SEMKA-OP [Hardcover]

Sammy Skobel (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 232 pages
• Publisher: Jameson Books Inc. (September 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898031087
• ISBN-13: 978-0898031089
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,857,701 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Semka: the Sammy Skobel Story written by Sammy, September 6, 2007

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Ronald Shepard "Blown Corvette Lover" (Ozarks) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SEMKA-OP (Hardcover)

I would reccommend this book to ANYONE but especially to parents and their children. This is truly a book for young and old.

I have the privledge of having known Sammy since I was a kid in Mount Prospect, Ill and I have never met a more determined, hard working and dedicated man in my life. I remember the first time I walked into his little hot dog shop across from the middle school that I went to and ordered one of his great tasting dogs and saw him at the grill with his face only inches from the hot surface and I did'nt know untill later that he was legally blind. This book is a story of courage and determination beyond belief and I would recommend buying several and giving them as gifts to family and friends. I talked with Sammy and his wonderful wife about a year ago as he still lives in Mount Prospect and even then I learned things about this wonderful man that was not in his book. This is one of the top 3 books I have ever read and I am 59 and love to read.

You won't believe what this man has accomplished in his life.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blind Ambition, October 19, 2005

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Raymond L. Asher (skokie, il United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SEMKA-OP (Hardcover)

This is an incredible story of love and determination. Sammy Skobel lost most of his vision at the age of four due to Scarlet Fever. He went on to be a star skater in the Roller Derby during its peak on prime-time television in the late 40's and 50's, until retiring in 1965. Legally blind, Sammy fooled many of his colleagues for years. A great story about overcoming a disability.