Survivor
The mob torched her shop in Italy. The boyfriend who brought her to America dumped her. Her next boyfriend nearly beat her to death. But nothing could kill her spirit.
Fred Waitzkin is a journalist and author of the acclaimed nonfiction bestseller Searching for Bobby Fischer, as well as the books Mortal Games and The Last Marlin. Additionally, he's an avid blue water fisherman and is an Afro Cuban drummer.