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Review Books & Books (Coral Gables, FL):� On the Edge: An Odyssey offers inspiration to all professionals to land on their feet, despite harshcircumstances in life. �'Murphy's high octane adventures provide fast reading for those keen on showbiz south of the border,' writes Steve Solot, author, Brazil Cinema Today, and president, Rio Film Commission. ''Stephen Murphy has indeed taken paths less travelled. This is a frank and personal discussion of success, failure and lessons learned by a Seattle boy who became a global wanderer.' -- Christopher T. Bayley, author, Seattle Justice; chair, Stewardship Partners; former King County Prosecuting Attorney. 'Steve's early days in Rio- living in a favela and hanging out with street kids - are unusual for a banker. Though iconoclastic, his words and actions always give hope.'� W. F. Hamilton, BankBoston alumni secretaryEagle Harbor Books, Bainbridge Island, WA: On the Edge: An Odyssey is a reflective look at Murphy's life, the decisions he made and why, as he sought his calling on paths less traveled. He left the security of Seattle's UW to Harvard Business School where he 'crashed and burned' but was 'resurrected by an anonymous priest.' Making tough decisions afterwards, he joined the US Navy as gunnery officer offshore Vietnam. �The author outlines hopes and dreams, and why he chose courses of action, despite head winds at the time. Achieving his M.B.A. at Columbia University, he recounts experiences 'on the edge' in Mexico, Jamaica, ending up in Brazil. While working for an international bank, he describes life in Rio's hills and a stark encounter with a street kid, changing his direction in life.� Murphy peppers his chapters with 'turning points' and stirring adventures. His story is both a walk down memory lane for boomers, and an instructive tale for young professionals.� Read more About the Author Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Stephen E.Murphy always felt drawn 'south of the border' - starting with romance inSeattle's World Fair. An alumnus of the University of Washington and Columbia'sGraduate School of Business, he served as gunnery officer on the USSGoldsborough offshore Vietnam.�His first job as a young professional wasinternational banker in S�o Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, where Brazil brought himface-to-face with street kids, depicted in ONTHE EDGE: AN ODYSSEY. While holding executive positions with BankBoston,Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios, Peace Corps and Inter-AmericanDevelopment Bank, his love and friendships continue with peoples of the Americasthroughout the years. He mentors students in AIESEC, Seattle University,University of Washington and Rio de Janeiro's Funda��o Getulio Vargas.�As a political appointee in Bush I and II, formerly asRegional Director, Inter-Americas, Peace Corps, Stephen also participates inmissions abroad, sponsored by church, universities or Agros Foundation. Asfounder of the Pixote Literacy Fund,Partners of the Americas, he seeks 'faith based' projects to help kids 'on theedge' to read around the hemisphere. He has taught 'Doing Business in LatinAmerica' at Seattle University and is Senior Advisor, Pacific NorthwestAdvisors, Latin America. He travels frequently to Brazil, Colombia, Cuba andMexico, and is writing a new book on Cuba.Contact: SEMURPHY@PNWA.COM Read more
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