Full Description
This book tells the incredible true story of Ranulfo Juarez, a Mexican immigrant. After working for years in the fields of Oregon and becoming a U.S. citizen, Ranulfo started making plans to buy a small bakery in 2005. But not knowing if the economy would hold steady, Ranulfo examined his dreams every morning in search of secret clues foretelling insight and a successful bakery-or homelessness. Ranulfo also enlisted author Peter Wogan, a white anthropology professor with a penchant for self-doubt, as his confidante and sidekick in this quest. Readers won't know until the end whether Ranulfo became another innocent victim of the Financial Crisis of 2008, but, throughout, they will see Ranulfo and Peter confront naysayers and cheats, as well as their own differences and fears. Like Don Quixote, this book is comical, subversive, and inspirational.
Contents
1. Cutting the Cloth2. Invitation3. Teaming Up4. Saints of the Casino5. Car Crash6. Trip to Mexico7. Don Quixote Rides Again8. Searching for the Key9. A Moon Shot10. Visit to Campus11. Confronting the Enemy12. Mysteries of Money13. Garbage Dream14. Crash Warning15. Stopping Time16. Into the Mystic17. Plan B18. Mr. Success or Mr. Worthless?19. Financial Crisis20. Wrecking Ball21. Respect for the Turtle
