A hobo, a billionaire and the woman they both loved. An unusual prescription. Some remarkable cures. Joe Starling was Pete A. Vanderdeer's right hand man. But one day Joe just up and left the billionaire. He left New York City too. Turned up years later in his home town of Sydney, shining shoes in the Pitt Street Mall. What happened in between, to Joe and Pete and to the woman they both loved, was very likely to change he world. "This story brought tears to my eyes at so many moments. The world needs more souls like Joe, Pete and Katherine. Victor Kline's brave vision takes us on an inspiring journey that opens our eyes to unimagined possibilities. This story restores one's faith in humanity. Thank you Victor Kline." (Chaan Wadley, Actress, Sydney Australia) "There is genuine emotional need and conflict going on here - loyalties are tested, life paths re-examined, private struggles exposed, expectations turned on their heads. There is keen insight operating here that is often funny and serious at the same time - characters shift and do so at surprising moments when you least expect it." (Jane E. Seymour, Actress, Producer, Director, Los Angeles California) "Powerful, Enriching, Heart-warming, Inspiring, Life-Changing.... but a few words to describe Victor Kline's latest instalment of literary excellence If you read one book this year, let it be The Story of the Good American. Within its pages you will find an adventure of the most extraordinary kind." (Petra Aeron Lohmann, author of Swans and Truth, Love, Unity).