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FLIGHT
OF THE GIN FIZZ:
MIDLIFE AT 4,500 FEET
Basic
Books/HarperCollins, 1997
Flight of the Gin
Fizz is
an account of a
deaf
man's learning to fly to stave off the midlife blues, then retracing
the route of the first American transcontinental flight, made in 1911
by a pilot with a severe hearing
loss.
"If you have time to read only one book this year, read Flight
of
the Gin Fizz," wrote PBS commentator Jim Lehrer. "It'll make
you
feel good about people and their spirit. And I hereby guarantee you
will never forget the story of the man who lived and told it."
The book was a New York Times Notable Book of 1997. It is out of print,
but used copies are widely available on the Internet.
View
New York Times review and author's photos
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ZEPHYR:
TRACKING A DREAM
ACROSS AMERICA
Times Books/Random House, 1994
Also published in paperback in 1995 by Adams Publishing, Zephyr is
a chronicle of a journey from Chicago to San Francisco aboard the California
Zephyr, an
historic
American train that follows the original
transcontinental railroad of the 19th century. It not only treats
crew and passengers but also explores the people
and places that sprang up along the line.
"For
every grown-up kid whose heart still responds to a far-off train
whistle, Zephyr is indispensable," declared the New York Times Book
Review.
The book is out of print, but used copies are available at Internet
booksellers.
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New York Times review and
author's photos
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WHAT'S
THAT
PIG OUTDOORS?:
A MEMOIR OF DEAFNESS
Hill & Wang/Farrar,
Straus &
Giroux, 1990; Penguin Books paperback, 1991; revised ed., University of
Illinois Press, 2010
What's
That Pig Outdoors?
is the autobiography of a man who lost his hearing to meningitis at age
3 1/2 and his successful lifelong struggle to make a place for himself
in the hearing world.
"Witty, profound and unself-pitying," wrote Oliver Sacks, M.D.
"May
well become an American classic," said the New York Times Book Review.
The book was a Booklist Editor's Choice.
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York Times review and author's
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ONE TV
BLASTING
AND A PIG OUTDOORS
Albert Whitman & Co.,
1994
A retelling of What's That Pig Outdoors? for
children, it was
co-written with Kisor's wife, Deborah Abbott, an elementary school
librarian and veteran children's book critic.
"Humorous happenings and mishaps show a man who views deafness not as a
handicap, but a challenge, and lend immediacy to a topic that otherwise
might not capture the interest of most children," said School Library
Journal.
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