{"product_id":"9781496919670","title":"A Poor Boy's Odyssey","description":"This is a memoir about my ninety-three years on this earth and the good luck I have had. It borrows from previous self-published memoirs about growing up on a farm during the depression of the 1930s, about real estate investments, and about a career in governmental service.  That started with an entry grade of GS-6 trainee in the Border Patrol and ended with retirement twenty-one years later in grade GS-15.  After retirement I was executive assistant to the CEO of the National Rifle Association, followed by two years as Deputy Executive Vice President (CEO)  Good luck was a major factor in my success, but the luck was helped by  the capacity for hard work developed on the farm as a teenager. Other factors in my successes were my natural ability for pistol marksmanship and my experience as an airplane pilot in World War II.","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47142842040560,"sku":"9781496919670","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781496919670_p0.jpg?v=1763667839","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781496919670","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}