{"product_id":"book-w84c","title":"Improbable Mentors \u0026 Happy Tangents","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew York Times bestselling author, humorist, and speaker Michael Perry delivers real-world lessons on leadership, creativity, resilience, and entrepreneurship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEntertaining and fundamentally useful no matter the form of art or business you pursue, Improbable Mentors \u0026amp; Happy Tangents is a masterclass in identifying unexpected opportunities and concludes with a chapter titled, \"The Most Improbable Mentor Move of All.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis witty and insightful book details how unlikely encounters can shape creativity, business, and life. Brief, punchy, humorous, and packed with memorable characters, it is a powerful read filled with practical wisdom and warm storytelling for readers, entrepreneurs, and dreamers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaised among farmers, loggers, and cowboys, Michael Perry worked as a registered nurse and emergency medical technician before building a career as a New York Times bestselling author, humorist, and in-demand speaker with over 20 books to his name-all the while navigating the dynamic crossroads of creativity and commerce.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor's note:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor three decades now I've been my own boss, meeting, working with, advising, and writing about successful, insightful, tenacious, quirky, famous, unknown, and inspirational people of all stripes and stations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book grew out of a corporate speech I was asked to prepare describing my unlikeliest mentors and the lessons they taught me about how to thrive and survive where the worlds of art and business overlap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis life never would have happened without my mentors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy improbable mentors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ones who showed me the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe way. Not the path.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe path you gotta make on your own. But when you accumulate advice from a broad range of folks beyond and outside your area of so-called expertise, those folks are showing you the ways things can be done-no matter what you choose to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50345091989808,"sku":"BDw84c","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/w84c-cover.jpg?v=1762369245","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-w84c","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}