[PDF] The Price Of A Dream eBook

Author : Hank Funk
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 21,64 MB
Release : 2019-07-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1641146257

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Thee Price of My Dream is a book about building a large company and following a personal dream. All too often, books on business-speak about great successes but seldom on the difficulties and the price some people pay to accomplish their dreams. This book tells of such a story""one man learning the ways of self-reliance through the wilderness of business and coping with failure. The Cap-it story began with a dream of building a chain of franchise truck accessory stores throughout North America. It seduced Hank Funk with thoughts of grandeur, but soon would shake him with fear. This obsession with success spread over 27 years and tested his faith and took him through a spiritual pilgrimage of asking questions. Man has his plans, and God has His plans, and man's plans don't matter. How do you blend business laws with God's laws? I opened up a book today and found it's main character was a passionate, determined pioneer named Hank Funk. Page after page illustrated the ups and downs of a man with an insatiable appetite for innovation, adventure and business. After the final page was turned I realized Hank's story was the life I wanted to live. A life of passionately pursuing every moment in the adventure God gives me on this earth. -Dave Klassen, National Director Athletes in Action Hank has written a primer for budding entrepreneurs that illustrates the setbacks and anguish that can be part of the path to success; and how faith, hard work, and determination can get you to your goals. -Madeleine Hardin, M.A.,M.Ed

Author : Wright Thompson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 27,31 MB
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0525505660

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The instant New York Times bestseller! From one of America's most beloved sportswriters and the bestselling author of Pappyland, a collection of true stories about the dream of greatness and its cost in the world of sports. "Wright Thompson's stories are so full of rich characters, bad actors, heroes, drama, suffering, courage, conflict, and vivid detail that I sometimes thinks he's working my side of the street - the world of fiction." - John Grisham There is only one Wright Thompson. He is, as they say, famous if you know who he is: his work includes the most read articles in the history of ESPN (and it's not even close) and has been anthologized in the Best American Sports Writing series ten times, and he counts John Grisham and Richard Ford among his ardent admirers (see back of book). But to say his pieces are about sports, while true as far as it goes, is like saying Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove is a book about a cattle drive. Wright Thompson figures people out. He jimmies the lock to the furnaces inside the people he profiles and does an analysis of the fuel that fires their ambition. Whether it be Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods or Pat Riley or Urban Meyer, he strips the away the self-serving myths and fantasies to reveal his characters in full. There are fascinating common denominators: it may not be the case that every single great performer or coach had a complex relationship with his father, but it can sure seem that way. And there is much marvelous local knowledge: about specific sports, and times and places, and people. Ludicrously entertaining and often powerfully moving, The Cost of These Dreams is an ode to the reporter's art, and a celebration of true greatness and the high price that it exacts.

Author : Craig Hamilton-Parker
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 13,14 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780806977737

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Psychological and mystical meanings of symbols in dreams.

Author : Susan V. Bosak
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,90 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781896232041

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Illustrated text urges the reader to nurture his or her dreams and work to make them a reality.

Author : Sara Goldrick-Rab
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 33,64 MB
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 022640448X

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A “bracing and well-argued” study of America’s college debt crisis—“necessary reading for anyone concerned about the fate of American higher education” (Kirkus). College is far too expensive for many people today, and the confusing mix of federal, state, institutional, and private financial aid leaves countless students without the resources they need to pay for it. In Paying the Price, education scholar Sara Goldrick-Rab reveals the devastating effect of these shortfalls. Goldrick-Rab examines a study of 3,000 students who used the support of federal aid and Pell Grants to enroll in public colleges and universities in Wisconsin in 2008. Half the students in the study left college without a degree, while less than 20 percent finished within five years. The cause of their problems, time and again, was lack of money. Unable to afford tuition, books, and living expenses, they worked too many hours at outside jobs, dropped classes, took time off to save money, and even went without adequate food or housing. In many heartbreaking cases, they simply left school—not with a degree, but with crippling debt. Goldrick-Rab combines that data with devastating stories of six individual students, whose struggles make clear the human and financial costs of our convoluted financial aid policies. In the final section of the book, Goldrick-Rab offers a range of possible solutions, from technical improvements to the financial aid application process, to a bold, public sector–focused “first degree free” program. "Honestly one of the most exciting books I've read, because [Goldrick-Rab has] solutions. It's a manual that I'd recommend to anyone out there, if you're a parent, if you're a teacher, if you're a student."—Trevor Noah, The Daily Show

Author : Raj Gupta
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 47,35 MB
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1483447561

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"Eight Dollars and a Dream tells of a remarkable personal and professional journey by one of America's premier CEOs and corporate directors. Raj Gupta, working with Syd Havely, offers a candid and captivating story, told with passion and special appreciation for how family, mentors and other leaders transformed him and how he in turn changed his world, a compelling account for all who are navigating a corner office, a boardroom, or their life course. " - Michael Useem, Professor and Director of the Leadership Center, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania "Raj's story is the American dream writ large with a focus on what is really important in life. I have had the privilege of working with Raj for many years and have seen his qualities as a business leader firsthand. But I have benefitted even more by watching his example of how to lead one's life with dignity, integrity, and grace. This is a book that needs to be read!" - Bill McNabb, Chairman and CEO, The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Author : Gillian Holloway
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 19,53 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Dream interpretation
ISBN : 1402220596

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The Complete Dream Book is the only dream interpretation book based on concrete data about real people's dreams and how the real events in their lives relate to their nighttime visions.

Author : Hubert Selby
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 20,67 MB
Release : 2011-12-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1453239693

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A tale of four people trapped by their addictions, the basis for the acclaimed Darren Aronofsky film, by the author of Last Exit to Brooklyn. Sara Goldfarb is devastated by the death of her husband. She spends her days watching game shows and obsessing over appearing on television as a contestant—and her prescription diet pills only accelerate her mania. Her son, Harry, is living in the streets with his friend Tyrone and girlfriend Marion, where they spend their days selling drugs and dreaming of escape. When their heroin supply dries up, all three descend into an abyss of dependence and despair, their lives, like Sara’s, doomed by the destructive power of drugs. Tragic and captivating, Requiem for a Dream is one of Selby’s most powerful works, and an indelible portrait of the ravages of addiction. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Hubert Selby Jr. including rare photos from the author’s estate.

Author : Gelasio Gaetani d’Aragona Lovatelli
Publisher : Assouline Publishing
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 17,52 MB
Release : 2016-10-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1614285195

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For more than three years, Aline Coquelle, the well-known globe-trotting photographer, and Count Gelasio Gaetani d’Aragona Lovatelli, a member of one of the oldest aristocratic Italian families, have followed the map of Italy’s best wines. Guided by Gelasio, readers are introduced to a tribe of artistic and wine-loving amici who share their passion for their country’s heritage and bounty. The Italian Dream: Wine, Heritage, Soul is an escape into the effortlessly elegant Italian lifestyle, savoring wine behind the private gates of family castles and vineyards, from the foothills of the Alps to the hill towns of Tuscany to the relaxed southern seasides.