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| Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope | 
 enlarge | Authors: Don & Susie Van Ryn, Newell, Colleen & Whitney Cerak
Creator: Mark Tabb
Publisher: Howard Books
Category: Book
List Price: $21.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  131 reviews
Sales Rank: 2182
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.7 x 1.3
ISBN: 1416567356
Dewey Decimal Number: 617.4810440922
EAN: 9781416567356
ASIN: 1416567356
Publication Date: March 25, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 An easy but gripping read! April 1, 2008
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
The name of the book caught my eye, so I picked it up to read the description on the back. I had never heard of this event on the news and thought at first it was fiction. I gave it a chance and was stunned to find out this was a true story. What made this book so great were my own curiosity and the way the writers answer all my questions. It takes you step-by-step through the five and one half weeks. Somehow the parents have written it a way that you are able to see into their lives and thoughts. It is an easy read and to the point, which makes it nice.
Gripping story that elucidates compassion March 31, 2008
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
Wow! The story is riveting, and you'd almost mistake it for a great work of fiction, except that it is entirely true! The vulnerability of the parents in sharing their experience and their faith is a testimony to the book's persuasiveness. The book also provides a helpful contribution to the role of faith and how Christian faith commitment is and cannot be simply a matter of private opinion or a mere expression of cultural privatization. The story shows the power of the Christian faith and the meaning and importance of the local church to compassionately respond to suffering. For a nonfiction and non-narrative account of the importance of the Christian faith to contemporary life and culture, JP Moreland's KINGDOM TRIANGLE (www.kingdomtriangle.com) is recommended. MISTAKEN IDENTITY is a parable of what Moreland tries to communicate.
A Story of Faith, Hope and Love..... March 30, 2008
28 out of 32 found this review helpful
I am good friends with the parents of one of these families. I know how hard it was for them to tell their story... to open themselves up in this way. However, they obviously felt compelled to share knowing it would be a way of giving testimony to the faithfulness of God.... no matter what the circumstance. Both families share their stories in a very real way. They bring the reader into the most unbelievable, heartwrenching situations that for them were all too real. Hopefully as you read of their journey you will feel uplifted, grateful, challenged and more aware of the loving God these families have found to be so faithful and good.
A Great Read March 29, 2008
58 out of 64 found this review helpful
I couldn't put this book down. It was such a compelling read that I kept turning page after page wanting to know what came next...eventhough I already knew how it ended. It is beautifully written, almost like reading a fiction book, and yet, of course, frightenly real. It is tragic that this actually happened, but I'm thankful to each family that they have chosen to tell their story. To share with us the grace and mercy, and abundant love that these two families have for one another. They have been a wonderful example of how we, too, can love and forgive, and have compassion towards one another when life doesn't play out how we would like. This book makes me want to live a deeper faith-filled life and always love and have faith...no matter what!
Amazing and heartbreaking story March 27, 2008
42 out of 48 found this review helpful
This story captured the nation and many of us wondered if this could happen to us or someone we love. The feelings, the emotions, sometimes these get over looked when hearing news stories, but this book brings us into the very improbably and unparalleled incident directly. My heart reaches out to these families and wish them the best as they move forward. Go beyond the news, the bits and pieces and learn the full reality of two families who are joined by both the deepest sorrow and confused joy at the same time. Like many others, I am still grasping to understand how anyone can handle such news and this really shows how strong and vital faith can be. Blessings.
Bryan Hutchinson
Author of:
One Boy's Struggle: A Memoir: Surviving Life with Undiagnosed ADD
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