The Ultimate Life - Hardcover

Stovall, Jim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1434799905 ISBN 13: 9781434799906

Publisher: David C. Cook Distribution, 2007

Synopsis

A profound follow-up to the bestselling book and major motion picture, The Ultimate Gift. When Jason Stevens found out he had to jump through hoops to maybe get an unnamed inheritance from his billionaire grandfather, he was not amused. By the time he'd finished learning the lessons he'd become a different man. Ready to tackle the duties of running a multi-billion dollar trust, he is once again derailed, this time by his pugnacious family. Not content with their cattle ranches and oil fields, his aunts, uncles, and even his parents are determined to see every last dime entrusted to their own self-serving pockets.

With none of the reluctance he initially showed for the Gift, he eagerly accepts the challenge and pushes himself to prove not only to his family and the court but also to the world, that with determination and the simple tenets of the Gift, anyone can lead The Ultimate Life.

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About the Author

Jim Stovall has been a national champion Olympic weightlifter, a successful investment broker and entrepreneur. He is Co-Founder and President of the Narrative Television Network, which makes movies and television accessible for our nation's 13 million blind and visually impaired people and their families. Although originally designed for the blind and visually impaired, over 60% of NTN's nationwide audience is made up of fully-sighted people who simply enjoy the programming.

Jim Stovall hosts the Network's talk show, "NTN Showcase." His guests have included Katharine Hepburn, Jack Lemmon, Carol Channing, Steve Allen, and Eddie Albert, as well as many others. The Narrative Television Network has received an Emmy Award and an International Film and Video Award among its many industry honors.

NTN has grown to include over 1,200 cable systems and broadcast stations, reaching over 35 million homes in the United States, and NTN is shown in 11 foreign countries.

Jim Stovall joined the ranks of Walt Disney, Orson Welles, and four United States presidents when he was selected as one of the "Ten Outstanding Young Americans" by the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce. He has appeared on "Good Morning America" and CNN, and has been featured in Reader's Digest, TV Guide and Time magazine. He is the author of a previous book entitled You Don't Have To Be Blind To See, as well as his new book Success Secrets of Super Achievers. The President's Committee on Equal Opportunity selected Jim Stovall as the 1997 Entrepreneur of the Year.

From AudioFile

The sequel to THE ULTIMATE GIFT, which was recently made into a movie, follows the hero of that book through a prolonged court case to prove the efficacy of the gift featured in the first book. The story by Stovall, a recipient of the International Humanitarian of the Year Award, is a discussion of humanitarian efforts and how they can positively affect others. Rob Lamont breathes life into the story, giving the two-dimensional characters the veneer of depth, but ultimately he cannot rescue the work from its bland and predictable track. Lamont shows how minor inflections and vocal pacing can effectively differentiate voices. S.M.M. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: David C. Cook Distribution
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1434799905
• ISBN 13: 9781434799906
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192