Purple House Press (where I first read about it) has republished this book. What an amazing story and man!
At age fifteen, George became legally blind with a rare form of blindness, fundus flavimaculatus. It destroys the person's central vision. Even with his blindness, he pursued running (set world record for the mile by a blind runner-4:28!) and painting. His vision causes him to view explosive colors, which he paints. This book contains his paintings.
**Highly, highly recommend.
-Borrowed via ILL but I ordered it to own I liked it so much!
I just read online that a screenplay is being developed based on his life.
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