| The Ice Bucket Challenge: Pete Frates and the Fight Against ALS Contributor(s): Sherman, Casey (Author), Wedge, Dave (Author) |
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ISBN: 1512600962 ISBN-13: 9781512600964 Publisher: Foreedge OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Medical (incl. Patients) - Social Science | Philanthropy & Charity - Health & Fitness | Diseases - Nervous System (incl. Brain) |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2017019078 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.50 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: While everyone knows of the Ice Bucket Challenge, the viral craze that swept the nation in summer 2014, too few know the truly inspirational story behind it. Pete Frates was a man at war with his own body. A man whose love for others was unshakable. A man who refused to fight alone, and in so doing mobilized a global army to combat one of the most devastating diseases on earth: ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease. When disease crippled Frates, the former Boston College baseball star turned tragedy into inspiration. Pete's story is a testament to the power of love, the steadfastness of family, the generosity of strangers, and the compassion of crowds. Half of the authors' proceeds will go to the Frates family. |