Seasons of Change (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781456534028)

Michael Gardner (1954- ) was born in Metropolis, Illinois, to a preacher from the Church of Christ and his homemaker wife. Early in life, his family moved about every three years to states from Mississippi to Kansas. Michael turned 18 in Ghana, West Africa. He attended Freed-Hardeman University, and graduated with a degree in Accounting. For the next twenty years he practiced in Public Accounting. For the last 16 of those he had his own firm in South Arkansas. For the next seven years he worked in private accounting in Alabama and North Carolina before returning to Public Accounting in Georgia. After college, Michael continued to travel as a part-time missionary in Belarus and Russia. He is conversational in the Russian language. His first book, "Season of Change," was briefly released in 2011 before being re-edited and released again in September of 2012 for Kindle only. In December, 2012, "Seasons of Change" was also released in paperback. His first book is part of a triolgy, and book two is currently being written. Michael has numerous articles on religious topics and has been published in a national magazine for his article on Income Taxes for Preachers. Born in Metropolis, IL, Michael has lived all over the south from Arkansas to Georgia. In addition, he has lived in West Africa and has traveled extensively in Poland, Belarus and Russia.