What people are saying about Kiril Sokoloff's Personal Transformation:

Each time I read this book, it's as though I'm reading it for the first time. Each experience Kiril speaks of brings new meaning to my soul . . . A great book . . . I've learned so much, not just about hearing and not hearing, but about life . . . For so many people with the same handicap but also for people in general . . . Courageous, open, genuine, and honest . . . This book is a "must" for friends and spouses of hearing-impaired persons to gain a better understanding of what they can do to improve communication . . . Transforms suffering into joy and love . . . Kiril's book will be an inspiration for everyone who reads it . . . Touches the human spirit on many levels . . . Powerful and direct! . . . I can't wait to share it with so many people . . . Made me cry . . . Never read anything like this in my life . . . So grateful to receive the gift of this journey . . . Marvelous book . . . First rate . . . Everything you wanted to know about deafness but were afraid to ask . . . Superb . . . It brought tears to my eyes . . . It made me really think about things I may take lightly . . . It was beautiful . . . This story about personal fear and courage has left an indelible impression . . . Magnificent!!! It provides a simple and incredibly graceful empathy . . . Destined to be a best seller . . . Once I started reading it I could do nothing until I finished it . . . I am crying and I cannot stop . . . tears of joy and sadness. Kiril's book will make a lot of people cry . . . and for all good reasons . . . Just being human is a monstrous challenge. It takes such suffering to open our hearts to ourselves and each other . . . Thank you for Kiril's heroic struggle, thank you for going to the depths of the loneliness, thank you for taking the time to write about it. Kiril has taken this journey for all of us . . . What a terrific and courageous story! . . . Love has the power to heal all wounds and erase all sorrow . . . This book reads like one of my truly favorite authors -- Dostoevsky . . . This book has the potential to be life-transforming for many people: I don't mean simply by increasing sensitivity to late-life deafness, but also by sharing insights into living a good life . . . Kiril tells his story so eloquently and with such honesty. I have been in tears several times . . . His writing has put me closer in touch with my feelings . . . Kiril has taught me so much . . . Extraordinary on so many dimensions: beautifully written and totally honest . . . Reminds us all to count our blessings, of which we have many, each and every day . . . The book's intensity kept me reading into the wee hours last night . . . The story is wonderful. It needs to be told . . . Fine writing. Intelligent, poignant, and sensitive. This book can provide much comfort to those who are lonely or who have had to endure the pain of separation from loved ones . . . From the beginning up to the end, I couldn't stop reading it . . . Really quite marvelous. I cried all the way through it! . . . I'm, quite simply, awed by the honest, courageous way Kiril related his story . . . Thank you for sharing this immensely wonderful epiphany . . . Kiril's eloquent and unexpectedly staccato style is so compelling . . . I can't begin to say how this book touched my heart. I couldn't put it down until I had read every word. Many people will experience a healing when they read this book . . . To me the book was more than a book about being deaf. It was the adventure of a courageous man overcoming adversity. I hope that if I ever have to face such a challenge, I will do as well . . . The book touched me deeply . . . This book is fantastic . . . This story is inspirational . . . I felt healed . . . There is a sort of a raw, emotional impact one gets from reading the book. This is a very personal property written with great compassion . . . Enlightening, moving, provoking, and exquisitely insightful . . . Wonderful to read such a human story . . . We realize we are not alone in our journeys . . . Kiril's spirit of courage and undaunted determination . . . has turned iron ore into gold . . . A poignant memoir, sure to touch people's hearts and make them more aware of our daily efforts, struggles, and embarrassments . . . This book gave me much greater understanding and appreciation of the magnitude of being deaf. I am grateful for this new awareness . . . What struck me was how Kiril turned a handicap into an asset . . . This book will be so helpful to so many people, and so enlightening to so many people . . . I thank Kiril for educating me, for raising my sense of awareness. I simply never imagined the frustrations nor the loneliness.

This is an amazing story, full of truth and hardship, full of compassion and hope, full of the beauty that resides within all people of disabilities (and when you think about it, don't we all have some?).

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