Outrageous Grace

Taking the Long Way Home

John Otterbacher (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2009
Adlard Coles Nautical (Verlag)
978-1-4081-1278-6 (ISBN)

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A truly inspirational story of a man unwilling to give up his dream in the face of massive odds. Beginning flat on his back in a local health club, gasping for breath, the story sees John fighting through repeated heart surgery, heart attacks in between and a journey of over 4,000 miles.

'If you fall far enough, it's hard to know when you hit bottom. The air gets sucked out of you on the way down.' This is the inspirational story of an incredibly determined sailor refusing to give up his dream in the face of massive odds. Just as he and his family had decided to sail a circuit of the Atlantic for a year, John is struck down with heart failure. Devastated that his plans are thwarted, he endures seven operations in eight months as procedure after procedure fails. Finally, he has to endure open heart surgery - and immediately makes plans for his 'trip'. Narrated with present-tense immediacy, this is John's account of drowning in heart disease, fighting back to the surface and sailing on. It begins with him flat on his back in a local health club, gasping for air. It ends 31 months and 4,000 miles later as he and his family sail their boat into Schull Harbour, Ireland.
Funny, tragic, uplifting, moving and humorous - it will speak not only to timid sailors, wondering if they are brave enough to take that big step (whatever 'big' is in their own terms) but also to anyone facing immense difficulties, setbacks and even life-threatening danger in their non-sailing lives. It is an inspirational story with a message for everyone. John Otterbacher self-published in the USA, where the book was a finalist in the Best Book Award by USA Book News and won an Indie Award for Best New Non-Fiction Book of the Year.

When John Otterbacher talks about 'living beyond your fears' he's speaking from experience. Paying for his education via factory and construction jobs, he qualified as a clinical psychologist, set up his own practice, and then became a firebrand senator campaigning on health issues. He and his wife took up sailing in the 1980s, taking a 15 month cruise to the Mediterranean and Caribbean. He is now a sought-after speaker.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.7.2009
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	127 x 198 mm
Gewicht	244 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport
	Reisen ► Reiseberichte
	Medizin / Pharmazie
ISBN-10	1-4081-1278-7 / 1408112787
ISBN-13	978-1-4081-1278-6 / 9781408112786
Zustand	Neuware