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Plot Summary of A New Creature
"This is the story of a man who left both legs and one arm in Vietnam, then went on to overcome not just the disability these losses brought on but also alcoholism. He won two Gold Medals in skiing in the 1992 Winter Paralympics in Albertville, France. The ebook version will be released soon."
Wayne Winkle, Resident Scholar


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Plot
Phys disability/mental struggle? Yes
Struggle with - alcohol - conduct in war - physical disability/sickness
Sports story? - skiing
Sports story Yes
Period of greatest activity? - 1950+

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - sports figure
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity - White
Nationality - American (!)
How sensitive is this person? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other people
Physique - missing body parts/abilities

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Southeast - West
Mountains/Cliffs Yes
Mountains: - skiing off
Misc setting - fort/military installation
Century: - 1980's-Present

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Book makes you feel? - challenged
Writer's slant towards subject: - very favorable
Story of entire life, or part? - story of set of events during life
If this is a kid's book: - Age 16-Adult
Pictures/Illustrations? - None
Is this an e-book? Yes
How much dialogue in bio? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 26-50% of book
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