{"product_id":"gabby-a-story-of-courage-love-and-resilience-9781451661071","title":"Gabby: A Story of Courage, Love, and Resilience","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An extraordinary tale...of love, of unthinkable trauma, of a heroic partnership... Redefining for the world what it means to be a fighter.\"--People\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller by Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, astronaut and Arizona Senator Mark Kelly--an incredibly inspiring story of adventure, public service, love, and overcoming tragedy. Now a documentary film titled \u003ci\u003eGabby Giffords Won't Back Down. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe shooting of Gabby Giffords and nineteen others, six of whom were killed, took place in Tuscon, Arizona on January 8, 2011, in the early days of what has become a tragic and devastating escalation of mass shootings across the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGabby had just begun her third term serving in the Arizona House of Representatives and was meeting with her constituents when she was shot in the head. She was evacuated to the hospital in critical condition. Her husband, Mark Kelly, a retired U.S. Navy captain and an astronaut for NASA at the time, flew directly from Houston and dedicated himself to Gabby's bedside as she fought to survive and recover. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book chronicles the lives of these two extraordinary American figures--the careers that led them to one another; their passion for public service; and the grueling medical challenges and hard-fought journey to Gabby's significant recovery. In 2013, Gabby and Mark launched Americans for Responsible Solutions, a non-profit and Super-Pac which would later become Giffords, an American advocacy and research organization focused on promoting gun control. That same year, Gabby received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in recognition of the political, personal, and physical courage she demonstrated in her public advocacy for policy reforms aimed at reducing gun violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGabrielle Giffords represented Arizona's 8th Congressional District in the US House of Representatives from 2007 until 2012. A graduate of Scripps College, she has a master's degree from Cornell University. She was a Fulbright Scholar in Mexico and a fellow at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Joe Biden in 2022. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMark Kelly has served as the junior US Senator from Arizona since 2020. He was a captain in the United States Navy when he commanded the final mission of space shuttle \u003ci\u003eEndeavour\u003c\/i\u003e in May 2011. A veteran of four space flights to the International Space Station, he is a graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy and holds a master's degree from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Zaslow\u003c\/b\u003e (1958-2012) was most recently the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Room\u003c\/i\u003e. His other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Girl from Ames\u003c\/i\u003e and, as coauthor, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Lecture\u003c\/i\u003e by Randy Pausch.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50337401635090,"sku":"9781451661071","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4a0e9304-2cfc-4054-b9b1-c4bb95736ddb.jpg?v=1727962156","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gabby-a-story-of-courage-love-and-resilience-9781451661071","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}