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Genere/formato: | Autobiographies Biographies Biography |
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Persona nominata: | Weldon Long |
Tipo materiale: | Biography |
Tipo documento | Libro |
Tutti gli autori / Collaboratori: |
Weldon Long |
ISBN: | 9781608320004 1608320006 |
Numero OCLC: | 427612339 |
Descrizione: | xiii, 199 pages ; 23 cm |
Contenuti: | A Night Out with Elliot: Spring 1987 -- Black Monday: October 19, 1987 -- Me: 1964 to 1987 -- I'm Going to Cañon City, Cañon City Here I Come ... : December 1987 to Spring 1990 -- Back on the Street Again: Spring 1990 to December 1, 1991 -- And Then There Were Two: December 1, 1991 to January 1993 -- Happy Birthday to Me: January 18, 1993 -- Back to the Can: January 1993 to Fall 1993 -- Back on the Street Again (Reprise): Fall 1993 to March 1995 -- Viva Las Vegas: March 1995 to March 1996 -- The Turning Point: March 1996 to August 1996 -- The Upside of Fear: September 1996 to August 1997 -- Reality Bites: December 1996 to July 1997 -- Not Out of the Woods Yet: August 1997 to May 1999 -- Finished with the Feds: May 14, 1999 to December 10, 1999 -- The Prodigal Son Returns to Cañon City: December 10, 1999 to October 2002 -- Back on the Streets Again (Final Reprise): October 2002 to April 2003 -- Epilogue: 2003 to Present. |
Responsabilità: | Weldon Long. |
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Inspiring and Motivational, You Must Read This Book!
I am recommending this book to everyone I know! The author delivers a true tale that is heartbreaking, funny, motivational, and feel-good, all rolled into one book.
Growing up, Wally had a father that was distant, and while never really in big trouble, he was a classic underachiever...
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I am recommending this book to everyone I know! The author delivers a true tale that is heartbreaking, funny, motivational, and feel-good, all rolled into one book.
Growing up, Wally had a father that was distant, and while never really in big trouble, he was a classic underachiever and didn't really fit in well. He married young, and it was a dyfunctional relationship. Neither he or his wife were happy, and neither really knew what was wrong, or how to fix it. One night Wally is out driving around aimlessly (pretty much the way he had lived life up to this point), when he picks up a hitchhiker. Together, the two of them decide to rob a store, and life goes rapidly downhill from there. For the next 20 years, Wally's live is a mess, over half that time is spent in prison, when he is out of prison the time is spent committing crime, drinking, using drugs, and having a son that he rarely sees. With a ninth grade education, he finally realizes in prison that the only way to change things is for HIM to make a decision, change his life, and make it the way he wants it to be. He begins by reading every self-help, religious and motivational text he can get his hands on. The story from there is nothing less than an inspiration. There is truly something here for us all to learn.
Weldon (Wally) Long pulls no punches here, and doesn't try to pretty up the truth of his mistakes in any way. The story is harsh and brutal, and sometimes it's pretty tough to have any sympathy for him. Written with honesty and from the heart, it will make the toughest reader feel a tug on the heartstrings. Teaching himself to share his loving feeling for his son through letters to the boy, he shares a tender and moving part of himself; one he wasn't even aware existed.
If you know someone struggling with life, and feeling that they are just unlucky and ready to give up, buy this book for them. Regardless of your views on religion, whether you believe in God, miracles, or anything else; this book will touch your soul and help you see things differently. I have already loaned it out to a friend, and actually have several more folks in mind to lend it to next. In fact, I plan on buying a couple of copies, one to keep for myself and a few more to share with friends, family and others.
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