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Unexpected: The Backstory of Finding Elizabeth Smart and Growing Up in the Culture of an American Religion
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About Unexpected: The Backstory Of Finding Elizabeth
Product Description Chris Thomas is not yet thirty years old when he finds himself managing the immense pressure, eccentric personalities, and extenuating circumstances of an international story, where one small misstep could adversely impact the search for a missing teenager and the reputation of her family. Now, twenty years later, Thomas takes readers behind the scenes, providing new details, perspectives, and commentary on finding Elizabeth Smart. In the process of reflecting on Elizabeth's search and rescue, Thomas discovers how growing up in the culture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly known as Mormon) helped push him to develop the exact kind of intuition needed to manage Elizabeth's kidnapping and rescue, and to do so while the world watched. Unexpected juxtaposes crucial events from the Smart case with Thomas's experience growing up in the Latter-day Saint culture, including coming to understand the secret of a broken war hero before it was too late. Review "Unexpected: The Backstory of Finding Elizabeth Smart and Growing Up in the Culture of an American Religion, a new book by Chris Thomas serves as an intimate account of Smart's abduction, captivity and ultimate rescue 20 years ago in March 2003." -Good Morning America "Harrowing new details about the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart and her family's heart-breaking struggles during the nine months she was missing have been laid bare in a soon-to-be-released book." -The Daily Mail "I don't typically endorse books. People need to read this. They absolutely need to read It. It is so well done... I couldn't put it down. I couldn't put it down. I'm going to go back and read it again." -Debbie Dujanovic, host, KSL's "Dave and Dujanovic" From the Back Cover "A powerful book that our country needs now more than ever." -John Walsh, former host of America's Most Wanted "Chris' journey is a remarkable tale of 'becoming' while engaging with others and their challenges, disappointments, opportunities and rewarding experiences. I highly recommend this enlightening book." -Gail Miller, owner, the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies "Elizabeth Smart's rescue was a cultural landmark with few equals. Her abduction was a distinctly Utah crime, a tragedy of religious extremism that put an entire community in the national spotlight. In Unexpected, Chris Thomas details the behind-the-scenes struggles of the PR campaign he managed to help bring Elizabeth home. His experiences growing up in the LDS faith uniquely prepared him for this task. Through tales of his own childhood, Chris does a remarkable job of explaining the complex nuances of Mormon culture and its service-based traditions. This is an inspiring story of a misunderstood community coming together and pulling off a miracle." -Jared Hess, writer and director, Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre, and Gentlemen Broncos; executive producer and co-director, Murder Among the Mormons "Thomas skillfully interweaves the large-scale effort to rescue Elizabeth with his own experiences growing up in a Latter-day Saint community, exposing the humanity in the Smarts' miraculous story and in an American faith." -Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife, therapist, and host of Conversations with Dr. Jennifer "Chris Thomas has done the unthinkable. After countless media accounts, books and movies, Thomas offers incredible color and context to a story we thought we knew." -Jason Wright, New York Times best-selling author of Christmas Jars "Unexpected is a powerful, poignant, and inspirational journey that leaves you with a deeper appreciation for the good of humanity in the face of the unimaginable." -Deondra Brown, musician, The 5 Browns "Chris is a consummate storyteller, and his different perspective on one of the most famous crime cases of our time is riveting." -Neylan McBaine, author of Pioneering the Vote "At times funny, at other turns heartbreaking, this book reads like memory: enchanting, digressive, and above all i
