Crisis or opportunity? It's all a matter of how you look at it. For some, the dream of a new life is long-held and then finally realized; for others life changes suddenly and irrevocably, forcing them down a completely different path. A Matter of Choice features success stories and cautionary tales in which loneliness, danger, financial realities, and other unexpected consequences caused the original plan to fail or change. A woman rejects the corporate job she worked so hard to secure in favor of leading rafting tours in the wilderness. A young felon begs a judge and her probation officer for the opportunity to enroll in a Habitat for Humanity program and start her life afresh. A middle-aged newsman is forced to embark on a new career path, replete with the gaffes and insecurities he thought were decades behind him. A career soldier finds himself in a different world with very different rules as he follows his dream to become a sculptor. This book offers a realistic, but ultimately optimistic account of the trend that has become increasingly popular, as many Americans have followed up the age-old question, "What should I be doing?" with the more interesting one: "Why?"
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This book profiles 25 people going through some type of change in their life, whether a new job, relationship, or overcoming some type of obstacle. The stories are generally short and this book is easily readable in a matter of a few hours. I am empowered to do something when I can read about others who have gone through something similar. This book provides motivation for making changes in your life.
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I was changing my life, leaving everyone I had ever known on the East Coast and flinging myself across the country because I wanted to try something new. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Mexico City, United States, West Africa, Los Angeles, Peace Corps, San Francisco, South Carolina, Agios Georgios, Anna Kate, Quebec City, Burger King, Cape Cod, Cape Town, Home Highway, Perry Como, Boston Globe, Chapel Hill, Evening Bulletin, South Africa, Voice of the Conventional New!
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I was changing my life, leaving everyone I had ever known on the East Coast and flinging myself across the country because I wanted to try something new. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Mexico City, United States, West Africa, Los Angeles, Peace Corps, San Francisco, South Carolina, Agios Georgios, Anna Kate, Quebec City, Burger King, Cape Cod, Cape Town, Home Highway, Perry Como, Boston Globe, Chapel Hill, Evening Bulletin, South Africa, Voice of the Conventional New!
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- Puppy Love (Sweet Dreams Series #175) by Carla Bracale Cassidy in Back Matter
- Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman by Alice Steinbach in Back Matter
- Celebrating Women by Paola Gianturco in Back Matter
- In Her Hands: Craftswomen Changing the World by Paola Gianturco in Back Matter
- France, A Love Story: Women Write About the French Experience by Camille Cusumano in Back Matter
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