"The Teacher in the Desert" is a handbook on how to survive and thrive emotionally in troubled times. It is a self-help book about how to squeeze happiness out of life, even during difficult times. It is based on the true story of a man who, just when it seems like life has finally started to be good to him, is suddenly faced with losing it all. But out of the depths of hopelessness and despair, he discovers a marvelous formula for happiness and joy that turns his life around, and that might also help open the door to more happiness and fulfillment in you life as well. The book does not contain complex or theoretical doctor-speak, but simple, straightforward advice in the words of the man who actually experienced the events related in the book. Advice that is quick and easy to apply. The most common response from readers is that "the book literally changed my life...overnight!"