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008    161003s2017    caua          000 0beng   
010      2016044720 
020    9781401953423 (hardcover : alk. paper) 
020    1401953425 (hardcover : alk. paper) 
035    (OCoLC)951227377 
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092    BIO|bHAUPT 
100 1  Byrd, Cathy,|d1976-|eauthor. 
245 14 The boy who knew too much :|ban astounding true story of a
       young boy's past-life memories /|cCathy Byrd. 
250    1st edition. 
264  1 Carlsbad, California :|bHay House, Inc.,|c[2017] 
300    xxi, 229 pages :|billustrations (chiefly color) ;|c23 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
520    The Boy Who Knew Too Much chronicles author Cathy Byrd and
       her husband’s struggles to come to terms with their son 
       Christian’s assertion that he had once been baseball great
       Lou Gehrig.  At age two, Christian shared his memory of 
       being a “tall baseball player” in another life. He 
       subsequently offered astonishing historical details, 
       including many references to the bad blood between Gehrig 
       and Babe Ruth, and even asserted that the author herself 
       had been Gehrig’s mother.  Christian’s fascination and 
       talent for the game defied explanation; his big leg kick 
       when winding up to toss a ball rivaled those of much older
       kids, and he attacked the sport with “laser-like focus.” 
       After Byrd shared Christian’s baseball talents on YouTube,
       he was recruited to play a bat boy in Adam Sandler’s movie
       That’s My Boy. He became the subject of numerous 
       interviews and a documentary, and was invited to throw the
       first ball at a Dodger’s game.  This book is as much about
       the author’s attempt to shield her family from the 
       skepticism of others whose religious beliefs clashed with 
       the concept of reincarnation as it is about Christian’s 
       moment of fame; even close friends admonished her to “get
       over it.” But eventually, the author reached a turning 
       point: “I became less concerned about being criticized by
       others and more committed to searching for the truth.”  
       Commendably, Byrd shares her ambivalence about 
       reincarnation as she recounts Christian’s story. And if 
       her desire to see her son succeed can sometimes make her 
       seem like a stage Mom, her belief in his narrative appears
       genuine.  Readers who refuse to consider the possibility 
       of reincarnation will likely find this account disputable.
       But those with open minds will discover a fascinating 
       study about how child prodigies like Christian can prosper
       in a largely average world and appreciate its lesson about
       the unexpected gifts that result when you’re willing to 
       suspend, rather than be a prisoner, of your most cherished
       beliefs.  
600 10 Haupt, Christian. 
650  0 Reincarnation|vBiography. 
650  0 Baseball|vMiscellanea. 
655  7 Biographies.|2lcgft