Authors:
Casey Sherman & Dave Wedge
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Pete Frates and the Fight against ALS
Narrator
Traber Burns
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Length
6 hours 17 minutes
Language
English
While everyone knows of the Ice Bucket Challenge, the viral craze that swept the nation in summer 2014, too few know the truly inspirational story behind it.
Pete Frates was a man at war with his own body, a man whose love for others was unshakable. He was a man who refused to fight alone and, in so doing, mobilized a global army to combat one of the most devastating diseases on earth: ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. When disease crippled Frates, the former Boston College baseball star turned tragedy into inspiration.
Pete’s story is a testament to the power of love, the steadfastness of family, the generosity of strangers, and the compassion of crowds.
Casey Sherman is the New York Times bestselling author of nine books, including The Finest Hours and Boston Strong.
Dave Wedge, coauthor of Boston Strong, was an investigative reporter at the Boston Herald for fourteen years; he now writes for Vice.
Traber Burns worked for thirty-five years in regional theater, including the New York, Oregon, and Alabama Shakespeare festivals. He also spent five years in Los Angeles appearing in many television productions and commercials, including Lost, Close to Home, Without a Trace, Boston Legal, Grey’s Anatomy, Cold Case, Gilmore Girls, and others.
Audiobook details
Narrator:
Traber Burns
ISBN:
9781538458990
Length:
6 hours 17 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Blackstone Publishing
Publication date:
September 5, 2017
Edition:
Unabridged
Reviews
“This book is truly amazing and shows how [Frates] created a viral phenomenon that, even now, is raising awareness of ALS.”
“This isn’t just the story of Pete Frates’ great courage, spirit, and heart. It is a story of a young man who refused to let ALS stop him from changing the world, and brought the world together in the process!”
“It would seem impossible to capture all the things Pete Frates means to the world, as a person and as a champion in the fight against ALS. Somehow, this book manages to do just that!”
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