Retired Army Veteran Cesare Giannetti has written an interesting book dealing with all kinds of reactions to military personnel who find themselves in difficult physical, emotional and mental places after serving for their country. De Facto Pathfinder is a book I know you will enjoy!
Chris Longo (our de facto Pathfinder) is himself a veteran of five years of service in the military. Now a couple of decades later he finds himself in a dead-end dull state run agency that serves the veteran community. He feels that he is not making any kind of difference in the lives of the veterans he is serving. Disillusioned, he decides that he needs a new job and a new start! He's really not sure of what or where this might lead, but, he has enough saved up to just coast for a little while.
Chris is still struggling after a couple of months when he gets a call from his previous employer with a job offer! He's not interested in going back to doing what he was doing before as he never had a sense of accomplishment or satisfaction, so what could this new "job" be?
Well let's just say that the Department of Defense has a new program to help veterans that are in dire need of help. He is offered the lead on a national pilot program that would have him travelling across the country to counsel these lost veterans and hopefully help them find their way back to a fulfilling life.
Each Veteran he meets has a great need for some intervention. All of them are unique and yet all of them are in trouble making their lives make sense to themselves and their loved ones.
Chris is not a "doctor", "mental heath practitioner" or in any way a qualified psychologist, yet as he starts out on his new mission he finds that it's better for himself and those he's trying to help that he isn't a professional.
I don't want to give to much of the book away, but must tell you that I found this book to be very interesting for both the people we meet and how Chris manages to find the "sweet spot" in each of them. All together the stories of each life will keep you turning the pages and in the end I'm sure that you will come to some very interesting conclusions!
This book is a real eye opener for everyone to read whether you are military or not! There are life lessons be be learned that can help you too.
Put De Facto Pathfinder on your radar of books to read, I'm sure you won't regret it!
This sounds like a really interesting book to read, Olivia. Our veterans always deserve extra help and this sounds like a special way to give it. Thanks so much for your recommendation.
ReplyDeleteIt really is a wonderful book and everything that he learns can be put to use in our own lives as well.
DeleteWow! This sounds really interesting!
ReplyDeleteIt really is a good book and not too long, but interesting all the way through!
DeleteThis sounds like a great book, Olivia! I do love it when people find their calling in life and it sounds like that is exactly what happened to Chris Longo. The title of the book threw me at first, but I get it now.
ReplyDeleteWhen I started reading this book I wasn't sure what I was getting into, but once the pages started turning there was no stopping them.
DeleteThis sounds like a fascinating book, Olivia! How wonderful that Chris serendipitously found his calling and has been able to help fellow veterans badly in need of his insights and assistance.
ReplyDeleteIt really is a wonderful book to read! Many insights can be useful in our own lives as well.
DeleteThis sounds a very interesting book and a compelling read, I think I would enjoy this book. Thank you for your review and recommendation.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a fascinating book, and I can understand how it was a page turner you couldn't put down.
ReplyDeleteLike you said, I do imagine that it is a real eye opener. I haven't read this book or this particular story, but have read about some experiences of people having come back after experiencing their lives as veterans. May they all find healing and peace.
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