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Phillip Lim Co-Writes Autobiography: Escape to Riches

Phillip Lim Releases Biography February 15, 2013

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Phillip Boon Lim
Boonlim888 @aol.com  865 382 6666

Martha Rose Woodward
 Sunspherebook @aol.com
865 951 0319

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OWNER OF ASIA CAFÉ IN KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE RELEASES AUTOBIOGRAPHY

2-16-13 Knoxville-Phillip Boon Lim, owner of the Asia Café Inc located at 6714 B Central Avenue Pike, Knoxville TN 37912 has announced the release of a book he co-wrote with local historian and writer, Martha Rose Woodward.

Lim’s autobiography, Escape to Riches, details the lives of his Malaysian-Chinese family. The story begins in 1899 with his great-grandfather, Lim Lian Keng, who escaped the brutal Chinese communist dictatorship by boarding a sampan-a small fishing boat-with 15 other men. The boat headed towards Malaysia, landing 60 days later in Melaka. Of the 16 who began the journey, only 6 survived dehydration and starvation. Lim’s great-grandfather and his son, Lim Sian Soon, were two among the survivors.

Great-grandfather and his son hired on as rubber tappers extracting latex from trees in rubber forests. Within 10 years, by shear determination, brilliance and awareness as a businessman, Lim Keng and son purchased a rubber processing factory for latex and became millionaires.

Lim writes,“ This is my story; the story of an international businessman firmly grounded in American soil, whose roots are buried deeply in the darkness of Communist China and poverty, and whose branches bear the fruit of both love of family and fabulous riches.

My name is Phillip. A man who was raised in great wealth, but one who did not know the value of money. It became necessary for my family to send me away from the safety of comfortable nest to fly into the world. I had to determine how to capture my own character and discover my abilities. I had to learn how to build my own nest.”



Chapters in the book include:

My story begins…

Regular Guy Has Big Life

Survival Skills Are Tested

Great-grandfather’s journey

Melaka, Malaysia

Grandfather, grandmother, father and mother

I Accept the Mantle of Lim Keng

Rich Kids Grow Up: Early Schooling

High School Years


Godfather, Mr. R R Chelvrajah

College Years in Australia

Coming to America

 Sarah Shicks

Malaysian Custom of First Born Male Child

Desiree

Melaka No Place for Desiree

Good News! Reunited With Kids


How I Met Phillip: Louise Bacariza Speaks

Interviews With Family Members

The Night of the Long Gun

Recovery and Justice

Asia Café is Born

My Future is Bright
Escape to Riches is a book you cannot put down.

Available on line from www Amazon.com; www Kindle.com and from www. NaturalAlternativesInc.net OR at both locations of Asia Café: Asia Café Inc; 6714-B Central Avenue Pike Knoxville Tennessee 37912 (www. AsiaCafe.org ) in North Knoxville or Asia Café West Inc; 8111 Gleason Drive Knoxville Tennessee 37919 ( www. AsiaCafeWest.com ) in West Knoxville. OR phone 865 951 0319 to arrange for autographed copies.


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Goodwill Tour: Paying it Forward by Keith Maginn

Keith Maginn’s second book, "Goodwilll Tour: Paying it Forward," was published this week at Amazon.com. It is a travelogue detailing Maginn's philanthropic experiment in the USA’s Southeast.
According to Maginn, “In mid-July of 2011, myself and my friend, Emily, set off from Cincinnati, Ohio, on a 3,000-mile road-trip through several southeastern states. We stopped in Memphis, New Orleans, Savannah, Charleston, Asheville and smaller towns in between. What makes our trip unique—and my second book fresh—is that sightseeing was not our sole purpose. We were determined to spread kindness as we worked to make a difference in the lives of others along the way.
As a part of our good will, we gave our own money to hand-picked strangers, who then had to pay the money forward to someone else.”
From Beale Street to Bourbon Street and Graceland to the Biltmore Estate, from feeding the needy in downtown Charleston to brainstorming ideas with a female Buddhist monk to help abused teens and high school dropouts in North Carolina, readers experience these life-altering events, and contemplate how people changed as a result. Their pay-it-forward mission will touch and inspire readers to take the trip that they have always dreamed of or to have a positive effect in the life of a loved one, an acquaintance, or even a complete stranger.
Keith Maginn was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, the youngest of four kids. He attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, as an Evans Scholar. After earning a Bachelor's degree in Sociology, Keith relocated to Knoxville, Tennessee, to work for AmeriCorps (a service organization like the Peace Corps, but within the United States) and for Knoxville Habitat for Humanity.

Keith recently moved back to Cincinnati after living nearly ten years in Tennessee. He likes to be around family and friends and has eight nieces and nephews that he adores. He loves playing and watching many sports and also enjoys live music, writing, meditation, yoga and reading.
In February 2011, Keith self-published an inspiring self-help memoir, “Turning This Thing Around” (available in paperback and e-book on Amazon.com or at keithmaginn.com). He feels writing is his life's purpose and that he has a message to share that will help others. He hopes “Goodwill Tour” is one of many more to come.

To purchase his book find his Author Page at www.Amazon.com.

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