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SUMMARY:"None of the Answers": A Reading with Jeff Swaney
LOCATION:Downtown Bend Library\nDowntown Bend Library
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DESCRIPTION:Wildly entertaining\, philosophical memoir of rebellion\, surv
 ival\, and self-discovery..\nhttps://dpl.libnet.info/event/14469121
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><em>None of the Answers</em> is a warts an
 d all philosophical\, spiritual and revealing memoiresque read twenty year
 s in the making by successful American entrepreneur Jeff Swaney. Written i
 n the lost art of Gonzo journalism\, the wildly entertaining stories chron
 icle a life lived far outside the box. It&rsquo\;s a first offering by the
  author but provides unexpected punch and polish.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Highly en
 tertaining\, <em>None of the Answers</em> recounts terrifying experiences 
 on mountain summits\, desert madness\, police raids\, Oregon family court 
 travails and even a little jailtime in Dallas Texas in his youth. The rich
 \, textured page-turner launches the reader into memory lane\, spurring a 
 search for our own best selves through reflection and questioning beliefs.
 </p>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/dpl/n
 ota_closeup_promo_board.jpg" width="400" height="533" alt="" /></p>\n<p><s
 pan style="text-decoration: underline\;"><strong>Reviews:&nbsp\;</strong><
 /span></p>\n<p>&ldquo\;Prepare to be captivated by Jeff Swaney's thought-p
 rovoking and offbeat tales in<em> None of the Answers: Racing through Life
  in Reverse</em>. An enthralling blend of philosophy\, humor\, and entrepr
 eneurial wisdom\, this book beckons you to join the journey of embracing c
 hange and finding purpose in every season of life.&rdquo\;</p>\n<p style="
 padding-left: 30px\;"><strong>- Vince Poscente</strong>\, New York Times b
 estselling author of <em>The Age of Speed and The Earthquake&nbsp\;</em></
 p>\n<p>&ldquo\;If you know Dallas\, you know Deep Ellum. But what you don&
 rsquo\;t know are the stories of how it became a Dallas destination and ho
 w Jeff Swaney grew into the person who made it happen. This is a book full
  of stories that I watched and was part of. Read <em>None of the Answers</
 em> and enjoy.&rdquo\;</p>\n<p style="padding-left: 30px\;">- <strong>Mark
  Cuban\,</strong> Businessman\, owner of NBA Dallas Mavericks\, and star o
 f ABC&rsquo\;s <em>Shark Tank</em>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><img src="https://static
 .libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/dpl/jeff_ao_river_pic.jpg" width="400"
  height="267" alt="" /></p>\n<p><span style="text-decoration: underline\;"
 ><strong>Author Bio:</strong></span></p>\n<p>Author <strong>Jeff Swaney</s
 trong> was born in Detroit\, Michigan 1958\, in its heyday\, and raised in
  Royal Oak Michigan. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1981. 
 Follow Swaney from the start of his life in Detroit &mdash\;facing the cha
 llenges of a city you&rsquo\;ll feel and smell collapsing around him. This
  leads him to backpacking the world\, penniless for over a year after coll
 ege at MSU\, a stint with Hewlett Packard Company and then on to becoming 
 a business leader in Dallas\, Texas for 35 years. Today he is a single fat
 her to two teenage children at age sixty-six residing in Bend\, Oregon.</p
 >\n<p>Questions? Contact&nbsp\;<a href="mailto:beccar@dpls.lib.or.us">becc
 ar@dpls.lib.or.us</a></p>\n<p></p>\nhttps://dpl.libnet.info/event/14469121
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