I mentioned The Noticer Project a few weeks ago. The concept of noticing the people in your life and showing them gratitude completely resonated with me. At the time, I didn’t know all that much about the book behind the project, but I was intrigued. When I received my review copy of the book, I unintentionally read it all in one sitting. I just couldn’t put it down.

I’m not even sure where to begin my review. To say that I LOVED The Noticer by Andy Andrews would be a gross understatement.

My sister and I each went to twelve years of private school growing up and I swear we had to do at least a thousand book reports between us. My father would always joke that we should just say, “I laughed, I cried, and it became a part of me.” That saying comes to mind when I think of this book.

Did I laugh? Yes.
Did I cry? Yep.
Did it become a part of me? Absolutely.

And the thing is, this would be a fabulous piece of fiction IF...

IF it was just fiction. But it is not. According to the publicist, the story “blends fiction, real-life experience and inspiration”. Just knowing that even small parts of this story are true makes it all the more remarkable.

The book cover states:

Sometimes, all a person needs is a little perspective.

This story of a man named Jones provides that perspective in such profound, yet simple terms. I challenge anyone to read The Noticer without finding something that resonates with them. It’s a self-help book hidden inside an amazing story. It’s for anyone who is married, lost, worried, hopeless, challenged, or unsure about the future.

There is so much more I could say about The Noticer. The best I can offer is READING THIS BOOK COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

On a Mommycosm scale of 1 to 10, I give The Noticer a 20. [For real!]

Here’s the book info:

Title: The Noticer
Author: Andy Andrews
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: April 28, 2009
Length: 176 pages
ISBN: 978-0-7852-2921-1

The official release is tomorrow, April 28, 2009. You can then purchase The Noticer via Amazon.

OR...

One lucky Mommycosm reader can win a free copy!

Enter to win. Here are the rules:

• Leave ONE comment (and only one) on this post.
• You must provide an email address for me to contact you, just in case you are the winner. (No, I will not sell your address to anyone, I pinky swear. Leave me spam and I might flood your inbox with porn though.)
• Comments will close at 11:59pm on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, MY time (EDT).
• I will choose one random winner when I wake up on Wednesday.
• Sorry, due to shipping costs, contest is open to US and Canadian residents only.