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One recent December, at age 53, John Kralik found his life at a terrible, frightening low: his small law firm was failing; he was struggling through a painful second divorce; he had grown distant from his two older children and was afraid he might lose contact with his young daughter; he was... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Grace: The writer's girlfriend.
- Paul: Add a description of this character.
- Steve
- Bob
- Dr. Hudson
- Mr. Robert
- Neil
- Jackson Browne
- John
- Polly
- Scott
- Brody: The writer's cat.
- Ron
- Dane
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
On December 22, 2007, I felt my life was at an irreversible personal nadir.
Table of Contents edit
1. The Lowest Day
2. A Walk in the Mountains
3. New Year's Mail
4. My First Thank-You Note
5. How Are You?
6. Reading "Pollyanna" in Sierra Madre; or, Life as a Series of Fortunate Events
7. An End of Winter
8. Thank You for Paying Your Bills
9. Thank the Starbucks Guy
10. Mediation
11. Birthday Cards
12. "Dover Hudson's Secret Journal"
13. Extreme Thank You's
14. The Unopened File
15. Father's Day
16. A "Business" Trip to Beijing
17. Economic Meltdown on Lake Avenue
18. Heartbreak
19. The Stock Market Crashes...into Thanksgiving
20. Running with Friends
21. In Training
22. December, the Movie and the Reality; or, It's a Wonderful Life
23. A Better Man
24. A House, A Dream Job, Grace, and a Sandwich Wrapped in Waxed Paper; or, What I Wanted
Epilogue: A Tie
Appendix I: How to Write Thank-You Notes
Appendix II: A Statement of Ideals
Authors & Contributors edit
- John Kralik (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 179.9
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