Ed Marx considers himself an ordinary guy, raised from humble beginnings and possessing mostly average qualities. He struggled through his early adolescent and adult years and truly believed that his life was headed nowhere. But through the examples set by his parents (both holocaust survivors) and the lessons he learned from his early mistakes and failures, Ed began to experience what he calls his extraordinary tales, experiences that changed his life and helped him create his own playbook for living an inspired life. In Extraordinary Tales from a Rather Ordinary Guy, Ed shares many of extraordinary stories he has experienced in his life and sets out the 14 rules he lives by every day. He found that integrating these rules into his daily life resulted in even more of these amazing experiences. Extraordinary Tales is not a magic bullet; simply reading it will not change your life. But Ed Marx believes that if you take the stories to heart and fully embrace this playbook, you can be inspired to create your own extraordinary life.

“The youngest of seven, born of holocaust survivors, I had an auspicious upbringing in Bavaria. Raised with a wooden spoon and not much else, I knew fate did not rule my future, but I could shape my journey. Despite humble beginnings and average qualities, I have experienced life in a way never imagined, except in my heart,” says Ed Marx. “These are true stories collected over my first fifty years. May they inspire you to believe, whatever your present circumstances, that extraordinary tales await. Even for those like me. The average.”