About the book: 2019 / Joel ben Izzy is a professional spoken word artist and storytelling teacher. It was he who taught the employees of Facebook, YouTube, Hewlett-Packard and the Pixar animation studio storytelling - beautiful, coherent and captivating storytelling. Joel had no doubt that he had found the recipe for happiness - a wife, a wonderful son and daughter, the work of his whole life... until one day he lost The most valuable thing for a person of his profession is his voice. With the help of his teacher, former storyteller Lenny, he learns to see his entire life and destiny as a unique and instructive story. Five years after his fatal loss, Joel ben Izzy wrote the first story about himself in his life - “The Ragamuffin King and the Secret of Happiness”, a story about how important it is to never despair and remember that the end of one story can always be the beginning of another, new. Atmospheric illustrations for the book were created by Rezo Gabriadze, a legendary artist, director and screenwriter, winner of the Nika, Triumph and Golden Mask awards».