I read this book in a couple of days over Thanksgiving break. I was expecting the book to tell only about the war and Corrie's efforts to help the Jews escape the death camps but I was pleasantly surprised to learn about her family and the culture of Holland during the early 20th century.

The book had wonderful character development and thankfully showed both sides of the war. On the one hand we learn about the hatred and inhumane treatment people endured at the hand of a corrupt and morally backwards dictator and his followers. But on the other hand the story shares the love and hope that probably only exist in such times of darkness and despair. It is a touching and beautiful story of faith and hope.

This is a tremendous book by Daniel Coyle. I found myself enthralled in the book and the ideas presented in it. It is a fascinating look into the inner workings of the type of learning processes that create the worlds elite talent. Coyle breaks the book into three areas or ways that help to throttle the learning process. First, deep practice. Optimizing your practice routines can vastly increase the rate at which you learn and can predictably reproduce skills. Second, motivation. The right kind of motivation also can also increase learning speed. Third, mater coaching. Coaches with the right combination of knowledge and the ability to reach their students can also vastly improve learning. I also enjoyed reading about the neuroscience research the author presents to support his claims.

Anyone who liked this book will also enjoy the book 'Outliers' by Malcolm Gladwell.

I'm not a huge fan of this book. All I remember was that the book was in a lot of ways boring. I actually listened to the book on tape as I was traveling across country and I remember I couldn't wait for it to get over. Maybe I was just in a bad mood because I was on a long car tip or something but I really didn't enjoy this book much.

I remember reading this book when I was starting high school and thinking I was so cool because the book had underlying messages in it. There are a lot of principles taught in this book that are told in a very entertaining story. I really enjoyed reading this book.

I absolutely adore this book. Huckleberry Finn is a true American classic. It has such a great story that uses such vivid imagery and language and the setting that Twain fixes is so real. The use of dialects makes the story a little more arduous to read but it makes it so much more real. This is a great book for young children or families.