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Transformed : a Navy SEAL's unlikely journey from the throne of Africa, to the streets of the Bronx, to defying all odds / Remi Adeleke.

by Adeleke, Remi, 1982-

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Nashville, Tennessee : W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, [2019]

Adeleke, Remi, 1982-

United States. Navy. SEALs -- Biography.

United States. Navy. SEALs -- Military life.

United States. Navy -- African Americans -- Biography.

Special operations (Military science) -- United States.

Nigerian Americans -- Biography.

Yoruba (African people) -- Nigeria -- Lagos -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.

Lagos (Nigeria) -- Biography.

Bronx (New York, N.Y.) -- Biography.

9780785219767 (hardcover) :

0785219765 (hardcover) :

xii, 355 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm

False kingdom -- Royal son -- Throne overthrown -- Coming to America -- Bad times -- All I ever wanted -- Hustler -- Out of control -- Unsung hero -- Moment of truth -- The perfect place to train -- Plan, prepare, execute -- "He won't make it" -- Never quit -- Affirmation -- My own worst enemy -- Exactly where I needed to be -- Everything works out -- A one-woman man -- Last chance -- Love and chaos -- The wilderness -- The ultimate transformation -- The chameleon -- Warrior prince -- Now I can go home -- Second chance at love -- Restoration of Ade (the crown) -- Back to the beginning.

"What are the odds? Statistics tell us that African American males growing up in a single-parent household are nine times more likely to drop out of high school and twenty times more likely to end up in prison than any other demographic. But what would it take for one young man not only to rise above those statistics but also become a celebrated Navy SEAL, an acclaimed Hollywood actor, and a deep man of faith? For Remi Adeleke--whose life journey has been one of many complicated twists and turns--there's only one answer: God. Through times of intense struggle, pressure, and temptation, Remi's inspiring story is one of following God's voice, even when it didn't make sense, overcoming the odds, and ultimately experiencing true personal transformation. In Transformed, Remi takes readers back to stories from his childhood as Nigerian royalty, to losing his father early in life and being raised by a single mother in the Bronx, to illegal activities as a young man that threatened to derail his future. From troubled teen to Navy SEAL, this incredibly popular up-and-coming actor has beaten the odds at every turn. Remi explores the moments of redemption and grace that saved him and how, through finding faith in Christ, he turned to the one Father he'd been searching for all along."--Provided by publisher.

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