GAINESVILLE, Fla., July 7, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- To achieve a milestone, one must be willing to make sacrifices, aim high and strive hard. An enduring tale about perseverance and survival is all set to begin as Xlibris releases The Sun Kept Rising, the new book authored by Gerhard Freund.
The Sun Kept Rising follows the exploits of a boy who grows up in Nazi Germany and becomes a soldier. As he grows up, he gets involved in an enduring series of unexpected events that include surviving the Russian front, braving the cold winters and overcoming widespread fanaticism that accompanied World War II. Day by day, he takes many chances to progress and faces his biggest trial yet when he attempts to migrate in a foreign country. From the first page until the last, this book will keep readers on the edge of their seats and even motivate them to excel in their respective lives.
To order a copy of Gerhard Freund's The Sun Kept Rising, feel free to visit your local bookstore or log on at Xlibris.com today.
About the Author
Gerhard Freund was born in 1926 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany where he grew up. From age sixteen to nineteen, he was a soldier in World War II. After discharge from POW camp he studied medicine and graduated from the Medical School of the Goethe University in Frankfurt. He completed an internship in Ottawa, Canada, three years of residency at the University of Illinois in Chicago where he married. Following two years of fellowship at McGill University in Montreal, the author returned to Chicago to practice medicine. He then joined the faculty of the University of Florida College of Medicine. Freund is a Professor Emeritus of the College of Medicine where he has been practicing, teaching and conducting research since 1963. He is a board-certified internist and Fellow of the American College of Physicians.
The Sun Kept Rising * by Gerhard Freund
Adventures of an Immigrant
Publication Date: June 20, 2001
Trade Paperback; $17.84; 146 pages; 978-0-7388-5869-2
Cloth Hardback; $27.89; 146 pages; 978-1-4010-2334-8
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