'You are about to set sail on a journey of discovery that will make you feel as if you've been turned upside down. In fact , we are going to turn you the right way up. You will thrill as we tear down unexamined assumptions about achievement, status, competition, assets and liabilities, success and failure. You'll gasp as you realise that your entire life has possibly been based on beliefs that are often the direct opposite of the truth. You will sigh as you realise that you can stop pedalling and the world will keep turning. This book tells the true stories of two ordinary people who encounters extraordinary misfortune in the course of leading normal lives. The stories have been brought together because they follow similar themes and deal with catastrophic events that lead the players to the same resting place.'