Three audio books have recently been added to our library. Two of these are on the UMW Reading Program list.
The Noticer (SG 2011)
Poverty, a failing marriage, old age, lost dreams. To the residents of Orange Beach, AL, life seems hopeless with no chance for change. But to Jones, an old drifter who can see what others miss, there is no such thing as a dead end. All you need is a little "perspective" he says, to recognize the miracles in our moments, seeds of greatness tucked into our struggles. As Jones makes his way through the coastal town and into the searching hearts of its residents, he offers simple wisdom and sound hope.
Inheriting the Trade (NC 2011)In 2001, Thomas DeWolf discovered that he was related to the most successful slave-trading family in U.S. history. This is his memoir of the journey in which ten family members retraced their ancestor's steps through the notorious triangle trade route -- from New England to West Africa to Cuba -- and uncovered the hidden slave trade history of New England and the other northern states.
The third book is not listed as a UMW Reading Program book, but is one that seems to be very popular and many folks are currently reading it.
Heaven is for Real is the true story of the four-year old son of a small town (Imperial) Nebraska pastor who during emergency surgery slips from consciousness and enters heaven. He survives and begins talking about being able to look down and see the doctor operating and his dad praying in the waiting room. The family didn't know what to believe but soon the evidence was clear. Colton said he met his miscarried sister, whom no one had told him about, and his great grandfather who died 30 years before Colton was born, then shared impossible-to-know details about each. He describes the horse that only Jesus could ride, about how "reaaally big" God and his chair are, and how the Holy Spirit "shoots down power" from heaven to help us.
Told by the father, but often in Colton's own words, the disarmingly simple message is heaven is a real place, Jesus really loves children, and be ready, there is a coming last battle.
