Ray Tye (7 results)

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Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - At fourteen, Ray Tye walked away from a home that wasn't safe - into the streets of 1970s Austin with seven dollars and a backpack. What followed were years of raw survival: hunger, risk, and the hard education of a boy who had no one to teach him.But survival was only the first part of the story.Ray enlisted in the Marine Corps at seventeen, rose from enlisted Marine to commissioned officer - a 'Mustang' - and built a distinguished career leading organizations through complex challenges in cybersecurity and technology for businesses and government agencies. He achieved everything a man could want. Except one thing.The silence between a father and son can outlast almost anything. It outlasted Ray's homelessness, his military service, his career, his marriage. For twenty-five years, it simply endured - until it didn't.Twenty-five years later, he reached back. In a reconciliation neither man expected, he and his father confronted the past not with forgiveness alone, but with the harder work of truth. There was no erasure of what had happened, no demand that either man pretend to be someone he wasn't. What they found was something rare - two men who had each become someone the other could finally face.Travis Heights is a memoir about the cost of estrangement and the unexpected possibility of repair. It is a story for anyone who has carried a fractured relationship across decades and wondered whether the distance had grown too great. For every son who left. For every father who let him go. For anyone who has wondered if it is too late to try.Ten percent of net profits from every sale supports Covenant House International, providing shelter and services to young people experiencing homelessness.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. At fourteen, Ray Tye walked away from a home that wasn't safe - into the streets of 1970s Austin with seven dollars and a backpack. What followed were years of raw survival: hunger, risk, and the hard education of a boy who had no one to teach him.But survival was only the first part of the story.Ray enlisted in the Marine Corps at seventeen, rose from enlisted Marine to commissioned officer - a "Mustang" - and built a distinguished career leading organizations through complex challenges in cybersecurity and technology for businesses and government agencies. He achieved everything a man could want. Except one thing.The silence between a father and son can outlast almost anything. It outlasted Ray's homelessness, his military service, his career, his marriage. For twenty-five years, it simply endured - until it didn't.Twenty-five years later, he reached back. In a reconciliation neither man expected, he and his father confronted the past not with forgiveness alone, but with the harder work of truth. There was no erasure of what had happened, no demand that either man pretend to be someone he wasn't. What they found was something rare - two men who had each become someone the other could finally face.Travis Heights is a memoir about the cost of estrangement and the unexpected possibility of repair. It is a story for anyone who has carried a fractured relationship across decades and wondered whether the distance had grown too great. For every son who left. For every father who let him go. For anyone who has wondered if it is too late to try.Ten percent of net profits from every sale supports Covenant House International, providing shelter and services to young people experiencing homelessness. A boy flees an unsafe home for the streets of 1970s Austin, rises through the Marine Corps, and builds a successful career - yet a 25-year silence with his father remains his greatest challenge. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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ISBN-10 : 0992705401 ISBN-13 : 978-0992705404 First edition Near Fine, edges dusty slight bumping, in clean and bright unclipped dustwrapper. Showing very minor wear, slightest discolouration, some bumping, and rubbing which is housed in a protective removable sleeve. There are no ink marks or writing. Excellent clean example. 16347.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. At fourteen, Ray Tye walked away from a home that wasn't safe - into the streets of 1970s Austin with seven dollars and a backpack. What followed were years of raw survival: hunger, risk, and the hard education of a boy who had no one to teach him.But survival was only the first part of the story.Ray enlisted in the Marine Corps at seventeen, rose from enlisted Marine to commissioned officer - a "Mustang" - and built a distinguished career leading organizations through complex challenges in cybersecurity and technology for businesses and government agencies. He achieved everything a man could want. Except one thing.The silence between a father and son can outlast almost anything. It outlasted Ray's homelessness, his military service, his career, his marriage. For twenty-five years, it simply endured - until it didn't.Twenty-five years later, he reached back. In a reconciliation neither man expected, he and his father confronted the past not with forgiveness alone, but with the harder work of truth. There was no erasure of what had happened, no demand that either man pretend to be someone he wasn't. What they found was something rare - two men who had each become someone the other could finally face.Travis Heights is a memoir about the cost of estrangement and the unexpected possibility of repair. It is a story for anyone who has carried a fractured relationship across decades and wondered whether the distance had grown too great. For every son who left. For every father who let him go. For anyone who has wondered if it is too late to try.Ten percent of net profits from every sale supports Covenant House International, providing shelter and services to young people experiencing homelessness. A boy flees an unsafe home for the streets of 1970s Austin, rises through the Marine Corps, and builds a successful career - yet a 25-year silence with his father remains his greatest challenge. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. At fourteen, Ray Tye walked away from a home that wasn't safe - into the streets of 1970s Austin with seven dollars and a backpack. What followed were years of raw survival: hunger, risk, and the hard education of a boy who had no one to teach him.But survival was only the first part of the story.Ray enlisted in the Marine Corps at seventeen, rose from enlisted Marine to commissioned officer - a "Mustang" - and built a distinguished career leading organizations through complex challenges in cybersecurity and technology for businesses and government agencies. He achieved everything a man could want. Except one thing.The silence between a father and son can outlast almost anything. It outlasted Ray's homelessness, his military service, his career, his marriage. For twenty-five years, it simply endured - until it didn't.Twenty-five years later, he reached back. In a reconciliation neither man expected, he and his father confronted the past not with forgiveness alone, but with the harder work of truth. There was no erasure of what had happened, no demand that either man pretend to be someone he wasn't. What they found was something rare - two men who had each become someone the other could finally face.Travis Heights is a memoir about the cost of estrangement and the unexpected possibility of repair. It is a story for anyone who has carried a fractured relationship across decades and wondered whether the distance had grown too great. For every son who left. For every father who let him go. For anyone who has wondered if it is too late to try.Ten percent of net profits from every sale supports Covenant House International, providing shelter and services to young people experiencing homelessness. A boy flees an unsafe home for the streets of 1970s Austin, rises through the Marine Corps, and builds a successful career - yet a 25-year silence with his father remains his greatest challenge. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.