GIMP: When Life Deals You a Crappy Hand, You Can Fold -or You Can Play

Zupan, Mark; Tim Swanson

ISBN 10: 006112768X / ISBN 13: 9780061127687

Published by HarperCollins, 2006

About this Item

(1st edition, 1st printing) Larger sturdy book, quality black cloth, very bright red lettering on spine, 276 pages including a glossy color photo section. On first front end paper in black felt-tip pen: "Kyle, So with the new addition, you have to find the time to have a beer. Congrats on introducing Max to the world. Drink one for me. Mark Zupan," with flourishes. DJ beneath mylar, creased inside top front of flap, glossy with black and red background, a color photo of athlete author at center front, black spine and back, a close-up color photo at bottom back left with praise. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Seller Inventory # 56011

Bibliographic Details

• Title: GIMP: When Life Deals You a Crappy Hand, You Can Fold -or You Can Play
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 006112768X
• ISBN 13: 9780061127687
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Autographed
  • Sport

About this title

Synopsis

Mark Zupan was a college soccer star, out drinking one night with friends. Tired from the game and from a few too many beers, he decided to take a nap in the back of his best friend's pickup truck. Still asleep when the vehicle started and drove away, he was suddenly jolted awake as the truck crashed. Mark was thrown into a canal and was stuck in frigid water, barely clinging to a tree branch, for fourteen hours. When he was finally rescued, Mark discovered the terrible truth—he'd broken his neck and would most likely be a quadriplegic, facing life in a wheelchair, with only limited use of his four limbs.

At first Mark's only goal was to walk again, and when that proved impossible, he fell into the depths of despair and retreated from the world and from the people closest to him, increasingly bitter and furious with himself. But through love, friendship, and an introduction to a new sport, Mark realized that he could live a more-than-full life in a chair and has gone on to create an existence that's truly exceptional. Now a Paralympic athlete (playing quad rubgy, aka "murderball") who's starred in a movie, Mark explains in his memoir that, in a way, getting hurt was the best thing that could ever have happened to him—and that despite people's prejudices, a guy in a chair still gets to have sex with his girlfriend, party with his friends, and even crowd-surf at Pearl Jam shows. Inspiring, defiant, and revealing, GIMP will appeal not only to fans of Murderball but also to anyone ready to be motivated by a touching, captivating, and heartfelt story about triumphing over adversity.

About the Authors

Mark Zupan is a Paralympic medal winner and the star of the MTV/ThinkFilm documentary Murderball. He lives in Austin.

Tim Swanson is the West Coast bureau chief for Premiere magazine. He lives in Los Angeles.