Kevin Connolly was born without legs. It's most effected his life when he realizes how it's effected people's perceptions of him. His family didn't coddle him. Rather, they realized he used it as an excuse to get out of chores and he and his parents went rounds trying to outsmart each other. He tells of the time his parents stopped so that Kevin and his sisters could play in McDonald's Playland, and several older boys chased him through the tunnels trying to see the boy with no legs. He talks about joining wrestling in an effort to be a part of a team and the disaster it was. His dad understood, but it was understood he wouldn't quit until the end of season. Later, Kevin found his niche and in monoskiing. Traipsing around the country with his dad, Kevin made quite a name for himself, later being invited to participate in the X Games where he finished with a silver medal. At the University of Montana, Kevin began studying photography and during an exchange program semester, he was struck with the idea to take pictures of those who stared at him. The first round, his professor thought the idea was there, the photos sadly lacking. So, with his X Games winnings, his student loans and grants in his pockets, he invested in a professional camera, a ticket around the world and the drive to make it happen. Once more, he wandered the world and took pictures as he wound his way through the crowds on his skateboard. Never stopping to let the subjects know that their roles had been reversed, he snapped hundreds upon hundreds of pictures. This work became known as The Rolling Exhibition and has been displayed worldwide.

Kevin said in his afterward that he did not want to write this memoir, did not feel that he had lived a life meriting it. Boy is he wrong. His writing is fluid and gripping, his voice raw and evocative. I was glued to the pages and fascinated by this man living his life on his terms and turning something so potentially hurtful (the startles stares of so many) into something so profound (many of his pictures accompany chapters and there's no mistaking the stares he's captured). His humor, drive, and humility shone through throughout and I would highly recommend this to anyone. As for hardcover or electrical copy? Well, I'll leave the author himself to convince you of that :)