IN AN INSTANT(ISBN=) 英文原版

　　In January 2006, Lee and Bob Woodruff seemed to have it all–a
happy marriage, four beautiful children, and marvelous careers. Bob
had just been named co-anchor of ABC’s World News Tonight, but
then, while he was embedded with the military in Iraq, an
improvised explosive device went off near the tank he was riding
in. He and his cameraman, Doug Vogt, were hit, and Bob suffered a
traumatic brain injury that nearly killed him.
　　In an Instant is the frank and compelling account of how Bob and
Lee Woodruff’s lives came together, were blown apart, and then were
miraculously put together again–and how they persevered, with grit
but also with humor, through intense trauma and fear. More than a
dual memoir of love and courage, In an Instant is an important,
wise, and inspiring guide to coping with tragedy–and an
extraordinary drama of marriage, family, war, and nation.
　　#1 New York Times Bestseller
　　“Gripping . . . The Woodruffs’ devotion to each other is
palpable. . . . [In an Instant is] a remarkably lucid, even
engrossing story of . . . Bob Woodruff’s recovery, interwoven with
tales from his marriage and family life.”
　　–San Jose Mercury News
　　“Both Woodruffs [shoot] from the hip, writing with candor about
their ordeal and describing it with an intimacy that couldn’t be
captured on camera. . . . Their frankness heightens the book’s
impact.”
　　–The New York Times
　　“Extraordinary . . . All sorts of themes thread their way through
this frank, inspiring book: courage in the face of adversity; the
pursuit of career at the expense of family; the bravery of foreign
correspondents; the fortitude of female friendship. . . .
Woodruff’s survival story comforts.”
　　–The Seattle Times
　　“A testimony to the power of the human spirit, to the catharsis
of love and to infinite hope.”
　　–The Oklahoman
　　

　　Lee Woodruff and Bob Woodruff live in Westchester County, New
York, with their four children. Bob Woodruff was named co-anchor of
ABC’s World News Tonight in December 2005. On January 29, 2006,
while reporting on U.S. and Iraqi security forces, Mr. Woodruff was
seriously injured by a roadside bomb that struck his vehicle near
Taji, Iraq. Lee Woodruff is a public relations executive and
freelance writer.
　　From the Hardcover edition.