--- product_id: 8262030 title: "A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: How I Learned to Live a Better Story" price: "€ 28.78" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.gr/products/8262030-a-million-miles-in-a-thousand-years-how-i-learned store_origin: GR region: Greece --- # A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: How I Learned to Live a Better Story **Price:** € 28.78 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: How I Learned to Live a Better Story - **How much does it cost?** € 28.78 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.gr](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/8262030-a-million-miles-in-a-thousand-years-how-i-learned) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description After the publication of his wildly successful memoir, Blue Like Jazz , Donald Miller's life began to stall. During what should have been the height of his success, he found himself avoiding responsibility and even questioning the meaning of life. But when two producers proposed turning his memoir into a movie, Miller found himself launched into a new story filled with risk, possibility, beauty, and meaning. A Million Miles in a Thousand Years chronicles Miller's rare opportunity to edit his life into a great story and to reinvent himself so nobody shrugs their shoulders when the credits roll. When his producers begin fictionalizing Don's life for the film--changing a meandering memoir into a structured narrative--the real-life Don starts a journey to make his actual life into a better story. In this book, we have a front-row seat to Miller's journey--from sleeping all day to riding his bike across America, from living in romantic daydreams to facing love head-on, from wasting his money to founding a life-changing nonprofit. Guided by a host of outlandish but very real characters, Miller teaches us: Why God hasn't fixed us yet The power of speaking something into nothing The redemptive beauty that can come from tragic circumstances How to get a second chance at life the first time around Through heart-wrenching honesty and hilarious self-inspection, Miller takes readers through the life that emerges when it turns from boring reality into a meaningful narrative. Review: Inspiring - What I've always admired about Donald Miller's previous work was the way he could talk about God without actually talking about God. He doesn't blatantly write that he is writing from a Christian standpoint, yet there is no way you can read through any of his books and not walk away with a sense of a higher being and the hope He brings. Miller's writing is organic and genuine, and I was afraid he couldn't keep up with it after he became so popular. However, in "A million miles in a thousand years", he once again blows me away with his simple, honest approach to life, that inspires readers to really live. It's undeniable that Miller believes in a higher power. It might not be obvious at first, but I think that's what makes this book great for believers and nonbelievers alike. Both can read this book and get something incredibly important out of it. It's like looking at your life through a window and seeing how God orchestrates each life like a movie, with a climax and a turning point and a conclusion. Reading this book has made me fall in love with God as a person, not as a religion. He truly captures the essence of God and leaves you thinking about the God that is here and now instead of some force outside the universe. He is a God we interact with on a daily basis, who has real feelings and emotions and longs for our lives to be rich. Because He writes so honestly, Miller knows how to capture the reader's heart, not just their mind. His honesty brings us to look at our lives honestly. It's almost a little unsettling to read his story and the way he's made his life worth something because it provokes each person to ask the most important question of what each of us are doing with our lives. His story in this books begins with moviemakers ready to make a story of Don's life from his novel "Blue Like Jazz", however the more they talk and they more they edit Don's life to make it movie worthy, the more Don contemplates what he wants his life's story to be. The legacy his life will lead and in the end, wondering if his life will be the kind of story that is worth watching. The way he can be so real with the reader almost forces the reader to be more real with themselves and evaluate the meaning in their lives. It's something each of us struggle with- the question of what we're doing with our lives that makes them worth something. As we struggle with Don through this crisis of life's meaning, we realize what it means to truly live and he inspires us to do so. I felt like I worked through this together with him and end inspired to do something. Don uses the phrase "I want to live a better story", which left me feeling like there is so much more I want to do and accomplish, and I finally feel like I can. Don sees life very clearly, and he helps the reader to step back from their own lives to see their clearly too. Usually when you do this, you realize how uninspired your life can seen and it makes you want to change. He makes you want to truly life for a bigger purpose than yourself, and when you do so you realize that living for someone other than yourself is what gives you life meaning. Don writes about his foundation called "the mentoring project" and describes that what really got him moving in life again was to work to make someone else's life better. Now through this initiative, fatherless kids around the world are being mentored and inspired, and their lives will be change; their stories will be changed. "A million miles in a thousand years" is a must-read for anyone looking for meaning in life, and honestly, who isn't? He beautifully engrains the story with God, while being completely honest and open and inspiring each person to "live a better story." Review: Beneficial for any creative person who is searching - In A Million Miles in a Thousand Years writer Donald Miller explores what it is that makes up a good story and