Home : The Blueprints of Our Lives by John Edwards download PDF
9780060884543 English 0060884541 "A little over a year ago, I went to visit the home my parents brought me to after I was born, in Seneca, South Carolina. When I walked up to the house for the first time in many, many years I was flooded with memories of my childhood, and growing up in the other houses like this one as we moved around the South. The light making shadows on the floor in the late afternoon, the summer heat that just hangs on you, sitting on the front step waiting for my dad to come home, the sound of my mother cooking in the kitchen. The architecture of those homes was and is unremarkable to just about everyone who sees them, but to me, they're my life they're where I became who I am. I know there are countless stories like mine from people from all around America. I want to share those stories and what they say about America and Americans through this book." John Edwards, From the popular former senator and 2008 presidential hopeful comes an inspiring mosaic on the meaning of home and how it collectively defines us as a nation., Most of us can trace the shape of our lives back to a physical place-a childhood home that played an enormous role in defining how we see ourselves and how we choose to make our way in the world. In Home, John Edwards has collected nearly sixty moving stories that reflect how these places, in many ways, are the blueprints of our lives. Home features uplifting, touching, and engaging narratives from all kinds of people across the country-everyday Americans with deeply inspiring stories share the pages with well-known figures from entertainment and religion, from politics and sports. Visit the early homes of: Mario Batali Benicio Del Toro Bob Dole Tommy Franks John Glenn Danny Glover Nanci Griffith Sugar Ray Leonard Maya Lin Jamie-Lynn Sigler Steven Spielberg Vera Wang Rick Warren . . . and many more. Through words, photos, and illustrations, Home paints a moving picture of America at its best-a country where people, no matter their background, no matter their circumstance, can build a great future. One by one, these different stories reveal our common story-a story that begins with the home we grew up in, the values it gave us, and the hopes that we share.
9780060884543 English 0060884541 "A little over a year ago, I went to visit the home my parents brought me to after I was born, in Seneca, South Carolina. When I walked up to the house for the first time in many, many years I was flooded with memories of my childhood, and growing up in the other houses like this one as we moved around the South. The light making shadows on the floor in the late afternoon, the summer heat that just hangs on you, sitting on the front step waiting for my dad to come home, the sound of my mother cooking in the kitchen. The architecture of those homes was and is unremarkable to just about everyone who sees them, but to me, they're my life they're where I became who I am. I know there are countless stories like mine from people from all around America. I want to share those stories and what they say about America and Americans through this book." John Edwards, From the popular former senator and 2008 presidential hopeful comes an inspiring mosaic on the meaning of home and how it collectively defines us as a nation., Most of us can trace the shape of our lives back to a physical place-a childhood home that played an enormous role in defining how we see ourselves and how we choose to make our way in the world. In Home, John Edwards has collected nearly sixty moving stories that reflect how these places, in many ways, are the blueprints of our lives. Home features uplifting, touching, and engaging narratives from all kinds of people across the country-everyday Americans with deeply inspiring stories share the pages with well-known figures from entertainment and religion, from politics and sports. Visit the early homes of: Mario Batali Benicio Del Toro Bob Dole Tommy Franks John Glenn Danny Glover Nanci Griffith Sugar Ray Leonard Maya Lin Jamie-Lynn Sigler Steven Spielberg Vera Wang Rick Warren . . . and many more. Through words, photos, and illustrations, Home paints a moving picture of America at its best-a country where people, no matter their background, no matter their circumstance, can build a great future. One by one, these different stories reveal our common story-a story that begins with the home we grew up in, the values it gave us, and the hopes that we share.