{"product_id":"resilience-required-surviving-an-alcoholic-snake-pit-to-building-a-life-of-purpose-triumph-and-achievement-9781038357137","title":"Resilience Required: Surviving an Alcoholic Snake-pit to Building a Life of Purpose, Triumph, and Achievement","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jim Shepard | Martin Appiah\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: FriesenPress\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: FriesenPress\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Business\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a young age, Jim Shepard saw his family wealth and luxurious bayside home squandered away on alcohol abuse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter several desperate downsizing moves with his family, young Jim found himself living in a run-down rooming house that became known as the \"Snake Pit\" as it was frequented by heavy drinking and seedy characters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Jim was not overcome by his circumstances; through his own efforts and with the help of those who saw a spark in him, Jim used adversity as a springboard to achieve astounding success.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe memoir of Jim Shepard, OBC, Resilience Required is a story of perseverance and a boy who can achieve whatever he puts his mind to. From the depths of the Snake Pit to UBC Engineering, from entry-level salesman to Chair and CEO, then coming out of retirement to save the largest lumber manufacturer in Canada from bankruptcy and starting a highly successful charity, to help crush Ovarian Cancer. Jim shows what it means to draw strength from hardship and create opportunity wherever you go.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FriesenPress","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47775959777431,"sku":"9781038357137","price":2863.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781038357137.webp?v=1777993450","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/resilience-required-surviving-an-alcoholic-snake-pit-to-building-a-life-of-purpose-triumph-and-achievement-9781038357137","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}