Bright Lights of the Second City : 50 Prominent Chicagoans on Living with Passion and Purpose.
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Bright Lights of the Second City : 50 Prominent Chicagoans on Living with Passion and Purpose.
Author:
Storm, Betsy.
ISBN:
9780991417421
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (113 pages)
Contents:
Front Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Carol Adams -- Lori Andrews -- Stephen Asma -- Tracy Baim -- Barbara Bowman -- Marca Bristo -- Johnpaul Cafiero -- Helen Cameron -- Gloria Castillo -- Danny Davis -- Richard Dent -- Richard Driehaus -- Stuart Dybek -- Fritzie Fritzshall -- Gale Gand -- Vered Hankin -- T. Gunny Harboe -- Leslie Hindman -- Jamels James -- Kathy Kelly -- Jim Kenney -- Tim King -- Alex Kotlowitz -- Bill Kurtis -- Martha Lavey -- Hal Lewis -- Ramsey Lewis -- James Lovell -- Ann Lurie -- Martin Marty -- Patricia Monaghan -- Jim Mullen -- Elise Paschen -- Eboo Patel -- Rachel Barton Pine -- Stephen Ross -- Janet Rowley -- Tim Samuelson -- Barbara Schermer -- Paul Sereno -- John Sherer -- Ed Shurna -- Dick Simpson -- Alpana Singh -- Gary Slutkin -- Mary Sommers -- David Steinhorn -- Tony Tasset -- Bronwyn Weaver -- Kerry Wood -- Back Cover.
Abstract:
The 50 inspirational Chicagoans profiled in this portfolio provide a powerful catalyst for jumpstarting or advancing one's own personal odyssey. These profiles, shared in the subjects' own voices, reveal rarely explored facets of each gifted Chicagoan, including Congressman Danny Davis; Bill Kurtis, broadcaster and documentarian; Ramsey Lewis, jazz legend; Captain James Lovell, Apollo 13 astronaut; Martin Marty, PhD, theologian and author; and Kerry Wood, former pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. The book explores these provocative questions: What manner of influences and early-life events forged the development of these individuals? Who challenged them to follow their passions, and how? Is it possible to identify the motivations that enliven these movers and shakers, these midnight-oil burners who manage to make their accomplishments look easy? (The answer is a resounding yes.) These intimate profiles demonstrate how any one of us can leverage our life's lessons to achieve greater personal successes, find and refine our passions, and achieve our goals.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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