Writer Bruce Feiler has traveled all over America and collected hundreds of stories from the lives of people who have experienced serious shocks: from losing their jobs to losing loved ones; from changing professions to parting with loved ones. In these stories, Bruce (himself a survivor of health problems, several suicide attempts by his father and the collapse of his own business) discovered amazing patterns that allowed him to create an effective set of tools to overcome any crisis at any age. This book, like a spark, gives rise to a new impulse to life for those who are in trouble. • How to turn a black streak in life - into a story that will take you to a new level of development? • How long is the period of transformation that happens in every person's life? • How to get rid of high expectations and make your life happier?