23: Time to Choose

23 is a honest and motivational autobiographical story about one man's mistake. Everyone has made mistakes in there life but not all have learned from them. Nicholas Dennen had to pay dearly for a mistake that many people have made. It's not up to us to judge his story but to learn from his experience. His determination, spirituality, and personal strength helped him overcome what could have been a debilitating event for most of us. For anyone that has made a mistake with alcohol in the past or has had a traumatic life experience will relate well to this story. 23 will give you courage to face your problems and spiritually uplift you to higher levels. It teaches us not to judge until you have walked in another person's shoes. Never, in my life, have I read a book that changed my life as much as 23.

I often wonder why God spares some people, and others go to their reward, too young to die. Then I read AND met with Nick Dennen and realized why. His book is a wonderful commentary on FAITH, on STRUGGLE but most important, on MIRACLES, for that is what it took, a series of miracles to have him back to where he is today. This book will either make a believer out of you, or a disbeliever, but save your criticisms until you know all the facts. He has gone on in life to become a triumphant voice for everyone that has walked into his life. We are all a part of this tapestry called "life." We are also only as strong as the weakest thread. Nick has the ability to carry some of us who are not so strong. THAT is what he was spared for. I thank God for him. Great job on the book, Nick!

In reading this book I saw a young person who we all were at some point in our lives. He made a mistake and had consequences from it. I found the writer to be forthright and honest about his mistakes. The author makes the reader understand how he came to understand what he had to go through and how his life came back to fruition. I also found the book to be very uplifting and motivating. This should be a must read for any young person going to college as well as someone who is struggling through a hard point in life. As the author says it was a "Time to choose" for him and I learned more about myself from reading it.

Nick has really completed an amazing log of his difficult recovery from a traumatic brain injury. As someone who has served on the Board of Directors of the Brain Injury Association of Minnesota for over six years and who is a brain injury survivor and author Meditations on Brain Injury myself, I feel very qualified to recommend this book to anyone who has been touched by brain injury and especially to those who enjoy an uplifting affirmation of faith.

The author does a great job of communicating his feelings. This book was a great book to read if you have ever gone through a tramatic experience in your life or if you just need to come back to a realization in your life. This book is well worth reading!!!