Snowflakes: and other stories - Allison, Chris L.
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In Snowflakes and Other Stories, Allison's first work of fiction, he explores the timeless themes of love, forgiveness and tragedy with deftly drawn characters and a healthy dose of humor. Like many a great fiction writer, the author drew on his own experience for many of the characters and storylines. " My Father's Day" is a glimpse into the relationship Allison held with his father, founder of Tollgrade Communications. In the title story "Snowflakes," the protagonist sustains injuries suggestive of real events during Allison's teenage years. Other stories including "For Want of a Fine…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
In Snowflakes and Other Stories, Allison's first work of fiction, he explores the timeless themes of love, forgiveness and tragedy with deftly drawn characters and a healthy dose of humor. Like many a great fiction writer, the author drew on his own experience for many of the characters and storylines. " My Father's Day" is a glimpse into the relationship Allison held with his father, founder of Tollgrade Communications. In the title story "Snowflakes," the protagonist sustains injuries suggestive of real events during Allison's teenage years. Other stories including "For Want of a Fine Burgundy" and "The Trades" venture into mystery and science fiction, while "Man's Best Friend" is a poignant portrayal of the healing power of friendship, both two-legged and four-legged.
Autorenporträt
For 16 years -- 10 of which as chairman and CEO - Chris Allison led Tollgrade Communications Inc. from technology start up to public company to being recognized as one of the Best Small Companies in America by Forbes, Fortune, Business 2.0, Bloomberg Personal Finance and Industry Week. In the year 2000, sales of Tollgrade's centralized telephone test systems hit $114 million and its value on the NASDAQ exchange reached $2 billion. For his efforts, Allison was named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young, as well as by the Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association. He was also named CEO Communicator of The Year by the Public Relations Society of America. Now, Allison devotes much of his time to Allegheny College, where he teaches entrepreneurship and managerial economics as the college's entrepreneur-in-residence. He is also a member of Allegheny's board of trustees. Allison has been a columnist for Pittsburgh Quarterly since the magazine's inception in 2005. For his writing, he is a two-time nominee and one-time winner of the Golden Quill Award from the Pittsburgh Press Club. Allison received an honorary doctorate from Clarion University in 2012. He and his wife Jane serve on the Clarion University Foundation board, and were the first ever "husband-and-wife" dual recipients of Clarion doctorates. Snowflakes is his second book, and first work of fiction. In 2013 he published You'll Manage: Lessons from a Former CEO, a collection of essays about the life and business wisdom Allison gathered as CEO of a publicly traded company.