This is a great book about a great person
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Ralph Braun is an inspiration to all of us. This is a great book about a great person.
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This is a great book about a great saint--namely Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. In her depictions of many of the trials and tribulations of Elizabeth, the author's reverence, admiration, affection, and devotion to the saint are irresistably contageous. St. Elizabeth, though a princess, a wife, a queen, and a mother of three children, loved God immensely, and demonstated this by her faith, hope, courage, charity, sacrifices, austerities, humility, and devotion to Him. She was totally selfless and, despite receiving antagonism, ridicule, condemnation, and contempt from those who dwelled in her castle, she managed to transcend all this through her steadfast dedication to and love for God. Her miracles were many, both while she lived and after she died. She ascended to heaven at the age of 24 and became one of the most revered women saints of Europe.

The book is very well written, with plain reader-friendly prose and dialogue, full of the author's adoration for the saint, and yet free of the excessive sentimentality and emotionalism that a book of this sort might easily yield to. I highly recommend this biographical novel to anyone who wants to increase his/her faith in God, to improve his/her own character, and to learn the art of remembering God always, in all circumstances, pain or pleasure, victory or defeat, loss or gain, and to connect interiorly and blissfully with Him. I doubt if I will ever forget this book. And, if you read it slowly and closely, I doubt if you will either.
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This is a really great book and the only biography I've really ever liked. It's about a guy (James Herriot) who is a country vet. This has stories about his work at a pet show, him when he's trying to court his future wife, and it has a lot about the personalities of the animals he treated. It also has a lot of his blunders, like when he got drunk (accidentally, I think) and went out to a farm. The people there were really religious, and he found out the next day the despised drinking! He didn't go out there again. All in all, it was a really good book, and I recommend it for any animal lovers or future vets out there.
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This book is about the life of man that is celebrated in all parts of this country. His greatness is shown by the caliber of his writings. Joseph Ellis, the author of this book, brings to life the intricate complexity of Thomas Jefferson's character. The book begins with the man's upbringing from childhood to adult hood, from his political career in congress to the presidency. Sphinx, as the author calls Thomas Jefferson is a better definition of the man. He was the one who wrote for equality for all in the "Declaration of independence". However, he was the same person that owned slaves and even sold them to settle his massive debt. It should also be noted that he treated his slaves very well, helped them with education and so forth. With respect to politics, he was the only president that created and promoted the separation between church and state. Reading this book will help you to understand the man's aspiration as a young kid, how he became a great writer and a political genius of his time. His name still echoes in our world today because of his political ingenuity and mysterious nature that is still to be understood. This book also shows the humanness of Thomas Jefferson. Great book! I highly encourage every child to read it.
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A beautiful biography of a great man. It's refreshing to read a well written, incredibly researched biography of a community leader and teacher. He touched more lives directly than an celebrity. We need more books like this in the world.
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This is a great read about a very unique individual doing great things!  A wonderful look into what is possible by a none typical individual.  Important, but not an easy read.
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A remarkable book about a truly great human being.  If  "inspiring" ever truly described a biography, this is a perfect example . The context  is Jewish culture and religion, and the subject is a spiritual leader. But the message couldn't be more universal.
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Great book, great person. We all know of Scott and his successes in space. This is a chance to really know him - nothing gets in his way. Brave, energetic and accomplished. His Mom and Dad must be proud.
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I think this book on my Kindle is the most thorough depiction of the life of T. roosevelt, I have read and "The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt series Book 1) [Kindle Edition]" may be worth getting the second in the series.  This amazing person, gifted and worthy of my admiration, is a telling figure during his time on our world.  His position and political drive is really unmatched.  He compares favorably with any man who has played the game of politics and service to his country.
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Though I knew about Nikola tesla and read his theories I my engineering course .But thanks to this book now I know much more about this great person .
All in all an inspiring book ,superb style of writing easy to and grasp .Once you start this ,you will end only after finishing it .
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great book, great person considering her history; she has such a positive outlook on life ...loved listening to it on audio
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Great book about an incredible man.  I love all the added pics and animated clips.  Such a wonderful way to enjoy a book.
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I love history, and very much enjoy reading biographies of America's great leaders. Grant was not high on my list of presidents to read about, but because of a Wall Street Journal review, I asked for this book for my birthday. I have SO much enjoyed it. I have come to very much appreciate his greatness and contributions, not only in his role as the leader of the Union Army during the Civil War, but as President. His championing of rights of black and native
Americans is unknown to most of us, as it isn't taught in schools. But, it should be. Grant should be revered for all that he did for our nation. What a wonderful book this is.
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This is a great book. I love reading biographies of important historical figures. The best part of a biography is not learning about the persons life -though that can be very entertaining and this book does a great job of it. The reason to read a biography is to glean the lessons that have impacted that persons life. After all, if you want to be successful, find someone that has accomplished what you want and then emulate them. This book does a great job of not only providing an entertaining history, but also focuses on those lessons, that if applied to your life- can help make you great. Definitely a recommended read.
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this book is great to read about the life of one of our most beloved presidents.  I particularly loved learning about Truman's early life and experiences in World War I which forged his character to be a perfect president during the early part of the Cold War.  Truman's belief in God and personal character are just two of the many characteristics which kept him steady and true to the dream of what it means to be an American.  David McCulloch is the best at writing about American History.
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There are not many autobiographies of St. Anthony De Padua that do such a great job in portraying the heroic, admirable, and just remarkable story of the Saint. I have always been attracted to St. Anthony's life, his simplicity, his humility, and his knowledge and defense of the Catholic faith.

