The Butterfly Effect: How Your Life Matters

Beautiful book.

I'll admit, when I selected this book to review, I was expecting an actual novel to read, like a full-length story. So I was kind of surprised when this small, nearly pocket-sized baby of a book showed up in my mailbox! Yes, it is a very quick read; Amazon lists it as having 115 pages but each of those pages has maybe one sentence. It can be thumbed through in one sitting. But I don't think that was the intention. I do believe this is more of a gift book, something you get when someone in your life needs some inspiration and hope. Or to pick up for yourself when you're having a dark day and really need to find that little glimmer of hope. This is a really beautiful book, both visually and in its message. This would make a stunning addition to your coffee table. I definitely and highly recommend this book.

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if you need encouragement or stimulation...

Have you ever given any thought to how your choices and actions now might affect the future, even after you're gone? In 1963, Edward Lorenz presented a hypothesis that "A butterfly could flap its wings and set molecules of air in motion, which would move other molecules of air, in turn, moving more molecules of air-eventually capable of starting a hurricane on the other side of the planet." This gave birth to the idea of the "butterfly effect." Based upon this concept, New York Times bestselling author Andy Andrews uses a couple of examples and their effects in history-Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, who held back the Confederate charge at the Battle of Gettysburg; and Norman Borlaug, who developed hybridized high yield, disease resistant corn and wheat for arid climates which saved two billion people-to remind us that every single thing which we do matters. "Is life just a lottery ticket, or are there choices one can make to direct his future?"
Andy Andrews is a popular motivational author and speaker. When he was nineteen, he lost his mother to cancer and his minister father in an automobile accident within the span of a few months, and, as a result. spent several years homeless on the coast of Alabama. At the age of 23, he was given guidance by an old man named Jones, who told him, "With a little perspective, you can live a life of permanent purpose." Out of this advice, Andrews says that he came up with the "Seven Decisions." Touring the United States as a comedian, he opened for acts such as Kenny Rogers and Joan Rivers, and as his popularity increased, he started adding more serious tones, including his Seven Decisions, into his act. This began his transformation from comedian to professional speaker. The Seven Decisions eventually shaped the manuscript of his 2002 New York Times best-selling novel The Traveler's Gift.
Since then, Andrews has spoken at the request of four different U. S. presidents, at military bases worldwide, and at the world's largest corporations. He has written over twenty books, including The Noticer and The Heart Mender, and sold more than 3.5 million copies around the world. In 2009, The Noticer became his second New York Times best-seller. His books have been translated into over twenty languages. The Butterfly Effect was released as a gift book to help people understand that our actions have value far greater than silver or gold. I enjoyed reading it, learning about both Col. Chamberlain and Mr. Borlaug, and considering how their actions had consequences far beyond their time. Andrews says, "Know that your actions cannot be hoarded, saved for later, or used selectively. By your hand, millions-billions-of lives will be altered, caught up in a chain of events begun by you this day." Whether you need serious encouragement to overcome a negative attitude or just a gentle nudge to stimulate your thinking as you journey along the way of life, you'll find it in The Butterfly Effect.

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The Butterfly Effect

I'm sure everyone's heard of the butterfly effect. Well, this book really puts it on the forefront and makes readers realize that their lives matter. Whether they give a command that will have historical significance, simply encourage someone, or stand up for a helpless person, all people can make a difference. Some stories in the book revolve around Civil War battles, politicians, science, and history in general. The shiny cover and overall optimistic message towards readers is copacetic. However, I'd like this book more if God and Jesus were part of "The Butterfly Effect." After all, if One Man's action's can be said to have had the most impact of the world, it would not be a soldier or politician--it'd be Jesus.
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This story is amazing.

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As much as I love Andy Andrews books I can not recommend this book!

If you have read any of Andy Andrews books you have already read The bu tterfly effect. while there are pretty pictures and thoughts, it is basically 2 stories that you have read before numerous times in his other books and stories. It cost 13.00 after shipping and for the first time ever I was sorry I bought an Andy Andrews book!

Just not that into gift books

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

Summary: Motivational speaker and writer attempts to drive home the point that any small action can have an eventual huge effect. He demonstrates this with one longer story of Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, who helped win the Civil War and saved thousands of lives. But there were other people who made Chamberlain's life possible - others effected those others, as well, as so it goes on and on.

Review: While it's an interesting concept, The Butterfly Effect really didn't do anything for me. It doesn't make for a very good table or gift book. It's short and easy to read, which can be a plus, but it's not something I would ever want to read again. Much of it is exactly the same as the children's book version, "The Boy Who Changed the World," and I enjoyed the children's book much more. At least it has colorful pictures to make me happy. I'm just not a huge fan of pointless gift books. But if that's your cup of tea, you'll enjoy this book.

