Stephen Mackelprang’s Book “The Hop About” Inspires Readers

Stephen Mackelprang’s story which he recalls in his book, “The Hop Along,” was published in late 2020 by publisher Austin Macauley. This book is about taking the power of perseverance to a whole new level, while author Mackelprang didn’t let the fact that he is a dual amputee stop him, in fact he motivated himself to persevere no matter what, to continue on his quest for adventure and exploration, which is a true passion for the author. According to publisher Austin Macauley, “The author is a man who experienced the dark side of life,” and yet his “focus is on the light. He’s a renaissance man; skilled at much, yet master of nothing, except making the best of what’s at hand.” Continuing, “After seeking a profession as a medical doctor, specifically in pain management, Stephen Mackelprang found that the best medicine one can deliver is laughter with an extra dose of inspiration.” According to one reader, Mackelprangs’s book is simply “too incredible to be made up,” describing it as an “outrageous true story about an addiction to painkillers. The author shows (readers) how to find humor in tragedy and to make meaning from chaos.” The reviewer concludes, “He’s raw at times, yet most of all lovable and insightful.”

The story line of “The Hop About” is as follows, “A man, an amputee, a dual amputee, wanders the West alone on half a foot to discover what life has to offer. He takes off running, the only way he knows how, in a car. Stephen Mackelprang procured his car to continue his love of travel, exploration and adventure “by selling his prosthetic leg, (the expensive one), according to the book summary, as published on the websites of countless purveyors of books where his book is available in both print and digital form. His book is available on Amazon’s site, as well as via Barnes and Noble, Waterstones, Target, Walmart, Foyles, and countless others. Mackprang is equally as proud of his audio book, which definitely provides listeners with his engaging true tale. “The Hop About” is definitely inspiring countless readers as the author takes them on a surreal adventure, his surreal adventure.

Stephen Mackelprang is featured on episode 044 of the Audible.com podcast entitled, “Professor of Perseverance” which was published on February 19, 2021. The episode featuring Mackelprang is described as, “Freed from Drug Addiction, Amputee Stephen “Mack” Mackelprang Loving Life.” The podcast is hosted by Dr. James Perdue, known by listeners as the Professor of Perseverance. Dr. Purdue’s podcast is described as one that “shares other people’s stories of life tragedies, and through their ability to accept adversities - they begin battling, conquering their challenges, to not only survive difficulties but to also thrive, and to rise above these challenges.” Stephen Mackelprang retelling his story is a definite example of this.
The book trailer for “The Hop About” may be found at the following link: https://youtu.be/gqdN72EzdHY.
The link to Mackelprang’s book on Amazon may be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Hop-About-Stephen-Mackelprang/dp/152898902.
Those wishing to connect with Stephen Mackelprang online, please follow him on Instagram @real.macksteve.

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