Soundtrack of Silence: Love, Loss, and a Playlist for Life by Matt Hay (English)

Description: Soundtrack of Silence by Matt Hay A love story wrapped in a setback/comeback memoir of a young man who discovered he was going completely deaf just at the moment hed fallen in love for the first time. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An inspiring memoir of a young man who discovered he was going completely deaf just at the moment hed fallen in love for the first time.As a child, Matt Hay didnt know his hearing wasnt the way everyone else processed sound-because of the workarounds he did to ?t in, even the school nurse didnt catch his condition at the annual hearing and vision checks. But by the time he was a prospective college student and couldnt pass the entrance requirements for West Point, Hays condition, generated by a tumor, was unavoidable: his hearing was going, and fast.A personal soundtrack was Hays determined compensation for his condition. As a typical Midwestern kid growing up in the 1980s whose life events were pegged to pop music, Hay planned to commit his favorite songs to memory. He prepared a mental playlist of the bands he loved and created a way to tap into his most resonant memories. And the track he needed to cement most clearly? The one he and his new girlfriend, Nora-the love of his life-listened to in the car on their ?rst date.Made vivid with references to instantly recognizable songs-from the Eagles to Elton John, Bob Marley to Bing Crosby, U2 to Peter Frampton-Soundtrack of Silence asks readers to run the soundtrack of their own lives through their minds. Its an involving memoir of loss and disability, and, ultimately, a both unique and universal love story. Author Biography Matt Hay was born and raised in Indiana. He holds a BS and MBA from the Indiana University School of Business. Throughout Matts journey of hearing loss and recovery he held a full-time roll in media sales, but his heart remained in non-profit work within the hard of hearing community. Matt has served on the national Board of Directors for the Childrens Tumor Foundation, is a Certified Cochlear Corp Advocate, a development adviser for the St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf and public speaker at various hearing loss related events. Somewhere in there he did an Ironman Triathlon. He now serves as the U.S. Director of Advocacy for Neurofibromatosis at Alexion Pharmaceuticals. He currently lives in Westfield, IN with his wife/hero of 17 years and three teenage children and spends each day trying to focus on the things he can do, not the things he cannot. Review "[P]oignant. . . [Hays] optimism in the face of adversity is stirring. This moving memoir makes magic out of facing the music." - Publishers Weekly "Whats a music lover to do when the music stops? ...A medical odyssey told sensitively." -Kirkus Promotional A love story wrapped in a setback/comeback memoir of a young man who discovered he was going completely deaf just at the moment hed fallen in love for the first time. Details ISBN1250280222 Author Matt Hay Pages 272 Publisher St Martins Press Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781250280220 Format Hardcover Imprint St Martins Press Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States UK Release Date 2024-01-09 Audience General Subtitle Love, Loss, and a Playlist for Life Language English ISBN-10 1250280222 Publication Date 2024-02-12 US Release Date 2024-02-12 DEWEY B NZ Release Date 2024-07-08 AU Release Date 2024-07-08 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160930558;

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