Adversity Builds Character: An Inspirational True Life Story of Disability, Addiction, and Acceptance - Couverture souple

Ufert, Tom

 
9781475952711: Adversity Builds Character: An Inspirational True Life Story of Disability, Addiction, and Acceptance
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ISBN 10 : 1475952716 ISBN 13 : 9781475952711
Editeur : iUniverse, 2012

Synopsis

From an early age, author Tom Ufert can remember his grandmother proclaiming that adversity builds character. At the time, he didn't completely understand what it meant-or know that he would actually live it. In Adversity Builds Character, Ufert shares the events that altered and shaped his life and shows how, with God's help, he was able to survive, thrive, and inspire others. In this memoir, he narrates his life story and tells about the adversity he has faced-his mother's early divorces; the breakdown of his relationship with his sister; his adoption by family friends; his mother's illness and murder; his contact with a predatory pedophile; his questioning of his own sexuality, bisexuality, and eventual acceptance of being gay; alcoholism and sexual addiction; diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis and HIV; and paralysis from a car accident. Revealing, honest, painful, and tender, Adversity Builds Character communicates the power of the human spirit to overcome the trials of modern life. It shows how Ufert's suffering paved the way for a deep appreciation for life and God's role in the world.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

From an early age, author Tom Ufert can remember his grandmother proclaiming that adversity builds character. At the time, he didn't completely understand what it meant-or know that he would actually live it. In Adversity Builds Character, Ufert shares the events that altered and shaped his life and shows how, with God's help, he was able to survive, thrive, and inspire others. In this memoir, he narrates his life story and tells about the adversity he has faced-his mother's early divorces; the breakdown of his relationship with his sister; his adoption by family friends; his mother's illness and murder; his contact with a predatory pedophile; his questioning of his own sexuality, bisexuality, and eventual acceptance of being gay; alcoholism and sexual addiction; diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis and HIV; and paralysis from a car accident. Revealing, honest, painful, and tender, Adversity Builds Character communicates the power of the human spirit to overcome the trials of modern life. It shows how Ufert's suffering paved the way for a deep appreciation for life and God's role in the world.

Biographie de l'auteur

Tom Ufert, a community affairs advocate, earned a double bachelor's degree in political science and history from Centenary College of Louisiana and did graduate studies in East Asian political affairs as a Rotary International scholar at Australian National University. Ufert currently lives in Haltom City, Texas.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1475952716
ISBN 13 
9781475952711
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
196
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  1475952732 ISBN 13 :  9781475952735
Editeur : iUniverse, 2012
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