{"product_id":"improbable-mentors-happy-tangents-how-firefighters-and-poets-truckers-and-nurses-soldiers-and-singers-and-other-improbable-individuals-can-show-paperback","title":"Improbable Mentors \u0026 Happy Tangents: How firefighters and poets, truckers and nurses, soldiers and singers, and other improbable individuals can show - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Perry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRt Vrieze\u003c\/b\u003e (Cover Design by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 132\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51888320839968,"sku":"9798985663853","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/As1AfOkn1U9798985663853.webp?v=1781913968","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/improbable-mentors-happy-tangents-how-firefighters-and-poets-truckers-and-nurses-soldiers-and-singers-and-other-improbable-individuals-can-show-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}