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    Audiobook7 hours

    The Seventeen Second Miracle

    Written by Jason F. Wright

    Narrated by Lincoln Hoppe

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    About this audiobook

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Wednesday Letters and The Cross Gardener, a story of small kindnesses-and life-changing miracles.

    Seventeen seconds can change a life forever. This is what Rex Connor learned on a gorgeous summer afternoon in 1970 when, as a lifeguard, he diverted his gaze for seventeen seconds and tragedy occurred. Forty years later the waves of that day still ripple through the lives of countless people, including his son, Cole.

    Cole Connor has become a patient teacher, and now he has invited three struggling teenagers to visit him on his front porch to learn about Rex Connor-and the Seventeen Second Miracle. Together they will learn how Rex Connor could have allowed seventeen seconds to destroy him, but instead he chose to live every day believing the smallest of acts could change the world for good. And the students, each with their own secrets and private pains, will begin to understand that even tragedy brings lessons. Even pain brings comfort. Even death brings miracles. A seventeen second miracle can change a life-if you let it.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateOct 5, 2010
    ISBN9781101436868
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    • 4/5
      My first book on cd. I really enjoyed the narrator the way he changed his voice for the different characters. The book brought a lot of tears and laughter as well. We all need more seventeen second miracles in our lives!
    • 4/5
      The Seventeen Second Miracle is one book which truly reflects the category of 'inspirational fiction.' It is a short book and a fast read but upon finishing, I felt such a pull to get up and go do something good for someone. Every character in the book had a unique story and everyone of them touched me in some way. I loved that Cole didn't know why these specific students had been selected to participate in the Discussions and that he didn't pretend to have all the answers. While he had the stories that provided the basis for the discussions, he let the kids draw their own conclusions and get there in their own time.The reflections that Cole shared about his past and his relationship with his father helped balance out the book. Seeing the father through the son's eyes gave a perspective that someone outside of the family wouldn't have been able to see. Although Rex spent much of his life preforming seventeen second miracles for people, sometimes his own family got neglected along the way. Even with that, Cole was still able to see enough value in his father's lessons to continue them when his father was unable to.Sometimes it takes as little as seventeen seconds to change a life. What will you use those seventeen seconds for today?