Three Minutes for a Dog: My Life in an Iron Lung
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Paul R. Alexander
- ISBN：1525525328
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Summary
Contrary to popular belief Polio is not extinct。 This is the true story of an indomitable spirit afflicted with unimaginable physical and psychological challenges。 Paul Alexander's life is a saga that started in 1946 and has been profoundly shaped by the Polio epidemic of the early 1950's。 Survivors of the 1950's Polio Epidemic in America are rare。 Polio victims， like Paul Alexander， who require the assistance of an "Iron Lung" respirator for their life's breath are even rarer。 Paul Alexander has crafted his life against all odds and has a courageous and compelling story to share with us all。
Victims of Polio， their families， friends and communities are struggling to cope with this obscure but still dangerous infectious disease。 This book is a testimony to the strength of the human spirit and an affirmation of the need to continue efforts to eradicate the pestilence of Polio from the planet。。。。
Victims of Polio， their families， friends and communities are struggling to cope with this obscure but still dangerous infectious disease。 This book is a testimony to the strength of the human spirit and an affirmation of the need to continue efforts to eradicate the pestilence of Polio from the planet。。。。
Reviews
Finn Danger
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A fascinating read。 Like others， I agree that the lack of editing is jarring。。。 but the man wrote this entire book with a pencil in his mouth， tapping it against a keyboard。 It took five years to do this。 I can't dismiss that。I appreciate the effort that went into it and I enjoyed reading Paul's words。 What a special life he has lived。 Forcing himself out of turmoil。 It's beautiful。 A fascinating read。 Like others， I agree that the lack of editing is jarring。。。 but the man wrote this entire book with a pencil in his mouth， tapping it against a keyboard。 It took five years to do this。 I can't dismiss that。I appreciate the effort that went into it and I enjoyed reading Paul's words。 What a special life he has lived。 Forcing himself out of turmoil。 It's beautiful。 。。。more
Rebecca Li
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WonderfulI saw a youtube video of author and went looking for this book。 Usually i read with audible but i downloaded kindle for this book because I was so fascinated by this warrior and intelligent person。 What a great read！ I feel so encouraged and motivated by this book。 Thankyou， i will read this again
Phillipa Ward
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An astounding feat given that he spent over 5 years typing it all with a stick in his mouth， but having read an article about his inspirational life beyond university a few days ago， this book was lacking that zeal and personality。 Whilst I appreciate what he's saying， the strange turn at the end meant I couldn't help but feel it has perhaps been hijacked in a bid to garner more support covid jabs and passports。 An astounding feat given that he spent over 5 years typing it all with a stick in his mouth， but having read an article about his inspirational life beyond university a few days ago， this book was lacking that zeal and personality。 Whilst I appreciate what he's saying， the strange turn at the end meant I couldn't help but feel it has perhaps been hijacked in a bid to garner more support covid jabs and passports。 。。。more
Raquel
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Amazing story。 Paul is an inspiration and I am beyond grateful to have been able to read this book， it has helped me immensely。
Alycat001
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Wonderful book！！！
Meira
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Amazing read。 Recommend everyone to read this！
Kathleen Moscillo
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The subject was appropriate for this time of covid！ I enjoyed reading book however it could have been edited better。 This may have been done on purpose to show the error by the author。
Clay Wolfe
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Man， I feel bad about giving this book 2 stars。 The man's story is extremely interesting and I wish it had been told better。 My biggest issue is in the editing of this book。 From formatting errors， hard to follow segments， repeated sentences， and tons of grammatical errors are truly jarring and distracting from really being able to dive into the narrative。Just with some basic editing this book goes up to a 3， if it was reworked then a 4 - easily。 I'm not sure if the book was kept in this state f Man， I feel bad about giving this book 2 stars。 The man's story is extremely interesting and I wish it had been told better。 My biggest issue is in the editing of this book。 From formatting errors， hard to follow segments， repeated sentences， and tons of grammatical errors are truly jarring and distracting from really being able to dive into the narrative。Just with some basic editing this book goes up to a 3， if it was reworked then a 4 - easily。 I'm not sure if the book was kept in this state for artistic reasons（that being the author wrote the book with his mouth， presumably upside down looking through a mirror） but I couldn't really get over the constant and oftentimes confusing errors。The story was enlightening， interesting， and a showcase of perseverance against a world not designed for them。 I just wish it was put together much much better than it is。 。。。more
Diana M Fewing
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Wow！！I thought this would be a tear jerker but found it sweet， loving， inspirational， uplifting， yes sad at times， and funny too。 I enjoy that it is written in each persons voice and not through a lot of editing。 Paul， I love your parents！
Adriane Robinson
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I applaud the perseverance the author has shown through the trials in his life， however this book was very difficult to read due to the extreme lack of editing。 I assume this decision was made because the author painstakingly typed every word by mouth （which I respect）， but the narrative suffers because of it。
Joe
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