My Review of "Tough as They Come"

Travis Mills' Tough as They Come:  Thousands Have Been Wounded in the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, five has Survived Quadruple Amputee Injuries.  This is One's Soldier's Story tells the amazing tale about a US Army soldier who served in Afghanistan with the 82 Airborne Division.  While on patrol, he was seriously wounded by an IED; he became one of the few quadruple amputees who survived a war zone.  This is his account of his life, service, injury and recovery.

I won't give away any details of the story -- it's gripping enough to make readers into page-turners -- but I'm not kidding when I say it's an amazing story.  Since the cover is a spoiler, I knew what the book was generally about, but the details are truly incredible.

This is not a book to be missed.

I received a free copy of this book as part of the Blogging for Books program in exchange for my honest review here.

"The Women of Easter"

Liz Curtis Higgs' The Women of Easter:  Encounter the Savior with Mary of Bethany, Mary of Nazareth, and Mary Magdalene is an amazing writer who has given us a number of books on spirituality particularly geared toward Christian women.  This is another of her gifts.

In a fully narrative way, Higgs recounts the lives of three particular women in Jesus' life -- lives really lived by real women who became the first witnesses (and therefore the first preachers!) of the Good News:  That death has been defeated and Jesus is alive!

Like a said, an amazing gift.

I received a free copy of this book as part of the Blogging for Books program in exchange for my honest review here.