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Not far from the tree

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

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Description
x, 219 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
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.
Subjects
Note
  • "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)
  • Includes bibliographical references (page [220]).
Contents
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
Sc E 18-554
ISBN
  • 9781720692300
  • 1720692300
OCLC
1081176770
Author
Simmons, Eric Otis, 1956- author.
Title
Not far from the tree / Eric Otis Simmons.
Publisher
[United States] : Eric Simmons Enterprises, Inc., [2017]
Copyright Date
©2017
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page [220]).
Local Subject
Black author.
Research Call Number
Sc E 18-554
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