Life is magic : my inspiring journey from tragedy to self-discovery

Life is magic My inspiring journey from tragedy to self-discovery

Jon Dorenbos, 1980-

Book - 2019

"In the tradition of inspirational bestsellers by Glennon Doyle Melton and Brené Brown, Life Is Magic is Jon Dorenbos's extraordinary and empowering true story of resilience, forgiveness, and living a life of purpose in the face of unfathomable obstacles" -- Publisher annotation.

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Subjects
Dorenbos, Jon, > 1980-
Football players > United States > Biography.
Magicians > United States > Biography.
Autobiographies.
Genres
Autobiographies
Published
New York : Avid Reader Press 2019.
Language
English
Main Author
Jon Dorenbos, 1980- (author)
Other Authors
Larry Platt (author)
Edition
First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition
Physical Description
ix, 228 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (color) ; 24 cm
ISBN
9781982101244
  • Introduction
  • August 2, 1992.
  • The trial.
  • My year of magical thinking.
  • Do you believe in magic?
  • You mean I get to hit that guy....and I won't get in trouble?
  • How Pamela Anderson's porn tape made me a long snapper.
  • Forgiveness.
  • The not for long league.
  • We are family.
  • You can't fake football.
  • Salvation.
  • "Don't hate. Don't blame. Forgive."
  • Making history.
  • New beginnings.
  • Man plans and God laughs.
  • The comeback kid.
  • The ring.
  • Closure.
Review by Booklist Review

There's a lot of pressure put on a long-snapper in the NFL or a magician on America's Got Talent. But compared to being 12 and living through the horror of his father murdering his mother, those circumstances don't seem all that stressful. Dorenbos recalls his early years, when therapy and the support of his extended family helped him through his grief and anger. Excerpts from his childhood journals show a boy who is trying to make sense of the senseless. Learning magic helped him take some control of his world, and his years in the NFL gave him a community and an outlet for his anger. Dorenbos has a clear, level-headed view of life in the NFL and a frank, easygoing style that will draw readers into his struggles. Each chapter is headed by a well-chosen quotation that reflects Dorenbos' hard-won perspective. His advice to talk to yourself but don't listen to yourself is sound, and he has earned the right to pass it along. His popularity on America's Got Talent along with his NFL background will make this a popular purchase.--Candace Smith Copyright 2019 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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