

Madison Park
A Place of Hope
Author: Eric L. Motley, Walter Isaacson
Narrator: Brandon Maloney
Unabridged: 7 hr 52 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 11/14/2017
Author: Eric L. Motley, Walter Isaacson
Narrator: Brandon Maloney
Unabridged: 7 hr 52 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 11/14/2017
Eric L. Motley grew up in the freed slaves’ town of Madison Park, Alabama. From this beginning in the black community, he rose to become a special assistant to President George W. Bush at the White House. Eric is the deputy director of the National Gallery of Art based in Washington, D.C., and a former executive vice president of the Aspen Institute. He is a graduate of Samford University, and he earned a master of letters as a Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and a PhD as the John Steven Watson Scholar.
I have earlier stated that Angie Thomas', "The Hate You Give" was probably the best book I've read all year. Well, for fiction, it was, This book, imho, was the best in nonfiction. Period. The very first time I saw the book at Walmart, I picked it up, intrigued. When I read that it was about a young......more
I deeply enjoyed reading Eric Motley’s story and found myself relating to him in certain areas - a tremendous amount of childhood support, the embraced calling to serve and learn from others, and a desire to honor God with his interests and talents. Madison Park remains a real and symbolic community......more
I don't read a lot of memoirs for a reason. I had to really stay on myself to finish this book. It wasn't that I didn't find it interesting, because his story is full of amazing moments, but at times, I was skimming, especially through a lineup of names or details that didn't matter to me. In some p......more
I wanted to like this book, but for some reason, I just couldn't connect with it. I admire Motley, and I loved the story of his grandparents. Madison Park nurtured him well and it's inspiring to see how much he has accomplished. I appreciate his gratitude and humility. I kept thinking of Hillbilly E......more
I am most definitely a biased reader, as a student of the university Motley attended (Samford in Birmingham, Alabama,) but I found Motley's memoir a captivating glimpse into his piece of Montgomery, Samford, and DC. Motley came last semester to speak at Samford, and it was probably one of my favorit......more