I can tell you honestly that this is the best book that Don Miller has written. Or, well, the best one that has been published, what do I know, maybe he has another spectacular one hidden away somewhere in a drawer or something.
The basic premise is that Don discovers, while working on a feature film adaptation of his previous memoir, Blue Like Jazz, that he actually lives a pretty boring life. And as he studies the structure of Story to figure out how to write a better (fictional) life for himself, he starts to apply those same concepts to his real life so that he lives a life that has some meaning, a purpose, and goals. Overall, I found it inspiring, though I did find myself wishing at certain points that it was a novel so that it would follow story structure even more, and also so that the ending would WRAP IT ALL UP instead of being like, well, real life.ANYWAY, Amazon.com will tell you that people who bought my book, Imaginary Jesus
, have also bought A Million Miles in a Thousand Years. In honor of that dubious achievement on Mr. Miller's behalf, I am giving away a copy of A Million Miles in a Thousand Years (hereafter referred to as AMMIATY) this very week.HOW TO WIN: Leave a comment on this post telling me two things... ONE, what would the plot of a movie based on your life be about (feel free to make things up) and TWO, who would you want to portray you in the film (feel free to choose any actor, living or dead... computer generated actors are all the rage). I will choose the winner later this week and will announce the CHAMPION next Monday. Yes, that's right, I am the sole judge, jury and executioner (meaning that I will execute the action of placing the book in the mail).
Legal Mumbo Jumbo: Yeah, if this is illegal where you live then it doesn't apply. By entering this contest you agree that I am awesome and that you would never sue me or even say mean things about me. And if you had your way you would like to buy me one of those back scratchers that this one guy sells on the street in Portland. Or at least you agree that it doesn't apply where you live if it's illegal.
