Oh how I just love reading Andy Andrew’s book’s! He is an amazing storyteller, and his stories ooze wisdom and insight into the human soul.
The Final Summit is a story about a man named David Ponder with a seemingly unsurmountable task. To save humanity. How? The answer lies in two words, and with only five tries time is running out! With some of history’s finest by his side, David leads the way in finding the solution, and giving all of humanity what it needs most. Battling fear and finding a way where it seems impossible , this book is riveting capturing your heart, mind, and soul. Through it you will be inspired and challenged in how you live, think, and embrace your calling.
This book is such a page-turner, I read it in one day (5 hours to be exact!). I just couldn’t put it down. Andy writes with such ease yet it’s so captivating. The simplest things become so profound, and have the potential to alter the course of someone’s life.
I’ve been challenged in my owns fear, pride, greed, and insecurities in a new way. This book brings to life some of history’s greatest stories that I can’t wait to read more about. (I don’t want to tell who they are since its one of the most exciting parts of the book!) As much as I think I know about history, there’s so many stories that go untold in entirety or completely unnoticed. This book has given me a new appreciation for those who have gone before us and to learn from their lives.
One of my favorite lines:
“I believe that wisdom, when harnessed over time, leads ordinary people in incredible directions. Long before their hands or voices produce greatness, wisdom shapes their minds and hearts.”
This book is a must-read! Get yours today.
I received this book free through the Booksneeze program in return for an honest review. I am so grateful for the opportunity. Thank you, Booksneeze!
Whenever I spend time listening and learning from a leader (like this past weekend at Women of Faith), I spend the following few days replaying in my mind all they said and start processing what applies.
The good thing is that I begin applying new ideas and implement changes into my life, the not-so-good thing is that during the process, I become somewhat paralyzed to do anything else- least of all write.
So while I continue to process it all, I will leave you with my favorite quote from Andy Andrews during the conference.
“Fear is misuse of the creative imagination God has placed in me.”
This past weekend we took 17 ladies from South Bay Church to Sacramento for the Women of Faith women’s conference. The last time I attended Women of Faith was over 10 years ago and it was good to be back!
They have an incredible gift of speaking straight to the heart of women. Young, old, single, married, there’s not a woman in attendance who didn’t walk out with a biblical truth to apply, reframe their thinking, and encourage them in the most difficult of life’s situations.
Truth be told, I was most excited to hear Andy Andrews. Andy is a brilliant writer and his books are filled with wisdom that stem from biblical principles. Every time he opened his mouth, we were hanging on to every word.
At the age of 19 his mother died of cancer and his father was killed tragically in a car accident. Soon after he became homeless, living under a pier and people’s garages. Now Andy is a New York Times bestselling author. You talk about a story to tell? This man has many!
I’ve admired Andy Andrews as a writer from afar, but I love when you hear someone you look up to and they exceed your expectations. Andy did just that! I highly recommend his books. I haven’t read them all, but I’m confident any one of them will change your life.
I read his book, The Noticer last February. You can my review here. Look for my review on his book, The Final Summit, soon.
Well, this year I got off to a slow start when it comes to reading- mostly because I spent most of January writing, but that’s for a different post, and a different time.
I started Decision Points, by George W. Bush at the end of January, and it took me almost three weeks to finish (give me a break, it’s nearly 500 pages). Every time Filipe saw me reading it he would ask, “How is George doing?”. To sum it up in one word, I would say the book was fascinating. First off, I can’t imagine being in that position having that kind of responsibility, access to information, and pressure from the rest of the world. I liked the perspective he wrote from as he gave the reader an idea of what it was like to be faced with the decisions he faced- from 9/11 to Katrina. He was sincere and honest acknowledging his own errors at times.
What impressed me most was his relationships with leaders abroad and the way he conducted diplomacy with them. I do my best to keep up with the news, but often, most of what I hear about are the big headlines; the talking points of the day. But often, it’s the news that goes unnoticed that is the most crucial. Not as dramatic for TV might I add, but important to say the least. President Bush’s ability to fight for freedom abroad and reach peace agreements with so many countries was astonishing to me- some countries that I never knew had problems. Although not everything he was working toward was solidified (or signed!) by the time he left office, I was impressed by his tenacity and determination to see freedom granted to people of any country. This is a great read with some great leadership insights in it, I highly recommend it for anyone facing any kind of difficult decision.
On Friday I picked up The Noticer, by Andy Andrews, and finished it Sunday night. It was a great, easy read, but filled with a TON of wisdom. It’s one of those books that you makes you want to keep it on your nightstand because just looking at it will remind you of the simple, yet profound truths within its pages.
The book is about a man named Jones (not Mr., just Jones) who comes in and out of people’s lives offering them a new perspective for whatever difficulty they are going through. Whether the someone was gripped by poverty, headed for divorce, or feels like life isn’t worth living, he has a way of helping them see life a little differently and in the midst of it, alters the course of their life. There are so many great quotes from the book that I want to write down and take with me everywhere because, like the characters in the book, it has the power to alter all of our destinies.
Here is just one: ”Remember, whatever you focus upon, increases…When you focus on the things you need, you’ll find those needs increasing. If you concentrate your thoughts on what you don’t have, you will soon be concentrating on other things that you had forgotten you don’t have-and feel worse! If you set your mind on loss, you are more likely to lose…But a grateful perspective brings happiness and abundance into a person’s life.”
So, that’s what I’ve been reading lately. How about you?
