Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives by Naguib Sami Kerba
Publisher: BWL Publishing
Genre: Non-Fiction, Photo Biographies
Rated: 5 stars
Review by RoseEveryone has a story. A picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes one needs words as well. “Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives” does just that. I’ve combined a portrait with asking people four thought provoking questions about themselves. The portrait and their answers are a compelling read about life, its challenges and each individual’s journey. At the end of each chapter, each person makes one final observation learned from their journey.
This book is inspiring… and calls each of us to examine our own lives. The author takes ordinary people and asks them to reflect on their lives, then he shares those reflections with us. He asks these questions:
1. your biggest challenge and how you overcame it
2. the fork in the road that changed your life
3. something you’ve learned on your journey.
I love the format… the book is set up so you can go to anyone’s story and read at your leisure. To be honest, I’ve not read every story in preparation for this review because this isn’t a book to be rushed through, but I know it’s a book I’ll come back to again and again.
I enjoyed the pictures the author included with the chapters. It was a further glimpse into the subject’s lives. And I especially like that, in the epilogue, the author provides a link to his website and his photography (which is magnificent… just sayin’).
I highly recommend this book… not to hurry through and get finished with it, but to savor as a fine wine… dipping into it now and then when you want a break from the busy-ness and negativity we are sometimes surrounded with. And definitely something you’ll want to revisit regularly.
Thank you for hosting and reviewing.
I thank Long and short reviewers for the spot on review. As well as Goddess Fish promotions for the amazing job of spreading the word.
Naguib
This looks like an amazing book – on my TBR list for this summer.
Thank you. I hope you will enjoy it. If you have the time, stop in on my website and explore other stories in the blog. Nkerba.com
Sounds like a good read.
Thank you. Read it slowly, put it down often, reflect on how you would answer those questions. Then tell your story to everyone. Everyone has a story they need to share
Thank you. I believe that everyone has a story.
Thank you for hosting and promoting.
To the reviewers, This book is meant to be savoured slowly one chapter at a time so you can really get to know each person’s journey.
If you want to know more about each person, you can even go the website listed in the book and see more images.
The author, Naguib Kerba
Sounds like a good story.
Sounds like a great book! Thank you for your review! 🙂
I love inspirational books, ones that make you think. This sounds wonderful. Love the cover, too.
Thank you. The cover picture was taken by my daughter Tara while my dog Shiloh and I were watching the sunset at our cottage.
Sounds like a great read.
Thank you. More of each person’s stories in the book are highlighted on the website
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Great excerpt and giveaway. 🙂
Im looking forward to reading this book. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you. I hope reading his will make you reflect on how you would answer the questions.