Acclaimed writer, bestselling author, and founder of Salon magazine, David Talbot has brought us masterful and explosive headline-breaking stories for more than 25 years with books like the New York Situations bestsellers Brothers, The Devil’s Chessboard, and nationally regarded Season from the Witch. Now for the very first time, journalist and historian David Talbot becomes inward in this personal journey through the life-changing year following his stroke, a yr that turned his life upside down, and ultimately, saved him.

In his signature voice and with effective storytelling, Talbot examines the physical, emotional, and psychological impact his stroke has had on his identity. Along the way Talbot gives readers insider tales on the crazy early days of Internet journalism, insights into the new tech tradition, the smart of Hollywood, and much more. This is an illuminating, often humorous, family portrait of what sort of health crisis can truly change one’s perspective on life and purpose.