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Welcome to the w b Z Book
Club. I'm Jordan Rich. One of

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my dear friends, Mary McManus is
truly an inspiration. She's written several books

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of prose and poetry about overcoming physical
challenge. Her latest is called A Most

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Unlikely Runner, Inspiration from the Heart
of a Warrior, and she certainly is

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that. Many years ago, she
was dealt a serious blow a diagnosis of

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post polio syndrome, a neuromuscular disease
with no cure. As a young person,

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Mary suffered the effects of childhood paralytic
polio, as well as abuse at

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the hands of some family members,
but she was determined at a young age

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to heal and has been on that
journey ever since. Mary has consistently defied

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the odds, even running the Boston
Marathon a few years back, and despite

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setbacks, she reflects on her body's
capacity to get stronger to heal. Heartfelt

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and beautiful words in this new book
will make you believe that anything in this

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world is possible. A Most Unlikely
Runner Inspiration from the Heart of a Warrior

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by Mary McManus, and do check
out marymcmanus dot com for more. And

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that's the book Club WBZ, Boston's
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