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Title: Ransomed by Love: A Happy Changemaker’s Unfinished Journey Author: Tony La Viña Publisher: Southern Voices Printing Press, 2024  The memoir of Tony La Viña, is not for the faint-hearted. It is for the curious, eager, and inquiring: the reader will be amply rewarded by interesting narratives and inspiring themes in “Ransomed by Love: A Happy Changemaker’s Unfinished Journey.” With his clear articulation of rich experiences, Tony’s memoire provides wholesome reading – comforting, hopeful and uplifting. (I read it straight over two days: I was struck by the narrative beauty and simplicity, brought around by a world tour, and came back to re-read many parts to refresh my thoughts.) I first knew Tony in 2003 and got to work with him in later years. I know him better now through this book. He has plotted his path from childhood since 1959 to the present, 2024, with vignettes from his birthplace in Cagayan de Oro to other places in his homeland, and the various countries he ha...