Michael Hingson, who is blind, and his guide dog made it safely down more than 1,000 stairs on Sept. 11, 2001, and now he has new best-selling book about that day and his life, Thunder Dog

From Novato Patch in California:Michael Hingson didn’t set out to be a celebrity, especially not for the reason for which he’s become internationally known. But he’s perfectly OK with the fact that he’s The Blind Guy Whose Guide Dog Led Him Down 1,463 Stairs at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11.“Because our story has been very visible, I’ve gotten e-mails from blind people who have said, ‘