Review of Overcoming Adversity ( Relaunched)
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Review of Overcoming Adversity ( Relaunched)
[Following is a volunteer review of "Overcoming Adversity ( Relaunched)" by Nelson J Fowlkes.]
The title of the book, Overcoming Adversity (Relaunched) by Nelson J. Fowlkes caught my attention. This book is about all of the ups and downs in Nelson Fowlkes' life that required him to hit the pause button, look inside himself, and reset the direction of his career and his life. He reinvented himself several times to pursue different career paths.
In my life, I have been given many opportunities to succeed with friends and family cheering me on. I would have had to work hard to derail my life and make a mess of it. So it is fascinating to me to read stories about people who overcome what seem to be insurmountable obstacles and bounce back from adversity and hardship time after time. As I read this book I kept wondering what I would have done if I had been treated the way Mr. Fowlkes was treated. When Lyndon B. Johnson was president, the press and their cameras were not kind to his teenage daughter, Lynda. She was not a pretty girl. When the press was critical of Lynda, she said she would just swallow hard and smile at the cameras. Not many people have the strength of character to do that.
The only thing I didn’t like about the book was the statement: “As the Bible says, ‘Where there is a will, there is a way.’” That statement is not in the Bible. The sentiment of this phrase was first published in 1640, in the work "Jacula Prudentusm" written by George Herbert as “To him that will, ways are not wanting.” By the 1820s, the phrase had morphed into “Where there's a will there's a way.”
I wanted to know more about Peggy and the children. How did they cope with not seeing their father for a year at a time, while he served overseas in the military? How did moving from one place to another so often affect their lives?
The book needs another round of proofreading. I found several typos; however, the message is so powerful, the errors were not a distraction.
I am giving this book a rating of 3 out of 4 stars. This book would appeal to anyone who likes a feel-good story about overcoming adversity. We all have to deal with setbacks and disappointments. Mr. Fowlkes happened to have more than his share of unfair treatment, but he sets a good example of responding to adversity with inner strength and faith in God. He didn't allow other people's ignorance and prejudice to rob him of a joyful and adventurous life.
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Overcoming Adversity ( Relaunched)
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The title of the book, Overcoming Adversity (Relaunched) by Nelson J. Fowlkes caught my attention. This book is about all of the ups and downs in Nelson Fowlkes' life that required him to hit the pause button, look inside himself, and reset the direction of his career and his life. He reinvented himself several times to pursue different career paths.
In my life, I have been given many opportunities to succeed with friends and family cheering me on. I would have had to work hard to derail my life and make a mess of it. So it is fascinating to me to read stories about people who overcome what seem to be insurmountable obstacles and bounce back from adversity and hardship time after time. As I read this book I kept wondering what I would have done if I had been treated the way Mr. Fowlkes was treated. When Lyndon B. Johnson was president, the press and their cameras were not kind to his teenage daughter, Lynda. She was not a pretty girl. When the press was critical of Lynda, she said she would just swallow hard and smile at the cameras. Not many people have the strength of character to do that.
The only thing I didn’t like about the book was the statement: “As the Bible says, ‘Where there is a will, there is a way.’” That statement is not in the Bible. The sentiment of this phrase was first published in 1640, in the work "Jacula Prudentusm" written by George Herbert as “To him that will, ways are not wanting.” By the 1820s, the phrase had morphed into “Where there's a will there's a way.”
I wanted to know more about Peggy and the children. How did they cope with not seeing their father for a year at a time, while he served overseas in the military? How did moving from one place to another so often affect their lives?
The book needs another round of proofreading. I found several typos; however, the message is so powerful, the errors were not a distraction.
I am giving this book a rating of 3 out of 4 stars. This book would appeal to anyone who likes a feel-good story about overcoming adversity. We all have to deal with setbacks and disappointments. Mr. Fowlkes happened to have more than his share of unfair treatment, but he sets a good example of responding to adversity with inner strength and faith in God. He didn't allow other people's ignorance and prejudice to rob him of a joyful and adventurous life.
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Overcoming Adversity ( Relaunched)
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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