Charted by Chaos: A Memoir of Reinvention from Cairo to the Carolinas
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Charted by Chaos: A Memoir of Reinvention from Cairo to the Carolinas
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$18.99
Regular price $22.99
Expelled from his native Egypt and upended by the collapse of the Western textile industry, Michael Dana's life is a masterclass in starting over.
From the anarchy of WWII North Africa to the boardrooms of Wall Street, Charted by Chaos spans four continents and ninety years. It is a story not just of survival, but of the relentless drive to rebuild when the world shifts beneath your feet.
In this book, you will:
This memoir provides a technical and industrial counterpart to the Cairo narratives found in The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit and Out of Egypt.
From the anarchy of WWII North Africa to the boardrooms of Wall Street, Charted by Chaos spans four continents and ninety years. It is a story not just of survival, but of the relentless drive to rebuild when the world shifts beneath your feet.
In this book, you will:
- Face the terrifying approach of Rommel's tanks as they closed in on North Africain World War II
- Navigate the dangers confronting the Jewish community in Egypt following the turmoil of 1948.
- Witness the birth of Israel and the excitement of a brand-new nation.
- Risk your freedom behind the Iron Curtain in East Germany during the height of the Cold War.
- Ride the boom and bust of the textile industry as it gambled everything on a polyester bubble.
- Guide clients through the turbulence of 1970s Wall Street using privileged insights from behind the stockbroker’s desk.
This memoir provides a technical and industrial counterpart to the Cairo narratives found in The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit and Out of Egypt.