To anyone who believes that making it to the mountaintop is an impossible dream, here is the author's challenge: "Oh, Yeah? Watch This!" In his intriguing memoir, Lloyd Edward "Ed" Allen Jr., a retired Navy Rear Admiral, corporate vice president and executive coach, tells the story of the making of a man. After a boyhood of loss, abuse and loneliness, Allen became a Naval Flight Officer and flew in F-4s and F-14s from eight different carriers. Later he commanded an aircraft carrier and was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral. Along the way, he also was on a journey of self-discovery: Who was…mehr
To anyone who believes that making it to the mountaintop is an impossible dream, here is the author's challenge: "Oh, Yeah? Watch This!" In his intriguing memoir, Lloyd Edward "Ed" Allen Jr., a retired Navy Rear Admiral, corporate vice president and executive coach, tells the story of the making of a man. After a boyhood of loss, abuse and loneliness, Allen became a Naval Flight Officer and flew in F-4s and F-14s from eight different carriers. Later he commanded an aircraft carrier and was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral. Along the way, he also was on a journey of self-discovery: Who was the real Ed Allen? On one level, this book is about a man who experienced extraordinary success in three different careers. On another, it is about a boy in search of a family. From the valleys to the mountaintops, is a story of determination, overcoming, forgiveness, and closure-and a deep dive into what it means to be human.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
LLOYD EDWARD "ED" ALLEN JR. is a retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, former corporate vice president, and a successful executive coach. During his naval career, he flew in F-4s and F-14s from eight different aircraft carriers. He commanded an F-14 fighter squadron, a Carrier Air Wing, the Amphibious Assault ship USS Vancouver, (LPD-2 and the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea, (CV-43). After promotion to Rear Admiral he commanded the Naval Space Command, and a Carrier Battle Group. Allen served four tours in the Pentagon, including Deputy Director for Current Operations on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. After leaving the Navy, he was a business development executive at the Oracle Corp for eleven years. He capped his professional life career by founding the Executive Success Group, coaching senior business executives. Allen and his wife, Donna, live in Trophy Club, Texas.
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Acknowledgments Foreword Introduction A View From Higher Ground Prologue South Of Kingsville Chapter 1 A Time To Be Born And A Time To Die Chapter 2 "She Was A wonderful Person..." Chapter 3 The Emotional Range War Chapter 4 My Destiny As A Naval Officer Chapter 5 From Academia To F-14A Tomcats Chapter 6 Aspirations And Tensions Chapter 7 Winning Is More Than "Not Losing" Chapter 8 Command At Sea Chapter 9 "The Ageless Warrior" Chapter 10 From The Best Of Times To The Worst Of Times Chapter 11 "Have I Got That About Right?" Chapter 12 In Search Of Serenity Epilogue Rising From Harlingen
Acknowledgments Foreword Introduction A View From Higher Ground Prologue South Of Kingsville Chapter 1 A Time To Be Born And A Time To Die Chapter 2 "She Was A wonderful Person..." Chapter 3 The Emotional Range War Chapter 4 My Destiny As A Naval Officer Chapter 5 From Academia To F-14A Tomcats Chapter 6 Aspirations And Tensions Chapter 7 Winning Is More Than "Not Losing" Chapter 8 Command At Sea Chapter 9 "The Ageless Warrior" Chapter 10 From The Best Of Times To The Worst Of Times Chapter 11 "Have I Got That About Right?" Chapter 12 In Search Of Serenity Epilogue Rising From Harlingen
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