Other editions of book The Traveler's Gift

A New York Times BestsellerForty-six-year-old David Ponder feels like a total failure. Once a Fortune 500 company executive, he now works for minimum wage while his wife out-earns him cleaning houses. But just when he thinks he's hit bottom, David has an extraordinary experience. Traveling back in time, he meets leaders and heroes at crucial moments in their lives. From some of the wisest people who ever lived, he receives seven secrets for success - and a second chance.

A brilliant crossover between self help and fiction, "The Traveller's Gift" uses a powerful modern day parable to illustrate seven key decisions that make the difference between personal success and failure. A desperate man at breaking point is involved in a severe car crash that brings an extraordinary life experience...Regaining consciousness, he finds himself travelling back in time, meeting some of the wisest people that ever lived - including Abraham Lincoln, King Solomon, Anne Frank, Harry Truman, and others - at crucial moments in their lives. Each meeting delivers a winning life lesson: an attitude by which to live for a fulfilled and successful life. By the time his incredible journey is over, he has received seven secrets for success and a second chance to create a life worth living, no matter what obstacles he might face. Through the timeless wisdom unfolded in this sparkling narrative we can each discover the true pathway to success in our own lives.

This modern morality tale by gifted writer and speaker Andy Andrews teaches seven fundamental strategies for creating a successful life. Much like the best-selling books by Og Mandino, this unique narrative is a blend of entertaining fiction, allegory, and inspiration. Storyteller Andy Andrews gives a front-row seat for one man's journey of a lifetime. David Ponder has lost his job and the will to live. When he is supernaturally selected to travel through time, he visits historical figures such as Abraham Lincoln, King Solomon, and Anne Frank. Each visit yields a Decision for Success that will one day impact the entire world