--- product_id: 540372480 title: "Simon & Schuster Ghost Boy" price: "₨10379" currency: LKR in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.lk/products/540372480-simon-and-schuster-ghost-boy store_origin: LK region: Sri Lanka --- # Simon & Schuster Ghost Boy **Price:** ₨10379 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Simon & Schuster Ghost Boy - **How much does it cost?** ₨10379 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.lk](https://www.desertcart.lk/products/540372480-simon-and-schuster-ghost-boy) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Buy Simon & Schuster Ghost Boy by Pistorius, Martin online on desertcart.ae at best prices. ✓ Fast and free shipping ✓ free returns ✓ cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. Review: One Saturday morning a while back, I turned on the car radio. It was turned to radio four where an interviewer was conversing with someone using a speech synthesiser to reply. At first I suspected it was an interview with Prof Steven Hawking but the voice intonation was different as was the subject. It turned out to be an interview with Martin Pistorius. Following listening to the programme I came home, went straight on line and ordered the book. I was swallowed up in it's depths immediately. In 1988 aged 12 Martin became ill with a disease that no one could diagnose nor cure nor even delay as it totally shut down his entire body and higher brain. In a few months he was wheelchair bound and unable to interact with the world in anyway. He was not expected to live. What nobody was aware of was that at some point along the way Martin's mind started to awaken once more, leaving him aware but trapped inside an unresponsive shell of a body. Amazingly some 10 years later, a visiting aromatherapist felt that Martin was, at some level, aware and responsive. Despite the experts original dismissive attitude, Martin's parents strove to have him assessed. It soon began to become clear that inside this non-functioning body was a mind as intelligent and alert as it had once been. Martin's abilities and desire to communicate with the world around him along with his parent's beliefs in him helped him forge his way back from the dark world in habited as a ghost boy and to emerge once more into the light of a life where he could learn, teach, travel, meet, fall in love with and ultimately marry the woman who had fallen in love with him too. This book is truly amazing; not simply because of the subject matter of Martin's life but for all the nuances - some dark, some light - which pepper the fabric of his story. A soul lifting story of a struggle, the type of which none of us can ever truly understand for ourselves. A five star read. Review: Un livre merveilleux à mettre entre toutes les mains, qui témoigne des pouvoirs de l'esprit humain et ses trésors de résilience. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #99,882 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #84 in Biographies of Medical Professionals #391 in Neurology #739 in Diseases & Physical Ailments | | Customer reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (368) | | Dimensions | 12.2 x 2 x 19.4 cm | | Edition | Reissue | | ISBN-10 | 147115100X | | ISBN-13 | 978-1471151002 | | Item weight | 1.05 Kilograms | | Language | English | | Print length | 304 pages | | Publication date | 29 January 2015 | | Publisher | Simon & Schuster UK | ## Images ![Simon & Schuster Ghost Boy - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71YIo2uZbEL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by L***H on 1 August 2011* One Saturday morning a while back, I turned on the car radio. It was turned to radio four where an interviewer was conversing with someone using a speech synthesiser to reply. At first I suspected it was an interview with Prof Steven Hawking but the voice intonation was different as was the subject. It turned out to be an interview with Martin Pistorius. Following listening to the programme I came home, went straight on line and ordered the book. I was swallowed up in it's depths immediately. In 1988 aged 12 Martin became ill with a disease that no one could diagnose nor cure nor even delay as it totally shut down his entire body and higher brain. In a few months he was wheelchair bound and unable to interact with the world in anyway. He was not expected to live. What nobody was aware of was that at some point along the way Martin's mind started to awaken once more, leaving him aware but trapped inside an unresponsive shell of a body. Amazingly some 10 years later, a visiting aromatherapist felt that Martin was, at some level, aware and responsive. Despite the experts original dismissive attitude, Martin's parents strove to have him assessed. It soon began to become clear that inside this non-functioning body was a mind as intelligent and alert as it had once been. Martin's abilities and desire to communicate with the world around him along with his parent's beliefs in him helped him forge his way back from the dark world in habited as a ghost boy and to emerge once more into the light of a life where he could learn, teach, travel, meet, fall in love with and ultimately marry the woman who had fallen in love with him too. This book is truly amazing; not simply because of the subject matter of Martin's life but for all the nuances - some dark, some light - which pepper the fabric of his story. A soul lifting story of a struggle, the type of which none of us can ever truly understand for ourselves. A five star read. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by L***S on 6 September 2019* Un livre merveilleux à mettre entre toutes les mains, qui témoigne des pouvoirs de l'esprit humain et ses trésors de résilience. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by D***I on 21 November 2024* Das Buch erzählt die Wahre Geschichte eines Manes aus Südafrika. 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