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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Worlds Collide ~ Allison Strobel

This is a fiction book about a Hollywood movie star (Jack) and a downhome girl (Grace) and there realationship, not only with each other but with God. This book is written in the tense of a Hollywood reporter that wants to have a breaking story of how these two people survive the turmoil of the media and all the flashy Hollywood stories. It is told by the reporter interviewing Jack and then Grace, you get to know both their backgrounds and all the issues that they have in their closets. Each characters has many skeltons in their closets that surprises the reader. The decisions that each of them has to make, makes the reader wonder if they will survive. It covers everyday decisions that change your life and change the course of what you think your life will be. This book makes you realize even christian's have those difficult decisions to make in life.

This book kept me turning pages as it covered very real and current day challenges that come in life. It makes you think about your own past and how you dealt with difficult situations and how the decision you made, changed your course in life.

I would recommend this story to those that like a great fiction story that keeps you turning the pages.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the Waterbrook Multnomah book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Thunder Dog ~ Michael Hingson

This is a true story of Michael Hingson and his dog Roselle who survive the twin towers on 9/11. The adventure is amazing because Michael is blind and Roselle is his seeing eye dog. The story covers the events from the morning of 9/11 and also tells of Michael's challenges growing up blind. It details alot of the stumbling blocks he has as growing up and how his mom and dad never wanted him treated special. They always treated him as every child would be treated, including him riding his bike through the neighborhood and the neighbors calling to complain that a blind kid was riding a bike. It follows many different circumstances that he faced from childhood, to college, to marriage, and working at the twin towers.

I enjoyed this book and it is a great teaching tool for everyone. It shows that just because you are different doesn't mean you have to say I can't do anything because of my condition. It means you can do it, and you try doing whatever you want. If you have a vision you can do anything you set your mind to do.
I would recommend this book to everyone.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”