This book was an excellent sequel to Andrews book The Traveler's Gift, in which he suffered an injury and was allowed, during his coma, to travel through time, meeting various influential people and is presented with the "Seven Decisions for Success." He then used these principles or "decisions" as the guiding focus for his life and taught them to others. Now David Ponder is downcast, wondering what he should do with the rest of his life since he is "of a certain age" and his wife passed away. David is chosen to lead all Travelers in an upcoming summit to decide humanity's fate. The quest begins to find the answer to the question: "What does humanity need to do individually and collectively, to restore itself to the pathway toward successful civilization?" Andrews crafts robust characters and ceonversations between the greatest minds of our history, including Anne Frank, Abraham Lincoln, Harry Truman, Ben Franklin, Joan of Arc, George Washington Carver, and many others. He is an absorbing storyteller, truly conversational in his phrasing and sense of immediacy. Like Moses, however, Ponder was given an important mission from God to accomplish and needed the persistence, patience, and wisdom to learn from others, and dependance on God that are insights and traits of living a long, full life. I especially enjoy the historical mining that Andrews showcases through his storytelling. he has clearly read many biographies and autobiographies to capture the personas of the historical figures who converse in this book.
This book will not only entertain, but will challenge you to assess your attitude and the activities of your own days. Each other the leaders featured in the book had the same twenty-four hours a day as you do. How are you going to be blessing to others with them?
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