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On 11/10 Geni White wrote: 180 words Obstacles Welcome How to Turn Adversity into Advantage in Business and in Life Ralph de la Vega with Paul B. Brown, 2009 Thomas Nelson Publishers ISBN 978-1-59555-264-8 (Hardcover) 254 pp. plus appendix Suddenly separated by officials at the airport from his Cuban family at age ten, de ... An Outstanding Business Book
On 10/29 Darrell Garrett wrote: First a confession: Before receiving this book, I had never even heard of "Same Kind of Different As Me" by Ron Hall, Denver Moore and Lynn Vincent. When I did receive this book in the mail, I was not so sure that I’d even make it through this book. Honestly, I set it aside and did not pick it up for ... What Difference Do It Make?
On 10/19 Tammie Rigney wrote: He thought he was going to faint. He couldn’t believe what he was hearing … “I want her number.” He thought he had imagined every scenario, but none of them included this! She dialed the number, stated her name, then proceeded to tell the ‘other woman’ that she was sorry … sorry that she hadn’t ... She Taught Us A Lesson In True Love
On 9/22 Deena Peterson wrote: Once again, I'm late to this reading party. My husband actually bought this book nearly a year ago, read it, fell in love with it, and tried to get me to read it. Stubbornly, I said no. So, he loaned it to his sister, who wept her way through the book. Even though I felt left out when they would discuss ... Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore
On 9/8 Andy Morgan wrote: Fear is something that can paralysis us. Fear of the future, fear of the present, even the fear of the past can all make life impossible to live. And then comes the fear of people, of illness and death. We all have fears. And the issue is not that fear will ever go away – ... Fearless: Imagine Your Life Without Fear by Max Lucado
On 9/7 Elizabeth Ingersoll wrote: I finished "Same Kind of Different as Me" around Christmas (I think), but just never got around to reviewing it. I should have. This is an awesome book! Told through the voices of two very different characters, Ron and Denver, you can really see the big picture. Below is the book description provided ... Absolutely read this book!
On 8/11 Jerry Smales wrote: The Noticer (Andy Andrews, 2009) is one of those books that will make you feel good. You will not want to put this book down once you start reading it. Not only will this book make you feel good, it will also give you a brand-new perspective a bout life. Andy Andrews is a best-selling author and you ... Notice This
On 7/19 Michael Combs wrote: I had never heard of Ken Mansfield before reading this book, I didn’t realize how much he influenced most of the 60’s in terms of music. He was there when all the most amazing things in music history were happening…and it all let him down. This book is really a road journal of a man that has experienced ... Between Wyomings
On 7/2 brenten gilbert wrote: Well, summer is just around the corner and, even though i’m pretty distracted with the up and down frustrations of the current circumstances, it’s important to remember that my occupation, like everything else, is just a small part of who i am and i can’t let it dictate the other aspects of my life… or ... on summer reading’s head start…
On 6/22 Jennifer Bogart wrote: Same Kind of Different As Me is an unusual autobiography in that it combines the lives of two disparate men, a wealthy, disaffected art dealer and an angry, black homeless man, with that of the woman whose love for God drew them together. The former art dealer, Ron Hall, penned the work, writing both ... Keep Your Tissues Handy
On 5/29 Stormi Johnson wrote: It was a very moving and powerful story about how three lives were changed when God became the center piece. How three very different people with extremely different backgrounds where really not that different. It is a story that will make you laugh, make you cry and make you want to be a better person. ... A Very Moving Story
On 5/18 Trent Cornwell wrote: It is a great encouragement to befriend people you typically might not. Everyone has a story and God is interested in it and so should we. The story of Denver is the story of a modern day slave who escaped from a plantation. He becomes a share cropper who become stuck in the same cycle... Lessons learned from making new friends
On 4/20 Patricia Chadwick wrote: This amazing book tells the story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy white man and a homeless black man. It challenged me to get out of my rather sheltered existence to reach across cultural barriers. Writer Lynn Vincent has beautifully crafted this book to tell the story in both of these ... Excellent
On 4/17 Robin Lee Hatcher wrote: I have nothing but high praise for this wonderful book that brought me to tears more than once. As the stories of these two men—one black, one white—are told, beginning in their boyhoods, you can't help but root for them, ache for them, want more for them. One ends up homeless. One ends up wealthy ... Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore
