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Anthony R. Candela

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September 16

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Anthony R. Candela writes fiction, memoir, and essays. With his co-author, Julianna M. Kodis, he wrote the romance adventure novel Fire On the Desert Sands. A prequel is in manuscript form, and a sequel is on the drawing board. His other books are Stand Up or Sit Out, a memoir about life as a blind athlete; Vision Dreams: A Parable, a dystopian science fiction novella; and What Should Not Remain Silent, a collection of essays.
Now retired, Tony spent more than 45 years in the field of blindness and visual impairment, helping blind people succeed at work, and received the Steven Garff Marriott Award for lifetime achievement from the American Foundation for the Blind. He is also a retired wrestler and long distance runner who loves movies, spo ...more

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Anthony R. Candela Vision Dreams emerged from a combination of personal experience with the frustrations of blindness coupled with the dystopia I believed our society wa…moreVision Dreams emerged from a combination of personal experience with the frustrations of blindness coupled with the dystopia I believed our society was sinking into in the mid-2000s in reaction to the 9-1-1 tragedy. I worried that we would soon lose the “kinder gentler nation” the current President’s father had once espoused and that fear and paranoia would instead dominate our thoughts and resources.(less)

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Anthony R. Candela I would join any part of the Star Trek universe. I am a ‘trekor’ (a less fanatic version of ‘Trekee’) and much of my sense of science fiction germinat…moreI would join any part of the Star Trek universe. I am a ‘trekor’ (a less fanatic version of ‘Trekee’) and much of my sense of science fiction germinated from this universe.(less)

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	Stand Up or Sit Out: Memories and Musings of a Blind Wrestler, Runner and All-around Regular Guy 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Should Not Remain Silent 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fire on the Desert Sands by Julianna M. Kodis, Anthony R. Candela (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Join me Thursday, March 23 at 7:00pm at 505BX / KRVCDC at 505 West 236th Street.

I will be reading from my book, Stand Up or Sit Out:
Memories and Musings of a Blind Wrestler, Runner and All-around Regular Guy

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