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Diagnosed with a lower limb disability at birth, Ronan Tynan had his legs amputated below the knee when he was 20 years old. Eight weeks later, he was climbing the stairs of his college dormitory, and within a year, he was winning races in the Paralympic Games, amassing 18 gold medals and 14 world records. After becoming the first disabled person ever admitted to be National College of Physical Education, he served a short stint in the prosthetics industry and began a new career in medicine. He continued his studies at Trinity College, where he specialized in orthopaedic sports injuries.
- Sales Rank: #1037521 in Books
- Published on: 2015-01-10
- Released on: 2015-01-10
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.25" h x .70" w x 6.12" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 240 pages
From Publishers Weekly
Imagine having both your legs amputated below the knee. Picture yourself relearning to walk, finally making it to the disabled Olympic games and winning 18 gold medals and 14 world records. Then envision yourself becoming the first disabled person ever admitted to the National College of Physical Education. Ronan Tynan has done all this and more, and he explains how he overcame such adversity in his moving art biography, Halfway Home: My Life 'til Now. As Tynan (now one of the popular Irish Tenors and currently planning a U.S. tour with his two partners) says, "Faith is the bird that fells the light and sings when the dawn is still dark."
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From Library Journal
Tynan is best known in this country as a member of the Irish Tenors, but he has achieved much more. Readers expecting the usual singer biography will be delighted and transfixed by his extraordinary life story. Born with focamelia, a bilateral congenital deformity, he nonetheless trained as a competitive rider and jumper as a boy. Then at age 20 he had his legs amputated below the knee and went on to win 19 gold medals and set 14 world records in the Paralympic Games. He was also the first disabled person ever admitted to Ireland's National College of Physical Education. Although he sang as a child and won several competitions as a treble, he put music aside for other pursuits and only began to study voice in his early thirties, whereupon he had immediate success. Tynan's style is simple and direct, certainly not artful, but his physical and emotional bravery is so compelling that it doesn't matter. This genuinely inspiring story is being published to coincide with a major U.S. tour of the Irish Tenors; expect demand. Highly recommended for public libraries. Kate McCaffrey, Onondaga Cty. P.L., Syracuse, NY
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Producing an autobiography at 40 suggests either authorial arrogance or an unusual life. Despite his recent fame as one of the three Irish Tenors, Tynan is by no means arrogant, so consider his life. Born into a farm family, he had malformed legs and required hospitalization and mechanical aids to enable him to get around the farm, then the neighboring town, and ultimately the world. Having once finished second in a consolation 50-meter sack race, his driving personality kicked in, and even after both legs were amputated, he became a winner in many events, culminating in outstanding performance in the Disabled Olympics. In addition, he improved the riding he learned on the farm with formal training and competed in many shows and races. During an early hospital stay, Tynan's physician so impressed him that he eventually went into medical school and several years' practice. As for singing, he learned while milking cows with his father, whose musical ambitions had been restricted by the needs of his own father's farm. Sure, this is a heart-warmer. William Beatty
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Most helpful customer reviews
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful.
Tenor's Memoir Hits the High Notes
By A Customer
This beautiful and touching memoir is not just for music fans of this larger-than-life tenor, but for all of us who face challenges in our daily lives. Ronan so honestly and simply tells the story of his life to date, that you will live through the good times and the bad times with him. You will laugh, cheer, cry and then repeat the cycle. In addition to being a wonderful singer, a doctor, a world-class athlete and an incredible and kind human being, Ronan now adds "writer" to his list of accomplishments. His writing style is so natural and easy to read, that you feel that he is at your shoulder reading the book aloud to you-I could almost hear his voice. His portrayal of the people in his life is very effective. They jump off the page at you as the real people that they are, particularly his beloved father, who now owns a piece of my heart. If you feel in need of inspiration to face any challenges that you may be facing-this is the book to reach for.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful.
A Book Filled With Humanity and the Richness of Life
By Charles H Barney
"Truly, an inspiring book" - I have seen that phrase on more book jackets than I care to count over the years. Perhaps some were truly inspiring to certain people. This book is universally inspiring. I can't imagine anyone, from any walk of life, not being moved by Ronan Tynan's story.
He may be well-known to many people or a total enigma to others.
In his unpretentious way, he describes his journey from a small
farm in Ireland to become one of the most popular singers of our time. And just to make things interesting, he did it without the use of his lower legs which were, eventually, amputated. Fitted with prostheses of varying quality he became a star disabled athlete, a top-rated equestrian, and picked up a few degrees along the way - physical education, music, and medicine.
He is now known in the great opera houses of the world as a tenor with few peers. To most of us he is known as one of the
Irish Tenors. You simply MUST read his autobiography to really
know the many obstacles he overcame by unwavering determination and faith in himself.
The book is as unpretentious as Dr.Tynan, beautifully written,
and shows you just how good life can be - no matter how many things were against you as you passed through life's starting gate.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
IT'S "...HOW YOU USE THEM"
By Ruby McFarland
When reading Ronan Tynan's newly-released autobiography, I thought of a favorite quote of mine: "The only difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is how you use them." This man has encountered many stumbling blocks in his forty-one years, on his path to manhood, champion athlete, physician, and world-class singer, but he has approached them all with grit and heart, and used them as stepping stones. In this book, he takes the reader on that path with him, writing so as to allow the reader an insightful, and sometimes amusing, look into his experiences, fears, dreams, and triumphs. He writes with the same style with which he performs--with wit, sensitivity, and passion. I can only hope that the title of the book, "Halfway Home..." is ominous, that God grants Ronan Tynan a long life, so that he can continue to touch us with his music, inspire us with his courage, and, if we're lucky, bring us up-to-date on his life by writing another autobiography forty-one years from now!
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