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Summary: Shelly Brady: I want to tell my own story
Review: I desperately wanted to learn something about the human spirit from Bill Porter. I wanted to learn about courage, strength and the ability of the human will to go beyond what most of us encounter in our daily lives. Instead, I was treated to the life story of shelly brady. Atleat Mrs. Brady admits in the book that she is a "Ham" for the spotlight. I admit that I have not finished the book and probably will not because of my frustration with Mrs. Brady. She has taken a wonderful story and made it all about herself.
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Summary: No Insight Here
Review: I don't know what the publisher was thinking when they published this book. The things learned like be a team player and go after your goals, etc are so commonplace and have been said a billion times before. What stricks me as rather funny is that the author is a grown woman and she should have learned these things long ago--not from Bill Porter. Someone thinks that either readers are a little naive or the author must be naive to have learned such commonsense at such a mature age. This book is all about sales and marketing and trying to put a square peg into a round hole. The book does not work and it is not worth the money!
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Summary: A nice light read, but a very powerful story
Review: I fell in love with the story of Bill Porter when I was in high school. I saw the piece on 20/20 and something about it just stuck with me. I was extremely excited when the movie with William H. Macy came out, and eventually came across this book.
The book itself is a light read. (I finished it in one sitting). Some people have complained that Shelly Brady centers too much on herself, and that caused them not to enjoy the book. I felt the opposite. At some points while I was reading, it felt as if I was sitting down to lunch with Shelly and she was just telling me about Bill.
I definitely reccommend this book, look into the movie, "Door to Door" as well.
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Summary: A nice light read, but a very powerful story
Review: I fell in love with the story of Bill Porter when I was in high school. I saw the piece on 20/20 and something about it just stuck with me. I was extremely excited when the movie with William H. Macy came out, and eventually came across this book.
The book itself is a light read. (I finished it in one sitting). Some people have complained that Shelly Brady centers too much on herself, and that caused them not to enjoy the book. I felt the opposite. At some points while I was reading, it felt as if I was sitting down to lunch with Shelly and she was just telling me about Bill.
I definitely reccommend this book, look into the movie, "Door to Door" as well.
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Summary: This is an amazing story.
Review: I first saw this story on TV and after I finished crying, I decided I had to read the book. I was amazed at how much detail about Bill Porters life wasnt in the movie, and really made the story so much more amazing. If the TV show moved you, you will love this book. It will inspire you to know that you can overcome any adversity.
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Summary: Very Inspirational
Review: I purchased this book because I just became a Watkins Associate and had just heard about the movie. I think the story is easy to read, definitely kept my interest, and made tears come to my eyes several times. I can't imagine having the determination and positive outlook that Bill Porter has on a day-in and day-out basis. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Too Little Bill ... Too Much Shelly
Review: I saw a profile of this courageous, wonderful man on 20/20 years ago. I was eager to read more about him and understand more of his life than what the few minutes of the 20/20 profile presented.Sadly, thanks to an self-serving author smitten with the notion that a clamoring world wants to learn all about her and the sacrifices SHE has made, this book is not it. The author comes off as nothing more than an interloper glad to finally have some attention showered on her than her subject. She exposes herself on page 7, when, writing about the initial interest expressed by companies who wanted Bill to deliver motivational speeches, and Bill's refusal to accept the offers, she exclaims, "I, however, was very interested! Since I was a theater major in college, this was right up my alley." Shame on her. These few sentences reveal so much about what's wrong with this book. Why not encourage Bill to accept the offers so he can share his story and earn himself some additional income? Oh, no -- it's all about Shelly -- eager to get herself some stage work and bask in glory that she did not earn and does not deserve. She completely taints what should have been a truly inspirational story with her self-congratulatory, oh-please-notice-me-too style. I should have noticed this from the book's title, "Ten Things I..." not "Ten Things You..." What she apparently did NOT learn from Bill Porter was how to go about her life with humility or dignity. A complete disappointment.
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Summary: Shelly get out of the way
Review: I think the book suffered a great deal, because Shelly was trying so hard to steal Bill's thunder. There was way too much Shelly and not enough Bill. I would like to have known more about Bill and less about Shelly.
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Summary: A Story with Heart
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Shelly's book is about her life long friendship and employment with Bill Porter. This is Shelly's story. It is not an autobiography of Bill Porter.(Read that right on the cover.)It is the engaging story of how a young high school girl went to work for a disabled man, and bonded with him in such an enduring way that her employer became as part of her family. And visa versa. Bill Porter is an amazing man and that shines through in this story. His mother must have been quite a lady. I applaud Mrs Brady for wanting to record this part of her life and sharing it with others. This book is a light read, perfect for Christmas presents.
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Summary: Is this book about Bill, or about Shelly?
Review: I wanted to learn more about Bill Porter, which I did, but this book seems more about Shelly than anything. Her constant ramblings about how hard her life could be to manage (who told her to have six kids?) while still living her dream of being in the spotlight really annoyed me. I have no doubt that she and her family feel genuine love for Bill, and vice versa, but I don't think anyone buys this book to learn about Shelly. There are even pictures of her and her family in the book with no Bill in sight! Am I missing something? I admire what she's done for Bill in her many years of work for him, but am not interested in reading many pages about how she has benefited ("beyond her wildest dreams!") as well, despite all her struggles (yawn). Besides, Bill made it very clear many times that he was not interested in all the media attention, and yet she convinced him time and again that he should pursue it. She mentions more than once how she "felt her dreams of being a public speaker going down the drain" when Bill had health problems or suffered from self-doubt. I can't even finish reading this book, nor would I recommend it for someone hoping to read something truly inspirational!
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