What are people saying about this book?
Excerpts from letters and email we have received:
All I can say finally after few months after finding this book online I ordered it last night for my fiance who is currently in prison. I also got myself a kindle version of it last night.I have never been to church and decided to read this true story and see what it was all about. I couldn't put it down I read almost the whole book that night, I couldn't put it down. It gives you incredible feelings, it touches you deep inside, it brings you to places you have never been too in your mind. It gave me faith and hope that I was beginning to loose. It's a great and easy read, but very deep and personal and it's real.
Larisa, Amazon customer
Larisa, Amazon customer
Thank you for the 10 copies of your book "The Ultimate Pursuit" that you have donated to Prison Book Project. We will trust God to guide our hands as we select the prison / jail that we send these to. Reading your story will help others understand that "I can too". We can have a much greater impact on the lives of others than we ever dreamed possible. Thank you for sharing your story.
Raymond E. Hall, Prison Book Project, FL
Raymond E. Hall, Prison Book Project, FL
Thank you for sending 5 (five) copies of your book "The Ultimate Pursuit". I read one over the weekend and was touched by your story, thank you for sharing in such a poignant way. These books will be placed in the Christian library. I know they will be a blessing to all who read it.
Rev. Bernita A. Earle, Chaplain Delores J. Baylor Women's Correctional Institution, DE
Rev. Bernita A. Earle, Chaplain Delores J. Baylor Women's Correctional Institution, DE
I just finished reading your wonderful book this morning. It is truly a page turner and an incredible testimony of God's grace, mercy and love. He certainly has brought you through and can just imagine how many others He has touched through your ministry. I hope to meet you someday...
Marty Angelo, Marty Angelo Ministries
Marty Angelo, Marty Angelo Ministries
"Ten years ago I committed a series of horrible crimes. And like Rev. Carl, when I reached my lowest point in life I felt that I had only three options to escape: Suicide, Turn myself in, or Run. I attempted and failed to overdose on drugs. Praise God! And because I lacked the courage to turn myself in, I decided to run......
..... I recently had the pleasure of reading "The Ultimate Pursuit" by Carl D. Smith. This book has inspired me to continue to believe in Christ and in the power of prayer. Rev. Smith's testimony proves that God works miracles in our everyday lives. I am currently incarcerated at the R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego. I will be serving a sentence of 75 years to life. Rev. Carl's book was shared to me during my first month here, and has given me HOPE and has helped to strengthen my FAITH in God. As I read the Rev. Carl's story, I found some similarities with the lows of my life. I also found HOPE."
Inmate, R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility, San Diego, CA
..... I recently had the pleasure of reading "The Ultimate Pursuit" by Carl D. Smith. This book has inspired me to continue to believe in Christ and in the power of prayer. Rev. Smith's testimony proves that God works miracles in our everyday lives. I am currently incarcerated at the R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego. I will be serving a sentence of 75 years to life. Rev. Carl's book was shared to me during my first month here, and has given me HOPE and has helped to strengthen my FAITH in God. As I read the Rev. Carl's story, I found some similarities with the lows of my life. I also found HOPE."
Inmate, R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility, San Diego, CA
"I could not put it down, I read it straight through! "
94 year old grandmother
94 year old grandmother
"I just completed reading Carl’s book and all I can say is WOW! I could hardly put it down once I started reading. Carl, I was so blessed by your testimony and so very encouraged. I should not be amazed at what God can do, but to bring you back from the brink of what looked like total destruction was nothing short of one of His miracles. I’m so thankful that you put this wonderful message of redemption in a book. I will be sharing and recommending it to others often."
Diane Jackson
Diane Jackson
"Amazing stories of what God has done in this man’s life. I just wanted to read more!"
95 year old grandfather
95 year old grandfather
"Your story is powerful and inspirational because God has redeemed your life so fully! But I am honestly taken with the way in which you have shared your story: it is told with grace, humility, humor and intensity. There were times that I couldn’t edit because I was too caught up with needing to know how an adventure would turn out. There were times I read with tears in my eyes (the young man with your tract in his pocket), and another when I chuckled (the idea that you first played trumpet for the Juvenile Hall kids because they were a captive audience and couldn’t escape). And sometimes, I wanted to shake you when you continued to make bad choices once you knew better! The key here is that your book clearly resonates with the heart; that the reader cares about what happens to you and that is what makes it so powerful."
Judy, (one of the editors for this book)
Teacher in writing and film analysis
Judy, (one of the editors for this book)
Teacher in writing and film analysis
