Author: Wilfred Holder
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781945252495
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
What's it like to find your true calling...Only to face many trials and tribulations before it is realized? In this engaging and heartfelt autobiography, Wilfred Holder carries readers on an insightful journey detailing key moments of a truly fulfilled life. Though Wilfred hails from the small village of Bartica, Guyana, the land of gold, he was not fortunate enough to be born with a golden spoon in his mouth. Nevertheless, he nurtured big dreams and watched these dreams and desires materialize by holding firmly to the values of perseverance, courage, passion and determination. From all his years as a renowned Caribbean financial advisor, an insurance agent, family man, and pillar of the Marriage Encounter Movement and Family Life associated with the Catholic Church, he powerfully shares both the heartache and profound joy encountered on his path to living his true calling. From rock bottom to the glorious peaks of success, his inspiring tales of overcoming failure personal or professional will resonate with readers everywhere, on all walks of life. His story is a must read for anyone feeling discouraged about their circumstances or shying away from living their true calling. The wise words of Wilfred Holder not only uplift and advise but invoke introspection of our own dreams and the actions to take to realize our full potential.
One Man's Journey
Author: Wilfred Holder
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781945252495
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
What's it like to find your true calling...Only to face many trials and tribulations before it is realized? In this engaging and heartfelt autobiography, Wilfred Holder carries readers on an insightful journey detailing key moments of a truly fulfilled life. Though Wilfred hails from the small village of Bartica, Guyana, the land of gold, he was not fortunate enough to be born with a golden spoon in his mouth. Nevertheless, he nurtured big dreams and watched these dreams and desires materialize by holding firmly to the values of perseverance, courage, passion and determination. From all his years as a renowned Caribbean financial advisor, an insurance agent, family man, and pillar of the Marriage Encounter Movement and Family Life associated with the Catholic Church, he powerfully shares both the heartache and profound joy encountered on his path to living his true calling. From rock bottom to the glorious peaks of success, his inspiring tales of overcoming failure personal or professional will resonate with readers everywhere, on all walks of life. His story is a must read for anyone feeling discouraged about their circumstances or shying away from living their true calling. The wise words of Wilfred Holder not only uplift and advise but invoke introspection of our own dreams and the actions to take to realize our full potential.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781945252495
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
What's it like to find your true calling...Only to face many trials and tribulations before it is realized? In this engaging and heartfelt autobiography, Wilfred Holder carries readers on an insightful journey detailing key moments of a truly fulfilled life. Though Wilfred hails from the small village of Bartica, Guyana, the land of gold, he was not fortunate enough to be born with a golden spoon in his mouth. Nevertheless, he nurtured big dreams and watched these dreams and desires materialize by holding firmly to the values of perseverance, courage, passion and determination. From all his years as a renowned Caribbean financial advisor, an insurance agent, family man, and pillar of the Marriage Encounter Movement and Family Life associated with the Catholic Church, he powerfully shares both the heartache and profound joy encountered on his path to living his true calling. From rock bottom to the glorious peaks of success, his inspiring tales of overcoming failure personal or professional will resonate with readers everywhere, on all walks of life. His story is a must read for anyone feeling discouraged about their circumstances or shying away from living their true calling. The wise words of Wilfred Holder not only uplift and advise but invoke introspection of our own dreams and the actions to take to realize our full potential.
From Hell to Heaven, One Man's Journey
Author: Daffy Gustav
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1504904958
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
With the confession of several years of secrets, Daffy Gustavs life changed forever. As he leads others down an emotional path lined with heartfelt poems that detail the disbelief, pain, frustrations, and eventual healing that followed his divorce and estrangement from his children, Gustav shines a light on the unfortunate effects of heartache. Gustav, who one day came home from work and discovered an empty house, shares poetry that provide a realistic glimpse into what it is really like to experience the breakup of a marriage, to lose your children, to endure monumental financial challenges, to survive betrayal from other family members, to grapple with a variety of emotions that accompany such a life-shattering chain of events, and finally, to be guided to change. Through it all, Gustav provides inspiration to others that it is indeed possible to find hope, inner-peace, and love after suffering a personal tragedy. From Hell to Heaven, One Mans Journey shares introspective reflections from an honest man as he learns to survive lifes greatest heartaches and transform his anger into understanding love.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1504904958
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
With the confession of several years of secrets, Daffy Gustavs life changed forever. As he leads others down an emotional path lined with heartfelt poems that detail the disbelief, pain, frustrations, and eventual healing that followed his divorce and estrangement from his children, Gustav shines a light on the unfortunate effects of heartache. Gustav, who one day came home from work and discovered an empty house, shares poetry that provide a realistic glimpse into what it is really like to experience the breakup of a marriage, to lose your children, to endure monumental financial challenges, to survive betrayal from other family members, to grapple with a variety of emotions that accompany such a life-shattering chain of events, and finally, to be guided to change. Through it all, Gustav provides inspiration to others that it is indeed possible to find hope, inner-peace, and love after suffering a personal tragedy. From Hell to Heaven, One Mans Journey shares introspective reflections from an honest man as he learns to survive lifes greatest heartaches and transform his anger into understanding love.