then applies these insights to his life. While looking to become a better writer, and working on a screenplay for a movie, Miller goes with a friend to a Robert McKee writing seminar. After 36 hours of lecture Miller asks his friend what a story actually is and his friend replies, "a character who wants something and overcomes conflict to get it." Miller uses this basic framework as he continues his writing; but, then wonders if this same framework can be used to explore his life. Miller asks the question "am I living a good story?" The rest of the memoir focuses on Miller defining his character, what he wants, and learning to embrace the inevitable conflict so it can be overcome. A Million Miles in a Thousand Years forces its reader to explore their own life and ask some basic questions: what kind of story am I living? What changes need to be made so I can be living a good story? How can I move my story toward and through conflict? How does God interact with our story? What are the stories we are writing our loved ones into? Ultimately, Miller writes, "a story is based on what people think is important, so when we live a story, we are telling people around us what we think is important." Miller's writing style is pleasant and affable; kind of like sitting on a porch and listening to a friend. His self-aware and self-deprecating nature keeps the book from becoming too narcissistic (a danger for any memoir). The writing may have benefited had it gone through another round of tightening, but the free-flowing nature of the narrative is part of the charm of the book. There are stories and ideas in A Million Miles in a Thousand Years that will capture anyone's attention and imagination. This is the perfect book to read if you are searching for something, but need a little push to fully know what that something is. This quick read would be beneficial to any creative person, and is a book I imagine I will come back to for a second read in the next nine to fifteen months. Who is my character? What do I want? Where are my obstacles? Is my life telling a good story? ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #59,553 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #125 in Religious Leader Biographies #492 in Christian Personal Growth #524 in Christian Self Help | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 3,123 Reviews | ## Images ![A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: How I Learned to Live a Better Story - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81CG5AXXfAL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Inspiring *by A***S on October 28, 2009* What I've always admired about Donald Miller's previous work was the way he could talk about God without actually talking about God. He doesn't blatantly write that he is writing from a Christian standpoint, yet there is no way you can read through any of his books and not walk away with a sense of a higher being and the hope He brings. Miller's writing is organic and genuine, and I was afraid he couldn't keep up with it after he became so popular. However, in "A million miles in a thousand years", he once again blows me away with his simple, honest approach to life, that inspires readers to really live. It's undeniable that Miller believes in a higher power. It might not be obvious at first, but I think that's what makes this book great for believers and nonbelievers alike. Both can read this book and get something incredibly important out of it. It's like looking at your life through a window and seeing how God orchestrates each life like a movie, with a climax and a turning point and a conclusion. Reading this book has made me fall in love with God as a person, not as a religion. He truly captures the essence of God and leaves you thinking about the God that is here and now instead of some force outside the universe. He is a God we interact with on a daily basis, who has real feelings and emotions and longs for our lives to be rich. Because He writes so honestly, Miller knows how to capture the reader's heart, not just their mind. His honesty brings us to look at our lives honestly. It's almost a little unsettling to read his story and the way he's made his life worth something because it provokes each person to ask the most important question of what each of us are doing with our lives. His story in this books begins with moviemakers ready to make a story of Don's life from his novel "Blue Like Jazz", however the more they talk and they more they edit Don's life to make it movie worthy, the more Don contemplates what he wants his life's story to be. The legacy his life will lead and in the end, wondering if his life will be the kind of story that is worth watching. The way he can be so real with the reader almost forces the reader to be more real with themselves and evaluate the meaning in their lives. It's something each of us struggle with- the question of what we're doing with our lives that makes them worth something. As we struggle with Don through this crisis of life's meaning, we realize what it means to truly live and he inspires us to do so. I felt like I worked through this together with him and end inspired to do something. Don uses the phrase "I want to live a better story", which left me feeling like there is so much more I want to do and accomplish, and I finally feel like I can. Don sees life very clearly, and he helps the reader to step back from their own lives to see their clearly too. Usually when you do this, you realize how uninspired your life can seen and it makes you want to change. He makes you want to truly life for a bigger purpose than yourself, and when you do so you realize that living for someone other than yourself is what gives you life meaning. Don writes about his foundation called "the mentoring project" and describes that what really got him moving in life again was to work to make someone else's life better. Now through this initiative, fatherless kids around the world are being mentored and inspired, and their lives will be change; their stories will be changed. "A million miles in a thousand years" is a must-read for anyone looking for meaning in life, and honestly, who isn't? He beautifully engrains the story with God, while being completely honest and open and inspiring each person to "live a better story." ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beneficial for any creative person who is searching *by M***G on September 6, 2010* In A Million Miles in a Thousand Years writer Donald Miller explores what it is that makes up a good story and then applies these insights to his life. While looking to become a better writer, and working on a screenplay for a movie, Miller goes with a friend to a Robert McKee writing seminar. After 36 hours of lecture Miller asks his friend what a story actually is and his friend replies, "a character who wants something and overcomes conflict to get it." Miller uses this basic framework as he continues his writing; but, then wonders if this same framework can be used to explore his life. Miller asks the question "am I living a good story?" The rest of the memoir focuses on Miller defining his character, what he wants, and learning to embrace the inevitable conflict so it can be overcome. A Million Miles in a Thousand Years forces its reader to explore their own life and ask some basic questions: what kind of story am I living? What changes need to be made so I can be living a good story? How can I move my story toward and through conflict? How does God interact with our story? What are the stories we are writing our loved ones into? Ultimately, Miller writes, "a story is based on what people think is important, so when we live a story, we are telling people around us what we think is important." Miller's writing style is pleasant and affable; kind of like sitting on a porch and listening to a friend. His self-aware and self-deprecating nature keeps the book from becoming too narcissistic (a danger for any memoir). The writing may have benefited had it gone through another round of tightening, but the free-flowing nature of the narrative is part of the charm of the book. There are stories and ideas in A Million Miles in a Thousand Years that will capture anyone's attention and imagination. This is the perfect book to read if you are searching for something, but need a little push to fully know what that something is. This quick read would be beneficial to any creative person, and is a book I imagine I will come back to for a second read in the next nine to fifteen months. Who is my character? What do I want? Where are my obstacles? Is my life telling a good story? ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ An introspective journey into the art of storytelling *by C***A on June 20, 2023* "A Million Miles in a Thousand Years" is an introspective journey into the art of storytelling and its application in our daily lives. It conveys the importance of intentionality and purpose in creating meaningful narratives and a fulfilling life. 1. "In a pure story, there is a purpose in every scene, in every line of dialogue. A movie is going somewhere." Miller emphasizes that every aspect of a good story, like life itself, is purposeful and headed towards a specific direction. The design of each story, therefore, is no accident. 2. Miller argues that when people perceive life as meaningless, they are often reflecting their own lack of purpose and significance. In essence, the point of life and of a good story is character transformation. 3. Miller presents the idea that, "people love to have lived a great story, but few people like the work it takes to make it happen. But joy costs pain." This highlights the inherent difficulties in creating a fulfilling life or narrative, emphasizing that fear can often limit us to a life of monotony. 4. He brings out the significance of the inciting incident – a point of no return that pushes the protagonist into the heart of the story. It's the doorway that makes the story interesting by introducing the element of risk. 5. The journey, however, is not without challenges. "A story is made up of turns", both positive and negative. He notes that these setbacks should not deter one from their path; instead, they are essential components that make a story interesting. 6. In the middle of our story, when the shore is no longer visible, Miller observes, most people give up. They feel stuck, unable to measure their progress. However, he advises that in such moments, we have two choices: to become bitter or get better. 7. Miller underscores the idea that every conflict or struggle can eventually bring a blessing if faced with courage. He reinforces this by stating, "There is no conflict man can endure that will not produce a blessing." 8. Acceptance is another crucial theme in the book. Miller writes, "When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are." This theme extends to our relationship with material possessions and God, leading to a deeper sense of contentment. 9. Memorable scenes are integral to a good story and a good life. They are born out of our willingness to do something out of the ordinary, to create an experience that will etch itself into our memories. So, do memorable things. Always. “When we look back on our lives , what we will remember are the crazy things we did , the times we worked harder to make a day stand out” In the book there’s a “scene” where a family jumps in the water, fully dressed, to say goodbye to their guests. They do it with a purpose: “For no good reason , they jumped into the water fully clothed , just so they could say goodbye to us in a way that cost them something , that branded a scene into our minds that we could remember for years to come . A good movie has memorable scenes , and so does a good life”. Create memorable scenes 10. The book ends with the beautiful realization that one does not need to win for a story to be great. The true essence of a good story, and a fulfilling life, lies in the willingness to sacrifice, to strive, and to try. In summary, Donald Miller's "A Million Miles in a Thousand Years" encourages us to be the authors of our own stories, embracing both the trials and triumphs that come our way. 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