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About this book
While studying as a biology undergrad at UC Santa Cruz, Ian Mackay crashed his bike into a tree on campus. Paralyzed from the shoulders down, Mackay adapted to his new life with the help of his dedicated family, particularly his mother, Teena Woodward, and a group of quirky friends. After years of despair, and against all odds, he became an inspiring leader, an innovator with Apple, and a world-record-breaking athlete. In this intimate biography based on more than one hundred hours of interviews, journal entries, and more, writer Karen Polinsky recounts Ian's accident and determined recovery, in which he discovered the healing power of nature and community. Ian's Ride is both a personal journey and an adventure quest for nature lovers, endurance athletes, and anyone struggling with a life-changing loss or diagnosis. This deeply moving true story examines how we exist in our bodies, adapt to and overcome adversity, and what it means to push our limits.
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Table of contents
- Ian’s Ride
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- AUTHOR’S NOTE
- CHAPTER 1. Joy Ride
- CHAPTER 2. Man Plans and God Laughs
- CHAPTER 3. The White-Tailed Kite
- CHAPTER 4. Vitruvian Man
- CHAPTER 5. Hold On Tightly, Let Go Lightly
- CHAPTER 6. The Great Glob
- CHAPTER 7. Eagle Feather
- CHAPTER 8. The Magic Glasses
- CHAPTER 9. Everything Will Be All Right
- CHAPTER 10. One Tree
- CHAPTER 11. Rehab Education
- CHAPTER 12. Ian Takes Flight
- CHAPTER 13. The Loudest Silent Yell
- CHAPTER 14. Proof of Need
- CHAPTER 15. Home for the Holidays
- CHAPTER 16. Who Cares?
- CHAPTER 17. Whoosh Whoosh Whoosh
- CHAPTER 18. Oh, Shit
- CHAPTER 19. It’s All in the Shoulders
- CHAPTER 20. On the Road
- CHAPTER 21. Just Ask
- CHAPTER 22. Quad Friends
- CHAPTER 23. Quality of Life
- CHAPTER 24. Cough-a-Late Me, Please
- CHAPTER 25. A Few Become More
- CHAPTER 26. Field Guide to Happiness
- CHAPTER 27. Quadversary
- CHAPTER 28. Freedom Through Technology
- CHAPTER 29. Long-Tailed Weasel
- CHAPTER 30. Quad Love
- CHAPTER 31. Camaraderie on the Trail
- CHAPTER 32. Musicals, Trivia, and Love
- CHAPTER 33. Winging It
- CHAPTER 34. Nothing But the Mountain
- CHAPTER 35. Dream House
- CHAPTER 36. Passing Through the Fire
- CHAPTER 37. Celina
- CHAPTER 38. Sea to Sound
- CHAPTER 39. Power Double Recliner
- CHAPTER 40. It’s Your Birthday
- CHAPTER 41. The Longest Ride
- CHAPTER 42. Ian’s Ride
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- RESOURCES