Memoirs to Inspire You
About Featured Book: Counting The Days: Crazy Good Ideas for Long-Distance Relationships by Gregg Michaelsen
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Make Your LDR a Success!
Are you counting the days until you get to see your guy again? Do you even want to be in a long-distance relationship? Are you dating or married to someone in the military?
If you said “YES!” to any of those questions, allow me to guide you to a successful Long-Distance Relationship. [Read more…]
About Featured Book: Eat Beat Sleep Repeat: a FIFO Life by Amos O’Henry
“Eat Beat Sleep Repeat: a FIFO Life” is a memoir describing life and experiences as a Fly In Fly Out (FIFO) worker in the oil and gas industry, from trainee to fifteen-year veteran. My career – so far – has included stints on four offshore facilities and one major onshore LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) project. I currently work on the World’s largest floating object which I helped build in South Korea over a three year period. These experiences have been unique in many ways, but are conveyed in a very human way. I was not interested in writing a technical book, a history of the industry, or an environmental tome of monumental importance. This is just a story of my life as a FIFO worker during one of the busiest and most interesting times in the industry, particularly Australia.
I believe that a large amount of “normal” people are very interested in this lifestyle, apart from the 150,000 plus FIFO workers based in Australia, Canada and elsewhere. It also openly and honestly describes my descent into depression, sometimes so bad I wanted to suicide. FIFO can be hard. FIFO is a different life altogether, it comes with its own issues and problems, from distances travelled, the method of getting there, fatigue, dangerous conditions, depression, anxiety, separation from family and The World, huge relationship hurdles, as well as the concept of being trapped by the lifestyle and the large salaries, the Golden Handcuffs as we call it. In fact, this book is a study of Australian working culture in many ways with all its blemishes.
The lifestyle is not for everyone, especially offshore, and many people have crashed and burned in the time I have been in the job. We do a minimum of 12 hour days, 7 days a week, up to 28 days straight, sometimes longer when storms hit or choppers fail. At the same time a lot of us get paid well and we get decent breaks when we spend that money we earn. And we work with some of the best people on the planet, even if the Companies and their management structures leave a lot to be desired. I hope you enjoy it and find it interesting.
This Memoir book is available in these Formats: eBook, Print
About Featured Book: Wonders All Around: The Incredible True Story of Astronaut Bruce McCandless II and the First Untethered Flight in Space by Bruce McCandless III
It’s one of the most recognizable images in the history of space exploration: an astronaut in a snow-white spacesuit floating in an expanse of blue. Bruce McCandless II is that man and Wonders All Around is the thoroughly engrossing, extensively researched story of his inspiring life and groundbreaking accomplishments, as told by his son.
This Non-Fiction book is available in these Formats: eBook, Print
About Featured Book: Pendulum of a Mother’s Love by Takia Chase-Smith
Testimonies of Mother-Daughter relationships that through trials have become better. These women share with you how their Mother-Daughter relationships have grown and made them into better, positive Women today. This book is looking to resolve a relationship or even maintain one with your Mother/Daughter. This book provides advice and different situations that you are able to relate to. This is a great read.
This Non-Fiction book is available in these Formats: eBook, Print
About Featured Book: Starvin’ Artist: Hunger for Success by Anthony Waldren
Finding success in this thing called “life” can be complicated. Sometimes we’re driven by an insatiable hunger; other times, we drift in life aimlessly looking for purpose. Yet, what appears to be circumstances meant to bury us can become the foundation from which we grow. In life, we grow strong and resilient simply because of our courage to continue through seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
This book is an example of what happens when perseverance becomes less of an admirable quality and more of a way of life. Starvin’ Artist: Hunger for Success is a truly inspirational story of how poverty, violence, and drug abuse ran rampant in underserved minority communities and how those experiences shaped a young Black boy into a successful husband, father, and business owner. Anthony found peace and solace in art. Despite many challenges, Anthony used the adversity of his reality to fuel his hunger for success.
Starvin’ Artist: Hunger for Success is a reminder that everything—every win, every conquest, every loss, every obstacle, every speed bump, every mistake, and every mishap—can be a stepping stone to success. This book is a guide for taking life experiences (not only in Anthony’s life but the lives of many others) and finding lessons in them and using those lessons to change the trajectory of your life.
This Memoir book is available in these Formats: eBook, Print
