Elena Rising (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781517289874)

Raised in Southern California, Depression-born Pat Hicks grew up poor and fatherless, determined to succeed against all odds-and he did. Pat founded the world-renown Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California. Recognized as the leader of contemporary music education, with over 50,000 graduates to date, Pat's school was awarded a citation by the Mayor of Los Angeles for its cultural contributions to the Hollywood community. Now Pat has found yet one more talent. Drawing from his variegated life, Pat is the author of Trading Fours, his memoir of the golden age of Musicians Institute, Cheating Death, stories of his miraculous escapes from certain death, and Elena Rising, a factional story of a Cuban girl's rise to prominence. The soon-to-be-completed Conversation with a Pelican is an entrepreneur's story, again based on Pat's life.