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I Am Potential: Eight Lessons On Living, Loving, And Reaching Your Dreams (2008)

by Patrick Henry Hughes(Favorite Author)

3.97 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0738212989 (ISBN13: 9780738212982)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Da Capo Lifelong Books

review 1: Patrick Henry Hughes was born with a genetic disorder so that his arms don't straighten, he is unable to walk and he is blind. Is he "disabled"? Read the book and you will find that he loves life and does so many things that the rest of us will never do....maybe we are the ones who are "disabled." When he was very young he began playing the piano and his musical talents, including singing, have expanded from there. I have seen him on TV on "Ellen", "Oprah," and then his family was suprised with a new home on the show "Extreme Makeover, Home Edition." Patrick and his family lived in a home that was totally unsuitable for Patrick. He had to crawl around much of their old home as the doorways were not wide enough for his wheelchair and of course, he was unable to do... more the stairs. The new home is totally handicapped accesible, but they even had a little apartment for Patrick. He is now 24. When he was college age, Patrick wanted to go to the University Of Louisville, but the kicker was that he wanted to be in the band......the marching band. How can someone in a wheelchair be in a marching band? They worked it out and Patrick's father pushed him in wheelchair so he couldbe in the band and do all the formations. The book is divided into 8 chapters or as they call it, "Lessons on Living, Loving and Reaching your Dreams." A couple of examples are, "Do AllYou Can to Change What you Can" and "Love Given Freely, Multiplies and Returns,"
review 2: I haven't actually finished this book. It is too hard to finish. This book is interesting and the people are great, but it is like having to reading a Reader's Digest interview of two people for 200 pages. The first 40 pages could be enough, but it just keeps going on and on and on. I feel like I am in a room with the father and son, listening to a casual conversation between the two of them about their life together. Their convseration is cool and they are nice people, but after an hour or so I am ready to move on. I put the book down and pick it back up again days later to read and it is like they are still talking about the same things over and over, but adding a little bit here and there. Then I feel rude for not loving their book because the people are such a great example to others, but I think I would rather hear them speak in person than read this book. That would be enjoyable and uplifting for an hour and then we are finished. My husband heard Patrick Henry in person speak and then sing and said he did a great job.There is no timeline, really. They are just skipping around with their memories. It would be nice if it was organized according to a timeline. And the Eight lessons are just chapter headings in the book, with no real effort to back up the chapter headings with related content to the title of the chapter. Rather, it is the same conversation, going on and on and on. less

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