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Christian author and motivational speaker Andrews effectively combines self-help with fiction to catch readers' interest, sustaining momentum while simultaneously passing on instructions for positive thinking. With his can-do style, Andrews (Storms of Perfection; Tales from Sawyerton Springs) tells the allegorical tragedy of one David Ponder, whose woes begin when he loses his job, his confidence and essentially his drive for living. After a succession of losses, Ponder is rendered unconscious after a car accident, and is magically transported into seven key points in history. At each stopping point, he is met by historical figures such as Abraham Lincoln, Anne Frank, King Solomon, Harry Truman and Christopher Columbus, each of whom imparts one of the seven key decisions that Andrews asserts are essential for personal success. After his travel through time, Ponder regains consciousness in a hospital and discovers he is holding letters given to him by the various heroes. The letters offer familiar self-help counsel: accept that the buck stops with you, become a wisdom seeker and a person of action, determine to be happy, open the day with a forgiving spirit, and persist despite all odds. Although Andrews writes from a Christian perspective, his overall message (trust that God is sovereign, but do your part in making your future happen) will ring true with a broad spectrum of inspirational readers. Some astute thinkers may be put off by the simplistic story line, but Andrews does an exemplary job at providing positive suggestions for overcoming life's obstacles.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Comedian and motivational speaker Andrews has crafted a breezy little fantasy reminiscent of It's a Wonderful Life and A Christmas Carol. Our hero, the likable David Ponder, finds himself at a midlife crossroads: events beyond his control have deprived him of money and his job. With a wife and daughter to support, he becomes seriously distraught and contemplates suicide. A car crash precipitates the imaginary (or is it real?) journey that forms the bulk of the book-individual visits with seven historical notables. Each offers our titular "traveler" gifts in the form of written "Decisions for Success," which he then absorbs. For example, Anne Frank's "gift" vividly demonstrates that happiness is a choice. At book's end, there is a strong element of faith, but Andrews uses a light touch. Readable and less sentimental than Richard Paul Evans's The Christmas Box, this will find a ready audience.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
I don't see anything new or interesting here,
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This review is from: The Travelers Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success (Hardcover)
It's fascinating how people so greatly differ in their evaluation of books, movies, etc. There are people smarter than I am who probably love this book, but I didn't. Sometimes when this happens, I want to look deeper and try to see what they see, figure out what I've missed. Not this time.This is simply a really bad book. I attempted to get past the writing to see if the author has anything interesting to say, but came up with nothing but cliches. If this were written by my teenage son for an english project, I'd say, "Good job." But to publish it? Well, haven't most of us long stopped needing this kind of thing?
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This review is from: The Travelers Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success (Hardcover)
This book was entirely too predictable!! (Lost your job? Crash your car and go into a coma, everthing will be revealed, and your troubles will be over!). It hard to believe that Andy Andrews knows anything about or has ever experienced hard times. I was disappointed with the ending - after all the inspirational, quaisi-christian rah-rah, feel good 'decisions', finding out that David Ponder winds up as a successful business man is quite a letdown! (I guess money is the only true measure of a man in some circles). Also, the dialoge was very contrived and silly. As my 14 year old nephew said - that book sounds like it was written by Gildoroy Lockhart! If you really want to read a story about hard times (and real people) read 'Nickeled and Dimed in America'.
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Ambitious, but falls short...,
By JiggityJig "maid_of_the_cape" (Heartland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Travelers Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success (Hardcover)
Sorely lacking in depth and complexity, The Traveler's Gift is an ambitious idea that falls short of satisfaction. Each visit had great potential, but fell flat from sparse handling. Unfortunately, while the seven decisions are each compelling on their own, I was left unsettled by the characterization of the successful christian life that becomes David Ponder's life at book's end.
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