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Informationen zum Autor Ron Hall has dedicated much of the last ten years of his life to speaking on behalf of, and raising money for, the homeless. Formerly an international art dealer, Ron is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and writer/producer of the Paramount/Pure Flix film Same Kind of Different as Me . A Texas Christian University graduate, Ron was honored in 2017 with the Distinguished Alumni Award. In addition to traveling and speaking, Ron and his wife, Beth, run the Same Kind of Different as Me foundation ( SKODAM.org ), which meets emergency needs for those who are less fortunate. Denver Moore served as a volunteer at the Fort Worth Union Gospel Mission until his death in March 2012. Lynn Vincent is the New York Times best-selling writer ofHeaven Is for Real and Same Kind of Different As Me. The author or coauthor of ten books, Lynn has sold 12 million copies since 2006. She worked for eleven years as a writer and editor at the national news biweekly WORLD magazine and is a U.S. Navy veteran. Klappentext New thoughts and reflections from the authors of the inspirational"New York Times" bestseller "Same Kind of Different as Me." The more than four hundred thousand readers stirred by the story of Ron Hall and Denver Moore will resonate with the all new, stand-alone true stories of hope and healing offered in this intimate, authentic follow-up to the "New York Times" bestseller "Same Kind of Different as Me." With new "Denverisms" and reflections from Denver on his personal dealings with homelessness and disrespect from others, additional insights from Ron on what we can learn from people unlike us and from those dealing with a terminal illness, and the stories of readers who have been impacted by the book's central themes, this inspirational reader will generate a host of new fans. Topics include: Faith and friendshipRacial reconciliationCommunity outreachCompassionHealing Zusammenfassung Some Stories Just Can't Be Stopped . . . Winner of the 2024 American Legacy Book Award in Inspirational Nonfiction What Difference Do It Make? continues the hard-to-believe story of hope and reconciliation that began with the New York Times bestseller, Same Kind of Different as Me . Ron Hall and Denver Moore, unlikely friends and even unlikelier coauthors—a wealthy fine-art dealer and an illiterate homeless African American—share the hard-to-stop story of how a remarkable woman's love brought them together. Now, in What Difference Do It Make? Ron and Denver along with Lynn Vincent offer: more of the story —with untold anecdotes, especially Ron's struggle with his difficult father and Denver's dramatic stint in Angola prison the rest of the story —how Same Kind of Different as Me came to be written and changed the lives of its authors the ongoing story —true tales of hope from people whose lives have been changed by Ron and Denver's story and how they make a difference in their worlds your part in the story —wise, practical, and hard-lived guidance for how you can make a difference to those in need plus intriguing extras —including full-page color samples of Denver's paintings Deeply moving but never sappy or sentimental, What Difference Do It Make? answers its own question with a simple and emphatic answer. What difference can one person (or two) make in the world? A lot! ...
