Gabby, Gabrielle Giffords
Gabby, Gabrielle Giffords
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Gabby
A Story of Courage and Hope

Author: Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly

Narrator: Mark Kelly

Unabridged: 11 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/15/2011


Synopsis

"An extraordinary tale…of love, of unthinkable trauma, of a heroic partnership… Redefining for the world what it means to be a fighter.”—People

The New York Times bestseller by Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, astronaut and Arizona Senator Mark Kelly—an incredibly inspiring story of adventure, public service, love, and overcoming tragedy. Now a documentary film titled Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down.

The shooting of Gabby Giffords and nineteen others, six of whom were killed, took place in Tuscon, Arizona on January 8, 2011, in the early days of what has become a tragic and devastating escalation of mass shootings across the United States.

Gabby had just begun her third term serving in the Arizona House of Representatives and was meeting with her constituents when she was shot in the head. She was evacuated to the hospital in critical condition. Her husband, Mark Kelly, a retired U.S. Navy captain and an astronaut for NASA at the time, flew directly from Houston and dedicated himself to Gabby’s bedside as she fought to survive and recover.

This book chronicles the lives of these two extraordinary American figures—the careers that led them to one another; their passion for public service; and the grueling medical challenges and hard-fought journey to Gabby’s significant recovery. In 2013, Gabby and Mark launched Americans for Responsible Solutions, a non-profit and Super-Pac which would later become Giffords, an American advocacy and research organization focused on promoting gun control. That same year, Gabby received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in recognition of the political, personal, and physical courage she demonstrated in her public advocacy for policy reforms aimed at reducing gun violence.

About Gabrielle Giffords

Gabrielle Giffords represented Arizona’s 8th Congressional District in the US House of Representatives from 2007 until 2012. A graduate of Scripps College, she has a master’s degree from Cornell University. She was a Fulbright Scholar in Mexico and a fellow at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Joe Biden in 2022. 

About Mark Kelly

Mark Kelly has served as the US Senator from Arizona since 2020. He was a captain in the United States Navy when he commanded the final mission of space shuttle Endeavour in May 2011. A veteran of four space flights to the International Space Station, he is a graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy and holds a master’s degree from the US Naval Postgraduate School. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Victoria_Grossack on January 04, 2012

I have so many reactions to this book, many of which are based in personal experiences. First, let me state that I vote in Tucson. Giffords is my representative. I rarely get involved in politics, as I’m so often out of the US, but I happened to be in Tucson for the 2010 election and did some GOTV wo......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on December 29, 2011

I finally understand why I took so long to finish this book – HOPE. Something that is in short supply of during these times and I found that Gabrielle Gifford’s most challenging moment offers hope to the rest of us. The gunshot wound that she received to her head would have killed most people, but s......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on December 19, 2011

I was suprised by this book. I expected the usual sugar-coated we went through hell, but all is rosy, sort of, book. It was not such. It was a brave, honest, many times painful, but ultimately trandescendant, factual recounting. I was also surprised by the depth of layers in this book. You get to le......more

Goodreads review by Aiza Idris on January 28, 2020

i cant remembered why and how i picked up this book in the first place, because i hate politics. maybe i pick this up out of curiousity or because i love to read other people's stories and histories? im kinda drawned to these memoirs stuff. this is about Gabby, a congresswoman who has been shot in th......more

Goodreads review by Ann on February 08, 2013

in the end i suppose i'm glad that i read this, but as a tucsonan it was a very difficult read (emotionally). i was thankful for the last chapter done in gabby's own voice, and that she still has hope. the main criticism i've heard about this book was that it was too much about mark kelly but i'm un......more