How wonderful it was to walk past Exclusive Books at the Cape Town Airport and see Athol's autobiography 'Pushing Boulders' on display! A dream come true for us. Pushing Boulders is now available at Exclusive Books nationwide as well as other selected book stores such as Bargain Books.
This blog is to capture our wonderful memories of our travels abroad - Boston (19 June 2012 - 15 June 2013), London (29 September 2013 - 5 July 2014) and Oxford (1 October 2015 - Current). A tale of two South Africans living abroad... a poet/husband/advisor/eternal optimist studying political Theory at Oxford University, wanting to better the world, and me, a third generation Chinese South African who is the Executive Director of READ to RISE and children's book illustrator.
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Oxford University Parallel Universe Poetry Competition 2016
Winners of the Parallel Universe Poetry Competition, which is run every 3 years, read their poems at the Radcliffe Science Library on Thursday 20 October 2016.
Athol's poem 'Chemical Potential' was one of the winning poems.
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Athol Williams is Pushing Boulders 10 October 2016
On Friday 10 October, Life, in a Garden in Randburg hosted an evening with Athol Williams.
Athol has just launched his autobiography "Pushing Boulders".
http://www.pushingboulders.org/
Athol has just launched his autobiography "Pushing Boulders".
http://www.pushingboulders.org/
PUSHING BOULDERS tells the extraordinary story of a Cape Town man born in an old police station during apartheid, who struggles to overcome immense political and social odds to become one of the first people ever to graduate with master’s degrees from five of the world’s top universities, including Harvard, MIT and Oxford At the height of his successful international business career, at the age of 40, he foregoes wealth and status, sells his Lamborghini, Rolls Royce, Jaguar and other luxury cars, to pursue his mission to use education to enable and inspire others to thrive.
With frequent references to his diaries and letters, the book is written with frankness and candour so often absent in autobiographies. It offers readers a rare insight into the life of a uniquely talented and accomplished person, revealing his doubts and heartaches as well as the secrets to his immense ability to pick himself up and soldier on. The book reveals how his compassion for others changed his life and gave it purpose.
PUSHING BOULDERS is a story about pursuing dreams. It shows that, with self-belief and resilience, you can push aside the boulders that block your path to success. It tells a powerful and inspirational story that will leave you believing that even your most outrageous dreams are possible, and leave you energised to begin pursuing them.
Available now at www.theartpressbooks.com Pushing Boulders launch in Cape Town 6 October 2016
On Thursday 6 October 2016, Athol Williams launched his autobiography called 'Pushing Boulders' at the Goodwood Sports Club in Cape Town.
It was a wonderful evening listening to Athol's stories and the boulders which he faced in his life. Really inspiring! A must read!
The book is available at Theart Press www.theartpressbooks.com for R245. Proceeds go to READ to RISE.
It was a wonderful evening listening to Athol's stories and the boulders which he faced in his life. Really inspiring! A must read!
The book is available at Theart Press www.theartpressbooks.com for R245. Proceeds go to READ to RISE.
Monday, October 3, 2016
Launch: 6 October 2016 'Pushing Boulders' autobiography by Athol Williams
This week, Athol launches his long-awaited autobiography called 'Pushing Boulders'. He has been working in this since 2010 so we excited to be launching it in South Africa this week.
PUSHING BOULDERS tells the extraordinary story of a Cape Town man born in an old police station during apartheid, who struggles to overcome immense political and social odds to become one of the first people ever to graduate with master’s degrees from five of the world’s top universities, including Harvard, MIT and Oxford At the height of his successful international business career, at the age of 40, he foregoes wealth and status, sells his Lamborghini, Rolls Royce, Jaguar and other luxury cars, to pursue his mission to use education to enable and inspire others to thrive.
With frequent references to his diaries and letters, the book is written with frankness and candour so often absent in autobiographies. It offers readers a rare insight into the life of a uniquely talented and accomplished person, revealing his doubts and heartaches as well as the secrets to his immense ability to pick himself up and soldier on. The book reveals how his compassion for others changed his life and gave it purpose.
PUSHING BOULDERS is a story about pursuing dreams. It shows that, with self-belief and resilience, you can push aside the boulders that block your path to success. It tells a powerful and inspirational story that will leave you believing that even your most outrageous dreams are possible, and leave you energised to begin pursuing them.
Available now at www.theartpressbooks.com
Book sales to to READ to RISE.
http://www.pushingboulders.org/
www.atholwilliams.com
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Year 2 in Oxford - Watching the Arsenal Legends
We arrived back in Oxford on 2 September 2016 for Athol's second year of study.
We had Athol's brothers Nicholas and Roscoe visiting for the Arsenal Legends game at the Emirates Stadium on 3 September. Sadly Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp did not play but as least we got to see David Seaman (which the crowds chanting!), Robert Pires, Emmanual Petit and other legends :) it was a great game, 4 -2 Arsenal Legends vs Milan Grande.
We had Athol's brothers Nicholas and Roscoe visiting for the Arsenal Legends game at the Emirates Stadium on 3 September. Sadly Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp did not play but as least we got to see David Seaman (which the crowds chanting!), Robert Pires, Emmanual Petit and other legends :) it was a great game, 4 -2 Arsenal Legends vs Milan Grande.
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