L. Todd Kelly mixes a perfect cocktail of thrill & emotions in his autobiography ‘The Power
Within’. The book is gripping enough to keep you awake all night. I could finish it in a day
because it is written simply & edited to remove fluff.
‘The Power Within’ is the story of a high-profile trial
lawyer who fights a powerful American institution.
Well-known American Lawyer Todd Kelly has lived a fascinating life & his honest writing is worthy to adapt on the big screen. Todd writes his true story like an entertaining episode of Law & Order. He calls himself a writer turned lawyer & we can immediately see why. He writes powerfully & shares his story, the good bits & the bad with honesty.
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‘The Power Within’ is an autobiography which opens to
the scene of Todd attempting suicide.
He can’t wait to end what he thinks is a sorry life & we are instantly hooked.
What demons have backed him into a corner, broken his marriage & driven him to
bankruptcy?
Todd keeps us hanging. He takes us back instead to his youth in Isfahan, Iran & his journey to America. We continue to wonder, what drove this American boy from an extremely functional family to suicide?
His youth is typical of his time, a seemingly perfect cocktail of casual sex & mindless
bravado. This ends when he joins the Marine Corps. He becomes a man, but a man who has not found his purpose.
Todd marries but continues to have affairs even though he knows his road to redemption will be tough. How he becomes who he is today, one of America’s top trial lawyers, is a personal journey he chooses to share with us.
The moment he contemplates suicide is Todd’s turning point. He lives to tell his tale & more.
He redeems his life & becomes a beacon of hope for his trial lawyer sisters & brothers. But
the opening scene of ‘The Power Within’ does its job & we are hooked right away.
This perfect cocktail of greed, sex, & lies has poetry that
breathes soul.
Todd’s message of justice made me stay with this book long after I read it. He reveals his
hope for justice through empathy & his belief in a bigger purpose.
Todd also shows an honest picture of America’s two fascinating institutions, the Marine Corps & the country’s legal system. He gives an unpleasant ringside view that will surprise those who believe the Corps is always about integrity & the law is about equity.
Beyond everything else Todd speaks for trial lawyers. If you believe lawyers are money
grabbing sharks you are in for a surprise. Todd, a trial lawyer, serves dollops of empathy in
every page of his book. His faith in a just God & his belief in a future beat at the heart of his words.
Feel Free to Read the First Chapter of 'The Power Within' for Free
Before you make the buying choice, you may want to take a moment to read the First Chapter, available on Todd's website.
This sneak peek will give you a glimpse into the captivating world that awaits within the pages of his book.
It's an opportunity to immerse yourself in the story, connect with the characters, and get a taste of the writing style.
This fascinatingly perfect cocktail is for you if you are a trail lawyer, a prosecutor, a Marine or an honest Netflix surfing citizen who gets high on Accused or whichever legal show you devour.
