Shirley Cheng, a blind and physically disabled 25-year-old author, has been named a finalist in the 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards in the Motivational category for her new book, "Embrace Ultra-Ability! Wisdom, Insight & Motivation from the Blind Who Sees Far and Wide."
"After winning eight awards, what else is there to say? How could I possibly describe how I feel write now? But don't be surprised if you see me dancing on a cloud," says Cheng.
"Embrace Ultra-Ability!" has received many rave reviews, including from Kirkus Discoveries and ForeWord Magazine Clarion Reviews.
"If there is ever to be a poster person for people with ultra-abilities, it would have to be twenty-four-year-old Shirley Cheng. ...(a) power-packed guide...full of sage advice, helpful exercises, common sense analyses...tough love prescriptions..." -ForeWord CLARION Reviews
"(Written) with verve and conviction...ever cutting to the chase." -Kirkus Discoveries
"...filled with wise, practical, and eminently usable advice and guidance...a backdrop of deep spirituality and strong ethics, which convinces anyone who reads her carefully, that here is a person who works every hour of every day to practice her faith, to celebrate her blessings, and to constantly resist falling into self-pity or bitterness. This is an inspiring book and can be used daily by most readers to keep their spirits uplifted and their love of life, reinforced!" -Dr. Paul A. Johnson, Ph.D., Clinical & Consulting Psychologist
"I was impressed with the scope of this material. Cheng manages to do a more than credible job of addressing nearly every roadblock to personal success... I recommend this book to conscious people in the act of living the best life possible." -Patricia Hamilton, Publisher, Park Place Publications
In life, everything is divided into mainly two compartments: the spiritual and the worldly. What belong to the worldly will die along with the flesh, while the spiritual know no time or age. "Embrace Ultra-Ability!" covers the fundamental spiritual realm to gently guide others to turn their disabilities into ultra-abilities to live an everlasting happy and successful life, while leaving a legacy.
ISBN: 978-0-6151-5522-7
167 pages, trade paperback
Available where books are sold
Cheng's previous seven awards all went to "Waking Spirit: Prose & Poems the Spirit Sings," which was published in May 2007.
Shirley Cheng (b. 1983), a blind and physically disabled award-winning author, motivational speaker, self-empowerment expert, poet, author of seven books and contributing author of eleven, and a parental rights advocate, has had severe juvenile rheumatoid arthritis since infancy. Owing to years of hospitalization, she received no education until age eleven. However, after only about 180 days of special education in elementary school, she mastered grade level in all areas and entered a regular sixth grade class in middle school. Unfortunately, Cheng lost her eyesight at the age of seventeen. After a successful eye surgery, she hopes to earn multiple science doctorates from Harvard University.
Cheng is available for interviews, speaking engagements, book signings, and inspirational events. Visit http://www.shirleycheng.com
