Josh Hanagarne stands 6 feet 7 inches tall and can bend horseshoes with his bare hands. He has Tourette’s syndrome and is given to noisy verbal tics. It may seem unlikely, but Hanagarne is also a librarian at Salt Lake City’s Main Library. The job fuels his inner bookworm. It also compels him to consistently maintain silence and self-control. Hanagarne has written a memoir about his struggles with the physical and mental challenges of Tourette’s, and he joins us Thursday to talk about it. (Rebroadcast)
Josh Hanagarne blogs at joshhanagarne.com. His memoir is called The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family. [Amazon/Indiebound]