<p>Michael is about to embark on writing his second book, all about the meaning of true success. His agent wants him to take an academic stance ? a review of success down through the ages ? but Michael wants to write a book that feels true to him. So he embarks on a 22-week overland trip from London to Sydney, to give him a chance to figure it all out.<br>He gets his answer unexpectedly in a hotel in Singapore, where the mysterious Parandin asks ...