Reviews
from Amazon.com
I cannot look
at the cover of this book without a smile crossing my face. Laughing
Matters has given me a much-needed boost and a "faith-lift"!
With warm and at times hilarious stories, Callaway shows (not tells) us
how joy works in our lives. He does this not from some high platform,
but by sitting in the snow bank with us and putting an arm about our
shoulder. Too many books look at things clinically. This is no
laboratory look at laughter, this is a 5-star picture of how joy can
come to life for us. I've ordered a DVD from Callaway's website and 6
copies of this book for our small group. Fabulous, life-altering
material. "Larry Boy"
I am not
exaggerating when I say that this book saved my life. I have suffered
with depression for a long time and I'm not naive enough to think that
this will be the end of it. But this book came along at the perfect time
and literally saved my life. Mr. Callaway deals with 5 things we need to
do to "Bring joy to life" and I found myself not only nodding
in agreement as I read, I was asking, why didn't I think of that? I will
be ordering copies for friends and family this Christmas. - Jay Frum,
Toledo, Ohio
I have just
finished this book for the third time in less than two weeks. It sits
atop my nightstand and I haven't had enough sleep because I've been
reading the darn thing so much. I think that Callaway's perspective on
life should be bottled and sold by telemarketers and the world would be
a better place. The book tells us how to "learn to laugh when life
stinks." And that's exactly what it does. I won't recount how awful
the last year of my life has been, but this book has, I believe,
literally saved my life. Callaway tells his own story of his wife's
health troubles, of a deadly disease in his family, and of the
challenges of life and death. He does so in such a warm and witty way
that you can't stop reading. I thank God for the gift of this book. -
Ronny Brown, Tampa, Florida
