Bruce A. Dobish Autobiography — Debut
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Bruce A.

DEBUT PUBLICATION · A LIFE BEYOND THE ORDINARY

From the World Trade Center disasters to gambling wins, dangerous encounters, and unexpected turns, Author Bruce A. Dobish shares a sex, drugs, and rock and roll memoir filled with moments you couldn't make up.

Book cover of It Could Happen To You by Bruce A. Dobish — a couple embracing before the Twin Towers, dice and playing cards falling through a red sky
The book
It Could Happen To You by Bruce Dobish
Born
1954 · Manhattan, NYC

IThe Author

Bruce Dobish Has Lived Every Chapter

Born in Manhattan in 1954, Bruce A. Dobish has lived through moments most people only read about. From unexpected encounters to surviving two World Trade Center disasters, his life has been anything but ordinary. The Bruce Dobish Autobiography, It Could Happen To You, brings these experiences together in a personal World Trade Center Survivor Memoir about ambition, risk, relationships, and the unpredictable turns of life.

Born
1954
City
Manhattan, NYC
Work
Autobiography
Portrait of Bruce A. Dobish — silver hair, dark-rimmed glasses, navy pinstripe suit and blue striped tie
Bruce A. DobishAuthor
Front cover of It Could Happen To You

IIBRUCE DOBISH BOOK

It could
happen
to you

Some lives are too unpredictable to be fiction. The It Could Happen To You Book by Bruce Dobish shares a lifetime of gambling wins, dangerous encounters, business success, and personal turning points. At its heart is Bruce's firsthand account of surviving the World Trade Center disasters, making it a compelling read for anyone drawn to an Escaping the Twin Towers true story. Every chapter brings another unexpected turn in a life that rarely went as planned.
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IIIThe Journey

19 Chapters. One Life. Countless Unexpected Turns.

From a New York beginning to family, grandchildren, and what comes next — each chapter paired with its illustration.

CONCLUSION: LOOKING BACK, STILL MOVING FORWARD · P. 156

A boy in a striped shirt holds a rifle in a housing-project playground while another boy cries on the ground and adults look on.
Ch. 01

A New York Beginning

Page 4

Two boys walk toward brick apartment buildings past a sign reading Electchester, a cooperative residence.
Ch. 02

Growing Up in Queens

Page 12

A boy struggles over an open book at his desk while the teacher watches.
Ch. 03

School, Struggle, and Ambition

Page 18

Students with blank placards face police officers outside Brooklyn Technical High School.
Ch. 04

Brooklyn Tech and the Changing Times

Page 25

A young man carries bundled newspapers at the Daily News loading dock at night, the Empire State Building behind.
Ch. 05

First Jobs, First Money, First Wheels

Page 31

Two young men examine tickets in a campus parking lot.
Ch. 06

College Days, Schemes, and Lessons

Page 38

Young men play poker around a table under a hanging lamp, a skyline visible through the window.
Ch. 07

Friends, Cards, and New York Nights

Page 44

A young man and an older man sit in a crowded football stadium among Jets fans.
Ch. 08

Sports, Loyalty, and New York Pride

Page 51

A young man sits among older men at a restaurant table with wine and bread.
Ch. 09

Close Calls and Dangerous Company

Page 59

A family shares dinner by a window full of autumn leaves.
Ch. 10

Love, Marriage, and Family

Page 67

A couple walks arm in arm on the deck of a cruise ship.
Ch. 11

Lydia and a New Chapter of Love

Page 73

Men in shirts and ties review documents in an office high above Manhattan.
Ch. 12

Business, Risk, and Success

Page 80

A man leans on a vintage convertible beside a card game, a bridge over the river behind.
Ch. 13

Cars, Gambling, and the High Life

Page 88

A man kneels to offer water to a dust-covered man on an ash-filled street.
Ch. 14

Witness to History

Page 96

A man on a desk telephone surrounded by old photographs, a memory of a couple above him.
Ch. 15

The Sister I Never Knew

Page 107

Older couples play cards in a clubhouse with palm trees beyond the windows.
Ch. 16

Florida, Friendship, and Retirement Life

Page 116

A man lies fallen beside a walker as friends rush to help him.
Ch. 17

The Fall That Changed Everything

Page 125

A man walks with a walker in a physical therapy room, supported by two therapists.
Ch. 18

Rehab, Reflection, and Recovery

Page 135

An older man smiles, surrounded by family and grandchildren at a kitchen table.
Ch. 19

Family, Grandchildren, and What Comes Next

Page 146

IVPerspective

I did not think of my life as something that had followed a neat plan. From a boy in Queens to Brooklyn Tech, Queens College and a life in business, there were big wins and losses, close calls, and moments standing close to history. Put together, they explain why the words It Could Happen to You came to feel so appropriate.
Bruce A. Dobish — from the Conclusion, “Looking Back, Still Moving Forward”

VBook details

One Book. A Lifetime of Stories.

From life-changing moments to extraordinary experiences, this Bruce Dobish memoir brings together the risks, relationships, triumphs, and close calls that shaped his journey.

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Title
It Could Happen To You
Author
Bruce A. Dobish
GENRE
Autobiography — debut publication
INSIDE THE STORY
World Trade Center disasters · Gambling · Dangerous encounters · Love and relationships · Sex, drugs, and rock and roll

VI Epilogue — Now available

A Life That Defied Every Expectation.

From a New York childhood to surviving the World Trade Center disasters, Bruce Dobish has a story few could imagine. His Twin Towers Survivor Autobiography takes you beyond those historic moments into a life of high stakes, close calls, unexpected success, and the family that mattered through it all.

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