{"product_id":"9780615727837","title":"Rolling Uphill: A Life of Hope and Determination","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoseph Rowe was a normal cap gun toting five year old when he became ill with polio. The disease left him unable to breathe or move his arms. He has spent his life in wheelchairs equipped with portable ventilators by day and sleeping in an \"iron lung\" at night. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet, he \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eused his feet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e to - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003ewrite and type his way through school as an exceptional student, earning bachelor's and master's degrees with straight \"A's.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003epaint landscapes and portraits in oil and acrylic.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eexcel in a twenty nine career with a major information technology company as a programmer, senior systems architect and software manager.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003elead disability rights organizations at his college and the city of Dallas.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003edrive specially equipped vans\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eserve his church as a Sunday school teacher, assisting minister and congregation president.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003ebuild rockets, robots and dollhouses.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003ecook gourmet meals.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003esurvive many close calls with death due to illnesses and accident. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eserve as a leader in the 2008 Obama campaign.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph achieved all these things while surviving countless close calls with death due to illnesses, accidents and equipment failures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eRolling Uphill\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e chronicles his journey and the people who gave him a push along the way. Join him as he faces struggles and triumphs with courage, determination, faith, hope and humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany have found his story uplifting. Perhaps it will inspire you to face the challenges in your life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"It is not very often I get to polish something this good.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Dycus - Edito\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Footwork Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49813446263024,"sku":"9780615727837","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780615727837","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}