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Summary: Great Deal!
Review: Very Prompt. Great Product! Better than bookstore! Highly Recommended!
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Summary: Wonderful book for anyone.
Review: Yes I am LDS. I loved this book and believe that Hinckley is an inspired man. I wonder if those who slammed the book even read it. This book is not just for those who are LDS it is for anyone who has an ounce of morals in their being. I gave my copy to a friend who is not LDS and he loved it. He has since recommended it to members of his family. My brother also keeps a copy and he has not bee to church in 14 years. Hinckley is not "lining his pockets" nor is he running a "MLM scheme". To call him a liar is so untrue. This man simple tries to help others. He is not paid for the job he does nor are any of the LDS leaders. It is a volunteer position. We give of our time freely and do not expect or ever get any financial reimbursement. Please read it before you rate it.
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Summary: Words the whole world should hear
Review: This book is fabulous. It espouses all of the moral, ethical, and important values that everyone on this earth should take to heart. It is about common decency, and about making this world a better place. It is not a "mormon" book-it is book for the world. Reading this book brought tears to my eyes and made me realize that I want to live these virtues. I have gien this book to non-Mormon friends who loved it. It is fundamentally Christian. I highly recommend it to everyone-whatever their beliefs may be. It is about being a good human being.
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Summary: True principles that bring true happiness
Review: I find it inconceivable and frankly, sad, that anyone would invest so much time in tearing down a religion. (See previous one-star reviews). Other words that come to mind are mean-spirited, tasteless, intolerant, and thoughtless. To call President Gordon B. Hinckley a liar is slander of the lowest kind. To say that he has lied to his people is nothing short of calumny, unworthy of consideration by anyone with any degree of self-respect or intelligence. I have read President Hinckley's words many times, I have heard him speak on TV, and I have been in the same room with him as he delivered a sermon. And each time I have felt nothing but love, a true and honest love. The ability to transmit this type of love for people does not come from lying and deceiving them. It does not happen if deliberately engaged in the practice of deceit and trickery. No, anything of that nature would be transparent and easily detected. President Hinckley's love comes from years of devotion to correct principles of integrity and of sacrificing and serving the people to whom he has been called to assist. A respected journalist like Mike Wallace, whose job it has been for the last twenty years to uncover scandals and expose frauds, and who wrote the foreword to the book, would not describe him as "warm... thoughtful... and decent," if he were a liar. Simply put, the values President Hinckley espouses in his book are those that have stood the test of time and, if applied, bring true happiness. You don't have to be a member of the church or even become one to recognize the inherent goodness in these teachings. And to say that most people practice these values anyway is simply untrue. As President Hinckley points out, crime, drugs, pornography, gangs and a host of other societal ills would not run so rampant if everyone were practicing the principles of love, morality, civility, honesty, and forgiveness. People are slow to remember and need constant reminders to do good. Slurs and defamation do not foster good feelings, and only serve to bring shame to he who writes such material. If there is anyone who is engaging in a subtle ploy, it is reviewers who use this forum as a means to slander a "decent" man and his religion and create an atmosphere of hate. If you want a book that is uplifting and seeks to bolster sacred institutions such as family and marriage, and will inspire you to greater heights of goodness, then read "Stand for Something." On content alone, five stars for this book. No stars for these libelous reviews.
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Summary: The Perfect Blueprint for Life
Review: President Hinckley is more than just a prophet for the "Mormon" people. He has recently attained that level of respect in the nation and world usually reserved for figures such as Pope John-Paul, the Dalai Lama and the Reverend Billy Graham. Here he offers an inspiring blueprint for modern living. His advice, if taken to heart, will make us all better, as individuals, as families, and as a nation. He is unafraid of speaking plainly and of inviting us to rediscover the values and virtues that have preserved and uplifted mankind through the ages. Whether you are a member of the LDS Church or not, this is an important book to read.
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Summary: Powerful but Simple
Review: President Hinckley offers advice in his book that I believe will heal our hearts and homes if followed. Very easy to understand and quick reading anywhere. I am LDS but recommend this book for anyone seriously interested in becoming a better person in every aspect of their personal lives regardless of their religious affiliation. Great book.
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Summary: A little something for everyone
Review: I was very impressed by the book. Simple but not simplistic, as I think another reviewer put it. Straightforward, insightful and inspirational. I first bought a copy for my son to take with him on his mission, then we bought 3 for relatives, then I bought 5 more for non-members. The non-LDS loved the book. Typical comments were things like "I didn't know Mormons were Christians" (duh! but, hey -- that's how you make progress) to "I'm Catholic, but I found it very inspirational, at least as good as the Pope's recent book." I can't think of anything anyone but a rabid anti-Mormon would disagree with in this book. The only people who might give it a pass are those who are already very familiar with Pres. Hinckley's talks and essays, but even there it's a good compendium. Easy to get, too -- even Canadian secular bookstores (like Chapters and Indigo) carry it. Marc A. Schindler
Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland
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Summary: OUTSTANDING - Just a great "feel good" bood
Review: While I confess I am mormon, I think this book is just wonderful despite that. Mr Hinkley points out common sense issues, where they have gone wrong in society and how to fix them in our hearts and in our homes. Even if this book were written by a non-mormon, I would feel the EXACT same way. GREAT BOOK!!!!
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Summary: Profound, yet Simple
Review: Too many people think that the answers to life's problems all have to be complicated and nearly impossible to understand. Gordon B. Hinckley shows us that virtue is not "dead", but just needs reawakened in our society. He shows us a way to make our lives more meaningful and happy - things that used to be taught in almost every home and school. We need this book - and we need to get back to basic decent values. After I read it, I bought ten more to give as gifts, and everyone I've given it to has said how much they appreciate it. I highly recommend it!
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Summary: "Simple Truth Miscall'd Simplicity"--Sonnet 66
Review: Here we have a nice collection of past talks and ideas from our living prophet, seer, and revelator. Furthermore, this is a mass-market book designed for members and non-members alike. It is intersting to read the reviews of this book on Amazon.com . . . Most are either one- or fivee-stars. Despite all of this, I hope that the book is reaching people outside the expected audience in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Presdient Hinckly seems to be following the plan of our Catholic friend, William J. Bennet ("The Book of Virtues"), who in turn is following the Master. Look closely at the Sermon on the Mount: It doesn't begin with the "do's" and the "dont's," it begins with the Beatitudes, which are virtures. The virtues preceed the rules. I think that PResdient Hinckley is on to something here! Many of the reviews on Amazon.com criticize this book for being simplistic. A very odd criticism. They don't criticize him for being right or wrong, or even practical or impractical, just for being either simple or a hypocrite, which has nothing at all to do with what he says or the nature of his teachings. They never criticize him for being inaccurate, or impossible, but with just bing simplistic. But if the problem has just one cause, why shouldn't the soultion be--not simplistic--but simple? Waht about Occam's Razor and parsiomony. This reminds me of Shakespeare's observation: "Simple Truth Miscall'd Simplicity." As to the charge of hypocracy, you shall know a tree by its fruits. Matthew 7:20. Moreover, there is more to President Hinckley than just a certain number of virtures. There is more to the Church of Jesus christ of Latter-day Saints than virtues. LDS Church Presdient Hunter once gave a talk called "Ethics Alone is not Sufficient. Presdeint Hinckley is also in favor of conversion, batism, rentention, temples, marriage, and lving the good life as we endure to the end. So much for simplistic! This book is an easy read, and the two appended talks are gems. I hope it is read thoughtfull and prayerfully. No, you will not "cathc Mormon" if you buy this book, but you will get exposed to the Latter-day Saint view of the Culture War.
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