by Mike Matheny, Jerry B. Jenkins
Crown Archetype
February 2015
Manifesto is a book for baseball aficionados, for business and leadership students, for parenting and coaching learners, and for those who just love a good story. It's all the more cogent for me as a fairly recent resident of St. Louis.
What's different about this book
I loved the personal stories that Matheny shared about his life and his career and his baseball experiences. But I especially loved the clear thread of God's providence in Matheny's story. This is less a book about Matheny and more about how God interjects himself in the lives of available individuals to establish a clear path of impact and grace. I'm very grateful that personal anecdotes continued through the book -- there was no portion where the narrative turned didactic. Instead the personal experiences were concretely tied to the happenings, many of which have made national news and videos. It's great to hear the "behind the scenes" events.
I also want to acknowledge Jenkins' contribution to the writing process: He managed to take an enthralling story, surely told conversationally, and make it into as well-written a book as possible. The writing is acceptable, and the reader still hear's Matheny's voice. Good job.
What I'll do now that I've read the book
We are adding multiple copies of this book to all our collections: for adults, for young adults, for baseball fans, for administrative professionals, for Christians. This book has wide appeal for all kinds of readers, and I love that Matheny's personal Christian witness -loud, clear, and strong without overpowering- will present a strong testimony into the lives of all those kinds of readers. Great stuff.
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