Josh Hanagarne is the world's strongest librarian. However, it is not the fact that he is able to deadlift 600 pounds or whip through 500 page novels that gives him the title. It is his lifetime battle to overcome Tourette's Syndrome that will amaze you. When his Tourette's gets so severe that his vocalizations are constant and he begins attacking his own body, Josh begins a quest to take back his life from the monster controlling it. Trying everything from prescription medications that leave him exhausted, quack remedies that leave him sick, and botox injections that leave him mute, nothing works until he trains with an eccentric former Air Force Sergeant who helps him unlock the secret to controlling his condition. Written with humor and hope, Josh's struggles to have a normal life: get married, graduate from college, hold a job, and have a child will amaze you. I particularly loved his hilarious scenes from life in a public library. I was crying because I was laughing so hard. You do not have to be a librarian to laugh with Josh at the absurdity of life and fight with him to overcome the monster that continuously haunts him. It is one of the best nonfiction books I have read. I highly recommend it!
The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family by Josh Hanagarne
Josh Hanagarne is the world's strongest librarian. However, it is not the fact that he is able to deadlift 600 pounds or whip through 500 page novels that gives him the title. It is his lifetime battle to overcome Tourette's Syndrome that will amaze you. When his Tourette's gets so severe that his vocalizations are constant and he begins attacking his own body, Josh begins a quest to take back his life from the monster controlling it. Trying everything from prescription medications that leave him exhausted, quack remedies that leave him sick, and botox injections that leave him mute, nothing works until he trains with an eccentric former Air Force Sergeant who helps him unlock the secret to controlling his condition. Written with humor and hope, Josh's struggles to have a normal life: get married, graduate from college, hold a job, and have a child will amaze you. I particularly loved his hilarious scenes from life in a public library. I was crying because I was laughing so hard. You do not have to be a librarian to laugh with Josh at the absurdity of life and fight with him to overcome the monster that continuously haunts him. It is one of the best nonfiction books I have read. I highly recommend it!
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AuthorMs. Smith has been the librarian at Washington HS in Sioux Falls, SD, since 2005. She enjoys reading, watching K-Dramas, Harry Potter and hanging out with her family. Archives
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