Right in Two
A Journey through Division, Discipline and the Way of Tao
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Pub Date 1 Dec 2026 | Archive Date 9 Dec 2026
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Description
Dana Therrien did everything right. Army officer. Corporate executive. A recognized pioneer in his field. From the outside it looked like a life that worked. From the inside it was a man split down the middle, performing one self while another went quietly unmet.
The turning point was a Taoist temple outside Boston, and fifteen years of training under a demanding Russian grandmaster who taught him what no framework or self-help book could: how to stop managing the division and start dissolving it.
Right in Two is not a book that explains Taoism. It shows it, in scenes, through one life lived under its discipline. A Maine mill town. A father who endured quietly and a mother who refused to. A teacher who held nothing back. A wife who stayed. It is a story of division and return, for anyone who achieved everything they were told to and found it wasn't enough.
Advance Praise
"A memoir that also serves as an introduction to Taoism, this debut work is full of heart and hard-won wisdom." Christina Nifong, journalist and book reviewer for Publishers Weekly
"It is a beautiful, poignant book that will captivate readers with its compelling sense of self and voice." Donna Costello, book editor and reviewer for IndieReader
"A memoir of disarming honesty about love, grief, transformation, and returning to wholeness through the Tao." Maileen Hamto, EdD, writer and Zen practitioner
"Many will recognize themselves in Therrien: a perfectionist and striver, he has internalized the need to win at all costs." Christina Nifong, journalist and book reviewer for Publishers Weekly
"He does not tell you what it means. He does not need to." Elizabeth Javor, book marketing strategist, The Book Marketing Source
"In a literary moment full of spiritual self-help books, collections of aphorisms, and other guidebooks, Right in Two makes a strong case for memoir as the finest genre and conduit for stories of spiritual complexity and evolution." Stephen Dudas, PhD, writer and literary scholar
Marketing Plan
Podcast tour around the December 1 launch, covering memoir, spirituality, Taoism and leadership shows.
Author's Substack and podcast, I Call It Tao.
Launch announcement and podcast appearances shared on LinkedIn.
Goodreads Author Program listing, plus an early reader campaign for launch week reviews.
Hardcover and ebook on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9798996962228 |
| PRICE | $9.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 260 |