BOSS NOVA ODYSSEY
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Michael Graham was entering his seventh decade of life, and he was restless. After a career spent traveling the globe, he needed a new adventure to affirm his continued vitality. But what could possibly pose a challenge to a man who'd seen and done it all?
Graham found his challenge in Sào Paulo, Brazil, where he opened an Asian restaurant. While he had been to Sào Paulo before, he knew little of the city and its people. And there was an even bigger obstacle: Graham spoke not one word of Portuguese.
After moving, he found himself in a bureaucratic tangle as he dealt with unreliable banks and strange customs. He wondered if this project was just a way to combat his fear of aging or just impulsiveness. Yet even as his dream became a nightmare, it held the promise of the fulfillment he'd been longing for.
"Graham cooks up an unlikely, laugh-out-loud funny, fish-out-of-water story in a Bill Bryson and Peter Mayle tradition. The writing is always laconic and self-deprecating and some of his escapages beggar belief. Lurking underneath is something more poignant: an everyman story about our eternal search for meaning, fulfilment - oh, yes, and love." - Gary Jenkins Author of 30 books including international, #1 best-selling book and movie called a Street Cat Named B
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About the Author
I have traveled full circle now since the beginning of this book and am back once again in Salt Lake City, Utah. I live here with my beautiful eye-surgeon wife as my grown children live on both coasts, but I now do have three daughters living with us—Sanders, Anna, and Mimi. All three rescue cats and all demanding in their unique and furry way. Now, as I pass a restaurant and reconsider the idea of trying the business again, Lucia kindly dashes that dumb idea by reminding me how many attorneys she knows.
Michael N Graham
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Bob Jeffery
Former Chairman and CEO Worldwide for J Walter Thompson Advertising
This book is great and hard to believe that all these adventures happened to one person and I had a chance to visit his restaurant in Brazil on a few occasions- it was an incredibly beautiful place with excellent food.
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CMO at Company.com
His tone is casual and self-deprecating, and he offers hard-won, useful advice to would-be entrepreneurs.
Janice Billingsley
Author and Ghost-Writer
One man's adventures are another's disasters. This book is about that one man - touching and hilarious!
Stan Parrish
Former Chief of Staff for US Senator Orrin Hatch and former chairman of the Utah Republican Party
I have known Mike for many years and having served in a similar position, I know first-hand the ups and downs of being in the hot seat of a political office. Mike and I discovered that despite coming from different political parties, we both faced many of the same challenges and appreciated that our bosses stuck to their values and principles.
Ian Pengelley
Executive Chef at several of London's finest restaurants
I helped Mike take one of my chefs from London to Brazil, as I could see his commitment to making his restaurant happen. The one thing I have learned from my many years in the restaurant business, you must passionately believe in your dream... and Mike did.