The Final Summit by Andy Andrews

According to his website, every single minute a book by Andy Andrews is sold in the world. After reading his newest book, The Final Summit, I now understand why.

The Final Summit, A Quest to Find the One Principle That Will Save Humanity is the first fiction book I have reviewed. Inside the book is a scripture from Psalm 39:12 which reads, "For I am but a Traveler upon this earth." Just as David realized when writing the Psalms, life is a journey and reading this book is a journey in itself.

David Ponder is a 74 yeard old widower. As to be expected, we find that he is contemplating the reason he must go on living without his wife. His grief is heavy. However, his grief is interrupted when he receives a visit - not just any visit, but a divine visit. God has sent on eof His messengers to entice Ponder into a journey that will send him on a quest to save the world from the greediness and evil that it is drenched in. With the angel Gabriel as a travel guide, Ponder goes in search of a two word answer to the question, "What must humanity do, individually and collectively, to restore itself to the pathway toward successful civilization?" Ponder goes in search of an answer knocking at the door of the wisdom of such greats as King David, Winston Churchill, Joan of Arc, and Abraham Lincoln. These Travelers share principles that have stood the test of time in history. As a reader, I found that I too was on a quest. My quest was to determine how these same principles could shape my own life.

Andy Stanley is a master at combining suspense with a great cast of characters and sprinkles in just enough drama to hold it all together. Although I have not read the predecessor to this book, The Traveler's Gift, I was able to understand and enjoy this book with the author's provision of the necessary background information. I had only known Andy Andrews as a gifted speaker at Women of Faith conferences. I am now glad to know him as a gifted author. The Final Summit hits bookstores tomorrow - I am sure they will be flying off the shelf every minute.

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