Meeting the Family
Author: Donovan Webster
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426206046
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Donovan Webster brings his vivid journalistic gifts to a new subject, tracing our deep genealogy using cutting-edge DNA research to map our eons-old journey from prehistoric Africa into the modern world. With the same genetic haplotype as many white American males, Webster makes an ideal subject—he is a genuine Everyman. While his voice and spirit are unique to him, in exploring his own ancestry, he shows us our own. Drawing on National Geographic’s Genographic Project, the largest anthropologic DNA study of its kind, Webster traces centuries of migrations, everywhere finding members of his now far-flung genetic family. In Tanzania’s Rift Valley, he hunts with Julius, whose tribe speaks a click language, and wanders the ruins of ancient Mesopotamia with Mohamed and Khalid, now Jordanian citizens. In Samarkand, Uzbekistan, eastern frontier of his ancestral roaming, a circus ringmaster becomes both friend and link to his primal bloodline. Webster’s genographic quest leads him to contemplate what traits he shares with those he meets, and considers what they and their ways of life reveal about the deep history of our species. A lifetime of journalistic travels among a wide range of cultures furnish Webster with a wealth of colorful threads to weave into a story as particularly personal as it is universally human.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426206046
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Donovan Webster brings his vivid journalistic gifts to a new subject, tracing our deep genealogy using cutting-edge DNA research to map our eons-old journey from prehistoric Africa into the modern world. With the same genetic haplotype as many white American males, Webster makes an ideal subject—he is a genuine Everyman. While his voice and spirit are unique to him, in exploring his own ancestry, he shows us our own. Drawing on National Geographic’s Genographic Project, the largest anthropologic DNA study of its kind, Webster traces centuries of migrations, everywhere finding members of his now far-flung genetic family. In Tanzania’s Rift Valley, he hunts with Julius, whose tribe speaks a click language, and wanders the ruins of ancient Mesopotamia with Mohamed and Khalid, now Jordanian citizens. In Samarkand, Uzbekistan, eastern frontier of his ancestral roaming, a circus ringmaster becomes both friend and link to his primal bloodline. Webster’s genographic quest leads him to contemplate what traits he shares with those he meets, and considers what they and their ways of life reveal about the deep history of our species. A lifetime of journalistic travels among a wide range of cultures furnish Webster with a wealth of colorful threads to weave into a story as particularly personal as it is universally human.
The Shame of Me
Author: Ryan Lefebvre
Publisher: Ascend Books
ISBN: 9780984113026
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Kansas City Royals' broadcaster Ryan Lefebvre seems to have it all - a dream sports job of announcing Major League Baseball, a huge house on a lake, plenty of expensive toys, good looks, and the admiration of friends and fans. But depression is seldom deterred by such superficial trappings. And depression's grip on Ryan was so strong and so unyielding that he nearly ended his life. In one moment, he's a glib play-by-play announcer ; the next, he's a tormented soul on the floor of his closet. And that's just the beginning of The shame of me, the spell - binding story of Ryan's descent into the darkness of depression, his courageous struggle to recover, and his new perspectives on living a balanced and healthy life. Told with intimacy and immediacy, Ryan's story is a must - read for anyone who has ever struggled with inner doubts. It is especially powerful for men who may be feeling lost, but are too embarrassed to confront their problems. Ryan, the son of former Major League player and manager Jim Lefebvre, and co - author Jefferey Flanagan take us through living hell before Ryan's recovery and redemption give us hope for anyone who suffers from the debilitating disease Major Depressive Disorder. -- From Amazon.com.
Publisher: Ascend Books
ISBN: 9780984113026
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Kansas City Royals' broadcaster Ryan Lefebvre seems to have it all - a dream sports job of announcing Major League Baseball, a huge house on a lake, plenty of expensive toys, good looks, and the admiration of friends and fans. But depression is seldom deterred by such superficial trappings. And depression's grip on Ryan was so strong and so unyielding that he nearly ended his life. In one moment, he's a glib play-by-play announcer ; the next, he's a tormented soul on the floor of his closet. And that's just the beginning of The shame of me, the spell - binding story of Ryan's descent into the darkness of depression, his courageous struggle to recover, and his new perspectives on living a balanced and healthy life. Told with intimacy and immediacy, Ryan's story is a must - read for anyone who has ever struggled with inner doubts. It is especially powerful for men who may be feeling lost, but are too embarrassed to confront their problems. Ryan, the son of former Major League player and manager Jim Lefebvre, and co - author Jefferey Flanagan take us through living hell before Ryan's recovery and redemption give us hope for anyone who suffers from the debilitating disease Major Depressive Disorder. -- From Amazon.com.
