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Love Someone Today: Encouragement and Inspiration for the Times of Our Lives [Hardcover]

Delilah (Author)
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May 2001
When you think love, think Delilah.

Each evening, more than seven million listeners tune in to Delilah. Her unique blend of love songs, compassionate advice, and tell-it-like-it-is honesty makes people feel as if they've just discovered the best friend they never knew they had. Thousands of these fans dial Delilah's phone lines every night, prepared to share their crises and most private fears, their precious moments and special celebrations. Delilah responds with encouragement and love, leaving each caller with a song selected just for them.

People open their hearts to Delilah nightly, but they've never fully known the woman behind the voice. Until now.

In this remarkable book, Delilah vividly shares her personal strength and faith. She takes us inside her life, illuminating along the way her message that life's first priority is love. Whether telling of a mother's joy or of a stranger's kindness, Delilah inspires us to see that we all have the power to bring love and light into our lives and the lives of those around us. Delilah's listeners are given a voice, too, and their stories weave in and out of Delilah's narrative, echoing her sentiments. "Love Someone Today" is a book for all of us, transcending race, age, gender, and geography, and proving that love is universal.


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A syndicated radio personality who listens nightly to callers' stories of love and selects music specifically for them, Delilah laughs, cries and counsels from her Seattle studio. Over a lengthy career in radio, she has developed her own style, telling listeners and now readers heartfelt, down-to-earth stories from her own life. Her warmth and open-mindedness along with an unusually full life make her more than qualified to convey the principle that "when love is involved, there are no insignificant acts... every time you love someone even a little bit, something gigantic happens." Here, Delilah, a white woman, tells of her wild youth, of family relationships both difficult and loving, addiction recovery, her biracial son from her first marriage to an African-American man, her years of single motherhood, her three adopted African-American children and two more children with her current husband, who is Hispanic and nine years her junior. She writes about losing jobs, money, relationships, friends, homes and a beloved brother who died in a plane crash. Sharing her faith in God without evangelizing any particular religion, Delilah organizes her thoughts around Bible passages even nonbelievers know, such as "To everything there is a season." She muses over birth, death, planting, mourning, laughing, dancing, silence, gathering strength and breaking down. In this wonderful addition to the inspiration genre, Delilah demonstrates her surpassing candor, charisma and intensity without sentimentality. (May) Forecast: These excellent inspirational stories will likely resonate with the Oprah crowd and garner major nationwide interest. The author's syndicated radio show provides built-in national publicity and a guaranteed readership.

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

Nighttime on-air confidante Delilah regularly reaches six million people on 200 stations in all 50 states. Organized around a quote from "The Book of Ecclesiastes," her debut is a unique combination of her life story, her poetry, and letters from friends and dedicated listeners. Chapter titles include "A Time To Weep," "A Time To Mourn," "A Time To Embrace," and "A Time To Love." Throughout, Delilah conveys an overwhelming feeling of love and the need to reach out now before you lose the opportunity; some of the reminiscences, in fact, are heart-wrenching. Given Deliah's enormous popularity, this moving title belongs in all public libraries. It will also make a good gift for someone who is dealing with tough personal or family issues. Susan Burdick, MLS, Reading, PA
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Fireside (May 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0743210786
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743210782
  • Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.6 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,225,787 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing and inspiring, May 23, 2001
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This review is from: Love Someone Today: Encouragement and Inspiration for the Times of Our Lives (Hardcover)
Delilah is such a wonderful, warm woman, and these stories and reflections take us inside her life and her heart. Her honesty and her spirit make this book a must-have for anyone in need of some encouragement - she singlehandedly renewed my faith in the power of love. Whether you're heard her on the radio or not, this book is for you!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars on the road, June 13, 2001
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This review is from: Love Someone Today: Encouragement and Inspiration for the Times of Our Lives (Hardcover)
Being a trucker, I have listened to Delilah's radio show all across the country on those lonely nights. She has a special talent of connecting to her audience. Well, the talent carries through in her book. I was skeptical, but so impressed when I read it. It is sappy, like her show-but really inspirational and I read it nonstop to the last chapter! I highly recommend it to anyone who has ever come upon obstacles in their lives.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Read it front to back!, May 31, 2001
This review is from: Love Someone Today: Encouragement and Inspiration for the Times of Our Lives (Hardcover)
Delilah, the way your book is put together is incredible, and so much like you, you not only told your stories, but included stories from those around you whom you love, as well as those from your listeners. The book is an incredible journey of faith, love, commitment, all those things you talk about on the radio! For me personally your book helps me to see who I was, where I am and who I want to become. You truly have a heart that is so big and generous. Beside making me want to come live with you, plant gardens and sing out of tune and laugh with you, play at the ratty shops with your sensitive and wonderful children, I would love to hang out with your sister Janey and maybe even snippy Peter too! You have touched my heart with the simpleness of incredible dreams come true, and of really taking chances and living life again and again. Thank you Delilah for sharing your life, your words of encouragement, and especially for sharing your love, and your message to Love Someone Today.
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