How to Build a Piano Bench: Lessons for Success from a Red-Dirt Road in Alabama - Softcover

Postow Birch, Ruthi

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9781632991089: How to Build a Piano Bench: Lessons for Success from a Red-Dirt Road in Alabama
Softcover
ISBN 10: 163299108X ISBN 13: 9781632991089
Publisher: River Grove Books, 2017

Synopsis

A Humble Philosophy for Great Success

“Get an education, get off Petain Street, and amount to something.” These are the words that Ruthi Postow Birch’s father said to her when she was a little girl living on a red-dirt road in Pritchard, Alabama, a town that straddled the poverty line. And that is exactly what she did. How to Build a Piano Bench is Ruthi’s humorous and heart-warming story about growing up in southern Alabama, the life lessons she learned there, and how she applied that knowledge to build a successful business in Washington, DC. Full of anecdotes and advice on how to make both your strengths and weaknesses work to your advantage, this wonderful story will inspire and delight anyone who has ever had a dream to be something bigger than what they are.

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Review

"A breezy narrative...Postow Birch's story isn't flashy, but it will strike a chord with those hoping to chart a course to creating a bigger, richer life." - Publishers Weekly (BookLife)

"In these pages, Birch maintains a rosy optimism and a keen knack for comprehending how lessons from childhood can serve one throughout life...Warmly nostalgic yet highly relevant as a primer on building a firm and becoming a smart leader." --Kirkus Reviews

"A delightful memoir written by a woman who is a self made success....This book is just full to the brim with wonderful anecdotes and pieces of advice about how to build success." --Patricia's Wisdom

"I really loved the sentimental connection to the dirt road [where Ruthi] grew up. She richly describes it so you can perfectly imagine it." - Sara Strand, Stranded in Chaos

The Zebra September 2017 Book of the Month"An intelligent and relevant book in today's chaotic world...This is a hidden gem." -Ralph Peluso, The Zebra (5/5 Stars)

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Publisher
River Grove Books
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
163299108X
ISBN 13 
9781632991089
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
280
Rating
  • 4.22 out of 5 stars
    9 ratings by Goodreads