I was given an advance reader’s copy of the book 13 Billion to One, by Randy Rush, and asked to create an honest review after reading. My thoughts are below.
This is a wild and fascinating ride through the experiences of a man plucked by fate from his ordinary life into the world of fantasy–the fantasy of suddenly having enough money to do just about whatever you want to do. Go see your favorite team! Fly to Europe! Travel to Africa! Buy the car that you’ve always wanted. Two cars—or even more!
But along with fantasy comes the reality of dealing with the people who surround you hoping to use your success to make their dreams come true—at your expense.
In this book, Randy Rush tells us of the initial excitement of winning the Canadian lottery, tax-free, and getting a lump sum deposit into his bank account that will set him up securely for life.
But Randy is the kind of guy who sees people around him who are struggling or who need help—and with more money than he really needs, he decides to give them a leg up. And then, after a while, it’s an arm and a leg up . . .
Money isn’t the root of all evil—it’s the love of money that does that. And having access to money doesn’t change people. It just makes their characters more clearly apparent to everyone.
Randy goes through an enormous number of challenges to learn the truths about the people around him, but also learns about his own self, that generosity and wisdom are required for happiness and joy.
Overall the book was interesting, and I read it through in one sitting. It’s co-authored with Ingrid Ricks, and it is fluid and smooth, but it displays the enthusiasm and attentions of the subject, Randy Rush. Sometimes the story shifted from one topic to another with great rapidity. It did not detract from the story; in fact, it is a charming reveal of the personality of Randy expressed in the book itself.
There is a section with photos from Randy’s life which help round out the picture that the words of the story described. I appreciated seeing them, and appreciate matching names to faces in the story.
13 Billion to One
Randy Rush & Ingrid Ricks
Rantanna Media Inc. 290 pages
Hardback 1999252411 / 978-1999252410
Paperback 1999252403 / 978-1999252403
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I am glad you enjoyed ’13 Billion To One’.
I did enjoy it. It felt very much like Randy was sitting around the campfire telling this astonishing story.