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Shaun Roundy (Author)
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December 4, 2009
Dreams and wishes are dangerous things. Spencer Cook is searching for the meaning of life, but time is running out. He is searching for love, and time is running out. He is frantically searching for a girl, lost somewhere out in a cold winter storm, and time is running out. <p />Lucky for him, Courage changes everything. <p />Follow Spencer through a magical, whirlwind Christmas vacation full of adventure, romance, and intense personal growth. You won't want to put the book down, and when you finish, your perspective of life and Christmas will change forever. <p />This book provides an extensive explanation of the Meaning of Life between the lines of a fast-paced, enjoyable, memorable novel. <p />The original version of this popular and engaging novel spent two years in Amazon.com's top 200 rankings. You can also choose this book's non-holiday edition titled <i>Courage, Love and the Meaning of Life</i> (the story is identical, only the title is changed). <p />You'll also enjoy the sequel, <i>The Perfect Gift</i>, packed with more surprises, insights, and moments that will make you want to stand up and shout "Hooray!"

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About the Author

Shaun Roundy earned an MA in English from Utah State University and taught writing there and at Utah Valley University for over a decade. He has published four books and written various articles. Shaun was born in New Jersey, then moved to Massachussettes, California and Brazil before settling in the Rocky Mountains in Logan, Utah. He later moved to Spain, Taiwan, China, and Utah Valley, as well as working and traveling in many other states and countries, including a five-week, 2,500 mile sailing voyage to help a friend bring his boat home from Venezuela. Shaun enjoys spending time in the outdoors, climbing, mountaineering, camping, skiing, sailing, motorcycling and participating in other sports. He has volunteered on the Utah County Sheriff Search and Rescue team for over a decade, as well as chairing the Mountain Rescue Association's Intermountain Region. He appeared in the Discovery Channel's Raging Planet - Blizzards and KUED's award-winning Secrets of the Lost Canyon. Most of all, Shaun craves beauty, experience, wisdom, fun and adventure, and hopes to share that with everyone around him and make the world a better place.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 150 pages
  • Publisher: University of Life Press (December 4, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1893594017
  • ISBN-13: 978-1893594012
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 9 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,532,351 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Shaun Roundy's cv reads like a character from an action-adventure movie. Alongside writing half a dozen books in various styles, he has taught writing to thousands of university students, climbed 18,000' mountains, sailed 2,500 miles through two oceans, speaks half a dozen languages, lived on four continents and a tropical island, saved dozens of lives as a member of an active volunteer Search and Rescue team, chaired the Mountain Rescue Association's Intermountain Region, appeared in the Discovery Channel's "Raging Planet - Blizzards" and KUED's award-winning "Secrets of the Lost Canyon", along with many appearances on the evening news. The list goes on and on.

As a writer, he seeks primarily to entertain and inspire. "The best thing about writing is hearing that my readers stayed up all night reading because they couldn't stop, or laughed or shouted out loud, or that the plot caught them totally by surprise, or that they related to some character or insight that changed their life."

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT! If you are too late for this year, purchase for next year!
This book has touched my life in a way that I hope you will discover for yourself.
It is one of those books that you might think it could be ordinary but it turns out
extra ordinary. I think Oprah should put this in her favorite things to give for Christmas!
That is how much I loved it!
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Not that good! January 6, 2011
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I usually buy at least one special book to read and/or give to friends to read over the holidays. After these very positive reviewers I selected this one. I barely finished it.

In fact I skipped many pages due to the somewhat confusing narrative and Spencer's lack of focus. I understand that that was what the book was about partially: His search for the meaning of life and the meaning of Christmas, but the author seemed to be searching (and needs to find!) a better way to approach his readers. So now I'm at a loss who to loan this out to?
If you want a better Christmas "read" I suggest Christmas Joys, Everyday is Christmas, Christmas Gift, Christmas Box, The Gift of the Magi, Mrs. Miracle, and my all time favorite book for bringing out the Spirit in all of us "A Stranger for Christmas" by Carol Lynn Pearson. You will know more about the Meaning of Life and become part of Myrna's journey to find out if her family learned what she had taught!

Or you could just re-read the Gospel of Luke for the truest meaning of Life!
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I laughed.
I cried.
The story stuck with me and made me think. I, like Spencer, thought about the meaning of life. As I read this thoughts and the characters wriggled their way into my heart. After I finished, I found these thoughts had blossomed and I will be better for having read this.
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