One Man's Climb
Author: Adrian Hayes
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1526745380
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
A deeply moving story of the beauty and brutality of life, and death, on the world’s most unpredictable and perilous mountain. Sitting just lower than Everest at 8,611 meeres above sea level on the China–Pakistan border, the Savage Mountain claims the lives of even the most experienced climbers. Alongside severe altitude, the weather is notoriously volatile and the climb relentlessly steep. A staggering one in four attempts result in death on the mountain. In One Man’s Climb, Adrian Hayes details an intensely personal account of his attempts to climb K2 – first in 2013 and again in 2014. Absorbing and self-reflective, his journey is as much a story of climbing a mountain as it is a testament to the human spirit’s ability to endure.
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1526745380
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
A deeply moving story of the beauty and brutality of life, and death, on the world’s most unpredictable and perilous mountain. Sitting just lower than Everest at 8,611 meeres above sea level on the China–Pakistan border, the Savage Mountain claims the lives of even the most experienced climbers. Alongside severe altitude, the weather is notoriously volatile and the climb relentlessly steep. A staggering one in four attempts result in death on the mountain. In One Man’s Climb, Adrian Hayes details an intensely personal account of his attempts to climb K2 – first in 2013 and again in 2014. Absorbing and self-reflective, his journey is as much a story of climbing a mountain as it is a testament to the human spirit’s ability to endure.
Giving Up Whiteness
Author: Jeff James
Publisher: Broadleaf Books
ISBN: 1506464033
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Jeff James was one of the good white guys. At least that's what he thought. But when he asked a black friend how to become an antiracist, he had to think again. "Simple," she shot back, "get rid of whiteness." Thus began his journey to discover, name, and dismantle the racial category that had defined and advantaged him for a lifetime. In Giving Up Whiteness, James leads readers on an intimate, humble, and disorienting investigation of what it means to be white in twenty-first-century America. He begins to wonder what forces shape his own and other white people's choices: about where to live, who to marry, and what church to join. With a blend of honest storytelling and incisive critique, James guides readers through the questions he encountered: What privileges accrue to people categorized as white? How have some Christians bolstered white supremacy through misreading of Scripture? How does whiteness make itself invisible? And is it possible to give it up? The things we can't see yield the most power, so it's time to take a hard look at whiteness. Ultimately, James writes, white people like him have a lot of work to do, and it's past time to get started.
Publisher: Broadleaf Books
ISBN: 1506464033
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Jeff James was one of the good white guys. At least that's what he thought. But when he asked a black friend how to become an antiracist, he had to think again. "Simple," she shot back, "get rid of whiteness." Thus began his journey to discover, name, and dismantle the racial category that had defined and advantaged him for a lifetime. In Giving Up Whiteness, James leads readers on an intimate, humble, and disorienting investigation of what it means to be white in twenty-first-century America. He begins to wonder what forces shape his own and other white people's choices: about where to live, who to marry, and what church to join. With a blend of honest storytelling and incisive critique, James guides readers through the questions he encountered: What privileges accrue to people categorized as white? How have some Christians bolstered white supremacy through misreading of Scripture? How does whiteness make itself invisible? And is it possible to give it up? The things we can't see yield the most power, so it's time to take a hard look at whiteness. Ultimately, James writes, white people like him have a lot of work to do, and it's past time to get started.
