A Fish Named Ed [Paperback]

Sam Oliver (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 3, 2004

This is a story about grief and loss. It is about how a fish named Ed awakens into soul.

It is a book on loss, transition, and healing. This book is an attempt to share how the experiences of our lives give us internal strength to move through many of life’s changes and events with faith in ourselves and in Our Creator.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

This is Sam Oliver’s first children’s book.

The artists are Sam’s children: Emilee Oliver and Luke Oliver. They are ages 10 and 11 at the time of this printing. Sam is very glad to be their dad.

Product Details

• Paperback: 14 pages
• Publisher: Airleaf Publishing; 1st edition (December 3, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594534640
• ISBN-13: 978-1594534645
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 4.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,071,561 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sam has cared for the needs of the dying in palliative care for over 20 years. During that time, he has served as the Chair and Co-Chair of Hospice Ethics Committees in Indiana and Ohio. He has served several years as a State Continuing Education Chairperson for the Association of Professional Chaplains in Indiana.

For well over a decade, Sam has been an active editorial review board member and contributing writer for Healing Ministry Journal, The Journal of Terminal Oncology, and The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care.

He began his speaking about spiritual care over 15 years ago and continues to speak at public engagements on the local, national, and international levels. He has spoken at several college campuses and keynoted at several Hospice Conferences.

His first book of five, "What the Dying Teach Us: Lessons on Living," is a Doubleday Book Club, One Spirit, and National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization selection. Sam's undergraduate study was at Georgetown College with a B.A. in Psychology. He received his Master of Divinity at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky with an emphasis in the Pastor/Teacher track. In 2003, Sam Oliver finished his post-graduate certificate in Healthcare Ethics through Rush University in Chicago, IL.

Presently, Rev. Sam Oliver is the Chaplain and Bereavement Counselor at a local Hospice Care Center, and he continues to write and speak on spiritual care issues related to death and dying, motivational, and inspirational topics of interest. His most recent work is "Angel of Promise."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple but deeper than it appears at first glance, May 17, 2007

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Karen Ebersbach C "Karen loves gadgets and books" (Wadsworth, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Fish Named Ed (Paperback)

Very interesting book for any age. Fantastic illustrations that make you smile and easy to understand, helpful learning techniques that are not "teachy" but get the point across in a very real way. I highly recommend this for grief or just life changes!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Moving, February 28, 2005

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Lucas Griffen "Luke" (Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Fish Named Ed (Paperback)

This is a fish tale that is true to life. It is a story written with Universal Wisdom drawing the reader into that place where soul's understand life when their personalities cannot. Sam's other book is good as well. It is titled "What the Dying Teach Us: Lessons on Living."

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Profound and Simple, January 5, 2005

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Erlanson (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Fish Named Ed (Paperback)

A Fish Named Ed is a book on grief and loss. This children's book can be used in homes, hospitals, and hospices anywhere. It touches the heart and inspires the soul to heal as life's challenges encourage us to find Divine Guidance within that place of attention inside us only the soul can journey into.