Scary Close

Dropping the Act and Finding True Intimacy

By: Donald Miller

Narrated by: Webb Wilder

When it comes to authenticity, is being fully yourself always worth the risk? From the author of Blue Like Jazz comes New York Times bestseller Scary Close, Donald Miller's journey of uncovering the keys to a healthy relationship and discovering that they're also at the heart of building a healthy family, a successful career, and a trusted community of friends.

After decades of failed relationships and painful drama, Miller decided that he'd had enough. Trying to impress people wasn't helping him truly connect with anyone--and neither was pretending to be someone he wasn't. He'd built himself a life of public isolation, but he dreamed of having a life defined by meaningful relationships instead. At 40-years-old, he made a scary decision: he was going to be his true self no matter what it might cost.

Scary Close tells the story of Miller's difficult choice to impress fewer people and connect with even more. It's about the importance of knocking down old walls to finally experience the freedom that comes when we stop playing a part and start being fully ourselves.

In Scary Close, Miller shares everything he's learned firsthand about how to:

• Deconstruct the old habits that no longer serve us
• Overcome the desire to please the people around us
• Always tell the truth, even when it's hard
• Find satisfaction in a daily portion of real love
• Risk being fully known in order to deeply love and be loved
• Apply these lessons to your everyday life

If you're ready to drop the act and find true, life-changing intimacy, it's time to get Scary Close.

Ready to experience intimacy.

The reading was great! This book was awesome, giving very practical guidance on how to have truly meaningful relationships with all we encounter.

Donald Miller Weaves a Good Storyline.

This is the first book that I have read by Donald Miller, who is a gifted writer with a knack for weaving personal storyline into his work. Having just turned 40, there were many things in this book that probed my soul and a few things that I took issue with. All in all, Scary Close was a good read / listen.

very engaging

Enjoyable storyline that illustrated deep concepts about dependency, authentic living, vulnerability, connection, accepting the help of a community, and others. The author basically tells his love story and his own personal journey of overcoming his unhealthy patterns of relationships.

fact finding

this book opened up some old wounds but it was time for them to be reviewed. this writing was very helpful, and I really appreciated Don's realness. I don't think I'm the only one who appreciates that

“Me”

Extremely personable and felt more real than ever book I’ve ever read. As in the book he says many and most his reviews say “me” which no matter how many times he’s heard it, it is so true. No matter what relationship struggles you may face, he truly explains things in a universal way that is applicable to relationships of all kinds. If I’m being completely honest, I read this in one day and definitely recommend this to anyone and everyone.