I love books, I hate spending money. Thomas Nelson publishers have provided a great solution for me. They have allowed me to review one of the books that is being released today for free as long as I write about it. So here it goes.
The book is The Noticer by Andy Andrews. You may be familiar with him from his other book, The Traveler's Gift.
Now, it is worth noting that I am not a fan of reading fiction. I don't have a lot of time to read, so I want to make sure that I can gain the greatest amount of new information in the shortest time, which is usually done through non-fiction. But the book was such a fast read that I didn't mind at all.
I can say I thoroughly enjoyed the book and found it to be a a compelling story being used to set up a variety of great quotes and life truths for people in a variety of situations.
Also, being a lover of history, the author uses so many historical and biographical references to drive home his ideas that almost every page had something useful for personal development or for basic knowledge growth. He even describes historical biographies as "adventure books!" I love that.
The story basically follows a man name Jones, not Mr. Jones (but as a lover of Counting Crows, I couldn't get the song out of my head anyway). Jones is some type of drifter/sage who is full of what he calls "perspective". He helps various people see how they can grow and improve their unique life situations if they just look at them a little differently.
The book deals with topics such as poverty, old age, ambition, integrity, marriage, dating and others.
It is a great "catch all" book that is filled with wit, wisdom, knowledge and it is short enough you can finish it very quickly.
Here are three quotes that I connected with:
1) "Ask yourself this question every day: 'What is it about me that other people would change if they could?" (pg. 15)
2) "Most folks figure a true friend is someone who accepts them as they are. But that's dangerous garbage to believe" (pg. 30)
3) "I think more people would want to go to heaven, if they weren't afraid it'd be like church when they got there!" (pg. 96)
The book is The Noticer by Andy Andrews. You may be familiar with him from his other book, The Traveler's Gift.
Now, it is worth noting that I am not a fan of reading fiction. I don't have a lot of time to read, so I want to make sure that I can gain the greatest amount of new information in the shortest time, which is usually done through non-fiction. But the book was such a fast read that I didn't mind at all.
I can say I thoroughly enjoyed the book and found it to be a a compelling story being used to set up a variety of great quotes and life truths for people in a variety of situations.
Also, being a lover of history, the author uses so many historical and biographical references to drive home his ideas that almost every page had something useful for personal development or for basic knowledge growth. He even describes historical biographies as "adventure books!" I love that.
The story basically follows a man name Jones, not Mr. Jones (but as a lover of Counting Crows, I couldn't get the song out of my head anyway). Jones is some type of drifter/sage who is full of what he calls "perspective". He helps various people see how they can grow and improve their unique life situations if they just look at them a little differently.
The book deals with topics such as poverty, old age, ambition, integrity, marriage, dating and others.
It is a great "catch all" book that is filled with wit, wisdom, knowledge and it is short enough you can finish it very quickly.
Here are three quotes that I connected with:
1) "Ask yourself this question every day: 'What is it about me that other people would change if they could?" (pg. 15)
2) "Most folks figure a true friend is someone who accepts them as they are. But that's dangerous garbage to believe" (pg. 30)
3) "I think more people would want to go to heaven, if they weren't afraid it'd be like church when they got there!" (pg. 96)
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