Field of Hope

by Jerry B. Jenkins, Brett Butler, Brett Butler

Book Overview

Brett Butler, the Los Angeles Dodger who defied all odds to become a big leaguer, has had his share of battles. All his life he's battled the "bigger guys" to play. He battled the "big guys" during... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785271449
• ISBN13: 9780785271444
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Excellent book

I enjoyed reading Brett Butler's autobiography and have read it quite a few times. It's a wonderful read about love for God and overcoming odds and tragedies. (I love the chapter of his first encounters with his future wife Eveline. It made me laugh out loud.)

proves with God, anything is possible

An inspiring, touching story. I followed Brett's career ever since I first saw him play in Atlanta in 1982. His story is a glowing example of the power of our living God. Hopefully this book will bless you the way it has blessed me. I've read it four times now, and still enjoy it every time. Oh, I have the honor of saying a letter I wrote the day he was diagnosed is on page 218 of this book. God bless you, Brett.

Inspiring story--a MUST for all underdogs of the world

If you're looking for an inspiring story, this is a great one. It shows what grit and determination can do in a life. It is also a wonderful book for the Christian, thought-provoking and a fine example of the way Christ can guide you through even the most terrible of situations.

A great inspiration

"Hope" is an inspiring story of a man who was told in his early life he wouldn't make it in baseball. Mr. Butler proved that hard work and determination does indeed payoff. He is refreshingly honest about his shortcomings and his belief in Jesus Christ. His wife, Eveline, narrates a good portion of the book giving her views on their life together, with the trials and tribulations that goes with any marriage. Another title for this book could have been, "Winners never Quit". They are both just that, winners, only they're winning in the game of life.

"Hope" is a Winner

Brett Butler's "Field Of Hope" looks back on a life in which the author was told he was "too small" or that his odds were lousy. The "Hope" in the book's title could just as well have been "courage" or "determination"--qualities Mr. Butler possesses in abundance. Not even a starter on his high-school baseball team, Brett Butler parlayed time spent in Arizona State's program into a shot with a smaller school in Oklahoma. From there, he was drafted by the Atlanta Braves. The story could've ended right there and been a marvelous tale of unlikely success, but Butler not only made the Major Leagues--he has remained there for seventeen seasons. Not bad for a guy "too small" to make it. Still, with all of that, Butler claims he would not have been driven to write his autobiography if it weren't for the events of the past two years. In 1996, what at first seemed to be tonsilitis turned into cancer, and Butler, the unlikely success story, was in for his bi