Joni: An Unforgettable Story

Joni Eareckson Tada

Zondervan, Jun 1, 2010 - Biography & Autobiography - 224 pages

The award-winning story of a young woman who triumphed over devastating odds to touch countless lives the world over with the healing message of Christ. Includes photos and illustrations by Joni. In a split second on a hot July afternoon, a diving accident transformed the life of Joni Eareckson Tada forever. She went from being an active young woman to facing every day in a wheelchair. In this unforgettable autobiography, Joni reveals each step of her struggle to accept her disability and discover the meaning of her life. The hard-earned truths she discovers and the special ways God reveals his love are testimonies to faith’s triumph over hardship and suffering.The new 25th Anniversary edition of this award-winning story--which has more than 3,000,000 copies in print in over 40 languages--will introduce a new generation of readers to the incredible greatness of God’s power and mercy at work in those who fully give their hearts and lives to him.Joni has written an afterword in which she describes the events that have occurred in her life since the book’s publication in 1976, including her marriage to Ken Tada and the expansion of her worldwide ministry to families affected by disability.Joni is now available for the first time in an unabridged audio version read by the author.

What people are saying

User Review  - Johnny Payne - Christianbook.com

This is a very good biography of a woman who faced struggles that many of us will not face. I have bought many of these books to give to those that I felt needed it most to inlcude those who are going ...

User Review  - D Schroeder - Christianbook.com

This book is amazing. Joni reveals in detail what it felt like to have her physical abilities stripped away, and how God used it to transform her life for Him. I have already given away several copies ...

About the author

Joni Eareckson Tada is CEO of Joni and Friends, an organization that accelerates Christian outreach in the disability community. Joni and Friends provides practical support and spiritual help to special-needs families worldwide, and equips thousands of churches in developing disability ministry. Joni is the author of numerous bestselling books, including When God Weeps, Diamonds in the Dust, A Step Further, winner of the Gold Medallion Award, and her latest award-winning devotional A Spectacle of Glory. Joni and her husband, Ken, have been married for 35 years. For more information on Joni and Friends, visit www.joniandfriends.org

Bibliographic information

• Title: Joni: An Unforgettable Story
• Author: Joni Eareckson Tada
• Contributor: Billy Graham
• Publisher: Zondervan, 2010
• ISBN: 0310872863, 9780310872863
• Length: 224 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Religious