"Sometimes all of us put our hands down. Maybe right now you’re really worried about something—or even ready to fall into despair. Something’s not right with your studies. Problems at work. Your child is sick. People around you don’t understand you. “Why is the world so unfair to me?” you think. Hi! My name is Denis, I’m 35, and I’ve been living without hands for 23 years. I never thought that, after surviving an amputation at a young age, I would reach significant heights in life and one day write an entire book where I will share my story with hundreds of people I’ve never met. This book is my confession. In its pages, I’m as open with you as possible—I let you into my life, reveal my thoughts and feelings. I tell you about the path I’ve taken—nothing hidden, nothing softened. I included even those moments that brought pain and resentment, and about which I would rather forget. What you’re looking at is real life as it is—not a retouched picture on social media."