Road To Purpose (Signed.)

Behring, Kenneth E.

ISBN 10: 0976191202 / ISBN 13: 9780976191209

Published by Wheelchair Foundation, 2004

About this Item

Signed by the author. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good complete DJ with minor edge wear.

Seller Inventory # 9999-9990034144

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Road To Purpose (Signed.)
• Publisher: Wheelchair Foundation
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0976191202
• ISBN 13: 9780976191209
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

Ken Behring was the man who had everything and who lived the American Dream. He went from Depression poverty in rural Wisconsin to the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans. He owned mansions, hundreds of classic cars, a jet plane and his own football team. But something was missing. Join Behring on his journey of discovery, his travels on his road to purpose, from poor hospitals in Africa and Eastern Europe to the battlefields of Afghanistan. Learn how the gift of a simple wheelchair not only transformed the lives of their recipients, but also his life--and how it could transform yours.

About the Author

Kenneth E. Behring is a successful businessman, investor and philanthropist. Growing up poor in Wisconsin, he first earned money delivering newspapers, cutting lawns, caddying and, as a teenager, working in a lumberyard and in a retail store. After high school, he sold used cars and eventually opened his own new and used car dealerships. He was a millionaire at age 27. He moved to Florida and began a second career as a real estate developer. He founded and built Tamarac, Florida, and later moved to California, where he developed Blackhawk, one of the most exclusive residential communities in the U.S. He was also majority owner of the Seattle Seahawks from 1988 to 1997. After his success in business, he turned to philanthropic ventures. Among his charitable activities is the Wheelchair Foundation, which distributes wheelchairs in the U.S. and developing countries around the world. He and his wife, Pat, live in Blackhawk and have five children.