Dare to Take the Next Step - Adventures of a Refugee

By Frank Hegyi

This book contains inspirational stories from the life of a man who led a colorful life, daring to take the next step in search for adventures. These stories include: - Experiences as a freedom fighter in the 1956 Hungarian student revolution, narrowly escaping execution; - Living in refugee camps and daring to enter University as a high school dropout and succeeding in earning two college degrees; - Leading expeditions to the Amazon rain forests, surviving attacks by wild animals and crew; - Travelling as a research scientist and high tech entrepreneur throughout the world representing his adopted country (Canada); - Encounters with the KGB while visiting Soviet Union as a member of a Canadian scientific delegation; and - Climbing up the ladder in service clubs to the position of District Governor, Kiwanis International. The adventurous life was put on a temporary back burner when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. The author provides a unique perspective of the courageous battles he led in beating the big C and the changes of life styles that he had to implement in order to increase the odds in survival.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0981249507
• ISBN13: 9780981249506
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Frank Hegyi Publications
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"