{"product_id":"from-ged-to-phd","title":"From GED to PhD | Autobiography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom GED to PhD: The Autobiography of Dr. Bon Blossman\u003c\/em\u003e is an inspiring true story of perseverance, reinvention, and academic achievement. After dropping out of high school as a pregnant teenager, Dr. Bon Blossman earned a GED and began an extraordinary journey through ten years of higher education—ultimately earning a PhD in physiology with a 4.0 GPA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(162, 17, 17);\"\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Bon Blossman grew up in an affluent family in Westover Hills, Texas. Once an honor student, experimentation with cigarettes, drugs, and alcohol during high school led to declining grades and disappearing ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter relocating to an unwelcoming town, Bon endured relentless bullying, lost longtime friendships, and developed a dangerous eating disorder. Following a year living in a German village, Bon dropped out of high school as a pregnant teenager, married at seventeen, and became divorced before turning twenty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a single parent armed with a GED, Bon made the decision to rebuild an academic future. What followed was an arduous decade of higher education filled with determination, sacrifice, and multiple academic honors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBon ultimately earned a Bachelor of Science in pre-medicine, a master’s degree in microbiology, and a PhD in physiology with a 4.0 GPA. The doctoral dissertation was recognized as landmark research in metabolic allometry, followed by a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in developmental cardiovascular physiology. Her research has been cited in \u003cem\u003eGenetics \u003c\/em\u003e- a premier academic journal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom GED to PhD\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the setbacks, personal struggles, and relentless determination behind an unconventional journey from high school dropout to scientist, college professor, award-winning author, reality television personality, and founder of My Mystery Party.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(162, 17, 17);\"\u003eAn Inspirational Story of Reinvention\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOvercoming bullying and the loss of longtime friendships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfronting addiction-related choices and an eating disorder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecoming a pregnant teenager and high school dropout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStarting over as a single parent with a GED\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompleting ten years of higher education\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarning undergraduate and graduate degrees in science\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompleting a PhD in physiology with a 4.0 GPA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConducting doctoral and postdoctoral scientific research\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilding careers in education, writing, entertainment, and entrepreneurship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(162, 17, 17);\"\u003eBook Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eFrom GED to PhD: The Autobiography of Dr. Bon Blossman\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dr. Bon Blossman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autobiography, memoir, and inspirational nonfiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 098503632X\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780985036324\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2012\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThemes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Perseverance, education, single parenthood, bullying, science, personal transformation, and entrepreneurship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(162, 17, 17);\"\u003eWho Should Read This Book?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGED students, high school dropouts, and nontraditional students\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingle parents working toward personal or academic goals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaders overcoming bullying, setbacks, or past mistakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudents pursuing careers in science and higher education\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who has been told it is too late to change direction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaders who enjoy honest, motivational autobiographies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFans interested in the life story behind Dr. Bon Blossman and My Mystery Party\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(162, 17, 17);\"\u003eContent Advisory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis autobiography contains personal discussions of bullying, cigarettes, drugs, alcohol, an eating disorder, teenage pregnancy, dropping out of high school, divorce, and the challenges of single parenthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(162, 17, 17);\"\u003eIt Is Never Too Late to Begin Again\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom GED to PhD\u003c\/em\u003e is a candid reminder that early failures do not have to determine the rest of a person’s life. 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