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Title: Cyclops Awakes: A Newspaperman Fights Back After a Massive Stroke by John E. Mantle, Janice Phelps ISBN: 0-9676050-2-4 Publisher: Lucky Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: A vividly told, absolutely candid story
Comment: John Mantle ran his own community newspaper, the "Fort Mill Times". He was at the top of his game, as well as a successful businessman, avid motorcyclist, and pilot. Then he was felled by a catastrophic stoke and in the flash of a second nearly died, but survived paralyzed and unable to speak. He was dependent on his wife for every aspect of life from basic hygiene to exercise. Cyclops Awakes is the story of John's tremendous struggle to come back from such a devastating health crisis, and his search for sanity on the hospital stroke floor. Here also is the story of small-town journalism and the mindset of a conservative South Carolina community that rallied around its opinionated, liberal publisher -- a community that simply refused to let him curl up and die. Cyclops Awakes is a vividly told, absolutely candid story of the human condition and highly recommended for anyone attempting to beat the odds of a major stroke or other quality-of-life injury.

Rating: 5
Summary: CYCLOPS AWAKES: It's Deja Vu a for a fellow survivor.
Comment: It was deja vu all over again! Reading this book grabbed me, mind and body, lifted me out of my motorized chair and put me back, nine years ago, in the hospital emergency room. John Mantle's vivid description of his experiences as a stroke survivor are so true they made me cry, they made me laugh and they made me take heart as well. As a fellow "stroker" I had similar experiences, and I truly appreciate his struggle and his dignity. Although I have read many books on the subject I found this one fresh, informative, interesting and readable. His writing style, as well as his living style, is truly inspiring. I recommend the book highly.

Rating: 5
Summary: Back from the abyss
Comment: John Mantle is the perfect individual to write about having a stroke and recovering from this catastrophic event. As a professional journalist and publisher, he knows the difference between fact and feeling - and has a clear sense of what is dramatic and readable. He is also honest and willing to admit his own foibles and character defects, which gives his tale a real human touch. Cyclops Awakes is as exciting to read as a thriller. I've never known anyone who had a stroke and lived to tell about it; I feel that now I have a view from the inside. The book is a real tribute to stroke victims and their caregivers.