Simply put, this tragic circumstance changed Jeremy Renner's entire perspective on life. A second chance at living is a powerful gift, and I appreciated how Jeremy kept his experience rooted in how it affected everyone around him.
'What a journey to wisdom ... a must read' - Robert Downey Jr
The gripping and inspiring story of acclaimed actor Jeremy Renner's near-fatal accident, and what he learned about inner strength, endurance and hope as he overcame insurmountable odds to recover, one breath at a time.
Two-time Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner was the second most googled person in 2023... and not for his impressive filmography. His searing portrayals on film ranged from an Iraq-based army bomb technician in The Hurt Locker and a Boston bank robber in The Town to a crooked Camden mayor…
This was a feel-good read the whole way through. The book starts out as his mother, in labor, gets put into a minecart and wheeled ten miles to the track to the front door of the hospital to give birth, to tough times growing up during the Depression, all the way to working in the Pentagon (and forgetting to close his safe, and the paperwork that incurred...) If you need a pick-me-up autobiography that makes you appreciate the simple things, this is the book for you!
Dr. Earl T. Hayes was pivotal to the research and development of two "miracle metals" used in the world's first nuclear submarine, the U.S.S. Nautilus, during his time at the U.S. Bureau of Mines in Albany, Oregon, during the late 1940s and early 1950s. After his successes in Albany, Dr. Hayes went on to become the Deputy Director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines in Washington, D.C., the Director of Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, and later the Chief Scientist, once again for the Bureau of Mines.But before his metallurgical career, Earl T. Hayes spent his formative…
The path Ina Garten's life has taken is far more interesting than I could've imagined when I picked up this book. I love that she includes her faults, risks, struggles, and failures as a part of the overall picture. The love story between her and Jeffrey is honest, and I appreciate her candor throughout the whole book.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten—aka the Barefoot Contessa, author of thirteen bestselling cookbooks, beloved Food Network personality, Instagram sensation, and cultural icon—shares her personal story with readers hungry for a seat at her table.
Here, for the first time, Ina Garten presents an intimate, entertaining, and inspiring account of her remarkable journey. Ina’s gift is to make everything look easy, yet all her accomplishments have been the result of hard work, audacious choices, and exquisite attention to detail. In her unmistakable voice (no one tells a story like Ina), she brings her past…
An unbelievable series of events led to the establishment of the Northwest Electro-development Laboratory, later the U.S. Bureau of Mines Albany Research Center. Though the fledgling lab had difficulty securing staff due to World War II, world-renown metallurgist William J. Kroll was hired early on as a consultant after fleeing Nazi occupation. Kroll, who had pioneered a method for producing commercial titanium, worked with his core group of associates to develop malleable zirconium, just as a need arose for the little-known metal.
On the other side of the country, the petulant and abrasive Captain Rickover was working with his Naval Reactors Group to develop the world's first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, under the cover of extreme secrecy. But as engineers worked night and day to create a suitable form of propulsion, one problem after another cropped up. New metals were needed for the hellish nuclear environment within a reactor—metals that had never been produced in vast quantities. Enter Kroll's zirconium, and its sister metal, hafnium. The two entwined metals, once freed from each other, were exactly what Rickover was looking for.
Would the little laboratory in rural Albany, Oregon, be able to produce enough zirconium and hafnium for Rickover's ambitious project? Delve into the establishment and early years of the U.S. Bureau of Mines in Albany, Oregon, and the incredible series of events during the period of 1940-1956.
