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"From Kevin Connolly: ""I was bitten nearly in half by a shark while swimming in New Zealand. I was a victim of a Serbian mortar round in Sarajevo during the Balkan wars. I have been the victim of a dozen car accidents - head on collisions, vehicle rolls, and pedestrian injuries. I have been the purveyor of magic tricks for children - a routine often involving mirrors and a trapdoor. I have been a beggar and vagabond - panhandling across countries with varying degrees of success. I have also been a holy man - bringing moments of inspiration and light to those who chose to look for it. I am none these things - and I am all of them. My name is Kevin Michael Connolly and I was born in Helena, Montana on August 18th, 1985. I was also born without legs. All my life I′ve been an object of curiosity, the subject of a stare. But, while I have shouldered the stares and stories of others, the story of how I′ve managed to travel the world is uniquely my own. DOUBLE TAKE is my story, and it begins in many ways the day I was placed on prosthetic stilts at the age of eight. In an attempt to capture the moments of intense curiosity I experience on a daily basis, I traveled to 17 countries and took over 32,728 photographs of people staring at me. In Zurich, I raced down the Limmat River against a group of twenty Vikings. In Bosnia, I scrambled to collect my groceries after being side swiped by a car. In Malaysia, I got caught in torrential rainstorms and had to skate and paddle with one hand, while keeping my camera above the rising tide with the other."""

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[A] charming memoir... Connolly recounts growing up a scrappy Montana kid--one who happened to be born without legs...[Double Take] makes for an empowering read. --People

[Double Take] reminds the reader that perspective is everything. It s an inspiring read about a human being who doesn t concern himself with what he has lost or never had. [Kevin Connolly] is a lucky man, sharing his bounty with us. --Sacramento Book Review

[A] charming memoir. Connolly recounts growing up a scrappy Montana kid-one who happened to be born without legs...[Double Take] makes for an empowering read. -- People A courageous, immensely rewarding chronicle expressed in arresting words and pictures. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review Touching and comedic, inspiring and telling...[Double Take] is a remarkable portrait of the human spirit. --The Free Lance-Star Publishing Co [Double Take] reminds the reader that perspective is everything. It's an inspiring read about a human being who doesn't concern himself with what he has lost or never had. [Kevin Connolly] is a lucky man, sharing his bounty with us. --Sacramento Book Review Life's most successful survivors meet adversity head on, with an unflinching eye, candor and with humor. Kevin Connolly has such an eye and weaves a rich memoir from the gut about his amazing journey through life. --Lee Woodruff, author of In an Instant Kevin Connolly has used an unusual physical circumstance to create a gripping work of art. This deeply affecting memoir will place him in the company of Jeanette Walls and Augusten Burroughs. --Sara Gruen, author of Water for Elephants [A] charming memoir... Connolly recounts growing up a scrappy Montana kid--one who happened to be born without legs...[Double Take] makes for an empowering read. --People Kevin Connolly has used an unusual physical circumstance to create a gripping work of art. This deeply affecting memoir will place him in the company of Jeanette Walls and Augusten Burroughs. --Sara Gruen, author of Water for Elephants [A] charming memoir Connolly recounts growing up a scrappy Montana kidone who happened to be born without legs...[Double Take] makes for an empowering read. --People A courageous, immensely rewarding chronicle expressed in arresting words and pictures. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review Life s most successful survivors meet adversity head on, with an unflinching eye, candor and with humor. Kevin Connolly has such an eye and weaves a rich memoir from the gut about his amazing journey through life. --Lee Woodruff, author of In an Instant Beautiful, revealing, and stimulating...[Connolly] is a good storyteller...whether describing his first high school wrestling match, the path from novice to champion skier or what it s like to travel around the world on a skateboard. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) Touching and comedic, inspiring and telling...[Double Take] is a remarkable portrait of the human spirit. --The Free Lance-Star Publishing Co [Double Take] reminds the reader that perspective is everything. It s an inspiring read about a human being who doesn t concern himself with what he has lost or never had. [Kevin Connolly] is a lucky man, sharing his bounty with us. --Sacramento Book Review Beautiful, revealing, and stimulating...[Connolly] is a good storyteller...whether describing his first high school wrestling match, the path from novice to champion skier or what it's like to travel around the world on a skateboard. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

[A] charming memoir. Connolly recounts growing up a scrappy Montana kid-one who happened to be born without legs...[Double Take] makes for an empowering read. -- People

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Kevin Connolly was born in Helena, Montana in August of 1985. Born without legs, Kevin was otherwise a healthy baby and grew up like any other Montana kid; getting dirty, running in the woods, and getting dirty some more. In the way developments tend to snowball, Kevin began skateboarding and taking photographs for the first time in 2005. His first taste of living abroad came in 2006 when he left to study in New Zealand for one year. It was on the return home - skating down a backstreet in Vienna - that Kevin took his first prototype photo for what was to become The Rolling Exhibition. Kevin currently lives in Bozeman, Montana as a photographer and professional skier. For more information on Kevin's other endeavors, please navigate to www.kevinmichael connolly.com

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