On 4/10 Mark Kaske wrote: I was able to have the opportunity to read this book and blog about my reactions to it. This is the story of two men, one a black man who was a sharecropper in the Deep South, the other a white man who was a self made millionaire. About how they got to be where they are and how their lives intertwined ... Book review - Same kind of different as me
On 3/23 Jeff Goins wrote: Hands down, one of the best books I've read in the past five years is Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore. I picked it up as a gift at the mall for a friend and never gave it to her. I'm a bad friend, I know. One weekend, I cracked it open and couldn't put it down. Within those ... Same Kind of Different As Me - Best Book in the Past Five Years
On 3/23 Carol Campbell wrote: Big black homeless man meets major league art dealer and helps him change for the better. Sounds like a feel-good Hollywood production, doesn't it? This is actually a combined biography of two men and the woman who brought them together. Denver Moore, formerly homeless and illiterate co-author, tells ... Same kind of different as me
On 3/13 Nancy Famolari wrote: The authors, one a wealthy art dealer, the other a homeless black man were unlikely to become friends. A remarkable woman, Debbie, the art dealer's wife, brought them together. This is the story of how these men overcame their prejudice, let down their guard and became friends for life. The truly remarkable ... A Story of Love, Loss and a Sustaining Friendship
On 3/3 Julie Morrison wrote: As I read Same Kind of Different as Me, it didn't occur to me for a little while that it was two different men telling their very different sides of stories, one a wildly successful white art dealer and a homeless Black man. The story was better for having told it this way because it felt like a much ... Do You Catch to Release?
On 3/1 Nora Stlaurent wrote: I’m amazed at how God weaves our life in a way that allows us to accomplish His will here on earth. This story about Ron Hall an affluent art seller and Denver Moore raised as a slave in a time when everyone was supposed to be “free”. Debbie Hall is willing to share God’s greatest gift with the ... Eye Opening Story
On 2/23 Sharon Lavy wrote: I look for the relationship angle in any book I read. This was an inspirational read. A book with take home value. Kelly was Karen's prince charming, and he lead her to God by the sheer strength of his own faith. Karen wanted what Kelly had. He had mended her broken dreams, and she wanted to live the ... A book with take home value
On 2/18 Denise Greenacre wrote: I don’t remember the last time I read a book, that grabbed my attention from the very beginning and didn’t let me go until I finished it several hours later at 2:30 in the morning. Thomas Nelson Publishers sent the book for review as an email attachment so I sat for those hours at my computer spellbound ... Book Review: Same Kind of Different As Me
On 2/12 Peggy Erickson wrote: Thomas Nelson offered this book as a bonus. I am so glad they did because I might not have elected to read it and then would have missed something wonderful. This book will engage your emotions in completely unexpected ways. This is the story of two very different men. Denver was brought up in Louisiana, ... Same Kind of Different As Me
On 2/5 Christie Hagerman wrote: On the advice of some veteran missionary women, I have come to value my "alone time" in the hammock as sacred. No, I'm not seeing visions of angels or having massive revelations from God there, but I greatly value that time each day, sitting out in the shade, where it's cooler than in the house. Sometimes ... Hammock Time
On 1/31 Jeffrey McPheeters wrote: “I heard that when white folks go fishin they do somethin called ‘catch and release.’”Catch and release? I nodded solemnly, suddenly nervous and curious at the same time.“That really bothers me,” Denver went on. “I just can’t figure it out. ’Cause when colored folks go fishin, we ... Same Kind of Different as Me
On 1/28 Jana Hege wrote: I just finished reading Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore, and I was blown away. From the first page, the story captivated me. Both stories. You see, Ron and Denver started out in two very different places in their lives. And when their stories come together, truly amazing things ... Same Kind of Different as Me
On 1/20 Heather Chandler wrote: I have only a few chapters left of this book, and I'm quite sad to end it. This has been a book I have been savoring. I have recognized my own prejudices in reference to poverty and homelessness and I've seen my own bigotry to affluence. If only my faith could be as simple as Denver's. This is a beautiful ... Wonderful True Story!
On 1/20 Renee Gardiner wrote: The cover describes the book as a story of "a modern-day slave, an international art dealer, and the unlikely woman who bound them together" but it was SO much more. It was eye opening to read about share croppers in the 20th century in Louisiana. It was moving to read about Ron and his wife and their ... Superb!!
