Little Runs Big World: A Marine's Path to Peace

Bolender, Chris

ISBN 10: 1516960793 / ISBN 13: 9781516960798

Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1516960793I4N00

Synopsis:

Crashing through the Atlantic Ocean on board a goliath aircraft carrier, looking out at Virginia Beach from the top of a mountain made of trash, and peering inside a sea cave on a hidden turquoise beach in Okinawa are some of the last places most people would think about running. In an entrancing memoir, we join Chris Bolender on his little runs as a child tortured by running, a navy sailor, a college football player, a marine officer candidate, a nervous lieutenant, a hospitalized captain, a comedian, an absent father, a lonely commander, the son and grandson of war heroes, a supervisor of drill instructors, a retired marine, and a present father. This modern-day Renaissance man gives his readers the access given only to a service member behind the perimeters. Readers will see the gorgeous places Bolender has traveled around the globe, while feeling the heavy stresses placed on him. All his little runs tie together to form a narrative that begins as an insecure teenage kid joins the navy and finishes with an enlightened marine officer—with a few wrinkles and gray hairs. Over the course of sixteen years, each run is an escape and a reconnection with nature that keeps him sane and strong enough to overcome the challenges at hand. Over time his bond with running grows stronger and stronger—enough that he adopts it into his daily routine—for life. Little Runs, Big World:A Marine's Path to Peace is sure to be an enjoyable, witty read for people who are interested in fitness, running, the military, travel, and spirituality.

About the Author: Chris Bolender is a retired Marine. He's been deployed all over the world during his military career. He's directed films, served in the US Navy (before the US Marine Corps), and performed stand-up comedy, and he loves to run and write every day in his home in South Florida, where he lives with his wife and two children. Chris has also published a children's book titled The Monster Dentist.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Little Runs Big World: A Marine's Path to ...
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket