After graduating college, Anas goes on to establish a successful business, and continues to assimilate and thrive in the US. Then, suddenly, he loses his wife and his home, and is tasked with rescuing his business from bankruptcy. Though the next several years are a personal hell, Anas's resistance to failure leads him to emerge as a better person. The story of a life rebuilt many times over, Destined to Fail attests to the power of resilience and personal growth. How do you reconcile an easy life with a hard one? What does a mindset of survival do to your heart?

Anas Afana owns a business in Omaha, Nebraska and has two grown-up children, Nader and Danah, who are now in college. He travels between America's Heartland and Denver, where he spends time with his wife, Natasha. This is his first book.

Stella Bellow is an artist and writer with a BFA in Illustration and Literature from Parsons and The New School. Originally, she hails from the ancient hills and woodlands of the Berkshires, where she spends her summers working and creating. This is her first book.