reneesuz's review against another edition
5.0
The Sacred Acre is an amazing story about an equally amazing man who managed to do great things when all odds were against him. He was able to because he never stopped believing. Ed Thomas is the kind of man you would want on your team. He was an incredible football coach but more importantly a great man in his community. He was loved and respected by all and was always able to look on the bright side.
I am not a football fan but still loved this book. Our community was recently hit by an F-5 tornado - its path was only 5 miles from my own home. I am seeing how long it takes to recover so I find it incredible that Thomas was able to get his football field and players ready for the new season.
If you want to be inspired (and don't mind shedding a few tears or more) this is the book for you.
I am not a football fan but still loved this book. Our community was recently hit by an F-5 tornado - its path was only 5 miles from my own home. I am seeing how long it takes to recover so I find it incredible that Thomas was able to get his football field and players ready for the new season.
If you want to be inspired (and don't mind shedding a few tears or more) this is the book for you.
tjmcq's review against another edition
5.0
Ed Thomas’s story as a coach, a leader, and a Christian. Great story that I highly recommend. A+
ericamcgowan7's review against another edition
5.0
Even though I knew the ending, I wanted it to be different. I remember all of these events happening and being from Iowa I found the book even more interesting. A good message about a life we can all learn from.
kstep1805's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 Stars. This is not a book I would have ever picked up on my own. While I enjoy football, back stories on coaches don't interest me, and the larger genre of biographies tends to bore me. But I am glad I read this book. I have a vague recollection of this story when it first hit the news but now having some context to go with the story made it more relatable to me. The book was easy to read with very little subtlety but it seems to mirror the man for which it was written. A story of faith and conviction among hardships, it offers no easy resolutions or easy platitudes, merely the story of a man and his family who persevere through the grace of God.
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