The World's Strongest Librarian: A Book Lover's Adventures Paperback – 6 May 2014

I thought that this book was very good and very moving in parts. It was interesting to find more out about Mormons and Tourette’s. I found it very engaging and loved how Josh describes his lovely family. Also I loved the book references and his love of Stephen King

I am a Chinese and I cannot understand all of the book. But it is really exciting, inspiring, encouraging with a humorous tone! I like the whole story and I hope there will be better stories on and on.

Funny, personal, emotional and original

2017 has been a really stressful year for me so far. I've faced some pretty tough obstacles and at times, have struggled with my health and happiness levels. So, like many of us readers, I get engrossed in books so I can travel around when I feel I can't really go anywhere.To date, Joshs' biography was book number 29 for the year, having given myself the challenge of 52 in total. Among the 29, not one has filled me with as much hope, joy and positivity as this one.Josh Hanagarne has Tourette Syndrome. He is also a book lover, a librarian and a Mormon. He sure makes a fascinating character! His life has been a tough journey with Misty (his nickname for his condition) at his side continuously, she just interferes with his health and happiness day in, day out, making things you and I take for granted, a constant uphill struggle.Now, Josh is a BIG guy, he's 6'7" and his Tourettes has a huge impact on his life, so in order to try and curb it, or have some sense of control of the daily tics, he turns to weight lifting. Maybe his physical strength can have some positive affect on Misty, so he has control of his body, and Misty has to stay quiet and do as she's told. So, with Joshs' faith, family and steely determination, he tries to live a normal life as possible. This is his story, and it's incredibly uplifting. (Pun intended, weights, lifting, see what I did there?!!)I knew I was going to LOVE this after I'd read the contents page and the 9 page introduction.The contents are ingeniously listed chapter by chapter using The Dewey Decimal Classification System. You know, the numbers on the edge of the book spine in libraries, eg: 291.13 Greek Mythology, 808.543 Storytelling. It is fantastic!On libraries......"The library has a robust collection of what I call, non-cuddly hate lit. This is one of my favourite things about working here: if you believe censorship is poison, here lies paradise. We have sections on anti-Mormonism, anti-Semitism, anti-anti-Semitism, anti-Atheism, anti-God, anti-Feminism, pro-Gay......there's something to offend everyone"."A library is a miracle. A place where you can learn just about anything, for free. A place where your mind can come alive."That's what I love about the library, that's why more people should support their local library, they are amazing places to feed the brain. They're a supermarket for the old grey matter. Some stuff you'll like, some stuff you would abhor, but it's available FREE, and the human brain needs feeding as much as the belly! Get fat on words and education, it's healthy!! Here in the UK, libraries are closing down left, right and centre. It's an area that is always the first to have cuts because not enough people support them. And the government wants to save money, and instead, build an enormous pointless sculpture somewhere.Your library needs you!So going into chapter 2, Josh explains briefly about his Mormon faith, which I found fascinating, I've learnt a great deal about this religion, and it's a bit like Christianity, with a few different twists. (That's how I see it anyway, forgive me if I'm wrong!)Josh is such a funny guy, considering the very tough life he leads, he seems to be able to keep his sense of humour. With the support of an amazing family, his faith, Stephen King and not forgetting the heavy metal band Slayer, he never gives up his battle.Keep calm, play guitar and read horror!On going to church..."It's an interesting experience to watch religious males try to out-righteous one another to catch the eye of the women. (...everyone trying to put the 'stud' into Bible Study")I could go on and on about this book and how it inspired me to start taking regular walks to the library on a sunny day instead of sitting around feeling pretty darn sad. Or how it's got me walking again, in the forests and woodlands of Southern England, appreciating what I do have, instead of dwelling on what I don't.Josh, for those very things, I'd like to say a heartfelt thank youI initially gave this 4 stars, but on writing my review, it deserves full marks.🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