The Story of My Life
By Helen Keller, Jim Knipfel & Marlee Matlin
- Release Date: 1988-10-04
- Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Description
Helen Keller's triumph over her blindness and deafness has become one of the most inspiring stories of our time. Here, in a book first published when she was young woman, is Helen Keller's own story—complex, poignant, and filled with love.
With unforgettable immediacy, Helen’s own words reveal the heart of an exceptional woman, her struggles and joys, including that memorable moment when she finally understands that Anne’s finger-spelled letters w-a-t-e-r mean the fluid rushing over her hand. Helen Keller was always a compassionate and witty advocate for the handicapped, and her sincere and eloquent memoir is deeply moving for the sighted and the blind, the deaf and the hearing. “Her spirit will endure,” said Senator Lister Hill at her funeral, “as long as man can read and stories can be told of the woman who showed the world there are no boundaries to courage and faith.” Through movies and plays, most notably The Miracle Worker, which portrayed her relationship with her teacher, Anne Sullivan, Keller’s life has become an emblem of hope for people everywhere.
With an Introduction by Jim Knipfel
and an Afterword by Marlee Matlin
This Signet Classic edition includes a facsimile of the Braille alphabet, a sign-language alphabet, and a full selection of Helen Keller’s letters.
Reviews
Helen Keller
4By Tinker Bell101I haven't read THIS specific biography of Helen Keller but I have read some of the many books about her and she changed my view of the world. She was truly a magnificent woman and girl who inspired the world that no matter what happens in your life, you can always make it better!!! :)Fantastic!!
5By Me so flyThis book is defiantly worth the money! It gave you every little detail of her life! It is for sure the best book I have ever read!! I 100% recommend this book to anyone!!!A Moving Story
5By VPDirectorThis book tells the every detail to Helen Kellers life. It is a moving story that will truly change your life after reading it. It is so fascinating to learn and know what she did with her many disabilities. An amazing book... ~ Marina
