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The Christmas Sweater
The Christmas Sweater | 
 enlarge | Authors: Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe, Jason F. Wright
Publisher: Threshold Editions
Category: Book
List Price: $19.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  260 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 284
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 5.3 x 1.2
ISBN: 141659485X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781416594857
Publication Date: November 11, 2008
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p align="center"bbigIf You Could Change Your Life by Reversing Your Biggest Regrets, Sorrows and Mistakes...Would You?/big/bP#1 INew York Times/i bestselling author and renowned radio and television host Glenn Beck delivers an instant holiday classic about boyhood memories, wrenching life lessons, and the true meaning of the gifts we give to one another in love.PIWe weren't wealthy, we weren't poor -- we just were. We never wanted for anything, except maybe more time together..../iPWhen Eddie was twelve years old, all he wanted for Christmas was a bike. Although his life had gotten harder -- and money tighter -- since his father died and the family bakery closed...Eddie dreamed that Isomehow/i his mother would find a way to have his dream bike gleaming beside their modest Christmas tree that magical morning. PWhat he got from her instead was a sweater. I"A stupid, handmade, ugly sweater"/i that young Eddie left in a crumpled ball in the corner of his room.PScarred deeply by the realization that kids don't always get what they want, and too young to understand that he already owned life's most valuable treasures, that Christmas morning was the beginning of Eddie's dark and painful journey on the road to manhood. It will take wrestling with himself, his faith, and his family -- and the guidance of a mysterious neighbor named Russell -- to help Eddie find his path through the storm clouds of life and finally see the real significance of that simple gift his mother had crafted by hand with love in her heart.PBased on a deeply personal true story, IThe Christmas Sweater/i is a warm and poignant tale of family, faith and forgiveness that offers us a glimpse of our own lives -- while also making us question if we really know what's most important in them.
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 Your personal sweater November 11, 2008
154 out of 171 found this review helpful
I received my pre-ordered book last Friday, and finished it in less than 12 hours. At first I was disappointed that the message wasn't stronger, that the end didn't just hit me like Glenn predicted. br /br /But as I went on afterwards and thought about it, the more it hit me. The power of this message is in redemption, it's in knowing how to handle the storms in your life and knowing who you can always count on. I now look at people in a different light, from my family to our friends to my kid's friends, trying to figure out what part of their personal storm they're in. I also look at myself, trying to decide to be a Russell or Glenn's grandpa, and actively help people along to get through their storm. It's a personal challenge to me to do even more than what I have in the past to be the person that God has wanted me to be. It's definitely worth the time to read.
Fantastic Christmas Story November 11, 2008
55 out of 62 found this review helpful
This book really lets you know what is important in life. A nice book to snuggle up with and remember the good and bad things in your own childhood.
The gift of hope, thanks Glenn November 11, 2008
55 out of 62 found this review helpful
I have been having it rough here lately, and this book has reminded me that life is about what we want and how we go about getting it. Glenn Beck has nailed it with this story and the hope it can give you, One of only a few books i read from start to finish in one night. Thank you Glenn for bringing this story to the world in a time when it was really needed.
New Christmas classic November 11, 2008
68 out of 78 found this review helpful
As you read this story your emotions are going in so many directions.This book is almost 300 pages however I started reading one night and because of other thing would have to stop then on the third day I had to make time to finish the book. It is the type of book that gives you hope, shows you,love and the true meaning of Christmas. Buy 1 for yourslf and then give them to the ones you love.br /
Perfect Holiday Message November 12, 2008
35 out of 39 found this review helpful
The Christmas Sweater is a story that will ring home with everyone who reads it. I finished the book in two-sittings. Mr. Beck tells his story with vivid imagery that flows so smoothly that you are almost watching it unfold. All of the characters are familiar, along with what they are experiencing. It is a fairly simple story and can be somewhat predictable, but rings true with every word. The climax will leave an unforgettable impression that will truly inspire you to spread the gift that this book offers. I believe this book will appeal to people from all walks of life and the message will leave some, if not most, in tears.
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