Taking Flight - Sardas, Jacques
22,99 €
inkl. MwSt.
Versandkostenfrei*
Versandfertig in 1-2 Wochen
payback
11 °P sammeln
  • Broschiertes Buch

Avi has had quite a life. He and his wife, Sara, have lived and traveled all over the world, including some exotic-and occasionally less than hospitable-destinations. He's also met and befriended some colorful characters, including a man who can get you anything (for a price, of course), a tribal chieftain, an enterprising shopkeeper, a father who mourns a daughter lost at sea, a particularly hard-nosed and nosy businesswoman, and a desperate man who threatens to drive Avi off a cliff. In this collection of fanciful and offbeat stories, you'll also meet the amorous yet devious Lord and Lady…mehr

Andere Kunden interessierten sich auch für
Produktbeschreibung
Avi has had quite a life. He and his wife, Sara, have lived and traveled all over the world, including some exotic-and occasionally less than hospitable-destinations. He's also met and befriended some colorful characters, including a man who can get you anything (for a price, of course), a tribal chieftain, an enterprising shopkeeper, a father who mourns a daughter lost at sea, a particularly hard-nosed and nosy businesswoman, and a desperate man who threatens to drive Avi off a cliff. In this collection of fanciful and offbeat stories, you'll also meet the amorous yet devious Lord and Lady Ryweinster, a talking Amazonian parrot, a champion MMA fighter, and an elderly couple who could have been headliners at a Catskills resort. At the heart of the collection, however, is the story of the journey Avi takes to a world beyond this one, a fascinating domain where he reunites with his long-deceased mother and two of his siblings. His otherworldly guides help him learn the rules of this unfamiliar, magical realm, and he is able to spend some meaningful moments with the people who were closest to him in childhood and get a glimpse, perhaps, of what lies ahead for us all.
Autorenporträt
Jacques Sardas began his career in business as a file clerk at Goodyear in São Paulo, Brazil, and remained at Goodyear for the following thirty-three years. After his transfer to Akron, Ohio, he became president of the worldwide tire division, the second-highest position in the company. After leaving Goodyear in 1991, Jacques became CEO of two other manufacturing companies- Sudbury, Inc., and Dal-Tile-and subsequently joined a leveraged buyout company from which he retired in 2008. He lives in Dallas and enjoys spending time with his wife of sixty years and their four daughters and eight grandchildren.