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Same Kind Of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, An International Art Dealer, And The Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together
Ron Hall | Denver Moore | Lynn Vincent

Same Kind Of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, An International Art Dealer, And The Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together

Thomas Nelson (Mar 11, 2006)
9780849919107
| Paperback
224 pages | 137 x 211 mm | English
Dewey 920
LC Classification F394.F7 .H155 2006
LC Control No. 2008299151

Subject

  • African Americans - Biography. - Texas
  • Art Dealers - Biography. - Texas
  • Fort Worth (Tex.) - Biography
  • Friendship - Case Studies
  • Homeless Men - Biography. - Texas
  • Indentured Servants - Biography. - Louisiana
  • Whites - Biography. - Texas

Plot

A dangerous, homeless drifter who grew up picking? cotton in virtual slavery. An upscale art dealer accustomed to the world of Armani and Chanel. A gutsy woman with a stubborn dream. A story so incredible no novelist would dare dream it. It begins outside a burning plantation hut in Louisiana. . . and an East Texas?honky-tonk . . .and, without a doubt, in the heart of God. It unfolds in a?Hollywood hacienda ... an upscale New York gallery ... a downtown dumpster. . . a Texas ranch. Gritty with pain and betrayal and brutality, it also shines with an?unexpected, life-changing love. This incredible retelling now includes an interview with the authors and?a reader's guide that is perfect for individual or group study. The most inspirational and emotionally gripping story of faith, fortitude, and friendship?I have ever read. A powerful example of the healing, restorative power of forgiveness and?the transformational, life changing power of unconditional love.?Mark Clayman, Executive Producer for the Academy Award?nominated The Pursuit of Happyness Denver Moore and Ron Hall's story is one that moved me to tears. The friendship that forms between these two men at a time when both were in great need is an inspiration to all of us to be more compassionate to everyone we come in contact with.?This is truly a wonderful book!?Mrs. Barbara Bush.