{"product_id":"have-dog-will-travel-stephen-kuusisto-9781451689808","title":"Have Dog, Will Travel: A Poet's Journey","description":"In a lyrical love letter to guide dogs everywhere, a blind poet shares his delightful story of how a guide dog changed his life and helped him discover a newfound appreciation for travel and independence.Stephen Kuusisto was born legally blind--but he was also raised in the 1950s and taught to deny his blindness in order to \"pass\" as sighted. Stephen attended public school, rode a bike, and read books pressed right up against his nose. As an adult, he coped with his limited vision by becoming a professor in a small college town, memorizing routes for all of the places he needed to be. Then, at the age of thirty-eight, he was laid off. With no other job opportunities in his vicinity, he would have to travel to find work. This is how he found himself at Guiding Eyes, paired with a Labrador named Corky. In this vivid and lyrical memoir, Stephen Kuusisto recounts how an incredible partnership with a guide dog changed his life and the heart-stopping, wondrous adventure that began for him in midlife. Profound and deeply moving, this is a spiritual journey, the story of discovering that life with a guide dog is both a method and a state of mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Kuusisto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1451689802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451689808\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Stephen Kuusisto","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045248463103,"sku":"9781451689808","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_383fb82d-86e9-4ee6-9da1-b76b01e929eb.jpg?v=1684977623","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/have-dog-will-travel-stephen-kuusisto-9781451689808","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}