Bøger af Darrel Campbell

WHEN THE DOUGH DOESN'T RISE: SELF HELP CONFESSIONS OF A CHRISTIAN ENTREPRENEUR is the honest, no-nonsense book from a successful businessman who sets out to tell the hard truth about what it means to succeed and fail in business, regardless of how perfectly you lay out your business plan. Scott Cloud tells his story of success owning and operating seven thriving businesses in trucking and agriculture. Driven to prosper greater than his father who had gone bankrupt before his eyes, Scott and his wife launch into a large scale poultry operation on their farm. On the first day of operation, his wife, Roxanne, suddenly fell ill. As a business team, he and his wife followed their plan, did the due diligence and adhered to their perceived recipe for success, but what Scott couldn't foresee was his spouse and business partner being struck down by an illness that would debilitate her for the rest of her life. This account is just one instance of the "dough" not rising in the life of a dedicated Christian entrepreneur and his family. Using illustrative stories born from a simple up-bringing on a Mid-western pig farm, "When the Dough Doesn't Rise" invites readers on a true-life journey that attempts to offer enlightened answers to some of life's toughest questions. The reader learns about a young man who watches his father struggle for success but never achieve it. Scott uses that perceived failure to motivate himself onto and up the ladder of great financial success. As his journey continues, the reader feels the joy of winning and the pain of great loss as Scott achieves financial success, but then tragically loses his brother along the way. The readers of this book explore what it means to follow the recipe of life and yet experience the "dough" not rising in his or her life. Readers beware: the authors, Scott Cloud and Darrel Campbell, attempt to offer answers from the Bible as well as practical life experiences that provide hope and inspiration -- NOT easy, pat answers that provide little consolation or motivation.

Darrel Campbell grew up so dirt-poor in a hardscrabble mining town in eastern Kentucky that he was thirteen years old before he used an indoor toilet for the first time. Like most boys his age, Campbell's days consisted of chores to keep the family clothed and fed. But when the work day ended, he and his friends ran wild in the Appalachian foothills, shooting squirrels and birds, pulling pranks, and causing as much mischief as possible. Despite the poverty and violence so prevalent in the region, Campbell recalls the hardships of his childhood without self-pity and with plenty of humor. What he and his friends lacked in expensive toys or fancy clothes, they made up for with imagination and grit-traits that would eventually carry Campbell through high school and college-and out of poverty. A funny, moving glimpse into Appalachia in the 1940s and 50s, A Hillbilly Grows Up tells not only the story of one young boy and his family, but describes the social fabric that held small towns together across a region riddled with deprivation and scarcity. Readers will shake their heads and wonder how Campbell survived his childhood-but will be awfully glad he did.

From working the cotton and bean fields of the Deep South to singing before kings and presidents, Charles Graham's story of struggle and triumph is a heartwarming journey of faith, family, and dreams come true. NO BACK DOORS: THE CHARLES GRAHAM STORY is a deeply personal look inside the spiritual and physical journey of a man who persevered in his life by allowing God to guide each step of the way. / Dr. Judith Lane Bynum, author-educator says, "In this remarkable memoir, Charles Graham recounts his amazing journey of faith. As a child, leaning on a hoe handle in the cotton field, he would watch the cars speed by on the horizon and feel the pull of destiny. This is the story of faith, struggle, and blessings, laced with laughter and tears." / Dr. Greg Fiebig, Professor of Communication and Theater says, "In a world filled with imposters, Charles Graham is the real deal. Charles's story, NO BACK DOORS, reveals how unconditional love serves as a catalyst for transforming people, places, and things." / Readers of NO BACK DOORS will be inspired to dream beyond their circumstances. Throughout this heartwarming book, Charles Graham exemplifies his personal motto: "Love has to be a lifestyle you live, not a banner you wave ... A demonstration, not just a declaration."

>"Darrel Campbell got the scoop of a lifetime" - Marshall Terrill, co-author- MARAVICH What happened to Pistol Pete Maravich during the last 3 years of his brief life after the NBA? The author who co-wrote Maravich's only personal biography has transposed rare tape recordings, compiled personal notes, and shared private letters he received while working with and traveling with Hall of Fame basketball player. The result is an inspirational book for all ages. Darrel Campbell, the Gold Medallion award-winning author of Pete Maravich's autobiography Heir to a Dream shares never-before-told stories that Pete and Press Maravich revealed just before their surprisingly sudden deaths. Read in their words how it was Coach Maravich's dream to mold his namesake into the greatest basketball player the world had ever seen, and read in Pistol Pete's words as he explains how it was his dream to make his father proud by becoming the first million dollar athlete, becoming a professional player, and becoming a world champion. "A truly inspiring book about a man that was not only my hero, but a hero to so many!"- Jackie Stiles, NCAA Scoring Champion & WNBA all-star basketball player This book is a great stocking stuffer. For author autographed copies for Christmas or any occasion, Campbell can be reached at darrelcampbell.com