My 9-11
Author: Richard Agudelo
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983593799
Category : Disasters
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983593799
Category : Disasters
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
Mother of God
Author: Paul Rosolie
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062259547
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
“An old-fashioned jungle adventure, one with rare immediacy and depth of feeling for the people and creatures [Rosolie] encounters.” —Wall Street Journal For fans of The Lost City of Z, Walking the Amazon, and Turn Right at Machu Picchu comes naturalist and explorer Paul Rosolie’s extraordinary adventure in the uncharted tributaries of the Western Amazon—a tale of discovery that vividly captures the awe, beauty, and isolation of this endangered land and presents an impassioned call to save it. In the Madre de Dios—Mother of God—region of Peru, where the Amazon River begins its massive flow, the Andean Mountain cloud forests fall into lowland Amazon Rainforest, creating the most biodiversity-rich place on the planet. In January 2006, when he was just a restless eighteen-year-old hungry for adventure, Paul Rosolie embarked on a journey to the west Amazon that would transform his life. Venturing alone into some of the most inaccessible reaches of the jungle, he encountered giant snakes, floating forests, isolated tribes untouched by outsiders, prowling jaguars, orphaned baby anteaters, poachers in the black market trade in endangered species, and much more. Yet today, the primordial forests of the Madre de Dios are in danger from developers, oil giants, and gold miners eager to exploit its natural resources. In Mother of God, this explorer and conservationist relives his amazing odyssey exploring the heart of this wildest place on earth. When he began delving deeper in his search for the secret Eden, spending extended periods in isolated solitude, he found things he never imagined could exist. “Alone and miniscule against a titanic landscape I have seen the depths of the Amazon, the guts of the jungle where no men go, Rosolie writes. “But as the legendary explorer Percy Fawcett warned, ‘the few remaining unknown places of the world exact a price for their secrets.’” Illustrated with 16 pages of color photos.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062259547
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
“An old-fashioned jungle adventure, one with rare immediacy and depth of feeling for the people and creatures [Rosolie] encounters.” —Wall Street Journal For fans of The Lost City of Z, Walking the Amazon, and Turn Right at Machu Picchu comes naturalist and explorer Paul Rosolie’s extraordinary adventure in the uncharted tributaries of the Western Amazon—a tale of discovery that vividly captures the awe, beauty, and isolation of this endangered land and presents an impassioned call to save it. In the Madre de Dios—Mother of God—region of Peru, where the Amazon River begins its massive flow, the Andean Mountain cloud forests fall into lowland Amazon Rainforest, creating the most biodiversity-rich place on the planet. In January 2006, when he was just a restless eighteen-year-old hungry for adventure, Paul Rosolie embarked on a journey to the west Amazon that would transform his life. Venturing alone into some of the most inaccessible reaches of the jungle, he encountered giant snakes, floating forests, isolated tribes untouched by outsiders, prowling jaguars, orphaned baby anteaters, poachers in the black market trade in endangered species, and much more. Yet today, the primordial forests of the Madre de Dios are in danger from developers, oil giants, and gold miners eager to exploit its natural resources. In Mother of God, this explorer and conservationist relives his amazing odyssey exploring the heart of this wildest place on earth. When he began delving deeper in his search for the secret Eden, spending extended periods in isolated solitude, he found things he never imagined could exist. “Alone and miniscule against a titanic landscape I have seen the depths of the Amazon, the guts of the jungle where no men go, Rosolie writes. “But as the legendary explorer Percy Fawcett warned, ‘the few remaining unknown places of the world exact a price for their secrets.’” Illustrated with 16 pages of color photos.
Both Sides Now
Author: Dhillon Khosla
Publisher: Untreed Reads
ISBN: 1611878039
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Both Sides Now is a vivid and compelling account of how one man’s search for wholeness led him through multiple, complex, and life-threatening surgeries that transformed him not only physically, but emotionally and spiritually as well. Born with the body of a female, Dhillon Khosla knew very early on that his true identity was male, yet he spent nearly two decades repressing that knowledge and trying to embrace his female form. Shortly after turning twenty-eight, he came across an article about men born with female bodies who had undergone surgeries to reclaim their male identity. When he read their stories, Khosla felt flashes of recognition stirring within and—for the first time—hope. In this riveting memoir, Khosla discusses openly and honestly what it was like to live as a woman, and how that life shaped the man he is today. Through anecdotes, he shares unique and profound insights into the sexes. Ultimately, however, Both Sides Now is a story about what it means to truly love oneself, and the willingness to turn away from the dissenting voices that tell us who we ought to be…and toward that one, lone voice that has known all along.
Publisher: Untreed Reads
ISBN: 1611878039
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Both Sides Now is a vivid and compelling account of how one man’s search for wholeness led him through multiple, complex, and life-threatening surgeries that transformed him not only physically, but emotionally and spiritually as well. Born with the body of a female, Dhillon Khosla knew very early on that his true identity was male, yet he spent nearly two decades repressing that knowledge and trying to embrace his female form. Shortly after turning twenty-eight, he came across an article about men born with female bodies who had undergone surgeries to reclaim their male identity. When he read their stories, Khosla felt flashes of recognition stirring within and—for the first time—hope. In this riveting memoir, Khosla discusses openly and honestly what it was like to live as a woman, and how that life shaped the man he is today. Through anecdotes, he shares unique and profound insights into the sexes. Ultimately, however, Both Sides Now is a story about what it means to truly love oneself, and the willingness to turn away from the dissenting voices that tell us who we ought to be…and toward that one, lone voice that has known all along.
Beautiful Madness
Author: James Dodson
Publisher: Dutton Adult
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Accounts of the Philadelphia Flower Show and the Chelsea Garden Show reveal what the author learned about some of the Western world's most influential gardens and gardeners and describe some of the more exotic plants presented at the shows.
Publisher: Dutton Adult
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Accounts of the Philadelphia Flower Show and the Chelsea Garden Show reveal what the author learned about some of the Western world's most influential gardens and gardeners and describe some of the more exotic plants presented at the shows.