Douglas Feavel

But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are (1 Corinthians 1:27-28)
An excellent collection of absorbing stories compiled with care about people who made a positive impact on others. I really enjoyed reading these stories and this book is without doubt, worthy of 4 stars. I received a complimentary copy of this e-book from LibraryThing for an honest review.
22 July 2017… (mere)

I got a free copy of this book in exchange for a review.

After reading the forward, I was excited about reading the book. I hadn't expected the Christian emphasis based on the description I had been provided, but I appreciate books that have a moral backbone. I was disappointed with the execution. The first story left me asking, "Who is she?" for too long because Feavel spent more time talking about her impact on him instead of introducing her to the reader.

I was interested in meeting the influential characters, but Feavel spent more time preaching about how we should feel about them instead of letting us reach our own conclusions. I would have preferred less telling and more showing.… (mere)