On My Own Two Feet

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On My Own Two Feet
256 pages; William Morrow

After losing her legs below the knee at 19 to bacterial meningitis and then needing a kidney transplant, Amy Purdy went on to win snowboarding medals, meet Madonna, and place second on Dancing with the Stars. Her riveting memoir, On My Own Two Feet, is shot through with honesty, compassion, a sunny steeliness, and, above all, a sense of humor:


"When you have prosthetics, you can never again just dash out of the house with a purse, some lipstick, and your phone.  My bag was filled with all kinds of tools, because I could never be sure when a screw or bolt would come loose...which is why I always left home with at least an Allen wrench."