A Mother for All Seasons - A Memoir

Informationen zum Autor Debbie Phelps is the principal of Windsor Mill Middle School in Baltimore, Maryland, where she lives. As a public speaker, Debbie addresses a range of topics related to education and child development. She sits on multiple business and community-advisory boards. A Chico's model, she is a proud Baltimore Ravens fan. Zusammenfassung The heartfelt memoir of a single mom and an educator who raised three exceptional children, including the greatest Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps During the 2008 Olympic Games, when Michael achieved the impossible with his record-shattering eight gold medal wins, Debbie Phelps nearly stole the show. Few could forget the homage Michael consistently paid to the one person on Team Phelps most responsible for making it all possible: his mom. While those highlights will forever be remembered, few know the behind-the-scenes story. Now in A Mother for All Seasons , we're given the untold story as lived by the mom on the team. Candid, lively, and charming, it offers timely, common sense wisdom, lessons and insights, and provides a much needed reminder that life doesn't always turn out how you plan it, but can sometimes turn out even better.

Product details

• Authors: Debbie Phelps
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.05.2009
• EAN: 9780061881244
• ISBN: 978-0-06-188124-4
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Parenting / General, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Parenting / Motherhood, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Parenting / Fatherhood, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Entertainment & Performing Arts, SELF-HELP: Personal Growth / General, SELF-HELP: Personal Growth / Happiness, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, SELF-HELP: Personal Growth / Success, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Military Families