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Not far from the tree

Title
  1. Not far from the tree / Eric Otis Simmons.
Published by
  1. [United States] : Eric Simmons Enterprises, Inc., [2017]
  2. ©2017
Author
  1. Simmons, Eric Otis, 1956-

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Description
  1. x, 219 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
  1. Memoir of an African American man raised by a single mother, who went on to academic and athletic success at Auburn University and a rewarding career in corporate America.
Subject
  1. Conduct of life
  2. Resilience (Personality trait) in children
  3. African Americans > Southern States > Biography
  4. Sales personnel > United States > Biography
  5. Children of divorced parents > Biography
  6. African American executives > Biography
  7. Black author
  8. Academic achievement
  9. Auburn University Alumni and alumnae > Biography
  10. Simmons, Eric Otis, 1956-
Contents
  1. A Child is Born -- In a League, All Their Own -- Otis Alexander Bailey -- My Ancestry Hunt -- Otis Davis Simmons -- Jean Wiletta Simmons -- The Early Years -- Hooked on Sports -- Remembering Akron -- Dunbar Junior High -- Life Changing Event -- Adjusting to Montgomery -- Robert E. Lee High -- Auburn University -- Transitioning to AUM -- How I Met My Wife -- Bachelor's Party and Wedding -- My Corporate Career -- Mom Becomes Ill -- Closing.
Call number
  1. Sc E 18-554
Note
  1. "My mom instilled in me, to give it my all. I wasn't about to let her down!" "Who said a young black man raised by a single mom is a bad thing?"--Cover.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (page [220]).
Author
  1. Simmons, Eric Otis, 1956- author.
Title
  1. Not far from the tree / Eric Otis Simmons.
Publisher
  1. [United States] : Eric Simmons Enterprises, Inc., [2017]
Copyright date
  1. ©2017
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (page [220]).
Local subject
  1. Black author.
ISBN
  1. 9781720692300
  2. 1720692300
Research call number
  1. Sc E 18-554
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