Same Kind of Different as Me

Same Kind of Different As Me, published June 2006, is a book co-written by Ron Hall and Denver Moore, with Lynn Vincent, telling about Hall's and Moore's intersecting life journeys.[1] It is published by Thomas Nelson. Moore grew up as a sharecropper on a plantation in Red River Parish, Louisiana. He lived through years of hardship and homelessness, but changed both his and others' lives after meeting Hall, who was volunteering in a meals program.

Plot synopsis

Ron Hall and Denver Moore became best friends through Ron's wife, Deborah. When she was dying of cancer Denver helped Deborah carry on the ministry she had started. The story goes into the developing personal friendship between two men of different upbringing, and the struggle that is required to make and maintain such a friendship across a wide cultural canyon.

Popularity and reviews

The book was #11 on the January 9th, 2009 New York Times Best Seller list for paperback non-fiction.[2] It has shipped a total of at least 300,000 copies.[3]

Film

In 2014 the Paramount Pictures announced a film adaptation.[4] The cast consists of Renée Zellweger, Djimon Hounsou, Olivia Holt, Jon Voight and Greg Kinnear.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Ron Hall and Denver Moore, Same Kind of Different as Me, Amazon.com
  2. ↑ "Same Kind of Different as Me, New York Times
  3. ↑ "Same Kind of Different as Me", Earned Media
  4. ↑ "Renee Zellweger Set For ‘Same Kind Of Different As Me’". Deadline. 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  5. ↑ "Disney Channel Star Olivia Holt Joins 'Same Kind of Different as Me'". Hollywood Reporter. 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2010-05-13.

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