The American dream revisited : ordinary people, extraordinary results / Gary Sirak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sirak, Gary, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American Dream.

National characteristics, American.

United States--Social conditions.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 123 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Nashville ; New York ; Melbourne : Morgan James, [2017]

Summary:

True stories that reveal why hard work and determination still count--and how the promise of America is still very much alive. The book is a collection of compelling stories from people that overcame a variety of adversities to achieve their American Dream. Featuring accounts of people facing a wide variety of challenges and coming from a wide variety of backgrounds, this book will turn skeptics into believers by way of everyday life examples. It instills inspiration and hope--reminding us that no matter the obstacles, this is still the land of opportunity.

Contents:

Intro

Title

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Foreword

Note to Reader

Chapter 1 Why I Wrote this Book

Chapter 2 An Historic Perspective

Chapter 3 A Personal Perspective

Chapter 4 An Amish Perspective

Chapter 5 A Streetwise Perspective

Chapter 6 A Faith-Based Perspective

Chapter 7 A Father's Perspective

Chapter 8 A Survivor's Perspective

Chapter 9 A Challenged Perspective

Chapter 10 A Political Perspective

Chapter 11 A Kid's Perspective

Chapter 12 An Immigrant's Perspective

Chapter 13 An Artistic Perspective

Chapter 14 A General's Perspective

Chapter 15 My Perspective

Epilogue A Karmic Perspective

Acknowledgements.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63047-965-9

OCLC:

968191807