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.