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Hachette

9780306832789

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Connecting Dots

Joshua A. Miele survived an acid attack at age 4, but that’s not what he wants you to know about him.

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Review of ‘Connecting Dots’

In 1973, when Joshua A. Miele was 4, a disturbed neighbor poured acid on his head, irretrievably damaging his face and blinding him. This tragedy radically changed Miele’s life. But Connecting Dots: A Blind Life isn’t a memoir about a poor, brave blind man overcoming great odds; Miele himself doesn’t like those kinds of stories.…

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Joshua A. Miele wants his memoir to normalize blindness and disability, and inspire readers to shape a more accessible future.

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