Resilience Required: Surviving an Alcoholic Snake-pit to Building a Life of Purpose, Triumph, and Achievement

At a young age, Jim Shepard saw his family wealth and luxurious bayside home squandered away on alcohol abuse.After several desperate downsizing moves with his family, young Jim found himself living in a run-down rooming house that became known as the "Snake Pit" as it was frequented by heavy drinking and seedy characters.But Jim was not overcome by his circumstances; through his own efforts and with the help of those who saw a spark in him, Jim used adversity as a springboard to achieve as...