Driving for Life: A Memoir and Family History of Triumph
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Author and stroke survivor Adrianne G. Selbst has faced and overcome many difficulties throughout her life. In Driving for Life: A Memoir and Family History of Triumph, she shares her recollections of the adversity she experienced almost from birth.
Despite her family and academic problemsor perhaps because of themSelbst earned a masters degree in counseling and served as a high school counselor for over thirty years. She was able to provide firsthand help to many students and help them rise above the troubles in their lives. When she suffered a stroke, Selbst was once again faced with challengesand, as before, she rose above them.
Selbsts memoir shows how it is possible to overcome the obstacles that life puts in your path and explores how the people in your life make you who you are today, influencing you and helping you to become a better personand better able and prepared to rise above any circumstance.
Adrianne G. Selbst
Adrianne G. Selbst earned a bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University and a master’s in education in counseling and guidance from Temple University. After her retirement as a guidance counselor, she founded College Quest for gifted students applying to out-of-state universities. Adrianne is married and has two children and five grandchildren; she lives in Phoenix and spends time in Southern California.
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