David Etor

Micro- & Nano- Technology Expert | Researcher & Author | @durham_uni, @StudentsNCL & @MIT Alumnus

[David Etor @drdavidetor]

If you're ordering from anywhere else in the world, you can purchase the 𝒆𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌, 𝑷𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌, or 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 on 𝑨𝒎𝒂𝒛𝒐𝒏 here: https://t.co/NP1SaKMF4g

[David Etor @drdavidetor]

If you're in Nigeria or elsewhere in Africa, you can now get the 𝒆𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 here: https://t.co/bzDFhV4BUO

[David Etor @drdavidetor]

It is a story about what can happen when circumstances do not get the final word.

Thank you to everyone who encouraged, supported, reviewed, and believed in this project.

𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤, 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤.

[David Etor @drdavidetor]

𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤 => https://t.co/NP1SaKMF4g

𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲

I am delighted to announce the publication of my memoir:

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞: 𝒜 𝑀𝑒𝓂𝑜𝒾𝓇 𝑜𝒻 𝐵𝑒𝒸𝑜𝓂𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒜𝑔𝒶𝒾𝓃𝓈𝓉 𝒜𝓁𝓁 𝒪𝒹𝒹𝓈

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[David Etor @drdavidetor]

This book tells the story of a journey through poverty, riots, hardship, disappointment, faith, education, innovation, and unexpected opportunities.

It is a story about resilience.

It is a story about hope.

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[David Etor @drdavidetor]

From 𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙒𝙖𝙨 𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙊𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙈𝙚

ℂ𝕠𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕤𝕠𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕟 𝔸𝕞𝕒𝕫𝕠𝕟!

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[David Etor @drdavidetor]

𝐈 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐈 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐈 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤. 𝐏𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫.

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[David Etor @drdavidetor]

Some of the most enduring lessons in problem-solving and leadership were learned not from textbooks, but from watching two parents quietly do everything they could to keep hope alive for their children.

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[David Etor @drdavidetor]

𝑵𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑾𝒂𝒔 𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝑶𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒆

𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐎𝐎𝐍

#NothingGoodWasSupposedToComeOutOfMe

[David Etor @drdavidetor]

Some children remember childhood through toys.

I remember mine through riots.

A Muslim neighbour risked everything to help save my Christian family.

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[David Etor @drdavidetor]

Before the degrees, the patents, and the university career, there were ordinary people whose extraordinary kindness changed my life. This is one of their stories!

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[David Etor @drdavidetor]

This book is the story of what happened when those predictions turned out to be wrong.

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#NothingGoodWasSupposedToComeOutOfMe

[David Etor @drdavidetor]

Why would anyone call a memoir 𝑵𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑾𝒂𝒔 𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝑶𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒆?

Because sometimes circumstances make predictions about your future.

Where you were born
What you lacked
What people expected
What opportunities you did not have

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[David Etor @drdavidetor]

This is more than a story about personal achievement. It is a story about perseverance, purpose, and the people who believed when there was little visible reason to believe.

I look forward to sharing more in the coming weeks.

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#NothingGoodWasSupposedToComeOutOfMe #Memoir

[David Etor @drdavidetor]

For many years, I never imagined I would write a memoir.

Yet there were stories I could not ignore.

Stories of growing up in poverty in northern Nigeria.

Stories of surviving riots, hardship, disappointments, and uncertainty.

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[David Etor @drdavidetor]

I am pleased to share that my memoir, 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞: 𝘈 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘖𝘥𝘥𝘴, will be released soon.

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