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Lazarus: From Seven to Seventy-Seven - Couverture souple

Weisberger, Eugene

 
9780595315604: Lazarus: From Seven to Seventy-Seven
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595315607 ISBN 13 : 9780595315604
Editeur : iUniverse, 2004

Synopsis

Initially, Gene's readers found his stories on the Internet. These travel tales were later collected into his first printed work, The Chinese Walking Stick. Now we learn more about him in his latest book, Lazarus. This is a unique volume of short stories compiled into his autobiography. A writer of exciting short stories, Gene assembles his life's tales with his characteristic warmth and wit. Lazarus begins when Gene is seven years old and is hit with the news of his father's untimely death in the midst of his mother's traumatic accident (Now you are the Man of the Family). His story continues with his WWII service and a near fatal train accident followed by a bout with pneumonia. Next we learn of his working career from butcher boy (My First Jobs) to Group President (My Most Memorable Moment).We are riveted by his many career adventures. His life changes drastically after his retirement and again when he is hit with cancer. The story Lazarus is a poignant tale of facing his fears at Sloan-Kettering Hospital. Later it becomes his salvation presenting him with the motivation to go on and we are introduced to a little grandchild (Three Days Young) who gives Gene a reason to live.The final group of stories shows Gene with his wife, Lila, as they celebrate milestones together. Read this autobiography and see how obstacles can be overcome.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Initially, Gene's readers found his stories on the Internet. These travel tales were later collected into his first printed work, The Chinese Walking Stick. Now we learn more about him in his latest book, Lazarus. This is a unique volume of short stories compiled into his autobiography. A writer of exciting short stories, Gene assembles his life's tales with his characteristic warmth and wit. Lazarus begins when Gene is seven years old and is hit with the news of his father's untimely death in the midst of his mother's traumatic accident (Now you are the Man of the Family). His story continues with his WWII service and a near fatal train accident followed by a bout with pneumonia. Next we learn of his working career from butcher boy (My First Jobs) to Group President (My Most Memorable Moment).We are riveted by his many career adventures. His life changes drastically after his retirement and again when he is hit with cancer. The story Lazarus is a poignant tale of facing his fears at Sloan-Kettering Hospital. Later it becomes his salvation presenting him with the motivation to go on and we are introduced to a little grandchild (Three Days Young) who gives Gene a reason to live.The final group of stories shows Gene with his wife, Lila, as they celebrate milestones together. Read this autobiography and see how obstacles can be overcome.

Biographie de l'auteur

Gene?s exciting career began four decades ago in military electronics, becoming General Manager, Vice President, and Group President of a multi-divisional corporation. Recently he began a second career of writing, traveling and story-telling. His first book, The Chinese Walking Stick was published in 2003 and is a collection of fifty short stories about his world travels.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595315607
ISBN 13 
9780595315604
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
160
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
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