In July of 2011, I found myself heartbroken, jobless, and without a place to live. Desperately wanting to find meaning in life, I casually started asking friends, then acquaintances, then total strangers how they found meaning in their own. Then, a radical idea occurred to me -- one that has changed my life forever. I would ride my bike across the United States and ask everyday citizens about the secrets to life. I then would apply what I learned to my own life. There were only two problems with my plan: first I didn't own a bike and second, I hadn't ridden one in 15 years. This book is about...