Home After Dark: One Man's Memories

By Darryl Robidoux

Home After Dark is the emotionally raw story of a man who despite escaping home at 16 achieves the American Dream. By 40, he's comfortably wealthy and retires from a prestigious career. Robidoux's journey inspires hopefuls to rise above circumstances to achieve unimaginable success. Also a cautionary tale, it graciously allows readers to learn from his mistakes. Robidoux's success had a price tag: losing the woman he describes as the blood of my veins, the beat of my heart. By sharing intimate details from his unconventional life, Robidoux hopes others reach their dreams without succumbing to societal and corporate pitfalls.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158985117X
• ISBN13: 9781589851177
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Five Star Publications, Inc. (AZ)
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.3" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Life in the Fast Lane From a Guy Who Has Been There

Darryl Robidoux has written the story of the first 40 years of his life - a heartwarming account of one human being who isn't afraid to share his highs, his lows and his innermost thoughts. I found this book to be fascinating, because I, too, lived through the times of unlimited expense accounts, private planes, and living on the edge. While some readers may wonder about Darryl's encounters with the opposite sex, believe me - that's the way it was during the 60s and 70s. His account of corporations, relationships, and the changing world brought back many memories of my own life. This book is easy to read and very well written. From his youth on a farm, to the heights of corporate America, Darryl accepted no boundaries to realize his dreams. As host of [...], I've had the pleasure of speaking with Darryl about his book, and he is truly a gentleman with a story to tell.

INSPIRING!

Born into a family of farmers and a dropout from school at age sixteen with absolutely no recollection of parental hugs, or the words we desperately need to hear from childhood to adult, "I Love You!" The eyes of Darryl E. Robidoux witnessed poverty during childhood, hard labor, and the lack of one of the most important human needs in life which normally stems from birth through adult, love. Knowing farm life wasn't for him and determined to change the lifestyle he once lived, while carrying the insensitivity of not knowing what love is on his shoulders, he moved on. He walked on the road to success, without looking back. He lived what he learned. We make choices in life, unintentionally, those choices are not always the right ones. When we start at the bottom, there's only one place to go, climb the ladder to the top. With motivation and determination, Darryl reached for the stars. He sought perfection, not fame, but fortune. He studied engineering in college, then computer science, and became a great asset to Xerox while the company was booming. Although, he had a wife and children, his work became top priority. Years later, his work became his life. He was obsessed with becoming wealthy, and perfection at the work place was his primary goal. He achieved his goal, and retired at age forty as a very successful man. But after he retired, he realized something was missing. Something that gives people a reason to live gracefully, and happy as they age. Something that he felt was missing during childhood, something that everyone desperately needs to grow up with. He realized that life, regardless of wealth, needs to be nourished with love. He realized that the most important necessity in life is the one thing we can't buy, while learning that money isn't everything. The author clearly informs the reader that dedication and motivation are important, and success is wonderful. He encourages people to educate, and to be who you want to be. Most important, without a doubt, he describes that the golden key is the one to your heart. Without that key, an emptiness will exist, which will forever need to be fulfilled. I applaud the author for pure honesty, and inspiration to all. I recommend this novel to everyone that seeks to learn from others, for all those who wish to learn how to become successful, and to everyone who wishes to benefit from a story told through experience about the most important roads in life. The autobiography of Darryl E. Robidoux is as sentimental as "RICH MAN, POOR MAN." "HOME AFTER DARK" captures the heart the same way it does in "PRETTY WOMAN" and is as passionate as "NOTTING HILL" with Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant! Geraldine Ahearn AIOM HonDG author of 6 books Founding Member ABI Women's Review Board

A part of history

I have read this book again and if I could, I would give this book a five star rating. How can we judge another persons life. If the book is well written and interesting how can we? As a reviewer is it really fair to do so? If the person was a serial killer I would not give it the time of day to read it. But this book is different. I have to let what I wrote below stand but wish I could change it all. I have had four men read different part's of this book and they really enjoyed it. I personally found some of his transgressions with women to be cold and harsh. But then this is his life story. So it is only fair to the author that I give his book a four star rating. It is well written and honest. From a child born into poverty to a man who could grace the halls of any mansion or board rooms, this is the true story of Darryl E. Robidoux. At a young age, Darryl knew farming was not the life for him. Farming was back breaking work from dawn to dusk. He wanted more from life than that. Darryl never experienced parental hugs and had never heard his parents say that they loved him. That would affect his relationships as an adult. At every stage of his life, the author's goal was to learn as much as he could absorb and to better himself. Despite dropping out of high school at the age of 16, he made it into college and first majored in Engineering, then later experience more premier education. He negotiated his career into the field of computer science at a time when computer systems were literally contained in buildings as large as a warehouse. No matter who he worked for, he gave his all to them. He would be assigned to a project that might take days or weeks to complete. But, with Darryl's work ethics, he would always finish before his allotted time period. It became a challenge to him to be done faster and be better at what he did than anyone else. One thing the author hopes people will understand about his book is that with enough self motivation and perseverance you can become who ever you want to be. No individual is shackled to their beginnings. It is your individual choices that go into making your dreams come true or not. Daryyl E. Robidoux met the goals he set for himself and retired at the age of forty while his career took him through the early stages of computer development. This reviewer can't help but think tht when he retired, he learned to love and how relationships work. To not only receive but to give also. Now days we only have to push a button on our computers and a whole world opens up to us, and we should always remember that the author was a part of the reason that we can. He states unequivocally that he is a biological product of his parents, that can never be changed, but he likes the person that he is. Thank you Mr. Robidoux for being part of a new industry that would later change our world in so many ways. While working on this review I had a chance to email Darryl. We sent some some emails back and forth. I have