Luke S. Kennedy Luke S. Kennedy i(7794359 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Redemption Road : A Thug's Journey Towards Enlightenment. Luke S. Kennedy , Sydney : Gelding Street Press , 2022 24969810 2022 single work autobiography

'Struggling to stay alive with a gaping wound across my back, I desperately wondered how I got to this point. My knife-wielding opponent was not the attacker...

'He'd been defending himself against an ego-driven, menacing thug who was intent on hurting him. That thug was me.

'In a hole of anxiety and depression, Luke Kennedy resorted to drugs, alcohol, graffiti and fighting in a desperate bid to silence his frantic mind. Soon he was leading a street-fighting and graffiti crew, and constantly coming close to killing others or being killed.

'Tortured by the voices in his head, Luke began looking for an out. Eventually he found it - and lost 47 kilos in the process.

'Redemption Road is the gripping and powerful story of Luke's journey from ego-driven, obese thug to fit, sober and successful business owner whose focus is on helping others turn their lives around.'  (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Sex, Drugs and a Buddhist Monk Luke S. Kennedy , Sydney : Gelding Street Press , 2022 24688711 2022 single work autobiography

'Sex, Drugs, and a Buddhist Monk is a memoir. It tells the story of a fateful (and nearly fatal) trip to Thailand, which started in debauchery but ended in enlightenment.

'A severely obese, depressed, anxious alcoholic and drug abuser, Luke Kennedy was trying to get his life together and reset his life, but he ventured over to Thailand for one last hurrah. He partied hard, overdid it, and his path collided with prostitutes, drug dealers, and violence. This story is an action-packed story of a fight to escape violence and deal with a Monk that forced him to confront his demons.' (Publication summary)
1 1 y separately published work icon Stabbed Ego : A Thug's Journey to Enlightenment Luke S. Kennedy , Penshurst : Daniel Press , 2014 7794382 2014 single work autobiography

'Struggling to stay alive with a gaping wound across my back, I desperately wondered how I got to this point. My knife-wielding opponent was not the attacker... He'd been defending himself against an ego-driven, menacing thug who was intent on hurting him.

'That thug was me.

'In a hole of anxiety and depression, Luke Kennedy resorted to drugs, alcohol, graffiti and fighting in a desperate bid to silence his frantic mind. Soon he was leading a street-fighting and graffiti crew, and constantly coming close to killing others or being killed.

'Tortured by the voices in his head, Luke began looking for an out. Eventually he found it. ' (Publication summary)
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