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Side-Yard Superhero: Life Lessons from an Unlikely Teacher: Life Lessons from an Unlikely Teacher - Softcover
Although life's journey takes him far from his childhood home, Rick D. Niece, Ph.D., never forgets the people he meets and the lessons he learns as a young man growing up in picturesque DeGraff, Ohio, population 900. A small-town newspaper boy who becomes a lifelong educator himself, Dr. Niece is deeply touched by the endearing residents of DeGraff who shaped his youth, especially Bernie Jones. Confined to a wheelchair with severe cerebral palsy, Bernie becomes Ricki's friend, inspiration and superhero, opening a world of compassion, trust and adventure to them both. When he leaves DeGraff to attend Ohio State University, Rick promises Bernie that he will visit him again. Unfortunately, when Bernie s parents pass away, Bernie disappears, too, taken in by a distant relative. Forty years later, Rick learns that his boyhood friend is living in a nursing home. Returning to Ohio, he visits the never-to-be-forgotten Bernie Jones of a childhood long past and a promise finally kept. Complete book on 1 MP3 CD.
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"You will laugh, you will cry, you will remember, and you will thank Rick Niece for re-opening a window to your childhood." -- E. Kearney Dietz "President Emeritus, Arkansas Independent Colleges and Universities"
"Side-Yard Superhero encourages us to reconnect with the unique faces and places that make childhood worth remembering." -- Steve Houchin "Managing Partner, International Leadership Associates (and Dr. Niece s boyhood friend)"
"Rick Niece vividly describes the charms of small-town America, where neighborly friendships develop character, attitude and our responsibility to others." -- Dr. David L. Warren "President, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities"
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"Side-Yard Superhero encourages us to reconnect with the unique faces and places that make childhood worth remembering." -- Steve Houchin "Managing Partner, International Leadership Associates (and Dr. Niece s boyhood friend)"
"Rick Niece vividly describes the charms of small-town America, where neighborly friendships develop character, attitude and our responsibility to others." -- Dr. David L. Warren "President, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities"
Rick D. Niece, Ph.D., is an award-winning author, life-long educator and university president. Niece's memorable Fanfare for a Hometown Series, Side-Yard Superhero (Book I) and The Band Plays On (Book II), allows readers of all ages to drift softly back to an age of innocence and nostalgia. Throughout this poignant journey, he pays tribute to small-town America and the triumph of the human spirit. These automythographies will produce laughter, tears, and joy of memories shared.
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- PublisherNot Avail
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1589850912
- ISBN 13 9781589850910
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages253
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