A short memoir of 9/11 « The Invisible Man. (Originally sent in an email to friends and family, 9/11/02) Friends, I think it would be nice to memorialize the events of September 11, by sharing our personal experiences.
Here’s mine. I was on the subway going to work. I live at 112th Street, and my office is on 22nd Street, so I only use one subway, the #1, going from the 110th Street Station to the 23rd Street Station. On this particular day, the subway stopped at Times Square (42nd Street) and an announcement was made, no downtown service. I walked out of the station and started down Seventh Avenue. When I reached 22nd Street, I turned east (my building is between Sixth Avenue and Fifth Avenue). The World Trade Center appeared at the end of the avenue. Although I was mesmerized by the sight of the fire, I rushed to my office. Here was an even better view of the buildings, nearly unobstructed. I stayed on the roof for another 45 minutes, watching the second tower fall. Like this: Like Loading... Biography - Christopher Gardner. Chris Gardner is an Entrepreneur, Author, Philanthropist, and single parent whose work has been recognized by many esteemed organization.
The amazing story of Gardner’s life was published as an autobiography, The Pursuit of Happyness, in May 2006, and became a New York Times and Washington Post #1 bestseller. The book spent over twenty weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into more than forty languages. Gardner was also the inspiration for the movie “The Pursuit of Happyness,” released by Columbia Pictures in December 2006.
Will Smith starred as Gardner and received Academy Award, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations for his performance. Gardner was an associate producer on the film. In his second New York Times bestselling book, Start Where You Are: Life Lessons in Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, published in May 2009, Gardner shared his philosophies on, and the crucial steps behind, creating a fulfilling, successful life. Chris Gardner. Christopher Paul "Chris" Gardner (born February 9, 1954) is an American entrepreneur, investor, stockbroker, motivational speaker, author, and philanthropist who, during the early 1980s, struggled with homelessness while raising his toddler son, Christopher, Jr.[1] Gardner's book of memoirs, The Pursuit of Happyness, was published in May 2006.[2] As of 2012, he is CEO of his own stockbrokerage firm, Gardner Rich & Co, based in Chicago, Illinois, where he resides when he is not living in Toronto.
Gardner credits his tenacity and success to the "spiritual genetics" handed down to him by his mother, Bettye Jean Triplett, née Gardner,[2][3][4] and to the high expectations placed on him by his children, son Chris Jr. Early years[edit] Gardner was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on February 9, 1954 to Thomas Turner and Bettye Jean Gardner. He was the second child born to Bettye Jean. His older half-sister, Ophelia, is from a previous union.
Early adulthood[edit] Marriage and troubles[edit]