STANDING TALL
Book ID/图书代码： 01930012B59089
English Summary/英文概要： KEY POINTS:
• At about 0600 hours on Tuesday 13th October 2009 whilst leading a patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Corporal Andy Reid, 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, was blown up by a Taliban improvised explosive device (IED).
• Airlifted back to the UK that evening to the specialist military wing of Selly Oak Hospital it was ‘touch and go’ whether he would survive. He had lost both legs, the left one above the knee, and his right arm. His left hand had the index finger almost completely removed.
• Yet survive he did, and on Remembrance Day 2009, less than a month after being blown up, he was re-united with his patrol back in his home base in Warminster. From there he went on to have a pair of prosthetic limbs fitted at the Defence Rehabilitation Centre at Headley Court. In 2010 he won the Sun Newspaper’s Military Award. Yet in between times he has cycled from Land’s End to John O’Groats, sky dived and made a number of appearances on behalf of service charities.
• Even amongst those who have managed similar heroic recoveries his has been quite spectacular and his story demonstrates how, with patience, courage and determination, hope can triumph over despair. But, above all, it shows the ability of love and the support of friends and family to pull someone through the worst of times and experiences.
• In this book Andy sets himself a simple aim: to tell his story. In fact he has not just one but two stories to tell. The first is the story of Corporal Reid, Burma Company, 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment: Infantry Section Commander and then there is the story of Andy Reid, triple amputee sky diver, cyclist and charity fund raiser, husband and new father.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书要览：
2009年10月13日周二下午6点左右，陆军三营的下士安迪•离得正领着一队士兵在阿富汗的赫尔曼德省巡逻，约克郡兵团被塔利班突袭炸弹（IED）击中。
当晚被空运到selly 橡树医院的特殊军事基地，奄奄一息。他失去了双腿，左腿膝盖以上，右胳膊全废。他的左手食指几乎全部截断。
然而他却活下来了。2009年的纪念日，大概是爆炸后的一个月，他回到了处于他家乡沃敏斯特的基地巡逻队。他在Headley医院的防御康复中心接受了假肢安装手术。2010年，他获得了《太阳报》授予的军事奖章。然而，在此期间，他穿梭于Land’ End 与John O’ Groats 两地，并代表服务慈善业在许多公共场合露面。
尽管，也有许多人和他一样，英雄般从死亡边缘活过来，但是他的康复确是最伟大，他的故事也显示了他如何靠着耐心，勇气，决心战胜绝境。最重要的是，他的故事也显示了朋友家人的爱和支持在救其于水火之中的重大意义。
这本书中，安迪给自己定了个简单的目标：讲述他的故事。事实上，他不仅仅只讲了一个故事，他有2个故事要讲。第一个是约克郡兵团陆军三营，缅甸公司的下士兼步兵团指挥官里德的故事。其次是，三度截肢的跳伞队员，自行车运动员，慈善家，丈夫，父亲安迪•里德的故事。(XMM)
Awards/获奖情况：销售及推广
安迪虽是三度截肢病患，但是这不能阻止他以他热爱的生活方式活着。安迪一直在跳伞，而且在训练中跳战了10000米高空跳伞。他希望自己的书能够激励他人。
安迪将会参加全面的推广巡回包括收音机和电视采访如《朝日新闻》，及纸质媒体如《太阳报》。
报道也将发表在军事杂志上如《士兵》。
SALES & PUBLICITY:
• Andy might be a Triple Amputee but he doesn’t let this stop him from living the life he loves. Andy has been skydiving and is in training for a 10K challenge. He is hoping to inspire others with his book.
• Andy will be conducting a full publicity tour including radio and TV interviews including This Morning and print media coverage including The Sun.
• Coverage will also be in military focused magazines such as The Soldier.
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