A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller

Donald Miller was down, and depressed. He had written a best-seller, and was a much sought after speaker, but success doesn't always bring happiness.

Donald received a call from two gentlemen who wanted to speak to him about turning "Blue Like Jazz," into a movie. Needless to say, Don didn't know how to take it. His world renowned book was a memoir, and a collection of essays, not a story.

Miller talks to these movie producers, and they give Don a chance to re-write his story. He relizes he has been writing stories for a living, but not living them. We are the author of our own stories, and as humans, we don't want to take risks. We want to have a nice comfy life. Miller learns he not only doesn't want a nice life, but he needs God to write his story for him.

Through all this Miller decides to travel to Machu Pichu in Peru, to get to know a girl he likes, he meets his Dad, and he rides his bike across the U.S. All of this in search of living a better story.

As is in his other books, Miller isn't lost, and ambling through life. He has a sense of clarity about life, that it can be great, and not just ordinary.

I highly recommend this book to everybody. It is a must read for anyone who wants to live a better life.