Life Is Magic: My Inspiring Journey from Tragedy to Self-Discovery
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Life Is Magic: My Inspiring Journey from Tragedy to Self-Discovery
By (Author) Jon Dorenbos
With Larry Platt
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster
2nd December 2020
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
B
Physical Properties
Paperback
240
Width 140mm, Height 213mm, Spine 15mm
225g
Description
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 may know him as an NFL All-Pro or as a world-class magician who made the finals of Americas Got Talent, but Jon Dorenbos says that what he does is not who he is. He is someone who coached himself, at the most tender of ages, to turn 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 goodbye. 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 essentially been 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 it too Then came football, which provided a release for all of his pent-up anger. Together, magic and football saved him, leading to fourteen NFL seasons on the gridiron and raucous sleight of hand performances to packed houses across the globe. In 2017, he was diagnosed with a life-threatening heart condition leaving him with a choice. To either break down oras hed by now long taught himselfbounce back.
Life Is Magic shows how we can all choose happiness in the face of overwhelming odds (Ellen DeGeneres) and provides a roadmap for overcoming even the darkest of times. Jons story is poignant and powerful, told by a charismatic and optimistic man who has overcome life-or-death challenges with grace, persistence, a childlike sense of wonderand jaw-dropping card tricks.
Reviews
Jon Dorenbos is a magical person. Life Is Magic shows how we can all choose happiness in the face of overwhelming odds, and it makes me so proud to call him a friend.
Ellen DeGeneres
You may know Jon Dorenbos as a pro football player or a world class magician. But to get to know him and hear what he has overcome throughout his life is inspiring.His story of finding happiness throughout his life is both hilarious and moving. Get ready for a wild ride!
GarthBrooks
In everything he does, Jon Dorenbos is the ultimate pro. Someone you want on your side when the going gets tough. In Life Is Magic, Jon shows what I witnessed from him in an NFL locker room, year after year: That, more than anything else, character is what matters, in football and in life.
Andy Reid
Author Bio
Jon Dorenbos is a former professional football player, a celebrated magician, and a sought-after keynote and motivational speaker for Fortune 500 companies. A special-teams long snapper, he played fourteen seasons in the NFL, mainly for the Philadelphia Eagles, and appeared in the Pro Bowl twice. In his parallel career as a magician, he was a finalist on season 11 of Americas Got Talent and appears frequently on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. He and his wife, Annalise, reside in Huntington Beach, California, with their child.
