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Set in Vancouver, Canada, Running on an Angle is the fast-paced story of a website designer who has gained 100 pounds and lost her sense of balance. She has arthritis in her knees, osteoporosis in her spine and 70% lung function. Her balance is so bad she pitches sideways into hedges just walking down the street. And then she learns she has a brain tumour. Out of sheer desperation, she begins weight lifting and core strength training, then adds urban pole walking. A year later she signs up to run a 5K race, although she has no idea how far 5K is. Told with candor and humor, Running on an Angle follows her struggle to run a three-mile race in Stanley Park. Her autistic daughter supplies a delightful counter-balance with her moral support and encouragement.

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Mia Johnson has an extensive background in art, writing and computers. She earned a BA in English Literature at Simon Fraser University before teaching high school in the Canadian north. She majored in painting and art history at Emily Carr and exhibited at the Bau-Xi Gallery during the 1980s. Over the next 30 years, she reviewed art gallery exhibits in Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Alberta. In the 1990s, Mia earned an MA and PhD in computer technologies. She was awarded a J. Paul Getty Fellowship for her PhD dissertation on digital art. She wrote several books on children's art, including two for Lowell House/RGA, and taught university for 15 years. Since 2001, Mia has owned Kits Media, a Vancouver website development company. She is currently writing a book about her remarkable daughter, who has autism and was blind for fifteen years. Follow Mia's story at www.runningonanangle.com

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