When All You Have Is Hope

O'Dea, Frank; Reynolds, John Lawrence

ISBN 10: 0143052551 / ISBN 13: 9780143052555

Edité par Penguin Canada, 2008

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When All You Have is Hope. Penguin Books Canada, Canada, 2008. Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Inscribed by author, no dedication. ?For Canadian entrepreneur Frank O Dea, it was a long road from street life to the high life. He was born in Montreal to an upper-middle class family, but his life took a downturn as a young man when he became a victim of sexual assault. Feeling shame and loneliness, he began drinking at an early age and alienated family and friends in his headlong descent into alcoholism. Soon he was destitute, living in degradation on the streets of Toronto. Then one winter, just two days before Christmas, he found the help he needed and was finally ready to accept it. With the support of a sympathetic employer, the Salvation Army, and a self-help group, O Dead turned his life around: he quit drinking and co-founded a small business. That small business eventually grew to become the very successful Second Cup coffee chain, and that down-and-out young man became a respected businessman, loving hisband and father and one of Canada?s most admired philanthropists. His message is simple: HOPE, VISION, ACTION ? the motto that sustained him during the journey to a new life. An inspiring story of despair and recovery, When All You Have is Hope offers a dramatic illustration of the transformative power of hope.? Slight wear to front cover.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: When All You Have Is Hope
• Éditeur: Penguin Canada
• Date de parution: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0143052551
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780143052555
• Reliure: Soft cover
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• Signé: Inscribed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

For entrepreneur Frank O’Dea, it was a long road from street life to the high life. Born in Montreal to an upper-middle class family, Frank’s life took a downturn as a young man when he was sexually assaulted by a priest. He began drinking at an early age and was soon destitute, living in degradation on the streets of Toronto. By way of a sympathetic employer, the Salvation Army, and Alcoholics Anonymous, O’Dea quit drinking and started a small business that developed into the Second Cup coffee chain. Over the years, his philanthropic activities extended to AIDS fundraising, child literacy in the Third World, and landmine removal. His message is simple: HOPE, VISION, ACTION.

À propos de l?auteur

JOHN LAWRENCE REYNOLDS is the author of almost two dozen non-fiction books, including Bubbles, Bankers and Bailouts, the national bestseller The Naked Investor, and Free Rider: How a Bay Street Whiz Kid Stole and Spent $20 Million, winner of the National Business Book Award. He has also won two Arthur Ellis Awards for best mystery novel, a National Magazine Award, and an Author’s Award from the Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Letters. He lives in Burlington, Ontario.