bWhat Happens When One of America's Most Admired Biographers Writes His Own Biographyb pFor Eric Metaxas, the answer is iFish Out of Water A Search for the Meaning of Lifei--a poetic and sometimes hilarious memoir of his early years, in which the Queens-born son of Greek and German immigrants struggles to make sense of a world in which he never quite seems to fit. pRenowned for his biographies of William Wilberforce, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Martin Luther, Metaxas is the author of five iNew York Timesi bestsellers, the witty host of the acclaimed iSocrates in the City iconversation series, and a nationally syndicated radio personality. But here he reveals a personal story few have heard, taking us from his mostly happy childhood--and riotous triumphs at Yale--to the nightmare of drifting toward a dark abyss of meaninglessness from which he barely escapes. pAlong the way he introduces us to an unforgettable troupe of picaresque characters who join this quintessentially first-generation