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Life's Been a Blast

The True Story of Birmingham Bomb Survivor Emily Lyons

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Life's Been a Blast

By: Emily Lyons, Jeff Lyons
Narrated by: Emily Lyons, Jeff Lyons
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Emily Lyons survived a bomb detonated by Eric Robert Rudolph in Birmingham, Alabama on Jan 29th, 1998. Rudolph was on the FBI's Top Ten for over five years with a reward of one million dollars. The manhunt cost $30 million. Emily sustained extensive injuries, including the loss of her eye. This book is about the attack, but there is so much more – love and hate, life and death, joy and sorrow. Most of all, it is about survival. Tragic events do not make a person special. Life knocks everybody down. What counts is how you stand up afterwards. According to Emily, "Not much intimidates you once you've been blown up."

If it is true that what does not kill us makes us stronger, then Emily is a very strong person. She is not a victim; she is a survivor who refuses to back down. Emily faced her injuries head on and with a smile.

Second Edition 2024.

©2025 Emily Lyons, Jeff Lyons (P)2025 Emily Lyons, Jeff Lyons
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