It's amazing to hear your own story told
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Jim Hemsley served in the 2nd Platoon of Alpha Company, 1/9 INF and I served in the third Platoon around the same time (82-83).  Strangely I did not know him because we tended to hang out within our own squads and platoons. It was very interesting to read his account which brought back some memories I had nearly forgotten.  I remember 1ST Johnny Holman who had a bit of  renegade personality and was well liked. The encounter with the ROK Unit no doubt was some scarry stuff.  Good book;  especially if you served on the DMZ.
4514586
I felt like I was reading my own story here.  Very heartbreaking but amazing.  i wish i knew about this book earlier in my life.  It could have helped me a lot.
2430881
Shannan Martin's personal narrative grabbed me baby the heart and made me listen. I was right there with her story, and just when she's start to seem storybook-saintlike, she'd drop a dose of reality about her simple human feelings. Nonetheless, I am deeply moved by her story and by the sacrifices she and her husband have made (in society's eyes) and in wonder at the immense fulfillment she communicates they find.

I strongly urge anyone whose life is turning out differently than expected, is in public service, or interested in social justice to read this book.

I received a complimentary copy of this book for review purposes. Any opinion expressed here is mine alone.
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Thank you, Mr. Vu for writing this personal story and sharing your familys journey of survival.  I enjoyed reading an honest account of a controversial war and now have a new view of its horrific after effects on the lives of precious people.  I had to remind myself that the book was not written by Anna herself but through the eyes or her father who watched her live her testimony and not merely talk about it.  Thank you Anna for allowing your love story and road to healing to be shared; I found it beautiful and captivating.
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I can't tell you how the revelation that Brian carries has pierced my heart through his writing.  Reading this book was like being in a conversation with God where He sat me down and explained things step-by-step.  I could see myself in the story and understood things I never understood before.  It is astonishing, the love God has for us and it is astonishing to see how much I've been like the Shulamite.  Reading this is like reading and better understanding my own story!
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Its incredible to hear the depth of a womans thoughts starting from the very beginning of a book. Everything that we are forced to worry about from childhood up to our elder years. There is everything from the people and environment we see in different areas around the country and world and then there are questions of ourselves and everything of which we are capable. Or who we are

We all have a right to question all stories of history and creation, curious about where we have come from and the stories and spirits that we grow up to believe are the basis of humanity. It is definitely interesting to see a story about a creative male writer willing to dig into the depths of historical humanity even as far back as Mary, mother a bastard son who became our beloved Christ through one of the many Necessary Lies that created our story. Thanks for the awakening, Jocelyn Otis-Coleman!
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I checked this book, and the audio, out of my local library. Enjoyed following it along as Ginger told her own story.
 I never considered myself a big Elvis fan and this is the first book I decided to read about him. I am a huge fan of memoirs and while struggling through writing my own, I ran across Ginger's. Once I started, I couldn't put it down. This is one of my favorites!
  THANK YOU Ginger, for sharing your very personal intimate story. You mentioned that you wrote this book all on your own. You did a great job! I applaud you for telling it like you did. I know that 'excavating' your past can bring back painful details that you may have forgotten or that you may have wanted to forget. The details and your ability to write about them is remarkable and you summed everything up beautifully at the end. Although my memoir is very different, this truly inspired me to keep writing, through the hurt and surprises that come from examining your own life under a microscope.
  Thanks too, for bringing out the fact that 'fake news' has been with us a very long time and how hurtful it can be. I hope your book helped set the record straight. God Bless You and your Family.
2856691
It is like listening to a Friend tell stories of their life experiences.  It is written in a simple yet interesting style
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I've been a fan of Hannah's since the beginning of My Drunk Kitchen. However, Buffering isn't the story of Hannah the creator, but of Hannah the person (well Hannah the creator stems from
Hannah the person but I digress).

Hannah tells her story in gorgeously told personal essays. She opens up a raw and vulnerable side of herself that was previously unseen. It's a wonderfully told story that gives myself a greater appreciation for what I do have and a larger drive to work on my own growth edges.

Even if you have no idea who Hannah the creator is I still highly reccomed this book to anyone interested in personal accounts of overcomming mental health adversities and/or coming to terms with sexuality.

Hannah if you're reading this review you did a wonderful job. One day I want to tell you this in person and thank you for the positive ways you have personally impacted my life <3
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Gaze into heaven is a compilation of memoirs about near death experiences in the pioneer times.  I have always enjoyed hearing personal experiences of this nature, but have a hard time wrapping my head around them.  This book proposes nothing as fact, or gospel doctrine, but just shares the tales, memories, and journal entries of those who had a story to tell about their own near death or out of body experiences.

The book is an easy read, and I like that rather than being a compilation of short stories in an unorganized manner, they are sorted by topic.  It strikes a cord with me when stories reflect similar experiences, when the two people didn't live at the same time.  For instance, when I read Heaven Is For Real, the boy tells of seeing his mother and father in different rooms, looking over his body from above, and remembered details he could have never known if he hadn't experienced what he did.  Nie Nie mention's in her book, Heaven Is Here, that when she was in a coma for months, she was able to talk to her desceased grandma and was given a choice as to whether or not to come back and raise her kids.  All of these experiences were shared by people in the 1800's and are told in this story.  I find it comforting and inspiring to read these collections, and I love the conversations this book has sparked with my own family.
2813516
it so much better to listen to a story- I get so much more out of it- thanks so much,
3614943
I loved how The author was able to write with such honesty about her story. She beautifully and poignantly used words to paint the picture of her journey of secrets, shame and guilt, and eventual healing. I would highly recommend this book, especially for those of us who have been held back in life due to the secrets we have kept. We all have a story to tell, and sometimes reading another person's memoir can help us to examine our own lives as well as face our own truths. This is one such story!
386140
I had the privilege of hearing Chris tell some of the stories at a book signing. These stories are miraculous and Chris does a great job telling them. Looking forward to reading the rest of the stories that I haven't heard Chris tell yet.
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Thank you for sharing your story, others like myself  get motivation to continue on their journey!
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This review considers the CD audio. Such a wonderful experience to hear Karen read her own words about her own life. I had read her first autobiography, Through the Narrow Gate, so I found that the first expositions were a bit repetitive, without a clear new insight -though the second book has been written many years later. I love Karen Armstrong, because I can really relate to her yearning for God, to her sufferings emanating from struggling with Catholicism, the world and herself, to her persistance and to the confusion of not knowing if the world is misunderstanding you or if you are simply misunderstanding yourself. Her last chapters are mind-blowing. There is a giant leap to new and enlightening considerations and, in this leap, I feel that Karen has been courageous and admirable. The only regret that I feel is that I would have liked to hear Karen speak more about her intimacies and the feelings that go with them. Very briefly and very superficially does she mention aspects of sexuality and intimate relationships...subjects that are fundamental in the portrait of a human being. This is, after all, an autobiography. The beautifully exposed concluding chapter is, in itself, a reason to want to buy the book, after having heard this audio CD. Comments may be addressed to rherrero@club-internet.fr.
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Really enjoyed reading through the stories, Real honest experiences are rarely recorded to be savored by others, Thanks for a great read,
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I should have submitted my own story. Makes me feel connected knowing that there are other women out there just like me.