Friendship, Jamaica · Cincinnati, Ohio
The founder’s book
How a Jamaican-born child overcame extreme poverty and adversity to live the American dream. Michael A. Folkes’ memoir of hope, motivation, inspiration and forgiveness.
Published by MIC — Mighty In Character, LLC · ISBN 978-0-9862208-0-7
For many years, people who have known Michael have been asking him to write his story. They find his life and the challenges he has overcome inspirational and motivational.
So when he began putting his life on paper he wanted a book that would inspire people to look within themselves for their own inner strength, bring an inner discipline to their lives, and motivate them to achieve their goals.
In Driven by Desperation he shares the challenging events of his life — from a childhood of love, poverty, starvation and abuse in Jamaica, to death threats, homelessness, divorce, and the success of building his own business, M.A. Folkes Company, Inc., in America against all the odds.
The book takes the reader on a journey of ambition, determination, faith, prayer and hope, encouraging people to look at their own challenges and reflect on how they too can turn the negative to positive and the challenge to opportunity. It is now used in the curriculum of educational institutions and is available in local libraries.
Michael A. Folkes
Michael A. Folkes, author
The back cover. English and Spanish editions available.
Every copy funds school fees, medical care and the auditorium. Ninety per cent of the sale price goes straight to the Foundation.
The print edition, on Amazon. ISBN 978-0-9862208-0-7.
The digital edition, for immediate reading.
An order form on the book’s own site — the best return for the Foundation.
Outside the United States, write to us and we will arrange delivery.
Ninety per cent of a sale is about the cost of a term at Mount Waddy Primary School.
