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Enlightenment meets On the Road in this witty, insightful novel. –The Boston Sunday Globe When his sister tricks him into taking her guru on a trip to their childhood home, Otto Ringling, a confirmed skeptic, is not amused. Six days on the road with an enigmatic holy man who answers every question with a riddle is not what he d planned. But in an effort to westernize his passenger–and amuse himself–he decides to show the monk some American fun along the way. From a chocolate factory in Hershey to a bowling alley in South Bend, from a Cubs game at Wrigley field to his family farm near Bismarck, Otto is given the remarkable opportunity to see his world–and more important, his life–through someone else s eyes. Gradually, skepticism yields to amazement as he realizes that his companion might just be the real thing. In Roland Merullo s masterful hands, Otto tells his story with all the wonder, bemusement, and wry humor of a man who unwittingly finds what he s missing in the most unexpected place.