Same kind of different as me

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Title:

Same kind of different as me

Author:

Hall, Ron, 1945- author.

Moore, Denver.

Vincent, Lynn.

Summary:

Meet Denver, a man raised under plantation-style slavery in Louisiana in the 1960s; a man who escaped, hopping a train to wander, homeless, for eighteen years on the streets of Dallas, Texas. No longer a slave, Denver's life was still hopeless, until God moved. First came a godly woman who prayed, listened, and obeyed. And then came her husband, Ron, an international arts dealer at home in a world of Armani-suited millionaires. And then they all came together. But slavery takes many forms. Deborah discovers that she has cancer. In the face of possible death, she charges her husband to rescue Denver. Who will be saved, and who will be lost? What is the future for these unlikely three? What is God doing? This is the emotional tale of their story: a telling of pain and laughter, doubt and tears, dug out between the bondages of this earth and the free possibility of heaven.

General Note:

"A modern-day slave, an international art dealer, and the unlikely woman who bound them together"--Front cover.

Physical Description:

237 p. ; 24 cm.

Genre:

Biographies.

Personal Subject:

Hall, Ron, 1945-

Moore, Denver.

Hall, Deborah, d. 2000.

Subject Term:

African Americans -- Biography.

Homeless men -- Biography.

Indentured servants -- Biography.

Art dealers -- Biography.

Friendship.

Geographic Term:

Fort Worth (Tex.) -- Biography.

Louisiana -- Biography.

Author(s):

Moore, Denver.

Vincent, Lynn.

Publisher:

Thomas Nelson,

Publication Date:

2006

ISBN:

9780849900419

Publication Information:

Nashville, Tenn. : Thomas Nelson, c2006.

Call Number:

976.4 HALL

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

A critically acclaimed #1 New York Times bestseller with more than one million copies in print! Now a major motion picture. Gritty with pain, betrayal, and brutality, this incredible true story also shines with an unexpected, life-changing love.

Meet Denver, raised under plantation-style slavery in Louisiana until he escaped the "Man" in the 1960's by hopping a train. Untrusting, uneducated, and violent, he spends 18 years on the streets of Dallas and Fort Worth.

Meet Ron Hall, a self-made millionaire in the world of high-priced deals--an international arts dealer who moves between upscale New York galleries and celebrities.

It seems unlikely that these two men would meet under normal circumstances, but when Deborah Hall, Ron's wife, meets Denver, she sees him through God's eyes of compassion. When Deborah is diagnosed with cancer, she charges Ron with the mission of helping Denver.

From this request, an extraordinary friendship forms between Denver and Ron, changing them both forever. A tale told in two unique voices, Same Kind of Different as Me weaves two completely different life experiences into one common journey. There is pain and laughter, doubt and tears, and in the end a triumphal story that readers will never forget.

Continue this story of friendship in What Difference Do It Make: Stories of Hope and Healing, available now. Same Kind of Different as Me also is available in Spanish.