Animal Miracles: Inspirational and Heroic True Stories

by Brad Steiger, Sherry Hansen Steiger

Collects fifty stories of celebrating the courageous deeds of cats, dogs, pigs, cows, horses, and parrots

Genres: Nonfiction, Nature, Childrens, Inspirational

229 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Àkos Györkei · Rating 1 out of 5]

Emberkiserlet 3/10. Miért? MIÉRT?

Az eddigi zsakbamacska konyvekkel szerencsem volt, de ez a harmadik egyszeruen olvashatatlan wcpapir, a 2/3adaig hosiesen elolvastam de tovabb egyszeruen fizikailag keptelen vagyok.

A premiss szerint ez egy hosies allatok torteneteibol osszeallitott kotet, heartwarming, inspiralo sztorikkal tele. Ez technically correct, ami ugye a best kind of correct, de hogy egy ilyen pongyola semmit hogy a joeletben lehet joszivvel osszeallitani es 'konyvkent' eladni az nem fer a fejembe.

A legtobb sztori kb fel oldal, semmi elozmeny, semmi karakter. Konkretan mintha egy "Marcsi, Irenke szepp kepek, KUTYAKAT SZERETTOK, mACSKABARATOKK" csoport kommentjeit olvasnam kinyomtatva. A megfogalmazas infantilis, pongyola, a mondanivalo megmosolyogtato es banalis.

Alljon itt egy altalam megirt tortenet, amit a konyvben olvashato nyelvezet, stilus, es tartalom altal generaltam azzal a cellal, hogy bemutassam az inspiralo allat torteneteket:

'Az Oregoni Kathleen Montana egyik nap kis ölebével, Susanne-al setalt otthonatol par utcanyira szokasos napi setajukon. Egyszer csak a kis staffordshire terrier, Susanne hirtelen ugatni kezdett, es nem engedte tovabb gazdijat. "Nem tudtam mi utott Susanneba' - mondta Kathleen - "am ekkor arra lettem figyelmes, hogy egy hatalmas kamion zug el az utcan! Biztosan ereztem, hogy Susanne nem engedett tovabb mert akar el is uthetett volna a nagy gepkocsi! Igazi orangyalomkent tekintek azota a kis blökire, jutalomkent egy nagy darabot kapott kedvenc csemegejebol!!!'

[Esther · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very inspirational stories. It's impossible to document all these snippets, usually a few pages each, so I doubt a couple were true.

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Many short stories in this book, mostly only two pages each. Not too much depth however easy reading.

[Jeanette LaVoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you believe in angelic intervention… Read this

Out of dozens of books I read daily on Kindle, this enticed me to read more stories. These writers have a keen sense of the unseeable, and unanticipated interventions that saved lives and assured them they were protected.

[Diana · Rating 2 out of 5]

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[sequoia spirit · Rating 3 out of 5]

it was a bit juvenile and the writing seemed like they kept trying to find descriptive words for every noun.. but most of the stories themselves were kind of cool..

[Christina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow amazing hair raising wow

This book will give you good chills, amazing feels and lots of tears wow wow wow thank you Ministering Spirits for helping us!

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

easy read. short stories.

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some of the stories were really good but others just fell a little flat

[Cassia Priebe]

Raise your hand if this book traumatized you as a child

[Sherry · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love animals and this book just confirms that love. Animals are our friends and they will take care of us if we let them. Very inspirational and uplifting.

[Shelly White · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful Read!

Beautiful read! Enjoyed every part of this book! I have known my guardian angel to assist me as well. Loved hearing about other people’s experiences.

[Meghan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am not a huge fan of non-fiction. It just does not keep my attention as a good fiction book does. With that being said, however, one of the only types of non-fiction I will read is that about animals. I picked up Animal Miracles at the public library from the large print section. Sometimes you can find books there that you can't find in the regular section. I was not expecting much from the book. Mainly I picked it up looking for fluffy animal stories. Which is exactly what I got, with some spiritual, "you can communicate telepathically with your pet" drivel thrown in. Now, I'm not saying that some people don't have connections with their pets. However, I think it's impossible for the average human being to follow a prescribed formula to communicate telepathically with your pet.

Some of the stories in this book, when you leave out the ones about people who think they have a psychic connection to their pets, are amazing. My favorite story was about a young teen who is shipwrecked in a storm and picked up for weeks by a sting ray. Another of my favorites is about a horse who saves her owner from a fire at a ranch miles down the road. If you are in the mood for short (usually three pages or less), usually astounding, animal stories I would recommend this book. However, I would read some of the stories with discretion. It is up to you whether or not you believe in the psychic connections in some of them, but I am definitely skeptical.

[Cazamelia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have this book along with the three other books in the series (the other titles being Dog Miracles, Cat Miracles, and Horse Miracles). All four books have some truly touching and heartwarming true stories of the devotion and loyalty of domesticated companion animals, and sometimes even their wild cousins.

I have read books on animal heroics before, but these books are slightly different. Not all the stories are a about a single, dramatic act of courage that saved a life (although there are some of those too) but a lot of the time its more subtle, just small, but consistent actions an animal has made that has made a difference and helped change a life for the better. The unconditional love, intuition, and compassion some of these pets have shown is truly awe inspiring and defies the view of some people that animals can't think and don't feel.

I highly recommend all of these books

[Diedre · Rating 3 out of 5]

Since my father's death I have seeking something.. I can't believe he has been gone 2 months.. I miss him terribly.. but i have been seeking some spiritual answers and I suppose I wanted to be in touch what is going on.. This book made me feel comforted that there is a purpose and good out there beyond this earth... I know my Dad is in a beautiful place...I will struggle to still find answers but I slowly feeling more at peace.. Not yet but I hope I will be in time..

[White-paw · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dozens of touching and truly extraordinary stories on benign animals miraculously protecting and sometimes saving the lives of human beings. These stories will definetly put a smile on your face and warm your heart. I would recomend this to any animal lover, as there are stories about birds, dogs, cats, pigs, and more!

[Lori · Rating 2 out of 5]

The stories in this book were short and mostly inspirational. Great to read when you only have a couple of minutes here and there. However, the writing and editing were well below par which really impacted my enjoyment of the book.

[Natalie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this one! Some very good stories, and an easy read b/c you can read a few and put it down and come back at any time. Great to read if your feeling down.

[Ellen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lovely stories of angles helping people during a death defying moment and how they lived to tell about them.

[Sue · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little chewed-up and simplistic for anything more than a three, but it occurs to me that these would make good bedtime stories to read aloud--if anyone still does that anymore.

[Mary MacKintosh · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book offers short essays about how various animals have rescued humans from danger.

[SandyL · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting collection of stories about animals and the unexplained miracles they have performed in people's lives. Some of the stories are very unique and inspirational.