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How I Found Myself In The Midwest: A Memoir Of Reinvention
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In This Passionate Testimony To The Power Of Moving Forward By Going Back Home, A Midwestern Native Shares Hope In Going Local.Just After Turning Forty, Steve Grove Left Silicon Valley As A Google Executive To Move To His Home State Of Minnesota With His Wife And Fellow Tech Exec, Mary Grove, And Their OneYearOld Twins. Gone From The Midwest For Two Decades, Grove Returned Home With Fresh Eyes. Yearning To Put Down New Roots, He Traded His Career At Google For A Position In State Government With Governor Tim Walz. Far From Working At A FastPaced Tech Company, GroveS Shift To Leading A Large Government Bureaucracy Brought A Sequence Of Struggles And Triumphs Vividly Portrayed With Both Humor And Affection.But This Story Of Reinvention Takes On New Urgency When Crisis Strikes, As The Coronavirus Pandemic And The Tragic Murder Of George Floyd Unfolds Just Miles From His Newfound Home, Thrusting GroveS Work Into An Unexpected Spotlight. Tasked With Distributing Billions In Aid, Rolling Out Pandemic Restrictions, Redeveloping Neighborhoods, And Navigating Deep Divisions In A State Long Proud Of Its Exceptionalism, GroveS Journey Through Crisis Brings New Insights About Himself And His New Community. His Experiences Of The Political, Geographic, And Racial Divisions In His Home State Yield Surprising Discoveries About What Also Binds Us Together.From Making New Friends And Building A Family To Reconciling With His Past And Exploring His Faith, GroveS Journey To Find Purpose By Going Local Provides A Roadmap For Anyone Looking To Discover What Gives Meaning To Their Life. Along The Way, Grove Shares Insights About A Part Of The Country That Many People Ignore At Their Peril, And Why He Is Optimistic About AmericaS Future. How I Found Myself In The Midwest Will Move And Inspire You, No Matter Where You Choose To Call Home.
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