Dawn Prayer (Or How to Survive in a Secret Syrian Terrorist Prison), The

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Matthew's incredible story has been featured inNew York Times, 60 Minutes, Daily Mail, CNN, the Atlantic, Huffington Post, and moreMatthew plans to focus on how humor helped him survive, visiting comedy shows; has connections with shows like The Daily Show, Real Time with Bill Maher, and Jimmy Kimmel LiveMatthew also has good relationships with 60 Minutes, Good Day L.A., and CNNMatthew is an active speakerMatthew works closely with the Special Forces S.E.R.E. School (survival/evasion/resistance/escape) as the first non-military POW without a prior military service to help train elite soldiers for the prospect of captivityOpen to book tour, including military basesOutreach to journalism and intelligence communitiesMatthew has given a TEDx talk and crafted it for a college audienceOutreach to NY-specific outlets (Matthew's home state)-Matthew threw the opening pitch for a minor league baseball team game and the Yankees would likely do the sameOf international interest: a major terrorism case is coming to Canada because of Matthew-that should give him significant name recognition thereMatthew's story will have international appeal, especially Israel, Brazil, plus the UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Spain, Japan, and Belgium, all of which have had citizens abducted in Syria