Haven: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law (hardcover; autographed)

The incredible life story of Haben Girma, the 1st Deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School. Inspired by her refugee parents' harrowing experiences during Eritrea's thirty-year war w/Ethiopia, she embarked on a quest for knowledge via traveling the world & exploring fascinating places, e.g., Mali, where she helped build a school under the scorching Saharan sun. Her many adventures range from the hair-raising to the hilarious.

Haben defines disability as an opportunity for innovation. She learned non-visual techniques for everything from dancing salsa to handling an electric saw & developed a new text-to-braille communication system. She pioneered her way thru obstacles, graduated from Harvard Law, & now advocates for people w/ disabilities.

Haben takes readers thru a thrilling game of blind hide-and-seek in Louisiana, a treacherous climb up an iceberg in Alaska, & a magical moment at The White House. Warm, funny, & uplifting, this captivating memoir is a testament to determination.