Fire in the hole! : the untold story of my traumatic life and explosive success / by Bob Parsons with Laura Morton.
"Born in the tough town of East Baltimore to parents who were inveterate gamblers, billionaire philanthropist Bob Parsons's early years were marked by hardship and financial struggle. While he vowed his own children would never lack for anything, never did he imagine the wealth he would one day amass as the founder of Parsons Technologies, GoDaddy, PXG Golf, and YAM Worldwide. In his literary debut, Fire in the Hole!, this extraordinary entrepreneur recounts the exploits of his youth, his hellish days at the mercy of Catholic school nuns, his harrowing tour of duty in Vietnam as a US Marine, his pioneering contributions to the software and internet industries, and his latest ventures in power sports, golf, real estate, and marketing. Along the way, we witness his remarkable resilience as he copes with his mother's mental illness and his father's struggles, battles PTSD resulting from both his childhood and war traumas, and mounts a quest to find new and effective treatments for himself and others who suffer from this affliction. He strongly supports veterans organizations, and believing in the concept of paying it forward, has awarded grants to more than ninety-six charities and organizations worldwide through the Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation. Perhaps the only thing that has come easy to Parsons is his gift for storytelling. His reflections are at turns heartbreaking, heartwarming, humorous, and inspiring. If ever there were a story about a self-made man whose wealth can be measured as much by the contents of his heart as by the contents of his bank account, this is it."-- Front flap.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781637632987
- ISBN: 1637632983
- Physical Description: 315 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Nashville, Tennessee : Forefront Books, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-315).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Preface -- A witch, a thief, a miner, then me -- "Fair" is what you pay when you get on a bus -- Learning how to turn a buck -- Where the rubber meets the road -- This is a stickup -- Security is for cadavers -- Tell your mama to sell the toilet, 'cause your ass is ours! -- Infantry training was a gas -- Shipping out -- The land of the blue dragon -- War is so brutal -- Light it up -- There are no coincidences -- Request denied -- I am a veteran -- Buying our first home -- Falling in love with computers -- Project freedom -- Big, hairy, audacious goals -- There is no such thing as bad news -- Ready, set, GoDaddy -- The GoDaddy girl -- Everyone wins -- Meeting the love of my life -- Can I have a hug and a kiss? -- It's not what I did during Vietnam, it's what the war did to me -- You're a mess -- This is how you play the game -- Launching Parsons Xtreme Golf -- Build it and they will come -- What a long, strange trip -- To whom much is given, much is expected -- Family is everything.
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| Jacksonville Main Library | BIO PARSONS (Text) | 36015000727004 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Richlands Branch Library | BIO PARSONS (Text) | 36015000726949 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | BIO PARSONS (Text) | 36015000726881 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
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