Top university graduate Andy Milton lands his dream job with one of the world's fastest-growing engineering companies led by Wally Smith, one of the world's most admired CEOs. But even before his first week on the job is over, Andy makes one of the biggest mistakes of his life, and the embarrassment spreads throughout the company, all the way up to the CEO. Andy believes his much anticipated career is already over when Wally Smith demands he report to his office the following morning. However, Andy is shocked to learn that Wally doesn't intend to fire him at all, and even more surprised to learn that Wally Smith isn't what he appears to be. Wally offers his story, but warns Andy that he will not believe it, and jokes that if it were to get out, Wally would be the laughing stock of the company—not Andy. Little did Andy know that by the end of the conversation his life was about to change forever.

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I’m an IT nut who’s been working in the industry since my parents brought home a 386 personal computer, armed with 1 MB of RAM and a 40 MB hard drive. I now work as a cyber security consultant specializing in SIEM technology and security operations.

I’m an avid science fiction fan, having been hooked on it from watching Star Trek and Cosmos reruns with my father as a kid. When my kids aren’t hogging the TV with Treehouse or when I’m able to stay up after they go to bed, I’ll try to catch an episode of Ancient Aliens or Through the Wormhole.

I was fortunate to grow up in a family that values good food. My grandparents taught me how to grow a tomato plant taller than I am, and how to bake a pizza in a stone oven. My mom religiously made the “Sunday Sauce” and ensured there was never the disaster of there being no leftovers.

I don’t have much time to play them anymore, but I’m a huge video game fan. Video games have come a long way since the 8-bit Nintendo, and I had to stop playing in general after Diablo 2, where I’d lose track of time and lookup a while later to realize it was almost time for work. My favourite games of all time are the Super Mario, Metroid, Zelda, Warcraft, Diablo, and Resident Evil Series.

I follow all of the Toronto sports teams, including the Maple Leafs, Raptors, Blue Jays, and TFC. My favourite soccer team is A.C. Milan. I’m an off-and-on martial artist, where every year “is going to be the year” I return to practicing it. My favourites are Muay Thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

As far as music goes, I usually listen to the popular stuff on the radio. Once in a while I’ll pop in an older Tragically Hip, Metallica, 90s house or hip-hop album, or if I feel like singing, an Andrea Bocelli album. I love to sing, but whatever you do, don’t ask me to do it, because you’ll regret it. (I love to sing, and it’s horrible!)

I was born, raised, and still live in Toronto, Canada. Through school and work I’ve lived in New York, Chicago, Boston, Vancouver, Montreal, and Milan, but ended up settling back where I started.

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This book definitely puts things into perspective as it relates to learning. We all have different learning styles, levels, & abilities. Unfortunately at times this gets missed in our school system. We are sometimes quick to label students as opposed to identifying their learning style and adapting. The book makes us reflect as parents and that we too have a responsibility to know and understand how our kids learn, nurture their development and communicate this to the educators. It reminds me of the old adage, "We're not all the same!" Very good read, great subject matter and well done!