Legacy of a Pack Rat LARGE PRINT EDITION

by Graham Ruth

Legacy of a Pack Ruth Bell Legacy of a Pack Thomas Nelson FIRST First Edition, 2nd Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Thomas Nelson Inc, 1989. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. Seller 335389 Children's We Buy Books! Collections - Libraries - Estates - Individual Titles. Message us if you have books to sell!

Genres: Christian, Nonfiction, Christianity, Biography, Spirituality, Humor, Poetry

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Ruth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my all time favorite books. It is filled with a lifetime of wisdom from a a life well lived! I go back to it often for treasures & am never disappointed.

[V.K. Sansone · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one little book by Ruth Graham that will keep you laughing and crying and just plain out enjoying yourself as you read about all of the
happenings that she relates to the reader! A must read!

[Leslie Benvenuti · Rating 3 out of 5]

Solid 3.5 chock full of lovely stories, poems and memories.

[Kristin Emily · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've stopped reading this...it isn't quite what I had expected it to be. It is short 1-2 page stories about various things. Not a bad book, I just have other things that I'd rather read right now. :)

[Danice · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed how the book was put together of personal memories and poetry.

[Pat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ruth Graham Bell is an inspiration. Love her books.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very fun random writings. Poems, encouraging and exciting stories

[F.C. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was blessed and entertained by this special book...look for my full review in the upcoming issue of the Courant under Lit Pick

[Janice · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was a nice read of little stories and things she collected over the years. I enjoyed her personal stories much more than the other things in the book.

[Pam Gowen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Whimsical. Just not my kind of book.

[Terry]

A few bright spots among a field ob drudgery.

[Kaitlyn Novotny · Rating 3 out of 5]

First, this work is not what I initially thought it would be and for that reason this review should be read with several grains of salt. It reads more as a devotional (and probably should have been), or at the very least a personal collection of vignettes to be passed down through the family rather than a published work. At times she is completely out of touch ("111. Affluenza"), but other times redeemed ("127. Why Are You Praying?"). It doesn't truly matter what is written because fans of Mr. and Mrs. Graham will adore anything with the Grahams' name on it. The book itself is a bit of a contradiction: "59. Travel Light" tells us to trim off excess weight (in terms of social engagements, an overabundance of paraphernalia), yet the entire work is a love letter to the stacks of material in the author's attic. Incidentally, the poems mixed throughout could have been "trimmed" (perhaps re-established in a separate work?) and the whole might've been better for it. It's almost as if the attic's contents were shuffled about and random pages were filed into a manila envelope, the resulting order of which became this book. Final rating of 3-stars because it takes a lot to put so much of oneself into a published work, even if the parts do not come together cohesively.

[Margaret Fraleigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had read this book in 2011, but decided to read it again.

Ruth Bell Grahm is the wife of Billy Graham. Over the years she had collected many antidotes - stories, poems, thoughts and ideas. These were key in crowded attics, garages and basements.
She considered herself a pack rat.

Going through and reading all she collected, she put them in this book to share with the world.

[Holly Feenstra · Rating 2 out of 5]

From the title and the summary on the back cover, I actually thought this was a book about home organization! How wrong I was. This is a book written by Billy Graham's wife and is a compilation of random poems, funny things that happened to her, short stories with a moral lesson, quotes by people that probably meant something to her, but to me it came across as disjointed and chaotic-feeling.

[Robbinette · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn’t know the author was the wife of preacher Billy Graham. But I loved her way of writing and my favorite part of this book was the last few pages. They really lit a fire in my soul about my goals and what I want to accomplish in my life, loved it 🥰

[Dianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

The enviable/ un-enviable life of wife of Billy Graham, believe it or not her own person before marrying. A missionary to China, helpmeet of one of the most wide-reaching preachers of our time, and mother to Franklin Graham, Samaritan's Purse founder-was her own person throughout.

[Teresa Thompson Arcangel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I grew up wanting to be a missionary. I read this book in 1990, and loved it! I don't remember a lot of details, but I was fascinated by Ruth Bell's life in China.

[Aimee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book.

[Mary Addison · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the poems and stories!

[Paula Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Changed my heart

[Wolfie Smoke · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is like a Chick-fil-A chicken nugget meal, except its nuggets of wisdom instead of chicken.

[Emily Stegman · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute little collection of odds and ends from Ruth Graham

[Christine Risi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful and inspirational stories in this great book.

[Lisa Pence · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my kind of book. Short 1-2 page memories and thoughts throughout her life. Very encouraging and remindful of what is important. A real example of how a life well lived is more interesting than fiction. Especially love the stories that were told to her by others.