Step out on nothing : how faith and family helped me conquer life's challenges / Byron Pitts.
The author outlines the disadvantages he overcame in the pursuit of his career, from his abandonment by his father in childhood and tough inner-city upbringing to his speech impediment and functional illiteracy.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780312577667
- ISBN: 0312577664
- Physical Description: x, 290 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2009.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Mustard seed faith : with it you can move mountains -- Keep your head up -- Quiet discipline -- Who's got your back? -- The hands that pull you up -- Letters from home -- An angel from Estonia -- Never say I'll try, say I will -- It never gets easier, you just get stronger -- Valley of the shadow of death -- Love the least of us -- The power of prayer and optimism -- The power of forgiveness : when father and son talk as men.
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Baptists > United States > Biography.
Television journalists > United States > Biography. - Genre:
- Autobiographies.
Available copies
- 11 of 11 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | 277.3 PIT (Text) | 37810434880513 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Charles H. Stone Memorial Library | 277.3 PIT (Text) | 30665100274038 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | B PITTS (Text) | 22281500055257 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Eden Library | 277.3 P (Text) | 31554008920182 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Halifax Main Library | B PITTS HAL (Text) | 01011700055356 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| High Point Library | B Pitts B Pitts (Text) | 30519007857835 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Lexington Public Library | B Pitts (Text) | 25908005476747 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Perry Memorial Library | 277.3 Pit (Text) | 33727001756773 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Robeson County Public Library | B PITTS (Text) | 34510000432292 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Statesville Main Library | B PITTS PIT (Text) | 33114016416026 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
The author outlines the disadvantages he overcame in the pursuit of his career, from his abandonment by his father in childhood and tough inner-city upbringing to his speech impediment and functional illiteracy.
