Bronson¡¦s book is a fascinating account of finding and following the people who have taken the ultimate challenge of self-discovery by uprooting their lives and starting all over again. From the investment banker who gave it all up to become a catfish farmer in Mississippi, to the chemical engineer from Walthamstow who decided to become a lawyer in his sixties. These stories of individual dilemmas and dramatic ¡V sometimes unsuccessful ¡V gambles are bound up with Bronson¡¦s account of his own search for a calling.