Great book

This book was absolutely amazing. I am intrigued with what is called The Butterfly Effect. If you have seen the movie then you kind of know what it is. If not, basically it is when any form of matter makes one move, it can change the life of everyone. The book goes into detail of examples that prove this to be true. It is amazing how one move by one person years and years ago can effect my life today at this very moment. It is a very inspiring book that tells you that you do matter. If you are going through something and are wondering why you are even alive then this book is for you, or maybe if you just want to be inspired then this book is for you too. I would recommend this book to every single person on the planet, it is really that good.

Book Review of The Butterfly Effect by Andy Andrews

When I read Andy Andrews' "The Butterfly Effect: How Your Life Matters" it challenged me and inspired me with the historical information about a hypothesis made in 1966 that became popularly known as 'the butterfly effect' and how this has been proven scientifically and historically. The stories which include important events in America's history and individuals who changed the world through their contributions to each other's lives are eye-opening.

I enjoyed reading the book because it was so easy to read (I actually read it in one sitting) and the pages are so colorfully designed that will get one who easily gets bored with historical facts to continue turning the pages. I also like how this book can challenge anyone to consider everything in life and how it can make a difference in others and the whole world. This book inspired me to look at the bigger picture of things. I would recommend "The Butterfly Effect: How Your Life Matters" by Andy as a quick read.

Do we effect the lives of others?

The Butterfly Effect was an amazing book that demonstrated how lives can be interwoven and effect man kind in a positive way. Andy Andrews, uses various people who have somehow impacted the future of each other's lives. By one person doing something, another person was able to take the next step. It reminded me of the movie "Pay it Forward". This book demonstrated why we should try and help others, because you never know what good thing will result because of this action. This book was a fast book to read, and would make a wonderful gift for anyone. The illustrations in the book were beautiful. This book left me with a feeling that what I do in my life does matter. And that I should always strive to achieve new things. I wish the book had been longer, because I really enjoyed reading it.


Disclosure: I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their [...] book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255 : "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."

Uplifting

The Butterfly Effect. Once thought to be a thing of fiction, a whimsical fantasy; it has now been shown to have merit.

Andrews takes us back 100 years, and paints a picture of how one man's actions are still affecting the world today. The lines he draws are nothing short of amazing.

I read this book in one sitting, and enjoyed the story immensely. It makes the perfect gift for a loved one and I intend to pass it along to my own.

Big Inspiration in a Small Package

Simply amazing. I had the pleasure of receiving an early release Ebook of The Butterfly Effect by Andy Andrews and was immediately drawn in from the initial pages. I must tell you, I had the great fortune to hear in person Mr. Andrews gripping story that he so eloquently unfolds in the opening pages of The Butterfly Effect. Brought to life by his words in person, or simply jumping off the pages, this book will grip you and pull you in from the word go.

By no means is this book a long drawn out version, but what it does have is a message with a weight if implemented in each and every persons life that has the pleasure to read it could change the world. The reality, as Mr. Andrews shares the information, it would not matter if you read the book or not, you are a function in this life be it good or bad.

I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone. I don't believe that it is tailored to any one single audience. Or, should I say it is tailored to one audience and that audience is the world as a whole. A bit melodramatic perhaps, but the core concept that our actions have the ability to impact today and the future is mind blowing. Its very obvious mind you, but the series of stories and events that Andy backs up the goods with, should and will create real change. Bravo Mr. Andrews for a great, simple piece of work that is not only great to read, but a beautiful piece. Will maybe a great coffee table book at my home for years to come!

Book Review of "The Butterfly Effect: How Your Life Matters" By Andy Andrews

The Butterfly Effect is a great book for for adults to learn how their life really does matter. It is an inspiring story of how one person can really make a difference in the world and how one person can influence another person and so on and so on to lead to an ultimate outcome for good. It's inspiring to know that history can be changed by one small little act from a common person that not many people have even ever heard of.

It is known as the "butterfly effect" where one thing you do has consequences you may never imagine for everyone on Earth. This is a great story to show that we are all connected and that everything we do does matter because not only does it affect you personally but it affects everyone else in the world personally too. This book displays how to understand cause and effect and to remind us that there is a reason why you are here and you have a purpose even if you don't know what that purpose is yet. It's a good story to teach you that the decisions they make today and tomorrow are very important, not only for your own life but for the lives of others too. Thinking about others and how a decision or action could affect another person helps people both think about and put others ahead of themselves and help you become less selfish. This is a great book I would highly recommend. It's a true story which makes it even better. I am book review blogger for Thomas Nelson Booksneeze and received this book free of charge to write a review. All opinions are my own.

