{"product_id":"9781453525388","title":"Raindrops and Roses","description":"Berland \"Bill\" Stewart is a Jamaican who went to the U.K. after graduating High School.  \u003cbr\u003eAfter several years of struggles he served the Royal Air Force for five interesting years in the U.K. and the Middle East and eventually gained National recognition as an athlete and heavyweight boxing champion.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eOn his return to the U.K from his military tour overseas he attended and  \u003cbr\u003egraduated from the British Institute of Engineering Technology, a private Engineering  \u003cbr\u003eInstitution in London England.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBerland returned to Jamaica after spending 12 years in the U.K. when he met  \u003cbr\u003eand marry Sybil a secretary in the Jamaica Civil Service.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eHe has been successfully married now for over 40 years and the proud parent of  \u003cbr\u003efour successful college graduates and grand children.  \u003cbr\u003eAfter working with the Jamaica Civil Service as an Engineer he relocated to the  \u003cbr\u003eU.S.A. with his family where they currently reside.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eDespite his engineering training in the U.K. Berland had to further qualify  \u003cbr\u003ehimself educationally to meet the prescribed U.S.A. requirement.  \u003cbr\u003eThis requirement was met when he graduated in Architectural Drafting and  \u003cbr\u003esubsequently employed by the N.Y. City Board of Education.  \u003cbr\u003eAfter years of secretarial employment Sybil also had to be retrained, graduated  \u003cbr\u003eand worked as a Registered Nurse before her retirement.  \u003cbr\u003eThe thought of being a successful grandfather is a fulfillment of his dreams, and  \u003cbr\u003ebelieves that with perseverance the pursuit of ones goals should never be underestimated.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Author Solutions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125403861232,"sku":"9781453525388","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453525388_p0.jpg?v=1763847414","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453525388","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}