughts about what she’s read. In her opinion…

   Jake Williams did a good job of narrating this story in English with numerous Spanish/Mexican words in it. I toured Mexico in 1962 and I enjoyed re-visiting them in Johnson’s story.

A few take-aways:

–Attitude is the single most important aspect of a person’s approach.

–My memories of Mexico are a montage of flavors, fragrances, sounds, and sensations.

–Helen Kellar: Life is a daring adventure or it is nothing.

–Personal journal to inspire, encourage, and motivate readers to follow their dreams…to face life’s adversities and challenges with confidence patience, and a sense of humor.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This biography of a living person relies too much on references to primary sources.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

Mexico by touch: true life experiences of a blind American deejay DB126112

Author: Johnson, Larry P.       

Reading Time: 6 hours, 46 minutes

Production: National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress

Read by: Williams, Jake

Subjects: Blind Authors, Biography of Persons with Disabilities, Travel, Journalism and the Media

“At age 18 he traveled alone to Mexico City. Became the top deejay for the #1 Top 40 radio station in Mexico. Drove a car on a main thoroughfare in the Meixcan capital. Competed against Stevie Wonder in a foot race at 3 am. Broadcast the 1969 Apollo 11 lunar landing. Became the first blind newscaster on Mexican television. Humorous, highly readable account of the author’s adventures as a blind American in Mexico. Marvelously charming metamorphosis from tourist to student to popular radio deejay. A great many books have been published in which the protagonist has been a person who is blind. The unique difference in Mexico by Touch is that it takes place in the fascinating land of Mexico. The author’s blindness is not the central theme of the story, simply one of the components. A book for those who enjoy inspiring stories of personal optimism and perseverance and for those who enjoy laughing at our human mistakes and misadventures.”– Goodreads. Some strong language.

[Bloomington, Ind.] : Independent, 2023.

Take Action On Mexico by touch: true life experiences of a blind American deejay

Kate’s 2¢: “Latitude: the true story of the world’s first scientific expedition” by Nicholas Crane

“Latitude: the true story of the world’s first scientific expedition” by Nicholas Crane

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as, describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ shares her thoughts about what she’s read. In her opinion…

   Roy McMillan did a great job of narrating this unbelievable story. It is amazing how productive the scientists were during uncharted times, lands, and people using instruments that were primitive, compared to what we have today, yet got remarkably accurate measurements.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This biography of a living person needs additional citations

Nicholas Crane (born 6 May 1954) is an English geographer,[1] explorer, writer and broadcaster. Since 2004 he has written and presented four television series for BBC Two: Coast, Great British Journeys, Map Man and Town.

Early life and education[edit]

Crane was born in Hastings, East Sussex, but grew up in Norfolk. He attended Wymondham College[2] from 1967 until 1972, then Cambridgeshire College of Arts & Technology (CCAT), a forerunner to Anglia Ruskin University, where he studied Geography.[3]

In his youth he went camping and hiking with his father and explored Norfolk by bicycle, which gave him his enthusiasm for exploration.[3]

Career[edit]

In 1986, whilst travelling with his cousin Richard, he located the pole of inaccessibility for the Eurasia landmass; their journey became the subject of the book Journey to the Centre of the Earth. In 1992–93 he embarked on an 18-month solo journey, walking 10,000 kilometres from Cape Finisterre to Istanbul. He recounted the trip in his book Clear Waters Rising: A Mountain Walk Across Europe which won the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award in 1997, and made a television self-documentary of the journey: High Trails to Istanbul (1994).

His 2000 book Two Degrees West described his walk across Great Britain from north to south, in which he followed the eponymous meridian as closely as possible. In 2003 he published a biography of Gerard Mercator, the great Flemish cartographer.

Together with Richard Crane, he was awarded the 1992 Mungo Park Medal[4] by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society for his journeys in Tibet, China, Afghanistan and Africa.

In 2007 he completed a series called Great British Journeys. In eight parts the series consisted of eight people who explored Great Britain and made a contribution to society born of the exploration. Each episode lasts one hour and the series was accompanied by a book.[5]

In November 2007 he debated the future of the English countryside with Richard Girling, Sue Clifford, Richard Mabey and Bill Bryson as part of CPRE’s annual Volunteers Conference.[6]

He presented a series about British towns broadcast in August 2011 and May–June 2013.

He has served as a visiting professor at Anglia Ruskin University which presented the former student in 2012 with the award of Honorary Doctor of Science.

He was President of the Royal Geographical Society from 2015 to 2018, a post now occupied by Nigel Clifford.[7]

In 2016 he published The Making Of The British Landscape: From the Ice Age to the Present, a 12,000-year historical geography of Britain.[8]

Personal life[edit]

Crane lives in Primrose Hill in northwest London with his wife; they have three children.[9]

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

Latitude: the true story of the world’s first scientific expedition DB126586

Author: Crane, Nicholas

Reading Time: 6 hours, 37 minutes

Production: National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress

Read by: Roy McMillan

Subjects: Science and Technology, World History and Affairs, Adventure

“Nicholas Crane documents the remarkable expedition undertaken by a group of twelve European adventurer-scientists who established the exact shape of the Earth by measuring the length of one degree latitude at the equator.”– From publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.

[Ashland, Oregon] : Blackstone Publishing, 2021.

Take Action On Latitude: the true story of the world’s first scientific expedition

Kate’s 2¢: “The Cradle Mission” by Rita B. Herron

“The Cradle Mission” by Rita B. Herron

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as, describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ shares her thoughts about what she’s read. In her opinion…

   This book was digitally down-loaded from BookShare™. The other books I read written by Herron were from the Ellie Reese series, so I enjoyed the change from multiple murders with a theme to this single focus story about a genetically engineered baby. A scary topice, but one we should be aware of when it is in the hands of bad people.

From the web:

USA Today Bestselling and award-winning author Rita Herron fell in love with books at the ripe age of eight when she read her first Trixie Belden mystery. But she didn’t think real people grew up to be writers, so she became a teacher instead. Now she writes so she doesn’t have to get a real job!

With over ninety books to her credit, she’s penned romantic suspense, romantic comedy, and YA stories, but she especially loves writing dark romantic suspense tales set in southern small towns.

Rita is represented by Jenny Bent with the Bent Agency.

From BookShare™:

Synopsis

When vulnerable beauty Alanna Hayes appeared on his doorstep with a baby in tow, Cain Caldwell didn’t know what to think. On the run after uncovering evidence of secret experiments at the Coastal Island Research Park, she claimed his brother had promised to help her, but he was dead. The closer Cain got to Alanna, the more difficult it was to remember she might be involved in murder. Except this hardened lawman couldn’t deny the passion rising between them, and neither could Alanna. Would Cain join the mission to save baby Simon from the mysterious forces of Nighthawk Island-before it was too late?

Copyright:

2003

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781426878626

Publisher:

Harlequin

Date of Addition:

06/04/11

Copyrighted By:

Rita B. Herron

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Romance, Literature and Fiction

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Reviews

No Rating Yet