While a good portion of that time was interesting and engaging, in the end, my corporate life culminated in devastating personal, professional and health challenges (for more on my personal story, see my book Breakdown Breakthrough ).

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Probably my favorite story that we tell in the book is about Greg Tackett who owns a car stereo customization store in Pikeville, KY.

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The story of my journey is told in a book entitled A Tree Has Fallen In Africa.

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He writes in the book that his story is "about my life cancer, with cancer, and my life after it".

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"He (Faldo) will be fantastic, " the 38-year-old Briton said, as he signed copies of his new book 'Heroes All, My Ryder Cup Story 2006'.

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When I was involved in a great story, sometimes even swept away into another time period or country, my book became my friend, and I hated to leave the house without it.

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When I was conducting the research for my book, The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs, I came across one story that provides a glimpse into how Steve Jobs and the company he co-founded has achieved its stunning success.

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Of course one of the reasons that I noticed this particular factoid in the Baidu- Robin Li Businessweek story has to do with one of the Warren Buffetts Next Door I profile in my new book, Mike Koza.

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