How I Learned to Live a Better Story
by Donald Miller
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A Million Miles in a Thousand Years reads like a personal wake-up call disguised as a filmmaking anecdote: Miller recounts stumbling out of post-success stagnation when producers propose adapting his memoir, then uses the movie process to test what makes a life worth living. Prose is breezy and conversational, and the book is easy to follow. The useful part is its plainspoken push to treat one's life as a story worth editing. The limiting part is sentimental repetition, occasional navel-gazing, and sparse, non-actionable advice for readers wanting step-by-step change.
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After writing a successful memoir, Donald Miller's life stalled. During what should have been the height of his success, he found himself unwilling to get out of bed, avoiding responsibility, even questioning the meaning of life. But when two movie producers proposed turning his memoir into a movie, he found himself launched into a new story filled...
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Filmmaking, Most Recommended Books, and Writing.
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