Introduction

What if almost dying was the very thing that saved your life? By forty years of age, Michael Pruett was a thriving businessman. He had raised millions in capital, started an Internet provider service, worked with contractors to develop and flip homes, and had established a well–respected reputation in Jackson Hole’s real estate community. Add to this a new wife and stepdaughters, and he reached the pinnacle of the high life, or so he thought. He had risen high, and then he fell–hard. But there was a larger story in play, and July 15, 2012 happened–the day he should have died. Michael’s action–packed and riveting biography tells the story of a terrible happenstance that changed everything, in the best possible way. It asks the tough questions, its true–to–life characters exploring life’s uncertainties—about the divine, why bad things happen to good people, and what to do when the road you picked just doesn’t go as planned.

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Excerpt

Downtown Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Sunday, July 15, 2012
17:26 MT

Paramedic Trent Jensen was hunched over a makeshift table in the radio room of one of Jackson Hole’s six fire and EMS stations, writing a report. He ran the four fingers of his right hand firmly across his forehead in contemplation, his thumb pressed into his temple. Seated, his six-foot-four frame was still imposing, but off the job, his congenial demeanor and good-natured grin revealed a homegrown young man from the Midwest. ... view entire excerpt...

Discussion Questions

1. Why do bad things happen to good people?

2. Michael's story calls into question the existence of chance, destiny, and miracles. Do modern miracles really happen, like chance, circumstance, or destiny?

3. Why are we so obsessed with trying to "figure it all out"?

4. Michael was successful in every sense of the word before his accident.What does success really look like and when can you stop trying to "climb the ladder"?

5. Michael, Dawn, and those close to them learn valuable lessons through the process of Michael's accident and struggle for survival. How does tragedy teach us to value what we have in reality?

6. Are Americans under more pressure to wealthy than women or men in other cultures?

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»	Author Michael Pruett's web site
»	Official Book Trailer

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