Hope: A Story of Triumph [Hardcover]

Joel Rothschild (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing Company (October 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571743537
• ISBN-13: 978-1571743534
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,506,933 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspring, uplifting, beautiful, and amazing, September 23, 2002

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Judith E. Pavluvcik (Dreaming of the beach in Hawaii, but living in the reality of the desert in Arizona!!) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hope: A Story of Triumph (Hardcover)

"..." Hope by Joel Rothschild will inspire you. It will give you hope when you have nothing left. If you feel that the bottom has fallen out of your life, or that your physician has just given you a death sentence, read this book and then read it again. This book will give you a life sentence.

Joel Rothschild is one amazing man and I am in awe of his incredible willpower and his incredible capacity to love, to be love, and to spread that love. "..." His entire philosophy on life will uplift you higher than you have even been lifted before. As the longest survivor of the AIDS challenge, Joel in no way ever succumbs to the victim mentality and gleans every bit of meaning out of life in each and every day.

This book will give you so much more than hope; it will give you the courage and strength to fight and to win. "..."

The reader is brought into Joel's personal life, his battles, his loves, his losses, and his triumphs. His spirit is just so amazing and what is even more amazing is the spiritual transformation that Joel experiences and embraces, as he conquers one challenge after another with AIDS. He is an inspiration to both young and old.

Joel shows us the meaning of living in the NOW and to appreciate everything we do have in our lives. The only time that matters is now - not the past and definitely not the future. He gently reminds us of forgiving others and most importantly, of forgiving ourselves. We forgive and we heal, we proclaim our gratitude and we value and come to appreciate life even more. "..."

Joel's book shows us how to overcome all of our adversity with love, faith, and hope.

After reading this book, I fell in love with Joel Rothschild all over again, and if you have not read his first book, Signals, I recommend that you run out to the nearest bookstore and read another amazing, loving book, which will equally comfort you.

...Thank you Joel for this beautiful book of hope, you truly are an inspiration to us all. You are one amazing and special person and thank you for sharing yourself with us. The world is brighter due to your presence in it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent Life Lessons in HOPE, September 21, 2004

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Marcia Breitenbach ""The Songletter Lady&... (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hope: A Story of Triumph (Hardcover)

Joel Rothschild relates how he learned from others how to find "new meaning in times of mortal danger...I took those lessons to heart and began to search for ways to reinvent myself and give new meaning to my life."

Each of us has the opportunity to reinvent and redefine our lives when going through a major challenge or loss in our lives. Often, we don't seize it willingly, and instead let ourselves walk unconsciously through our healing. Joel Rothschild offers a path of awareness, a path of conscious choice for living a life with meaning, purpose and grace.

Through his own multitude of challenges, Mr. Rothschild has given us the gift of wisdom gained the hard way, or shall I say, the "heart" way. No other book that I have read in the last l0 years has stated so much, and so eloquently, what I have come to believe about life's lessons.

All suffering and pain has meaning and purpose. For me, I have had to experience several life challenges to feel the truth of this statement, to my very core. In his book, Joel Rothschild illustrates this so beautifully, and we are elevated by his faith and trust in the life process.

He states that "These days all people seem a little more beautiful." Thank you Joel for shining your light so brightly and allowing it to be the mirror for us to see ourselves more clearly!

Marcia Breitenbach[...]

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If there is to be only one book that you read, let it be thi, October 30, 2002

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MR ALISTAIR P BARWICK (LONDON, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hope: A Story of Triumph (Hardcover)

After thoroughly enjoying Joel Rothschild's first book 'Signals', and having bought countless copies for friends and family, we eagerly awaited Joel's Second book 'Hope'.

However, we could never have imagined how much impact this book could have.

Having previously read an extract of 'Hope' from Joel's website ... and already being aware that 'Hope' was written in a different vein from 'Signals', we were totally overjoyed to find 'Hope' had surpassed all our expectations.

Joel Rothschild is an inspiration to all of us, and through 'Hope' invites you into his life and it's lessons so that we can all benefit.

This is NOT only a book for HIV/Aids sufferers, or a gay book, or even a book for those coping with tragedy or disease. Joel's gift is to lift his personal experiences, often poignantly described, and show they can apply to anyone. This then is a book for everyone from all walks of life young and old! This is a thoroughly enjoyable and interesting book throughout, which is a pure pleasure to read. As you turn each page you are given an insight into Joel's life and how he transformed adversity into a gift, how instead of becoming the victim, Joel chose to be the survivor and to cherish each moment life has to offer.

Each page offers valuable information, insight and the realisation that it is not what happens to us but how we respond to it that truly makes the difference in our lives.

If there is to be only one book that you read, let it be this one!

You won't regret it for a single second, but will value it for years to come.