Left Behind! (eBook, ePUB)
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In a world grown weary of wealthy elites and pretentious celebrities, this memoirfrom an ordinary but successful man is an inspiration and a delight. Mike Autry grewup in the working-class small city of Dayton, in Northern Kentucky. As a child, Mikesuffered from undiagnosed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and aseries of head injuries. At his local public school, he was held back and requiredto repeat grades three times. Consequently, he began to think of himself as the boywho would always be left behind. Autry dropped out of school at sixteen years ofage, having completed the e...
In a world grown weary of wealthy elites and pretentious celebrities, this memoirfrom an ordinary but successful man is an inspiration and a delight. Mike Autry grewup in the working-class small city of Dayton, in Northern Kentucky. As a child, Mikesuffered from undiagnosed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and aseries of head injuries. At his local public school, he was held back and requiredto repeat grades three times. Consequently, he began to think of himself as the boywho would always be left behind. Autry dropped out of school at sixteen years ofage, having completed the eighth grade. Mike refused to accept failure as his lifestory. As soon as he was of age, he joined the military and left the hard-drinking,working-class environment of Dayton to explore the world as a soldier. Expecting tosee combat in Vietnam, he was selected for administrative work and stationed inFrance and the United Kingdom, where he had many bizarre and some memorableexperiences. Following his tour of duty, Mike remained in England where he hadsuccess in retail store management. Returning to the States, he served as a policeofficer in Northern Kentucky during the wide-open Newport crime era and then had arewarding career as a skilled factory worker at General Electric Aircraft Engines inEvendale, Ohio. He has been a thrice-married husband, father, and grandfather.Through dogged determination, matured native intelligence, and a little bit of goodfortune, Autry overcame the challenges of his situation. Summoning an unusual degreeof persistence and optimism, the boy that was left behind made something of himselfand contributed to making a better world in the process. If you''ve ever feltinclined to cheer for an underdog, Left Behind! is the book for you. This is Mike''sfirst book. He writes intelligently and sensitively about the problems that plaguesociety in rust-belt states, including conflicts arising from class, race, andgender. His vivid style will engage readers eager to learn more about the strugglesof schoolchildren, blue-collar workers, and small- town residents who feel they arebeing left behind in the fast-moving modern world of big business and biggovernment.
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