Chip Bearden

Goodbye, Papa Golf (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Discover the Human Spirit's Power to Soar in This Award-Winning Memoir

Winner of the 2024 Joseph C. Lincoln Memorial Award for Literature and a surprise #1 New Releases Top Seller, this gripping true story of resilience, transformation, and triumph is more than a book about flying or running. It's an adventure that resonates with anyone who has faced life's greatest challenges.

At just 14 years old, a boy learns to command the skies as a glider pilot, eventually becoming a top sailplane racer, all while trying to emerge from the shadow of his All-American father. But his life takes a shattering turn after a violent crash on the national stage. In the aftermath, he confronts failure, redefines success, and embarks on an extraordinary journey of self-discoverybecoming a Boston Marathon veteran, a husband, a father, and, ultimately, a man transformed.

This emotionally charged narrative transcends the worlds of aviation and distance running to tell a universal story of human perseverance. Readers will:

• Be inspired by the tenacity it takes to rebuild after life's setbacks.
• Feel empowered to chase their dreams, no matter the odds.
• Gain insights into the courage it takes to confront fear, loss, and self-doubt.
• Celebrate the triumph of the human spirit in the face of adversity.

Just like Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air captivated readers who had never climbed a mountain, much less Mt. Everest, Goodbye, Papa Golf invites you into the rarefied worlds of glider racing and marathon runningbut its true brilliance lies in its universal themes of resilience, love, and redemption.

Global Success Story

Goodbye, Papa Golf is set in the U.S., but it has captured the hearts of readers and earned kudos from reviewers in numerous countries, more than half of which do not have English as an official language. This memoir proves that the language of perseverance and triumph is universal.

Whether you're an adventure enthusiast, a pilot, a runner, a dreamer, or simply someone who loves a well-told story of transformation, Goodbye, Papa Golf will take you on a journey you'll never forget.

Step into this unforgettable tale of courage, endurance, and the boundless possibilities of the human spirit.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Chip Bearden
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798987274019
• Artikelnr.: 70759358

Autorenporträt

Now an Amazon.com Best Selling author, Chip Bearden learned how to fly in 1965, before he was legally old enough to drink, drive a car, vote, or have sex. A nationally ranked sailplane racing pilot since the 1970s, he has dealt with challenges, successes, setbacks, and tragedies. With an impressive accumulation of 3,000 flight hours, Chip's passion for sailplane racing has endured. Guided by his father, who served as his flight instructor, coach, and flying partner, Chip steadily ascended the ranks during the 1970s, before the arc of his competitive career was irrevocably altered by a horrific crash. Having been raised in a soaring family, Chip continued to embrace that passion as an adult. Now, however, he was faced with juggling it with the demands of a career and his own family, as well as with another passion-running marathons, including conquering the iconic Boston Marathon on multiple occasions. He has long wanted to leverage his flying and running experiences to push beyond sensational tales of "There I was, facing death at 10,000 feet!" and explore why pilots-and marathon runners, mountain climbers, auto racers, and others-are driven to flirt with danger, not always despite the risks but because of them. His widely respected writing has appeared online and in print, including in The New York Times. For more information, see https://chipbearden.com