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The World I Live In (New York Review Books Classics)

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What beautiful writing! It's pointed out in the intro that, more than most of us, her world was shaped with WORDS. I've only read about four essays so far, and am profoundly touched. I've always admired Helen Keller, but am newly re-impressed with her wisdom and vision, and touched that she can write so clearly as to make me feel how little she felt limited by her handicap. If Helen Keller had simply learned to behave and ask politely for her food, etc, it would have been an impressive accomplishment. The fact that she grew to fully embrace her intelligence, her world and her potential . . . wow. I know so many people who are content to just do the bare minimum, to not stretch their limits at all, to not show any intellectual curiosity . . . she had the perfect excuse to exert the least effort, yet she didn't. Once she was given the key, the entree to humanity, she didn't let her handicaps stop her. I love that even all these years later, she is still able to share that.

Simply amazing book. I could not put it away.

She provides an insight on how she perceives the world. She is truly an inspiration.

This book was impressively deep and gave awesome insight into the world Hellen Keller lived in and her views and thoughts of life and the world that was unseen but not unknown to her

She tries to help you understand the reality of her life. It is much more than you can imagine.

I particularly enjoyed reading about her dreams and how she 'saw' the world with her hands. However I didn't enjoy the repeated focus on proving that life is just as good or perhaps better without the ability to see. It's a fruitless argument from any side, she was speaking to a different audience of a different time of course but this became quickly redundant.

I received the book promptly. The material was in new condition without any flaws. I was very pleased. Thank you!