Believe: One man's epic journey hiking the Appalachian Trail - Jenkins, Ethan
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With no experience Ethan Jenkins hiked the Appalachian trail in memory of his Grandmother who died from Alzheimer's disease. As alcoholic struggling with a severe mental disorder, Ethan wanted to end his life. Driven by a dream that would change his life forever he began his fight to do the impossible. He dreamed that he hiked the Appalachian trail, and upon waking up he was determined more then ever to prove that he could stay sober. Knowing only one out of four people complete the hike gave Ethan the motivation he needed. A friend Ethan hadn't seen since film school came along with his…mehr

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With no experience Ethan Jenkins hiked the Appalachian trail in memory of his Grandmother who died from Alzheimer's disease. As alcoholic struggling with a severe mental disorder, Ethan wanted to end his life. Driven by a dream that would change his life forever he began his fight to do the impossible. He dreamed that he hiked the Appalachian trail, and upon waking up he was determined more then ever to prove that he could stay sober. Knowing only one out of four people complete the hike gave Ethan the motivation he needed. A friend Ethan hadn't seen since film school came along with his family to follow him on his journey. To the characters Ethan meets along the way, to the lessons his Grandmother taught him. Believe is a story about love and redemption and one man's quest to find the true meaning of hike your own hike. Sit back relax, and try if you can to believe.
Autorenporträt
Ethan Jenkins grew up in Manchester New Hampshire, a hyper kid with an over active imagination. After falling in love with reading and writing, he knew someday he'd make his dream a reality. As a Freshman in high school he failed English and had to go to summer school, but even that didn't detour his dream of one day becoming a writer. He graduated from Manchester high school West in 2000, and bounced around from one odd job to another. Ethan has done everything from cleaning cars at a rental agencies, to telemarketing and even sold tickets to concerts. It wasn't until his lowest point in his life when he made a decision that changed his life forever, and then a book was born. It has taken Ethan three years to write his first book "Believe" which is based on a true story of Ethan's adventures hiking the Appalachian Trail with no experience in memory of his Grandmother who died from Alzheimer's disease. Aside from the book Ethan is passionate about charity, his favorite being the Hope for NH Recovery, whose main mission is to get drug and alcohol addiction suffers well. Please donate to this amazing organization on Ethan's take action page on his website, every little bit helps. Ethan resides in Los Angeles California with his girlfriend, with big dreams of having his book become optioned into a movie.