Journey into the world of a man living in a state of virtually total paralysis, unable to speak or move. In the authors words he was only "a mind in a jar". At the age of 43, Bauby, the editor in chief of the famed French fashion magazine"Elle", was struck down with a rare kind of massive stroke to the brain stem. His body allowed only the control and movement of one eye lid, yet this extraordinary man grasped this opportunity, blinking out, letter by letter, this remarkable communique.This extraordinary book is filled with raw courage, a love of life and insight that details the world anew. Jean-Dominique Bauby died two days after the publication of this book.