Review: A Wonderful Look into One Man's Journey to a Better Place in Life
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 26, 2014
I really enjoyed this book for multiple reasons, from the inner narrative look at one man's journey towards being a better man to the blue print-esque guide to changing life's struggles into opportunity.  Mr. Gallagher forms "Second Chances: Transforming Adversity Into Opportunity" with heartfelt writing that draws you into his life from the high point to the lowest point and then back around again to a newly changed life that truly begins to be lived. The writing is wonderfully evocative, pulling emotion from you as the author's journey unfolds. It takes unexpected turns that bring into focus the ways to change who we are and what we do -- taking our personal failings and failures, and turning them into something we can be proud of and be better for.The book is wonderfully detailed in not only helping to provide readers with the understanding of just how to change "adversity into opportunity", but gives you hope of actually doing so by seeing Chuck Gallagher go from a personal low in prison to a personal high at being a voice of change and inspiration. I had such a good time reading this and I actually learned a great deal from it as well; it's informative, emotional, life-changing and profoundly engaging.