The Man I Was Destined to Be: Addiction, Incarceration, and the Road Back to God

by Michael Tandoi

Michael Tandoi’s string of bad decisions caught up with him at age twenty-seven.A crack-cocaine habit led him to become a danger to himself and society, and a judge made the decision he thought was Seven years in prison.It took the death of his father and three years for Tandoi to realize that his former life prevented him from becoming the man he was meant to be.In this memoir, he describes the roller coaster his life became before he landed in prison, which is where he wrote most of this book. In it, he shares an important Love yourself, love God, and embrace that you can achieve anything if you’re clean and sober.Walking the road to recovery enabled the author to change his life—and anyone battling addiction can trace his path to overcome their demons and become a better person.

172 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 13, 2013

Reviews

[shelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book!!

I have read this book with great pleasure and understanding. I have personally seen what addiction can do to oneself and the ones around them, it is really sad. I want to thank you Michael Tandoi for writing and sharing this book. If you have been thinking about reading this book or know someone who might benefit from reading it, I highly recommend it.

[Robert Gibbs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Insightful Mindset

This book engages you mentally and emotionally in a difficult journey of recovery. It helped me understand why the road to recovery is long and vacillating. You’ll never look at a recovering addict the same if you open yourself to this narrative!

[Tree · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book had local interest, based out of the city in upstate new york where I live. The story is similar to the many other addiction memoirs out there - Find god and you will find sobriety. This particular story is not completely polished in the telling but this somehow adds to its charms.