Oh Yeah? Watch This!

<p>To anyone who believes that making it to the mountaintop is an impossible dream here is the author's challenge: Oh Yeah? Watch This! In his intriguing memoir Lloyd Edward Ed Allen Jr. a retired Navy Rear Admiral corporate vice president and executive coach tells the story of the making of a man. After a boyhood of loss abuse and loneliness Allen became a Naval Flight Officer and flew in F-4s and F-14s from eight different carriers. Later he commanded an aircraft carrier and was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral. Along the way he also was on a journey of self-discovery: Who was the real Ed Allen? On one level this book is about a man who experienced extraordinary success in three different careers. On another it is about a boy in search of a family. From the valleys to the mountaintops is a story of determination overcoming forgiveness and closure-and a deep dive into what it means to be human.</p>