The Butterfly Effect

The Butterfly Effect


I was sitting at a cross roads in my life; I had just finished some major medical procedures, no job, limited money and a rebellious teenager when I was given the opportunity to read a book which has truly and profoundly moved me with it's simple concepts.
The Butterfly Effect by Andy Andrews is, in short a guide to living your life. The long story is that everything we do has an effect on not only our immediate surroundings, but everything.
Take for example, the bullet maker and Andrew Carnegie. In 1872 an English bullet maker showed Andrew Carnegie a simple though revolutionary new way to create steel; blast hot air through molten iron which caused the carbon impurities to burn off. For the first time ever, steel is affordable to make.
One English bullet maker has forever changed the way we look at metal and how we build. Without this simple concept for the production of steel, our skyscrapers and automobiles would not exist the way we know them.
Mr. Andrews' The Butterfly Effect Takes this concept and humanizes it.
.And my own personal crossroads? The teenager is still rebellious, but we are talking now instead of hollering, money is still tight, but my new job is awesome, and I am completely healed from my medical procedures.
Enjoy the Adventures in Reading!
Autumn


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butterfly effect

great book! talks about how your life can impact lives hundreds of yrs ahead in time. gives example of one man and tracing back couple of generations. impactful and mind and eye opening.

recieved an online copy of book provided by thomas nelson for review

Live a Life of Permanent Purpose

Every single thing you do matters.

It is too easy to get lost in the big world and think that what you do is insignificant. It is too easy to think that unless you're a president or a TV show star, no one except your immediate friends and relatives is affected by what you do. However, even if all you do is sweep the streets and other behind-the-scenes jobs, it matters! That is the main topic of the Butterfly Effect book by Andy Andrews, the New York Times bestselling author and inspirational corporate speaker.

I loved how Andy used stories about common people to show how important the implications of what they did were for the world as we know it these days. Who knows, maybe the next person you'll help on the street by giving them directions will change the world.

This gift book is ideal for Young Adults age group as well as older people.

I would highly recommend this book because it touches upon a very important issue - in the age when the separation gap between people becomes wider and wider - some get extremely popular and some remain in the shadows - everyone needs to know that what they do affects their surroundings. and beyond.

GREAT BOOK!!!

the butterfly effect was a great book it is a reminder that every moment of every day counts and you never know when your courage is going to make the difference it inspired me to remember my actions can effect more than just me and i don't have to have the greatest thing to change the world sometimes all it takes to make the difference in this world is just the courage to act on what is right in your heart no matter the consequences or the risk because you never know who or what you could change

An inspiration gift book

The Butterfly Effect is a gift book written by New York Times bestselling author Andy Andrews. This hard-bound book with glossy colorful pages aims to show how the decisions you make and the way you treat others have more impact than you may ever realize.

I love inspirational books and Andy Andrew's examples of the different persona, both real and biblical, that changed the world through their simple acts had successfully inspired me.

This is the kind of book that I'll give to a friend as a gift. It's a collection of easy to read short stories that wishes to open our mind to the truth that anybody can change the world in their own simple, courageous ways.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."

Live a life of purpose

This small little book packs power. Using connectedness as proof, Andy Andrews contends that life's, indeed the world's, events happen as a result of a series of connected events. The people in that chain aren't aware of the impact their actions will have days, years, decades or centuries later. Andrews says that every conversation, every encounter we have, will affect the choices and success of others we may or may never meet.

At first the concept seemed far-fetched, but by the end of the book I felt encouraged, empowered and important.

The book is small and appropriate for gift-giving. Give it to someone who needs encouragement. Give it to a graduating senior. And each time you give it as a gift, be sure to re-read it first to reinforce your sense of purpose.

I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255.

Amazing Read...

This book is amazing. Once I started reading it I couldn't stop. It is a very easy read and only took me a short time to finish it. It's a small hardcover book that is beautifully designed and reminds us in a profound way that our lives have great value and the ability to change the world around us, no matter how routine or ordinary we may think they are. There is no mention of God or bible verses in it so it is a general market book. I think it is effective. The Butterfly Effect is a theory that if a butterfly flaps it wing causing a small air current and that air current connects with another air current, eventually it could cause a hurricane on the other part of the world. It's the same with what we do. Andy Andrews has put together a beautiful gift book that eloquently underscores why each and every life really does matter. It's a MUST read book.