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Have a Little Faith: A True Story Audiobook
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What if our beliefs were not what divided us, but what pulled us together?
In Have a Little Faith, Mitch Albom offers a beautifully written story of a remarkable eight-year journey between two worlds -- two men, two faiths, two communities -- that will inspire readers everywhere. Albom's first nonfiction book since Tuesdays with Morrie, Have a Little Faith begins with an unusual request: an eighty-two-year-old rabbi from Albom's old hometown asks him to deliver his eulogy.
Feeling unworthy, Albom insists on understanding the man better, which throws him back into a world of faith he'd left years ago. Meanwhile, closer to his current home, Albom becomes involved with a Detroit pastor -- a reformed drug dealer and convict -- who preaches to the poor and homeless in a decaying church with a hole in its roof.
Moving between their worlds, Christian and Jewish, African-American and white, impoverished and well-to-do, Albom observes how these very different men employ faith similarly in fighting for survival: the older, suburban rabbi embracing it as death approaches; the younger, inner-city pastor relying on it to keep himself and his church afloat.
As America struggles with hard times and people turn more to their beliefs, Albom and the two men of God explore issues that perplex modern man: how to endure when difficult things happen; what heaven is; intermarriage; forgiveness; doubting God; and the importance of faith in trying times. Although the texts, prayers, and histories are different, Albom begins to recognize a striking unity between the two worlds -- and indeed, between beliefs everywhere. In the end, as the rabbi nears death and a harsh winter threatens the pastor's wobbly church, Albom sadly fulfills the rabbi's last request and writes the eulogy. And he finally understands what both men had been teaching all along: the profound comfort of believing in something bigger than yourself.
Have a Little Faith is a book about a life's purpose; about losing belief and finding it again; about the divine spark inside us all. It is one man's journey, but it is everyone's story.
Ten percent of the profits from this book will go to charity, including The Hole In The Roof Foundation, which helps refurbish places of worship that aid the homeless.
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"This was a great little book. Mitch Albom did a masterful job of telling three stories at once. I love what he says about what people can do and what he says about how goodness draws them all together. My husband bought this in the airport while traveling and thought I'd enjoy it. He was right! "
— Cindi (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Clear some space on your bookshelf for Mitch Albom’s, Have a Little Faith, the story of a faith journey that could become a classic. Those who were born into faith, have lost faith, or are still searching will all be engaged and challenged by this powerful story of ‘finding faith’ in relationships with others and with something greater than ourselves. Never satisfied with easy answers or soft platitudes, Mitch explores some of life’s greatest mysteries and unanswered questions with great honesty, depth and self reflection.”
— Jim Wallis, CEO and Founder of Sojourners and author of The Great Awakening
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A #1 New York Times bestseller
Have a Little Faith Listener Reviews
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" Short read that will keep you glued to the book until you finish it. Great insights on faith and life and how they connect. We need our traditions to make our lives abundant. "
— Charlie, 2/12/2014 -
" This book gives a good view of how a non-Christian person views spirituality and the Christian faith. There is much to glean from it! "
— Jane, 2/2/2014 -
" A sweet book that definitely made me think about how I treat others regardless of their beliefs. Touching and inspirational! "
— Cheryl-Lynn, 2/1/2014 -
" a bit self righteous,but agood read. Album is a very poetic wtiter, but ghis feels toomade up. his style isbetter suited to fiction, whereof does hog feel as forced. Nonetheless,a great story on religious perspectives to death, life, giving, and caring. a truly pleasant book to read. "
— Michael, 1/28/2014 -
" Good!!! His books have a lot of meaning!!! "
— Donna, 1/24/2014 -
" I love this book. Mitch Albom is amazing. "
— Kellen, 1/15/2014 -
" The book I can read again and again! "
— Violetta, 1/4/2014 -
" This book was so incredible!!! "
— Melynne, 1/3/2014 -
" As always Albom makes you think while you are woven into the story and challenges your belief system. I loved the characters in the story and the development of their lives. "
— Jennifer, 12/29/2013 -
" something that everyone should read "
— Victoria, 12/28/2013 -
" So moving. The right book at the right time for me. "
— Sarah, 12/10/2013
About Mitch Albom
Mitch Albom is an award–winning playwright, screenwriter, and author whose works include several #1 New York Times bestsellers, such as Tuesdays with Morrie, the bestselling memoir of all time. His books have been made into acclaimed films for television. Through his work at the Detroit Free Press, he was inducted into both the National Sports Media Association and Michigan Sports halls of fame and is the recipient of the 2010 Red Smith Award for lifetime achievement. He founded and oversees a consortium of nine different charitable operations in his hometown of Detroit, including a nonprofit dessert shop and food product line to fund programs for Detroit’s most underserved citizens. He also operates an orphanage in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, which he visits monthly.