Breakaway: An Autobiography, by Dan Murphy
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"All I have is a carry-on, a stethoscope, and a basketball in a mesh cinch bag." Before Doctor Dan Murphy’s ongoing fight for healthcare in Timor-Leste, he lived another life worth sharing. In an otherwise untold story, Breakaway gives an intimate account of the beginning of his story: growing up in small-town Iowa where basketball taught him how to keep his balance both on and off the court. It is with this same amount of focus and determination that he would later fight for global healthcare. From Cuba to Mozambique, from India to Vietnam, Dr. Dan served some of the most underprivileged people across the globe. He shares incredible moments when history was made, including teaming up with activist Cesar Chavez during his famous “Si, se puede” era. Breakaway explores humanity as it is made fragile by poverty, disease, addiction, and desperation. Yet, it reminds us that acts of courage and compassion unite people in search of a cure for injustice and infection. Includes exclusive pictures from Dr. Dan's childhood and activist work with Cesar Chavez. All proceeds from the book will go to the Bairo Pite Clinic in Dili, Timor-Leste.
Breakaway: An Autobiography, by Dan Murphy- Amazon Sales Rank: #1211121 in Books
- Published on: 2015-03-15
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x 1.08" w x 5.50" l, 1.20 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 432 pages
About the Author Doctor Daniel John Murphy was born in Alton, Iowa in 1944 and received his M.D. from the University of Iowa. He is a recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine as well as the Sergio de Melo Award for his work in Timor-Leste. In 2009, he was presented the Medal of Merit, the country’s highest honor, by former President José Ramos-Horta. His story was also recently featured on Sports Illustrated.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Breakaway by Dan Murphy - Well recommended By JDB Review of Dan Murphy’s bookFirst off, Dan Murphy is a contemporary of mine. We played basketball on opposing teams in high school. The St. Mary’s team with the Murphy brothers playing always beat our team in my high school years. The gyms they played in, and the teams St. Mary’s faced were the exact situations my team faced. Backboards against the wall so there was no driving the basket, 2 rows of bleachers on the side lines, changing in the 5 grade classroom: all the same. St. Mary’s team learned the fast break and the full court press very well from Mr. Pots, in that they schooled us on those techniques in a game. Our team had never practiced against that kind of play making, so we were befuddled. Dan’s description of small town high school basketball in that era is very precise.Dr. Dan’s father was a very, very respected and well known in that community. I also enjoyed reading about people I knew well mentioned in the book.Dr. Dan is a very good writer, the story moves right along, although he does make a few jumps forward in the story line, that I personally wished were filled in. He stops the story far, far too early. I wish he had added 15 years more. I hope there is another book of this sort in his head, for he is a master story teller.Dr. Dan and I share the same birth year, and as I indicated he was a well-known contemporary of mine. I worked in Flores Island off and on for one island north of East Timor, so am a bit familiar with the culture of the area, and the peoples of the Sunda Islands.On a personal note, it is not often that some one from your youth, writes about his or her life in such detail, that you can lock step your own experiences against his/hers and compare. The events he describes are so familiar to me; Vietnam, Delano Grape Strike, migrant workers, and living foreign for extended periods of time.Dr Dan is obviously a man of integrity, of brutal honestly, and a life to admire. The book is highly recommended.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. A great principled altruistic physician By Benjamin H Vanderzwaag A great principled altruistic physician. My review is biased because I have personally known Dr Dan for 50 years. We both grew up in the small rural community Alton, Ia. We became lifelong friends, medical school classmates, roommates, and participated in some episodes during our years growing up, that we now are amazed happened, and we survived. I agree with John DeBeer that the book is well worth reading, especially if you grew up in a small rural community like Alton, IA, and know Dr. Dan, and how he has lived and dedicated his life, to serving the poor and impoverished communities!!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Follow the path Dan takes from a young boy to a man dedicated to providing health care in third world countries... By Mary Fegebank If you like basketball; if you can relate to growing up in a small mid-western town; if you enjoy reading about unique adventures; you will LOVE this book. See how basketball played a part in developing Dan's motivation, drive and integrity. This book is conversational in tone, inspirational and insightful. By the time you finish, you will truly know the man who is "Dr. Dan".
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