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Life Is Magic : My Inspiring Journey From Tragedy to Self-Discovery by Jon Dorenbos, Larry Platt is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Life Is Magic : My Inspiring Journey From Tragedy to Self-Discovery about?
Jon Dorenbos is a magical person. Life Is Magic shows how we can all choose happiness in the face of overwhelming odds. Ellen DeGeneres An extraordinary and empowering story of resilience, forgiveness, and living a life of purpose in the face of unfathomable obstacles. You might recognize him as an NFL All-Pro or as an elite magician who made the finals of Americas Got Talent and regularly appears on The Ellen DeGeneres Show . But Jon Dorenbos says that what he does is not who he is. Who he is is someone forced, at the most tender of ages, to coach himself into turning tragedy to triumph. One morning in August 1992, when Jon was twelve years old and living a seemingly idyllic childhood in suburban Seattle, he woke up for baseball camp. His dad waved good-bye. Later that day, Jon heard the news: his father had murdered his mother in the familys three-car garage. In an instant, his life had shattered. Hed been essentially orphaned. Thrust into foster care while his father stood trial for murder, Jon struggled. Left to himself, he discovered an unlikely escape performing magic tricks. If you found a way to alter your reality after your dadyour herokilled your mom, wouldnt you cling to
Who reads Life Is Magic : My Inspiring Journey From Tragedy to Self-Discovery?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Jon Dorenbos, Larry Platt
- Publisher
- Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781982101244
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Memoir, Body Mind & Spirit, Sports
- Rating
- 4.7 / 5 (1,067 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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