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Miles Away... Worlds Apart (2010)

by Alan Sakowitz(Favorite Author)

4.26 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0615382401 (ISBN13: 9780615382401)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Legacy Series Press, LLC

review 1: I was very surprised at how compelling this book was. I was expecting a dry account of a whistle-blower and the legal ramifications of the scam that was discovered, but instead I found a wonderful story of a giving community which made the antics of Scott Rothstein even more reprehensible.This book was easy to read and a wonderfully uplifting story of how one should live their life - with their heart on the "right side" - without being preachy or instructional.I honestly never give a 5-star rating on a book because I can generally find something that makes it less than perfect, however, this book was outstanding. I really enjoyed reading it and would recommend it to anyone who is interested in an uplifting story.It reminded me of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books with it... mores anecdotes about the author's neighbors and friends, set against the background of a true crime story and the negative effects that greed has on people.Wonderful book - would love to see more from this author.
review 2: This book contains some very relevant concepts to our modern society and the way in which we must survive the world we've created for ourselves. It contrasts two "worlds" - two theories of living and social outlooks - and makes the reader think about how to live and how to treat others. Those who know and practice the ideas can always use a refresher, and those who don't, or who have never thought about some of them, could stand to literally take a page out of this book and hang it on the wall to remember.However, unfortunately, the tone sometime seems to abandon the simple presentation of an alternate way of living and conducting one's affairs and dips instead in to an almost condescending proselytizing. I cannot imagine this was what the author intended, as I genuinely believe he wants to help others however he can, but the dichotomy sometimes presents itself as my religious community vs. the rest of the world, the former being the only way to live properly. It feels like "The way WE do it is correct, and you should feel bad and change if you don't belong to an identical community." Intended or not, the tone fails to recognize that all people are both good and bad, and that there are many ways to live well and love others. The concept is valid, but the tone is off-putting.Nonetheless, the book is well worth reading and remembering every single day. less

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