Doc Hendley
Autor von Wine to Water: A Bartender's Quest to Bring Clean Water to the World
Werke von Doc Hendley
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- Gebräuchlichste Namensform
- Hendley, Doc
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Hendley, Dickson
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Wohnorte
- Boone, North Carolina, USA
- Ausbildung
- North Carolina State University
- Berufe
- bartender
international humanitarian aid worker
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Wine to Water: How One Man Saved Himself While… von Doc Hendley
This book was recommended by my Aunt's friend and bought for me as a gift by my daughter. Since I am slated to talk to a group of humanitarian-minded engineers this month, I'm glad I was able to get a better feel for what field work in the international aid community is like. It also bolstered my assurance that the new design of a water purification system that I plan to present will compare favorably with simpler approaches.
Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Early Reviewers geschrieben.I love reading stories of MEN. Like, real men. Manly men. Especially men who use their manliness for amazing things. Doc Hendley is one those MEN. He’s a rough and tumble, drinking, swearing, biker guy. And he’s doing incredible work in bringing clean water to people around the globe. Put me in Sudan and I’m dead in a few days (from any number of horrible, brutal deaths). But men like Hendley can do some really great work in places inaccessible to most aid workers because he’s so manly. I loved this book all around. Hendley doesn’t apologize for who he is, but instead embraces it and makes it an asset. He also brings together a network of people to help who can do the things he can’t do as well — organize and fund raise and the like. My favorite part of the whole book was his internal struggle — trying to find meaning in life, being afraid he’s not doing enough, trying to reconcile his way of living with a belief in God. The writing isn’t the best and could have used a little more editing, but you get the feeling the Hendley wrote it himself and you sort of have to give him props for that. Hendley reminds us that even the broken and bruised can make a difference.
Read my full review here: http://letseatgrandpa.com/2012/06/27/book-review-37-wine-to-water-by-doc-hendley...… (mehr)
Read my full review here: http://letseatgrandpa.com/2012/06/27/book-review-37-wine-to-water-by-doc-hendley...… (mehr)
Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Early Reviewers geschrieben.It's nice to read a book about a third-world NGO that isn't depressing and doesn't make its founder out to be some kind of saint. Doc Hendley manages both of those things. A feckless young man, he had no direction in life until he came up with his "Wine to Water" idea. I admired his honesty about his own flaws, and the book also opened my eyes to the difficulty of working in that region of Africa. Well-done.
Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Early Reviewers geschrieben.An inspiring book.. it is possible for one person to make a difference and inspire others to follow their example. I am so glad the author took the time to write about this adventure! I recommend this book for it's own value but also to anyone feeling they need a look at the good in life.
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