Michael Audain wins gold for the 2022 Axiom Business Book Award in the Memoir / Biography category
Michael Audain has won gold for the 2022 Axiom Business Book Award in the Memoir / Biography category for his book, One Man in His Time...: A Memoir. The award recognizes the authors whose books inspire and inform individuals seeking to improve themselves and their professional ventures.
One Man in His Time... is a story of life’s unplanned twists and turns, victories and defeats, recounted with characteristic wit and candour. It is a tale of adventure and perseverance that will inspire many seeking to find their place in the world.
Freedom rider. Student radical. Academic. Social activist. Residential developer. Museum builder. Grizzly bear protector. Michael Audain has been all of these things and more in a colourful life spanning eight decades, three continents and five careers. Born into a branch of the legendary BC Dunsmuir clan that had lost its wealth and social status, little was expected of Audain. A lonely teenager plagued by insecurities, he was a dismal failure in the classroom and on the playing field. Yet Audain would become one of the most prominent home builders in British Columbia and a well-known philanthropist in support of the visual arts and wildlife causes.
Michael Audain is the founder and chairman of Polygon Homes Ltd., an officer of the Order of Canada and a member of the Order of British Columbia. He lives with his wife Yoshiko Karasawa in Vancouver, BC.
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