The Four Doors, Richard Paul Evans
The Four Doors, Richard Paul Evans
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The Four Doors
A Guide to Joy, Freedom, and a Meaningful Life

Author: Richard Paul Evans

Narrator: Richard Paul Evans

Unabridged: 1 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/29/2013


Synopsis

Discover joy and meaning in your life with this inspirational wisdom from #1 New York Times bestselling author Richard Paul Evans.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Walk and The Christmas Box, Richard Paul Evans has met hundreds of thousands of people and heard many of their stories in his travels over the past two decades. Most of the people he meets are hungry for inspiration; they love his novels because his characters are also searching for meaning and understanding.

The Four Doors is Evans’s message to those who seek inspiration in their lives. It began as a talk he gave on the spur of the moment, and over the course of ten years, it has evolved into a message he has shared with successful business people, students, and even addicts and prisoners. It includes stories his readers have told him, stories about great achievers who overcame hardships, and stories about his own struggle growing up in a large family with financial difficulties and a suicidal mother, and about his diagnosis of Tourette’s Syndrome later in life. These inspiring stories are woven through his identification and careful explanation of the four doors to a more fulfilling life:
-Believe there’s a reason you were born
-Free yourself from limitations
-Magnify your life
-Develop a love-centered map

Evans believes that we all want to know the meaning of our lives. In The Four Doors, he shows how even the most quiet life can be full of purpose and joy, if we choose to take that first step over the threshold.

About Richard Paul Evans

Showing great tenacity, American author, Richard Paul Evans, grew up in Murray City, Utah, and when he decided to write and publish a book, he could not find a willing publisher, so he self-published. That book was entitled, The Christmas Box. He had been working full time as an advertising executive, when he decided to write a Christmas story for his children. He distributed his book to area bookstores, and it became a huge local success.

The following year, The Christmas Box became the #2 bestseller on the New York Times list. That distinction led to a bidding war among publishers (who originally had no interest). Simon and Schuster won the bidding with their advance payment of $4.2 million! They released the book in hardcover in 1995, and it became the first book to be NYT #1 bestseller in both hard cover and paperback.

In 1995, The Christmas Box was made into a movie for television, starring Richard Thomas and Maureen O'Hara. In 1996 his book, Timepiece, was also made into a television movie starring Naomi Watts, James Earl Jones, and Ellen Burstyn. Other books adapted for movies were, The Locket, A Perfect Day, The Mistletoe Promise, and The Mistletoe Inn.

Evans is known for his conservative Christian themes appealing to family values, and for his children's books. He also founded Christmas Box House, Int'l that helps abused and neglected children, with a network of shelters and services. Another group was established to help men who have feelings of isolation caused by the "toxic masculinity" movement by some women. This group is called Tribe of Kyngs. Evans lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with his wife, five children, and one grandchild.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Christopher on May 06, 2014

While Evans's advice is at least practical, I imagine his other books must be better. This self-help book is filed with his own quotes, which in one case he suggests should be framed in every house in America. He seems to think awfully highly of himself, focusing much of the book on self-flattery wh......more

Goodreads review by Tim on June 17, 2016

One of my favorite authors is Richard Paul Evans. In this book The Four Doors he shares his thoughts from talks he has given around the world mostly to school aged children. The book is divided into five parts: the first part is the foundation and the over four are the doors. I have labeled them su......more

Goodreads review by Tiff on October 30, 2013

Rick spent over an hour telling us about this book on the bus in Italy. It was such an emotionally touching experience for me, and I couldn't wait to read the book! As Rick told us the message of the book, I immediately thought of people in my life that would be enriched by reading this book, includ......more

Goodreads review by Nandi on November 21, 2013

great book. made me think and pause......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on December 04, 2013

I won this book through Goodreads. I just received it last night and just finished the book up just a few moments ago, it was just THAT good. The Four Doors is a great book for anyone to read that wants to enjoy life more or enhance the wonderful life they already have. As I was reading the book last......more