• Love Does

  • Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
  • By: Bob Goff
  • Narrated by: Bob Goff
  • Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (8,398 ratings)

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Love Does

By: Bob Goff
Narrated by: Bob Goff
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The runaway New York Times best seller!

Can a simple concept shift your entire world? Bob certainly thinks so. When it comes to loving your neighbors, rather than focusing on having the "right answers" or checking the "right boxes", what if you decide to simply do love? To shamelessly show love and grace to those around you? What would that look like?

It might look like spending 16 days in the Pacific Ocean with five guys and a crate of canned meat. It might look like taking your kids on a world tour to eat ice cream with heads of state. It might look like taking a road trip with a stressed-out college student—even though you just got married a few days before.

In Love Does, Bob shows you:

  • how to live a fully engaged life;
  • how to stop putting things off until “next time” and instead find your place of imagination, whimsy, and wonder today;
  • that God usually chooses ordinary people to get things done.

When love does, life gets interesting. Light and fun, unique and profound, the lessons drawn from Bob's life and attitude in this collection of stories just might inspire you to be secretly incredible, too. If you love Love Does, don’t forget to check out Everybody, Always and Dream Big for more of Bob’s delightful and inspiring stories!

©2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc. (P)2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc.

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Life changing!

This book by bob goff is my favorite of all. I read the likes of CS Lewis and George MacDonald and love dearly, but no book has taught me more about love than Love Does. Nothing has stirred my heart and mAde me want to DO like this!

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Story of love not just the one you have for god

From the hesitation of purchasing this book from just reading the title of it to the last minute of enjoyable moment. Thank you for good stories although first few chapters made me want to quit due to the fact that I cannot relate to what love he has for god as I am an atheist. Yet, exploring new thoughts and ideas from others are the best way for you to grow stronger!

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Great Book By a Great Guy

Where does Love Does rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Love Does would rank in the top three of all book i have read or listened too.

What other book might you compare Love Does to and why?

I would compare this to Blue Like Jazz. just because I can relate to things that are said. Also I felt like the author was in the car and we were have a conversation

Which character – as performed by Bob Goff – was your favorite?

Bob as Bob

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The 9/11 story

Any additional comments?

I had the pleasure of meeting Bob Goff this summer in British Columbia at Camp Malibu. He was a wonderful person and could that not by how he inacted with me and my wife but how he was with other people.

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Awesome to say the least

One of the best books I've listened to in years – inspiring and encouraging and convicting all of the same time – love it! Do not hesitate to get this book and read or listen to it, you will have no regrets

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Amazing Book

Encouraged me with every chapter. Love is definitely explained with detail why it's an action taken. I'm in love with this book can't wait to listen again.

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Amazing

This book will make you smile and potentially cry. It's beautiful what love can do.

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Challenged to Love

Bob’s stories are incredibly encouraging as to what love can do!
Inspired to completely rethink what it means to put love into action.
I think this is a book could change hearts and change the world.

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LOVED IT!

Man. Hubs & I loved it. Bob, I wanna meet you. I live in South Jersey. Let's? Ok. Love, Jocelyn Stainback

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Wonderfully convicting!

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Excellent!!

Love. Love. Love. LOVE DOES! Bob Goff is a walking, talking example of God's love.

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