In a Heartbeat: Sharing the Power of Cheerful Giving
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- ISBN13: 9780805093384
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Product Description
For the first time, the remarkable couple depicted in The Blind Side tells their own deeply inspiring tale
First came the bestselling book, then the Oscar-nominated movie—the tale of Michael Oher and the family tree who adopted him has become one of the most talked-about right tales of our time. But until now, Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy have never told this astonishing tale in their own way and with their own words.
For Leigh Anne and Sean, it all starts with family tree. Leigh Anne, the daughter of a tough-as-nails U.S. Marshal, chose early on that her mission was to raise children who would become “cheerful givers.” Sean, who grew up poor, believed that one day he could provide a home that would be “a place of miracles.” Together, they raised two remarkable children—Collins and Sean Jr.—who shared their deep Christian faith and their commitment to building a difference. And then one day Leigh Anne met a homeless African-American boy named Michael and chose that her family tree could be his. She and her spouse taught Michael what this book teaches all of us: Everyone has a blind side, but a loving heart permanently sees a path toward right charity.
Michael Oher’s improbable transformation could never have happened if Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy had not opened their hearts to him. In this compelling, amusing, and very much inspiring book, the Tuohys take us on an extraordinary journey of faith and like—and teach us unforgettable lessons about the power of giving.
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My Review:
First let me say that this book has a section of photos of the family tree in the center of the book.
The Tuohys’ have the heart and the money to help a lot of people, it is fantastic that they selected up a black young man in the rain and the cold as they were on their way to get breakfast. This young man Michael grew up to be a NFL basketball star. That is fantastic that he was successful and that the people that selected him up that morning when he had no home and no warm clothes to wear were willing to take him in.
This book “In A Heartbeat” is about this couple that could afford to do all these things and seem to be that in the book they like to also brag about being able too, with all the money they have. Leigh Anne didn’t have to cook and she didn’t even want a kitchen in her home but they did have a tiny one. We are all not like this couple and they mean well and are able to give a lot to people. But most people in 2010 are thanking God if they have a job and can support their own family tree. So in one way the book is excellent to let people see they we all need to do all we can to help additional people but in another way in this economy most of us are unable to do so.
This book was sent to me by Audra Jennings at The B&B Media Group for review.
Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5
I bought this book on July 22nd. I got a message stating it would not be shipping until the end of July or first of August. I sent an email to them the second week of August and no one ever answered. It’s Aug 23rd … a whole month and I still do not know where the book is. BTW..they charged my acct so I guess I’ll have to try a chargeback. Ughhhhhhh
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
When I saw the movie “The Blindside”, I had no expectations, excellent or terrible. I was just hoping to be entertained for a couple of hours. What I got was so much more, a truly inspirational and touching tale. I wanted more. So, I read the book, “The Blindside” by Michael Lewis. I LOVED it, even though about 30% of the book talked only about football, not the Oher-Tuohy tale (see, I didn’t (and still don’t) have any particular interest in football). Lewis’ book left me wanting even more than the movie did. So, I was *really* looking forwards to Sean and Leigh Anne’s book, “In a Heartbeat”.
I read the first few pages when I realized that “In a Heartbeat” is really just about the Tuohy family tree. It’s not so much about how Michael came to be a part of the family tree as it is about the Tuohys themselves, who they are, what they judge in, where they came from, what their personalities are like…personally, I just didn’t care for it. The first few pages of the book came across as a combination of a sermon and a self-help seminar. I was completely blindsided (sorry, couldn’t help it).
I did continue reading, though…though, I had to skip a lot of sections that seemed to me uninteresting and beside the point to the tale of how Michael Oher came to be part of the Tuohy family tree.
By the book’s end, I saw that what I was looking for was just not there. I was hoping for more of what Michael Lewis gave us in his book, “The Blindside”. I was hoping for a tale that would let the reader see more of the interaction between Michael and the Tuohys, letting the reader see how the relationship between Michael and the Tuohys developed.
If this is what you’re looking for, too, you’ll be disappointed.
If, as a replacement for, what you’re looking for is more about the Tuohy family tree, then this book is for you.
Reader’s Rating: 2 / 5
This Book is so incredible! I was so imspired by their tale and giving hearts. I could not place the book down once I ongoing reading it. It is definitly a must read!
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
I permanently get a small nervous about reading life tale. I mean, you’ve got normal life tale, and then there are literary life tale, like the stuff Mary Karr writes. Now, don’t get my incorrect. I like Mary Karr. Cherry was one of the pivotal reads of my last semester of college, and more recently, I loved Lit: A Memoir as well. But I certainly wasn’t expecting IaH to be anything like Cherry or Lit. For one thing, the Tuohys are not trained writers. And that’s where I get nervous. I have read some really, really, really terrible life tale, and I was so hoping that I would be impressed by IaH. Turns out I needn’t've apprehensive, because it was fantastic.
This book wasn’t the same quality of writing as Cherry. The Tuohys are not Mary Karr, but what I like about them is that there are no pretenses that they are. They’re just Leigh Anne and Sean, and their kids are Collins, SJ, and Michael, and you can take them or place them. Their family tree comes across as so readable and relateable in IaH. And their premise is simple: give what you can cheerfully, because when it’s all said and done, what’s “yours” is never really yours to start with — it’s His. I like this book not because of its intricate syntax or its use of simile. No, I like it because it’s reasonably simple, and it’s about sharing what we have been blessed with. There are no airs about it, no writing that tries and tries to be of a “literary” quality. That’s not to say it isn’t literary, but it just doesn’t come across as pretentious. That’s the heart of this book, and it served as a reminder to me that there is power and peace in giving cheerfully, expecting nothing in return.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5