Ian's Ride
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Ian's Ride

A Long-Distance Journey to Joy

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Ian's Ride

A Long-Distance Journey to Joy

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

  1. Ian’s Ride
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. AUTHOR’S NOTE
  6. CHAPTER 1. Joy Ride
  7. CHAPTER 2. Man Plans and God Laughs
  8. CHAPTER 3. The White-Tailed Kite
  9. CHAPTER 4. Vitruvian Man
  10. CHAPTER 5. Hold On Tightly, Let Go Lightly
  11. CHAPTER 6. The Great Glob
  12. CHAPTER 7. Eagle Feather
  13. CHAPTER 8. The Magic Glasses
  14. CHAPTER 9. Everything Will Be All Right
  15. CHAPTER 10. One Tree
  16. CHAPTER 11. Rehab Education
  17. CHAPTER 12. Ian Takes Flight
  18. CHAPTER 13. The Loudest Silent Yell
  19. CHAPTER 14. Proof of Need
  20. CHAPTER 15. Home for the Holidays
  21. CHAPTER 16. Who Cares?
  22. CHAPTER 17. Whoosh Whoosh Whoosh
  23. CHAPTER 18. Oh, Shit
  24. CHAPTER 19. It’s All in the Shoulders
  25. CHAPTER 20. On the Road
  26. CHAPTER 21. Just Ask
  27. CHAPTER 22. Quad Friends
  28. CHAPTER 23. Quality of Life
  29. CHAPTER 24. Cough-a-Late Me, Please
  30. CHAPTER 25. A Few Become More
  31. CHAPTER 26. Field Guide to Happiness
  32. CHAPTER 27. Quadversary
  33. CHAPTER 28. Freedom Through Technology
  34. CHAPTER 29. Long-Tailed Weasel
  35. CHAPTER 30. Quad Love
  36. CHAPTER 31. Camaraderie on the Trail
  37. CHAPTER 32. Musicals, Trivia, and Love
  38. CHAPTER 33. Winging It
  39. CHAPTER 34. Nothing But the Mountain
  40. CHAPTER 35. Dream House
  41. CHAPTER 36. Passing Through the Fire
  42. CHAPTER 37. Celina
  43. CHAPTER 38. Sea to Sound
  44. CHAPTER 39. Power Double Recliner
  45. CHAPTER 40. It’s Your Birthday
  46. CHAPTER 41. The Longest Ride
  47. CHAPTER 42. Ian’s Ride
  48. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  49. RESOURCES