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I listened through the book in a single sitting last week while I was waiting for my eyes to recover after surgery. I can imagine that if I had a paper copy, it would be one of those books that I would not have been able to put down.

The Noticer was a funny mix of what appeared to be a fiction and non-fiction story all rolled into one that followed the activities of an old guy by the name of Jones (just Jones...no mister). Jones seemed to show up at just the right time to help people who were in sticky life situations, and after he dispensed his pithy, down to earth wisdom, disappeared as mysteriously as he appeared.

I spent most of the book trying to figure out if Jones was actually a real person or a supernatural being of some sort...it annoyed me a little because it was distracting, but I guess that's part of what kept me engaged. The episodes contained within the book, while engaging on their own, felt a little disjointed and almost as though they were mini-sermons tacked together, and I often wondered how Andy switched from narrating the story from his perspective to writing about situations where he was not present. In spite of these distractions I'd whole heartedly recommend the book. It contains a swag of easily applied common wisdom for living that is refreshing in it's directness and simplicity. Jones doesn't mince words, but dispenses truth with grace and love.

Jones' gift for being able to notice little things that were in plain view, but often overlooked by others, allowed him to help his new friends see their circumstances from a different perspective. Jones often said : "In desparate times, much more than anything else, folks need perspective." And it was this theme that eventually tied the disparrate parts together for me. I finished up the book thinking that it would be nice to have a noticer around to bring perspective to my life in those moments where I can't see the forest for the trees :)

It is an inspiriting and challenging read. Well worth the investment.Get more detail about The Noticer-Audio: Sometimes, all a person needs is a little perspective..