Tuesday, September 15, 2009

From Peanuts to the Pressbox By Eli Gold


Like most boys growing up that watch sport you are always focused on the All-Star play. You practice just like and you watch his every move. The biggest dream you have is that you will grow up and be just like him. Eli Gold was just like that but instead of watch the player he focused more on the broadcasts call the game. In his new book titled “From Peanuts to the Pressbox” Mr. Gold talks about how as a kid he would spend many hours at sporting events watch and listening to broadcasts.

This book takes you a ride like no other. Eli takes about how he learned from the great broadcast of all time, with the likes of Mel Allan, Howard Cosell to Marv Alberts. He talks about the time spend with Bob Wolff-best know for call Don Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 world series. Bob spend time with Eli and taught him the trick of the trade.
The best message from this book is to follow your dream. Find ways to make it come true. For Eli it started sell peanuts at Madison Square Gardens to host NASCAR live and on to be the Voice of the Crimson Tide.

I really enjoyed this fun, very entertaining book. I learned a great deal about live and how to follow you passions in live. Thanks to Thomas Nelson Company for letting me preview this book.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Fearless By Max Lucado


“Can you imagine life with no fear” is a question asked by Max Lucado in his new book titled fearless. With today’s trying times and the world unsafe place to live, fear is something that lives next door watching you day in and day out. Fear is everywhere you look and you often time are steering at it right in the face. With Mr. Lucado’s new book he talks about how we can have no fear in our lives. He talks about the one person that feared nothing and that is Jesus Christ.
Christ did not fear because He knew who he was, he was the son of God and God did not send him here to fail. Christ knew what God expect of him and he did what was asked. We sometime stop and asked ourselves do we matter? or am I good enough?, or does God love me? In his Book Fearless Mr. Lucado say that that is fear and help you understand why and how come you fear those things. This book is one that I suggest to all faiths to read. I am thankful to Thomas Nelson Publisher for allowing me to have an advance copy of this book to read and review. I say buy this book and read it!