Böcker av Daniel Seddiqui

Join traveler extraordinaire Daniel Seddiqui on a guided, immersive journey through the American South that reveals the region's pivotal influence on music through hands-on, experience-based opportunities that build lasting connections and travel memories.

The foam cheesehead in Milwaukee, the cigar in Tampa Bay, the crab mallet in Baltimore, the songwriting in Austin, and the poetry in Washington D.C., are all part of America's iconic crafts. America's Most Traveled Person, Daniel Seddiqui journeys through every major city, making mementos with artisans and creative thinkers, confirming that America is indeed a work of art. And it doesn't stop there. It's in the parks, neighborhoods, museums, hotels, restaurants, and the many other unique attributes that proves America is the home of innovators, pioneers, and game-changers. This one-of-a-kind travelog which also includes itineraries and places to experience micro-local flavors, will reignite pride in America and inspire readers to travel differently, connecting each experience that ties to the regional culture, history, and industry that gives each destination its identity.

During our country''s current crisis, one man was inspired to explore America''s diverse circumstances by embracing the many challenges communities face. Sparked by curiosity, Daniel Seddiqui''s drive to learn and develop a deeper understanding leads to compassion for people and their enduring struggles. He recounts his inspiring mission in his book Going the Extra Mile: One Man''s Curiosity Through America Leads to Compassion. Culture wars, racism, protests and a pandemic, 2020 has become a year of awareness, change, and making an impact. Remember the guy who did 50 jobs in 50 states during the recession? He''s at it again! This time, Daniel trades months of his life living and working in the hardest hit communities to address the epidemics of high unemployment in South Dakota, extreme poverty in Appalachia, undocumented immigration in California, obesity in Mississippi, and gang violence in Southside Chicago. In Going the Extra Mile he chronicles all aspects of his journey, dropping into towns a complete stranger, as Daniel motivates the "most obese town in America" in Mississippi to participate in a 5k race, works with youth to secure jobs on the South Dakota reservation with the highest unemployment rate in the country, and keeps kids off the streets in south side Chicago with extreme gang violence. In Central California he works in the fields to learn about the struggles of undocumented workers migrating to the US and living under the radar. He writes of his most difficult and dramatic experience in Appalachia with extreme poverty where he works in social services to comfort the sick. Through this work, you''ll navigate through our country''s great diversity, hear and learn the stories of abject communities and be inspired to take action for a brighter tomorrow. Daniel''s authentic journey proves we can break barriers and genuinely develop respect and compassion for one another. "What differentiates us is our circumstance and environment, but as Americans our will can unite us. Go the Extra Mile!"

For several years after graduating from college at USC, Daniel Seddiqui failed to find clarity about what he wanted to do with his life. To make matters worse, he couldn't seem to land a job - and failing to receive an offer after over 40 interviews, Daniel decided to try a new strategy. Following his dream to explore the diverse cultures and industries offered in America, he embarked on a seemingly impossible quest: to work at 50 jobs in 50 states in 50 weeks.This book tells how Daniel fulfilled this incredible dream. Working as a baseball scout in Massachusetts, a coal miner in West Virginia, a meteorologist in Ohio, and so on over the course of his life changing journey, he explains how he learned to adapt to each state's unique circumstances and challenges. With vivid stories of his experience across fifty jobs (and the long drives in between), Daniel shares the lessons he learned about perseverance, risk taking, adaptability, networking, and endurance. From tales of the extraordinary kindness of strangers to the uncomfortable reality of having to sleep in his car, Daniel's experience is an inspiration to anyone looking to break into the job market or to even just to follow their dream.