{"product_id":"after-the-roof-caved-in-an-immigrants-journey-from-ireland-to-america-paperback","title":"After the Roof Caved in: An Immigrant's Journey from Ireland to America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael J. Dowling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCharles Kenney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe moving story of an Irish immigrant's life, from a poverty-stricken childhood in Ireland to becoming a captain of industry, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfter the Roof Caved In \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eis a powerful, poignant look at how hard work and education enabled one young man to change his life and circumstances completely. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Today, Michael J. Dowling is president and CEO of Northwell Health, New York state's largest healthcare provider and private employer, with over 68,000 employees and over 700 facilities. But he grew up in deep poverty in the village of Knockaderry in rural Ireland, in a small home without running water or a stable roof, in a family with little hope for improvement and a place with little opportunity--and he overcame it all to become wildly successful. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter the Roof Caved In \u003c\/i\u003eis Dowling's rags-to-riches story of his life and journey from his destitute youth to his realization of the power of education and his eventual departure from his home to attend university in Cork, and onward through his life as he gradually improved himself and his circumstances. Full of memories both fond and painful, this powerful memoir examines the family dynamics of his childhood--including the lives of his deaf mother and arthritic father--as well as the social systems of the time, the politics and concerns of the day, and the way a variety of disparate events came together to help Dowling change his life completely. Most importantly, it chronicles his lifelong effort to rise above the circumstances into which he was born and to create the sort of life he dreamed possible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For anyone interested in the stories of immigrants, the experiences of the Irish in the mid-20th century, or the value of hard work and education in changing one's life, \u003ci\u003eAfter the Roof Caved In \u003c\/i\u003eis an essential read, and a heartfelt, deeply moving meditation on an extraordinary life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael J. Dowling\u003c\/b\u003e is president and chief executive officer of Northwell Health. Dowling grew up in Limerick, Ireland. He earned his undergraduate degree from University College Cork (UCC), Ireland, and his master's degree from Fordham University. He also has honorary doctorates from Hofstra University and Dowling College. He played hurling with Limerick and won a National League medal and a Fitzgibbon Cup medal with UCC. Before his public service career, Dowling was a professor of social policy and assistant dean at the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Services and director of the Fordham campus in Westchester County. Afterwards, Dowling served in New York State government for 12 years, including seven years as state director of Health, Education and Human Services and deputy secretary to former governor Mario Cuomo. He was also commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Kenney \u003c\/b\u003eserves as chief journalist at Northwell Health and executive editor of the Northwell Innovation Series. He is the author of many books including \u003ci\u003eThe Best Practice: How the New Quality Movement Is Transforming Medicine \u003c\/i\u003e(PublicAffairs 2008), which \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003edescribed as \"the first large-scale history of the quality movement.\" He serves on the faculty of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.8 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772492382496,"sku":"9781956763775","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/697229c0a56966f4d6bf08d687c15e39.webp?v=1780406924","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/after-the-roof-caved-in-an-immigrants-journey-from-ireland-to-america-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}