With this inspirational and moving memoir—similar to When Breath Becomes Air as well as the Bright Hour—activist Ady Barkan explores his life with ALS and how his diagnosis gave him a profound new understanding of his commitment to social justice for all those.

Ady Barkan loved taking afternoon runs on the California coast and keeping his newborn child, Carl. But 1 day, he observed a troubling weakness in his hands. At first, he brushed it off as carpal tunnel syndrome, but after weekly of neurological about Eyes to the Wind: A Memoir of Love and Death, Wish and Resistance examinations and two MRIs, he learned the reason for the issue: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better referred to as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. At age group 32, Ady was presented with just 3 to 4 years to live. Yet despite the damaging medical diagnosis, he refused to allow his remaining days go to waste.

Eyes to the Wind is a rousing memoir featuring intertwining storylines about dedication, perseverance, and how exactly to live a lifestyle filled up with purpose and intention. The first traces Ady’s struggle with ALS: how he converted the initial surprise and anxiety from his analysis into a renewed commitment to interpersonal justice—not really despite his impairment but due to it. The next, informed in flashbacks, illustrates Ady’s trip from a goofy politics nerd to a prominent shape in the long lasting fight for collateral and justice who is “willing to provide [his] last breath to save our democracy” (CNN).

In one of today’s most vocal advocates for social justice, Eye towards the Wind is an evocative and unforgettable memoir about activism, dedication, love, and hope.

Includes an excerpt from your song “Eye to the Wind” with the War on Drugs!