{"product_id":"improbable-mentors-happy-tangents-how-firefighters-and-poets-truckers-and-nurses-soldiers-and-singers-and-other-improbable-individuals-can-show-9798985663853","title":"Improbable Mentors \u0026 Happy Tangents: How firefighters and poets, truckers and nurses, soldiers and singers, and other improbable individuals can show","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew York Times bestselling author, humorist, and speaker Michael Perry delivers real-world lessons on leadership, creativity, resilience, and entrepreneurship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEntertaining and fundamentally useful no matter the form of art or business you pursue, Improbable Mentors \u0026amp; Happy Tangents is a masterclass in identifying unexpected opportunities and concludes with a chapter titled, \"The Most Improbable Mentor Move of All.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis witty and insightful book details how unlikely encounters can shape creativity, business, and life. Brief, punchy, humorous, and packed with memorable characters, it is a powerful read filled with practical wisdom and warm storytelling for readers, entrepreneurs, and dreamers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaised among farmers, loggers, and cowboys, Michael Perry worked as a registered nurse and emergency medical technician before building a career as a New York Times bestselling author, humorist, and in-demand speaker with over 20 books to his name-all the while navigating the dynamic crossroads of creativity and commerce.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor's note: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor three decades now I've been my own boss, meeting, working with, advising, and writing about successful, insightful, tenacious, quirky, famous, unknown, and inspirational people of all stripes and stations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book grew out of a corporate speech I was asked to prepare describing my unlikeliest mentors and the lessons they taught me about how to thrive and survive where the worlds of art and business overlap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a life that never would have happened without my mentors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy improbable mentors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ones who showed me the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe way. Not the path.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe path you gotta make on your own. But when you accumulate advice from a broad range of folks beyond and outside your area of so-called expertise, those folks are showing you the ways things can be done-no matter what you choose to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Perry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sneezing Cow Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.31d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798985663853","brand":"Sneezing Cow Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45109190918281,"sku":"9798985663853","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_eae1c3ce-5eca-41b8-a6c3-8862d4b630df.jpg?v=1767072827","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/improbable-mentors-happy-tangents-how-firefighters-and-poets-truckers-and-nurses-soldiers-and-singers-and-other-improbable-individuals-can-show-9798985663853","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}