A book review: 'have a little faith: a true story'
Mitch Albom. New York, New York. Hyperion Books. June 2009
ISBN: 9780786868728
Early this afternoon I took a quick trip to Barnes & Noble to take advantage of a 40%off coupon on the most recent book by my favorite Michigan author Mitch Albom. Not long after moving to Michigan approx. nine years ago, while reading the Sports section in the Detroit Free Press I came across an amazing article by Mitch. And from that time on I rather regularly have been reading his articles, then one day while in a B/N store I came across his book, 'Tuesdays with Morrie' which I must say has a lot of similarities with this most current one. After reading it I now have copies of most his books. This one however, is extremely timely. Salvaging every spare moment this afternoon between tasks, and with a couple hours this evening I was able to read this book. The two stories, one of a rabbi and the other a pentecostal preacher, remind us that God is not a respecter of one theology over another, God is too big for that; but it also reminds us that none of us fully know the mind or character of God. Personally though I believe the author, after having the rabbi pull a quick on him by asking him to do his eulogy then living eight more years, is pulling one on us. Just as I am convinced the rabbi had an ulterior motive in attempting to bring Mitch back to his spiritual roots, I believe the ultimate purpose of the author in writing this book was tell the story of an inner journey that he only hints at, yet finds a great deal of satisfaction in completing.. and that I think is probably the ultimate aim of the rabbi. Mitch reminds us that far too often, in our search for success, we miss out on those things that truly bring fulfillment - faith, family, friends and even casual acquaintances. You will enjoy this book.
Mitch Albom. New York, New York. Hyperion Books. June 2009
ISBN: 9780786868728
Early this afternoon I took a quick trip to Barnes & Noble to take advantage of a 40%off coupon on the most recent book by my favorite Michigan author Mitch Albom. Not long after moving to Michigan approx. nine years ago, while reading the Sports section in the Detroit Free Press I came across an amazing article by Mitch. And from that time on I rather regularly have been reading his articles, then one day while in a B/N store I came across his book, 'Tuesdays with Morrie' which I must say has a lot of similarities with this most current one. After reading it I now have copies of most his books. This one however, is extremely timely. Salvaging every spare moment this afternoon between tasks, and with a couple hours this evening I was able to read this book. The two stories, one of a rabbi and the other a pentecostal preacher, remind us that God is not a respecter of one theology over another, God is too big for that; but it also reminds us that none of us fully know the mind or character of God. Personally though I believe the author, after having the rabbi pull a quick on him by asking him to do his eulogy then living eight more years, is pulling one on us. Just as I am convinced the rabbi had an ulterior motive in attempting to bring Mitch back to his spiritual roots, I believe the ultimate purpose of the author in writing this book was tell the story of an inner journey that he only hints at, yet finds a great deal of satisfaction in completing.. and that I think is probably the ultimate aim of the rabbi. Mitch reminds us that far too often, in our search for success, we miss out on those things that truly bring fulfillment - faith, family, friends and even casual acquaintances. You will enjoy this book.
Two other sites for better reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/ ..... customer reviews
http://www.mitchalbom.com/ ... author's website.
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