Mister John

Gebundenes Buch

MISFIT 4

Beschreibung

Mister John hasn't had a home street or mailing address for over half his life. He's never made a mortgage or car payment, nor has he rented an apartment or house. He's never had children or a cup of coffee, so he doesn't know about those things either. Yet, he once held valid driver's licenses from three countries on three continents. Does this small-town boy from humble beginnings live in another reality? Yes, after realizing at an early age that if he lived a life like most everyone else, he'd get a life like most everyone else. John wanted something different. John got something different, and then some, and then some more. From his earliest memories to his latest doings, in MISFIT 4, like each of the three previous volumes, Mister John recounts 36 of his humorous, reflective, inherently interesting, deftly crafted, thoughtful, and thought-provoking short stories. When taken together, what emerges for the reader is the story of his serendipitous life. Authentic, skillfully written memoir storytelling, this is a truly impressive and special series that tells a compelling tale. Mister John's unique perspective on life, presented in make-you-laugh, make-you-cry, make-you-think stories he hopes to pass along to generations of appreciative readers, will leave you enlightened.

Autor

John's life took a sharp turn to the different on April Fools' Day 1991 when he accepted a position to teach computers and math at United Arab Emirates University located in the desert oasis city of Al Ain. On the Men's Campus his first year, he taught on the Women's Campus for the next seven, one of the first unmarried Western men permitted to do so.He returned to the UAE in 2001, the Higher Colleges of Technology hiring him to develop a CAD/Interior Design program at Sharjah Women's College. Where he met Sue, a native of Canada and his wife-to-be. With the program in place, John transferred to Dubai Women's College to again teach computers and math. In 2007, John and Sue retired, at the age of 44, moving to their riverfront property off a dead-end dirt (they aspired to gravel) road in the mountains near Vilcabamba, Ecuador, where they currently reside. In 2017, they purchased a property on the Haida Gwaii archipelago in British Columbia, Canada where they will one day make their last international move. A Wisconsin native, John graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a B.S. in Architecture, a B.A. in Economics, and a Master of Architecture degree. To help finance his education, for 10 seasons, he captained the Chief Waupaca, an authentic sternwheel paddleboat based at Clear Water Harbor on Waupaca's Chain O'Lakes.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: YAK Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 209mm x 132mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 361g
• ISBN-13: 9798999220516
• Artikelnr.: 75542774