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COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN I finished your book today. Couldn't put it down. Your story is compelling. The audience doesn't have to care about soaring or running. It works because you're vulnerable and raw and honest. The humanity. Sarah Arnold, former U.S. and World Gliding Champion A GRIPPING TALE OF PERSONAL GROWTH Through the highs and lows of competitive soaring, marathon running, career, and family adversity, Chip tells a tale of true grit and perseverance. Inspirational. Luke S. (review on Amazon.com) A BOOK WITH A VIEW...AND SO MUCH MORE This is a superb book on so many levels. The author deals frankly and admirably with personal tragedy, health, marital and financial issues in clear, carefully constructed prose. You sense his mental and physical pain, but also his eventual triumph over life's challenges. You want to celebrate with him! captain railroad (excerpt from review on Amazon.com) A FASCINATING TALE OF TRAGEDY AND TRIUMPH You don't have to fly gliders or be a pilot of any stripe to enjoy this memoir. His account of failure and triumph will speak to anyone who has overcome adversity in pursuit of a dream. Rand Baldwin (excerpt from review on Amazon.com) YOU'VE MANAGED TO ELOQUENTLY EXPRESS THINGS THAT OTHERS OF US CANNOT PUT INTO WORDS I think the totality of your treatment is fantastic. And you've shared some deep and personal things in it - but that's a bold thing to do. Your writing style made it easy for me to keep going. The book is humorous, poignant, tragic in places, uplifting in others ... that's life, innit? mjb (excerpt from review on Amazon.com)

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"Now an Amazon.com Best Selling author, Chip Bearden learned how to fly in 1965, before he was legally old enough to drink, drive a car, vote, or have sex. A nationally ranked sailplane racing pilot since the 1970s, he has dealt with challenges, successes, setbacks, and tragedies. With an impressive accumulation of 3,000 flight hours, Chip's passion for sailplane racing has endured. Guided by his father, who served as his flight instructor, coach, and flying partner, Chip steadily ascended the ranks during the 1970s, before the arc of his competitive career was irrevocably altered by a horrific crash. Having been raised in a soaring family, Chip continued to embrace that passion as an adult. Now, however, he was faced with juggling it with the demands of a career and his own family, as well as with another passion-running marathons, including conquering the iconic Boston Marathon on multiple occasions. He has long wanted to leverage his flying and running experiences to push beyond sensational tales of ""There I was, facing death at 10,000 feet!"" and explore why pilots-and marathon runners, mountain climbers, auto racers, and others-are driven to flirt with danger, not always despite the risks but because of them. His widely respected writing has appeared online and in print, including in The New York Times. For more information, see https: //chipbearden.com"

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