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Linda Smith grew up impoverished, neglected and abused, but knew a great destiny awaited. She had no idea her life would take the turns it would, or deliver her from fear and guilt to triumph and unconditional love. A high school dropout turned model actress, Smith married a popular Canadian entertainer and built a life together traveling across two countries while becoming entrenched in the Las Vegas celebrity community. Linda had achieved a pinnacle she never thought possible—and then it all came crashing down. When Linda gave birth to a Down syndrome baby, she was certain life as they knew it was over, but instead, their son Christopher became a catalyst that catapulted Linda onto even bigger stages. Behind the glitz and glamour of the Strip, she produced charity events and concerts for a cherished disability organization, learning the job of fundraiser among millionaires, mobsters, and city movers-and-shakers. She became one of the nation’s most successful fundraisers, raising over half a billion dollars for disability causes, but her most cherished role was as a mother, seeing Chris exceed all expectations and become a force that changed not just her life, but their entire world.
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Linda Smith is an author, speaker, and non-profit consultant. She is recognized as a fundraising icon within the Las Vegas community and across the globe. After 38 years of leading one of the largest and well-known non-profit organizations, she launched a consulting business in 2016 as a way to connect donors with deserving charities, while providing visionary ideas and various fundraising approaches for non-profits. Inspired by her eldest son, she was led to establish The Christopher Smith Foundation in her son's name, and author her first book. She lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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- PublisherLinda Smith
- Publication date2019
- ISBN 10 0999227610
- ISBN 13 9780999227619
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages289
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Hardcover. Condition: New condition. NOT a library discard (illustrator). First Edition. No place [but Las Vegas?]: Privately Published INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR as "Linda" with XXX and a smiley face directly on the title page. SIGNED copies are SCARCE. BRAND NEW in PERFECT CONDITION. NO chips, tears, creases, rubbing or fading. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- obviously never read. Rear cover and first page praise from Wayne Newton, Robin Leach, the Honorable Oscar Goodmnan, Penn Jillette (of Penn and Teller), etc. Laid-in is a bookmark promoting the Christopher Smith Foundation (the author's son whose story is a large part of this book). Bound in the original red and white pictorial laminated boards. From the publisher: "Linda Smith grew up impoverished, neglected and abused, but knew a great destiny awaited. She had no idea her life would take the turns it would, or deliver her from fear and guilt to triumph and unconditional love. A high school dropout turned model actress, Smith married a popular Canadian entertainer and built a life together traveling across two countries while becoming entrenched in the Las Vegas celebrity community. Linda had achieved a pinnacle she never thought possible -- and then it all came crashing down. When Linda gave birth to a Down syndrome baby, she was certain life as they knew it was over, but instead, their son Christopher became a catalyst that catapulted Linda onto even bigger stages. Behind the glitz and glamour of the Strip, she produced charity events and concerts for a cherished disability organization, learning the job of fundraiser among millionaires, mobsters, and city movers-and-shakers. She became one of the nation's most successful fundraisers, raising over half a billion dollars for disability causes, but her most cherished role was as a mother, seeing Chris exceed all expectations and become a force that changed not just her life, but their entire world.". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Edition. Hardcover. New condition/No dust jacket, as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 294pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. Seller Inventory # 027901
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