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One More Theory About Happiness
One More Theory About Happiness: A Memoir | Paul Guest
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Whiting Award-winning poet Paul Guest was twelve years old, racing down a hill on a too-big, ancient bicycle when he discovered he had no brakes. Trying to steer into anything that would slow him down, he hit a ditch, was thrown over the handlebars, and broke his neck. One More Theory About Happiness follows a boy into manhood, his path marked by a hard-earned acceptance and a biting sense of humor. In incisive and lyrical prose, Guest shows us that a body irrevocably changed can lead to a life fiercely cherished.
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You were twelve and at your teachers house celebrating the end of elementary school, borrowed her bike only to find there were no brakes. At the bottom of the steep driveway, a ditch. Lying on you back. Not feeling anything but what you think is a bloody nose only to learn later it was spinal fluid. This memoir by the poet Paul Guest was recalled with today's #90sInJuly prompt, #WhereIsMyMind

Robothugs Wow. Adding this to my TBR. 7y
Lmstraubie Wow... 7y
Cinfhen Echoing the wows!!! 7y
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