On 1/20 Nicole LaRue wrote: Same kind of different as me While it may have been the title drawing me to this book, it was after reading the first chapter that I was hooked. With every word I was drawn into a deeper understanding of God’s heart for his children and his impeccably perfect timing. The pages of this book are ... same kind of different as me
On 1/19 Mary DeMuth wrote: If you want to see the gospel played out in the lives of ordinary (and extraordinary) folks, get this book. It's life-changing. It's one of the few books I've read this year that I cried through, loving the prose, reveling in the beauty of the story. I don't want to give away the farm here by restating ... Buy this book now if you want to be changed.
On 1/15 Keith Ferguson wrote: Wow! This book is a tremendous read. Same Kind of Different As Me recounts the true story of two men whose lives become connected in a most unlikely way. One is a white, rich art-dealer from Ft. Worth (Ron) , and the other is a black homeless man who grew up in the cotton fields of Louisiana (Denver). ... Book Review: Same Kind of Different As Me (5/5)
On 1/12 Will Taylor wrote: “Same Kind Of Different As Me” by Ron Hall and Denver Moore is my second book to review for the Thomas Nelson Book Review Blogger program. This book came to me highly recommended from friends and co-workers as an inspirational true story that shouldn’t be missed. After reading the book I have to agree. The story ... Book Review: Same Kind Of Different As Me
On 1/11 Laura Hilton wrote: Title: SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME Author: Ron Hall and Denver Moore As told to Lynn Vincent Publisher: Thomas Nelson 2008 Genre: Inspirational/contemporary The 1950’s wasn’t exactly the easiest time for a poor black child. Denver worked on a plantation, same as his grandmother did, lived in ... Amazing!
On 1/10 Joshua Olds wrote: If you think slavery ended with the Emancipation Proclamation…If you think that racism died in the 1960s…If you think that all homeless people are lazy bums who deserve to live on streets…Then this is definitely a must-read. Same Kind of Different As Me tells two stories. Ron Hall is ... Same Kind of Different As Me - Ron Hall & Denver Moore
On 1/10 Eric S. Mueller wrote: This book was sort of a sleeper surprise. I had been waiting for Thomas Nelson to release some new books for their Book Review Blogger program. For several weeks, they’d only had available books I wasn’t all that interested in. I logged in on Monday this past week to find a notice that I had been ... Same Kind of Different As Me by Denver Moore and Ron Hall Review
On 1/10 Christina Banks wrote: Same Kind of Different as MeTwo men from very different walks in life find themselves brought together through the providential work of God, and the prodding of a gutsy woman.Poor and uneducated, Denver Moore grew up in virtual slavery on a Louisiana cotton plantation. Seeking a better life, he hops ... Book Review: Same Kind of Different as Me
On 1/8 Clifton Ditmore wrote: It wasn’t a typical Sunday afternoon in Phoenix with an overcast sky and a cool mist falling. When I sat down to read Same Kind of Different as Me, I thought “I have already read sixty-three pages. I’ll read about that many more and then take a nap. It was around 1:00 p.m. when I started to read. ... Same Kind Of Different As Me
On 1/8 Larry Baxter wrote: Last month my sister-in-law read a book called "Same Kind of Different as Me" and when she was done, she highly recommended that I read it. This week I found myself with a copy and thought I would give it a try. I'm very glad I did - 'Same Kind of Different As Me' is an amazing book: gripping, inspirational, ... Review - Same Kind of Different As Me
On 1/8 Amy Lathrop wrote: This book is truly a testimony to the work of God...an amazing humbling read! Buy it TODAY!Ron Hall and Denver Moore and the book: Same Kind of Different as MeThomas Nelson (March 11, 2008)ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Ron Hall is an international art dealer whose long list of regular clients includes many celebrity ... I LOVED this book!
On 1/5 Beverly Moore wrote: Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore is a must read. This is a reminder that everyone has the same issues and needs no matter the skin color or education level. Everyone is worthy of friendship and all require the same Savior.Denver Moore was a modern day slave. He escaped the ... Same Kind of Different As Me
On 1/1 Ruth Curcuru wrote: I loved this book. It features two men who on the surface are very different. One is a white, blue-collar born world-class art dealer who has made big money. The other is a black man who was raised as a sharecropper, ended up in the Louisiana State Prison and later, on the streets, homeless, in Ft. Worth. ... Person or Problem