基本信息出版社：Capstone
页码：222 页
出版日期：2007年09月
ISBN：1841127752
条形码：9781841127750
版本：Paperback
装帧：平装
开本：32
正文语种：英语
外文书名：生命的黄金门票
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"Find my coat," she whispered weakly. "There's an envelope in the pocket. Don't open it. Take it to the park. You remember the rumors."
In what is sure to become a classic, Brendon Burchard has crafted a triumphant tale of personal growth and change that will inspire any reader who has ever wished for a second chance.
Life's Golden Ticket tells the story of a man who is so trapped in the prisons of his past that he cannot see the possibilities, the choices, and the gifts that are right in front of him. At the behest of his fiancée, Mary, who is clinging to life in a hospital bed, he takes a mysterious envelope from her and makes his way to an abandoned amusement park to appease her delirious pleadings. When he steps through the rusted entrance gates, the deserted park magically comes to life.
He soon meets an old, wise groundskeeper and together they set out to uncover what happened to Mary. Along the way, he encounters a number of caring yet confrontational park employees—a hypnotist, a fortune-teller, a lion tamer, high-wire performers—and they teach him more about his fiancée and himself than he bargained for.
What follows is an unforgettable journey of personal transformation as he overcomes his past, uncovers what happened to Mary, and, finally, discovers what is inside her mysterious envelope.
The author is donating a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book to Kiwanis International, Junior Achievement, and the YMCA.
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.媒体推荐 Reviews
“Burchard has captured the heart and soul of life’s journey. Through this rich and inspiring fable, he helps us pause, stand above our lives, and see the subtle signs of how our story is unfolding. Three cheers for Life’s Golden Ticket for helping us heroically step forward and claim who we are meant to be.”
----------James Redfield, author of The Celestine Prophecy
“This is a powerful parable of loss, love, and redemption that will stir the souls of its readers. Butchard has crafted something eternal here a rare and authentic glimpse into how we can learn, change, and grow.”
----------Jack Canfield, co-creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul and author of The Success Principles
“Learn some of life’s greatest lessons by following the instructions masterfully delivered in this profound parable. You will then be ready to receive the great surprise awaiting you at the story’s end.”
----------Debbie Ford, author of The Right Questions
“Life’s Golden Ticket is a life-changing book: an open invitation to transform your heart and mind. Insightful and profound, it’s an entertaining guide to self-realization. Reading this book could spare you years of psychotherapy.”
----------Lou Marinoff, author of Plato, Not Prozac!
编辑推荐 My Weekly, Saturday 3rd November 2007
"Reading it will inspire you to grab hold of your own second chance and live the life you've always wanted."
专业书评 From Publishers Weekly
In his debut motivational novel, Burchard (The Student Leadership Guide) narrates a fantasy trip through a ghostly mountain amusement park that offers visitors a "golden ticket," or second chance at transforming their lives. The price of admission to the closed-down park, the narrator discovers, is to be open to possibility, face the truth and give up believing that change equals pain. He also must stick closely to his host, Henry, who serves as wise counselor ("let me reflect back to you what I've heard"). During the narrator's trip, he samples various amusement park rides (all with allegorical meaning) and revisits his past. Each carnie he meets is a motivational guide with spiritual wisdom to impart. The themes are familiar: risk change; forgive; take responsibility; be bold; contribute; look at the other person's point of view. [...] Burchard is a competent writer and full of earnest enthusiasm for his topic; the introduction tells of a real-life car accident a decade ago that served as a wake-up call and precipitated this fictional message. Readers dissatisfied with their lives but not wild about nonfictional self-help books may find inspiration for change here. (May)
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