Trading Spaces” host and carpenter Ty Pennington, who has attention deficit disorder, offers a scattered, difficult-to-follow narration of an otherwise fascinating life story. Pennington frequently shares the fact that he wrote this entire work in seven consecutive days. The self-appointed “Ambassador of Goodness,” who is quite charitable in his day-to-day life, narrates with characteristic charm, and with out-of- logical-sequence starts and stops as well as frequent repetition of points made just a moment or two earlier. While the story and the performance are profoundly relaxed and sincere, the narrator’s tone and pacing along with the tangential content compromises the work as a whole. Reportedly, there are entertaining sketches, font variations, and graphical elements in the printed version. W.A.G. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine
Ty Pennington shares stories from his life and offers a behind-the-scenes look at your favorite home shows!
As a kid, Ty Pennington had*too much energy. He was chaotic, bouncing off the walls, and on a first-name basis with the local emergency room staff. Back then there wasn't public awareness of attention deficit disorder yet. People just thought Ty was rambunctious. A trouble maker. What do you do with a kid who just can't sit still? Who can't focus?
But Ty discovered something amazing when he was just a boy: he felt focused when he was building something. He discovered that he loved to work with his hands - to use tools and be creative. He loved to try new things,*build*and*design*new things.
In*Life to the Extreme*Ty shares his remarkable life story. In his characteristic humorous style, he takes you racing through his life with ADHD-infused diversions that will make you laugh out loud. He shares about how he was diagnosed with ADHD in college, and what it has meant to be an advocate for ADHD awareness. He shares about his start as a model and carpenter, and his eventual move to television where he starred in the hit shows*Extreme Makeover: Home Edition*and*Trading Spaces.
Life to the Extreme*will*inspire*you. Ty's boundless energy and his sense of humor are infectious. You'll laugh. You might cry a little. And you'll definitely be inspired to change the lives of those around you.
Ty Pennington shares stories from his life and offers a behind-the-scenes look at your favorite home shows!
As a kid, Ty Pennington had*too much energy. He was chaotic, bouncing off the walls, and on a first-name basis with the local emergency room staff. Back then there wasn't public awareness of attention deficit disorder yet. People just thought Ty was rambunctious. A trouble maker. What do you do with a kid who just can't sit still? Who can't focus?
But Ty discovered something amazing when he was just a boy: he felt focused when he was building something. He discovered that he loved to work with his hands - to use tools and be creative. He loved to try new things,*build*and*design*new things.
In*Life to the Extreme*Ty shares his remarkable life story. In his characteristic humorous style, he takes you racing through his life with ADHD-infused diversions that will make you laugh out loud. He shares about how he was diagnosed with ADHD in college, and what it has meant to be an advocate for ADHD awareness. He shares about his start as a model and carpenter, and his eventual move to television where he starred in the hit shows*Extreme Makeover: Home Edition*and*Trading Spaces.
Life to the Extreme*will*inspire*you. Ty's boundless energy and his sense of humor are infectious. You'll laugh. You might cry a little. And you'll definitely be inspired to change the lives of those around you.
Life to the Extreme: How a Chaotic Kid Became America's Favorite Carpenter
Life to the Extreme: How a Chaotic Kid Became America's Favorite Carpenter
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| BN ID: | 2940172290008 |
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| Publisher: | Zondervan |
| Publication date: | 06/04/2019 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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