Saint Anthony was a Saint who not only preached the Gospel but lived int whole and entirely. He was one of the first and great disciples of St. Francis de Assisi who I deeply admire as well. I chose Saint Anthony as my patron saint, after reading about his life and after reading this book. Saint Anthony lived such a humble life, that the infant Jesus Himself appeared before him upon a book because of his humility.

I like the fact that the book has very short chapters. This is a convenience, specifically if you don't have that much time to read big chunks of books, but rather small segments. The books also does a great job in giving the chronological events of Saint Anthony's life. Another plus is the fact that Charles Warren Stoddard gives an intro into the life of Fernando de Bouillon whom became Saint Anthony as we know him.
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Yes! At times. This is simply a superb book about a great man. A truly great man.  Yet so few people know about him. We are very lucky to have a wonderful biography such as this published about such a truly superb  gentleman. Today, the "in thing" is to talk about values. Values,  values, values. I feel that George Marshall was the greatest American of  this century. It is a priceless gift that the biographer has given us in a  beautifullt printed format. Extremely well written and, best of all,  totally objective! Marshall was a bigger military giant than Eisenhower,  Patton, or MacArthur. In fact, during World War II, he was so greatly  needed that President Roosevelt gave him a choice about becoming the  supreme commander of all allied forces in Europe. Either he could do so, or  stay in Washington where he was much more valued. He virtually ran  everything except for FDR. One choice meant giving up fame and glory for  the likes of you and me. The other choice meant
glory, fame, and 20  biographies written about him that you can buy at Amazon.com. Knowing that  he was more greatly needed in Washington than in London, he gave up his  life's dream. He handed the star role to Eisenhower.  Who, as many of us  know, became president as the result of Marshall's decision. Here are some  of what this man was: 1) He never lied!  (talk about values). 2) He never  cheated on his wife (both Eisenhower and Patton were not so lucky). 3) He  never killed anyone. (He stated that "10 minutes of combat are 10  minutes too many").  He was a  true blue gent. And when is values were  being  walked over, he told off numero unos General Pershing, President  Roosevelt, and President Truman!  In the first two cases, he expected to  be fired. He burned his war time journals after the war because he did not  want to hurt anybody. That was the caliber of the man. Yet he could be very  ruthless when he thought what he was doing was right. In preperation for  World War II, and as Commander-in-Chief, he kept a black notebook for  prospective "young" generals. He didn't want the U.S. saddled  down with "old men" sending young boys into battle. In his  notebook were the names of Eisenhower, Bradley, Patton, and many others.  And when war broke out, he turned his back on all his peers and gave the  "key positions" to the young bloods. After the war, he was the  Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State in the Truman  administration. The Marshall Plan was not named after Marshall Dillon in  Gunsmoke! He created the means for building up all of Europe after World  War Two. He was virtually worshipped by Presidents Truman and Eisenhower.  And like Einstein and William Randolph Hearst, was an admirer of Gandhi!  The biographer does not try to make any points. Does not try to hammer any  "message" home. He does what all really good biographers do and  simply tells you what happened in this man's life. Anyone interested in  U.S. history can read all the books about the "pop heroes" such  as Patton and Eisenhower, but they won't get the entirety of the picture  until they deeply know about this man. Churchill also worshipped Marshall.  Thank God one person spent enough time and energy to write about him. Thank  you.  Very much.