Heart of the Journey
A Life of Adventure and Achievement, With Three Days Mysteriously Lost to Time By John Baker
Length7h 37m
About this audiobook
On an April morning in 2024, John Baker dove into Hawaiian waters for his regular swim. Within days, he was fighting for his life in a San Francisco ICU, organs failing, three critical days erased from his memory.
What began as a minor jellyfish sting became a medical mystery that pushed Baker to the edge of survival. Connected to life-support machines and unable to speak, he confronted the ultimate question: What matters when everything threatens to slip away?
In his memoir, Heart of the Journey, Baker weaves his fight for survival with six decades of adventures that prepared him for it — from his dyslexic childhood to being a Jackson Hole ski instructor, from building a real estate portfolio to raising three children in Sun Valley. His recovery became an unexpected gift, offering him time to reflect on what he calls "Quality Time Remaining."
Those three days didn't end his story. They gave it new meaning.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length7 hrs 37 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 11, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2117. Tin Cup (The Town, Not the Movie)
2Preface
2218. Avalanche
3Foreword
2319. Crossroads
4Introduction: Three Lost Days
2420. A Curious Case
51. The ER
2521. Vail Beginnings
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62. Overcoming Fears
2622. Putting Down Roots
73. Tuesday Morning Swim
2723. Lessons in Life Balance
84. Signs of Trouble
2824. Terry
95. An Uncomfortable Flight
2925. The Waiting Game
106. Roots in San Francisco
3026. Our Early Sun Valley Years
117. Golden Days
3127. Family Fun and Fort Maze
128. Learning My Own Way
3228. Career Opportunities
139. An Italian Adventure
3329. Deals and Diversification
1410. New Zealand Awaits
3430. Quiet Chaos
1511. Early Years as a GC
3531. Saint Sophia
1612. Code Blue
3632. Long Road Back
1713. The Battle Begins
3733. Life Saga
1814. In the Deep
38Acknowledgments
1915. Seven Missed Calls
39About the Authors
2016. Building More Than Dreams
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