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The story The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness starts out talking about Joel Ben Izzy and how his life as a child was missing something...magic. He spoke of his life in the suburbs of Los Angeles, and how he wanted to do something different. He ended up becoming a storyteller. He traveled the world telling his stories, and doing what he loved. Though, one day, he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. In which, he lost his voice, literally. With a sense of irony, this became his find of magic. He believed that he could go back onto stage and it would help him recover from his injury. Though, that did not work. This led Izzy to try to find the spiritual meaning behind his loss of his voice... He meets up with his old mentor who gives him support and tells him ancient stories that hint to his loss of voice being a magical gift. In the end, Joel gets an offer to regain his voice in a life threatening surgery, and maybe, just maybe, he finds the secret of happiness.

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Title: The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness

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Title: The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness

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Author: Joel ben Izzy

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http://healingstory.org/the-beggar-king-and-the-secret-of-happiness/?doing_wp_cron=1508614992.7015230655670166015625

https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-56512-290-1

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"What seems like a blessing may be a curse. What seems like a curse may be a blessing." (Page 12)

"Sometimes you must follow your dreams very far to find that which is closest to your heart." (Page 140)

"The question is not whether the story is true, but whether it has truth inside it." (Page 9)

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1. It was published in 2003

2. It is a true story.

3. It is an autobiography/biography

4. The book has a 4.1/5 star rating on "GoodReads"

5. This book was Joel's first book.

6.  The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness is published in 17 different languages, and is currently being developed as a film and a musical.

Sources: Google pop-up page / Book / https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2137374/joel-ben-izzy

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1. Began his professional career in 1983 after graduating from Stanford with a degree in English, Creative Writing, and Storytelling.

2. After performing in San Francisco for a year, he started trveling the world to tell stories.

1. His first storytelling job was in a little town outside of Rome. He worked at a camp that turned out to be haunted.

3. Started teaching and doing storytelling in England, Wales, Ireland, France, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Spain, Israel, Japan, Hong Kong, and China later on.

4. Joel has won many awards, which include the following:

1.  The Parents’ Choice foundation, NAPPA, ALA, and Booklist Editor’s Choice Honor awards.

5. In 1997, he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. After surgery, he woke up in the hospital one day and couldn't speak. He later regained his voice.

1. This strange journey prompted the book The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness.

Sources:

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2137374/joel-ben-

izzy https://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm/author_number/980/joel-ben-izzy

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It is not an a normal l book that is typically found in libraries.

It is a book of many stories with lessons embedded in them.

It is a story that will keep your attention for a long time...

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Izzy doing his story telling to a crowd of people.

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Retellable: Great Story From Storyteller Joel ben Izzy

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http://www.retellable.com Announcing Joel Ben Izzy's new book Joel ben Izzy tells a story from his upcoming book. Told at Journeys: Stories of the Things that Connect Us, November 2013 About Retellable Since 2009, Retellable has helped leaders around the world find and deliver their most essential insights to their most essential audiences.

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Picture of Joel's other popular book (not the one I am doing my project on...).

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Picture of Joel's other popular book (not the one I am doing my project on...).

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Joel ben Izzy narrating his other book "Dreidels on the Brain".

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The Mysterious Island, The Secrets of Droon Book 3