Author: Andy Andrews
Translator: Nam-hee Seo
Publisher: Book House
359 pages.
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About This Book
A Legend of Personal Discovery
Bestselling author Andrews (The Traveler's Gift) takes a cue from the success of
his previous book, built around time travel, motivational ideas and historical
figures, and continues in the same vein. When Mark and Dorry Chandler find an
odd bronze object in a ditch in their Denver backyard, they begin to investigate
its origin. Andrews develops the theme of the importance of making good choices,
using the motif of four inscribed ancient bronze objects that together form a
cup. Each fragment symbolizes choices that its historic owner made, influenced
by the object. Using flashbacks, Andrews offers numerous short vignettes of the
different historical figures who possessed each of the fragments, including
Oskar Schindler, Alfred Vanderbilt, John Adams and George Washington Carver
among others. The flashbacks are simply presented, and they often have the feel
of fictional minibiographies for young readers rather than meaty adult fare.
There's nothing particularly compelling about the storytelling—the mechanics of
fiction are creaky in places—but that's not the point. Rather, the book stands
on the positive message that one person by his or her decisions can change the
world. As he did in The Traveler's Gift, Andrews should appeal to those readers
looking for an uncomplicated motivational read with a dollop of history thrown
in for good measure.
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