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Steve McQueen: The Salvation of an American Icon Hardcover – June 13, 2017

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Join Greg Laurie as he takes a cross-country drive in his 1968 Highland Green Ford Mustang 390 GT through the canyons of Malibu, the alleys of Hollywood, the wide and open roads of the Midwest, the streets of New York, as he traces the wooly geography of actor Steve McQueen's life, relationships, career and spiritual journey. This iconic muscle car was the vehicle McQueen drove in his most raucous and enduring film, Bullitt.

In the 1960s, McQueen was, according to box office receipts, the biggest movie star of his generation and one of the coolest men to ever walk the planet. Greg Laurie was a teen at the time and an ardent fan of ''The King of Cool,'' first mesmerized by McQueen in 1963's The Great Escape. Like millions of cinema fans, Greg developed a lifelong fascination with the actor. Now he has a chance to tell McQueen's story.

McQueen was a complex, contradictory man who lived the same way he drove his motorcycles and cars: fearlessly, ruthlessly and at top speed. After a lifetime of fast cars, women and drugs, McQueen took a surprising detour.

In this book, Laurie thoughtfully interviews members of Steve McQueen's family, friends, co-stars, associates, widow and pastor to tell of the dramatic life-change for the actor in the spring of 1979 - six months before McQueen was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

What were the critical steps that led McQueen to make such a life-altering decision? Perhaps more importantly, why is that part of his story so rarely told? This book answers these questions.

Greg Laurie will follow the seeds of Christianity that were sown throughout McQueen's improbable life where a Light finally shone into the darkness of his troubled life. These seeds miraculously germinated, allowing McQueen to see that redemption through Jesus Christ is a lasting truth more glittering and real than any magic of the entertainment industry.

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''When Greg Laurie shared the story with me of Steve McQueen finding faith and hope at the end of his life I was deeply moved. Everyone knows Steve as an American Icon, but few know of this chapter in his life and I'm glad Greg is shedding light on it.''
--Mel Gibson

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Greg Laurie is the senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside and Irvine California. In 1990, Laurie began holding large-scale public evangelistic events called Harvest Crusades. Since that time, more than 5 million people have attended Harvest Crusades events around the United States, and in Australia and New Zealand. More importantly, almost a half-million people have registered professions of faith through these outreaches.

For more information about Greg Laurie or Harvest Crusades, visit harvest.org.

Marshall Terrill is the author of more than 20 books, including best-selling biographies of Steve McQueen, Elvis Presley and Pete Maravich. For more information on his books, visit marshallterrill.com

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ American Icon Press; 2nd edition (June 13, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 220 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1946891053
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1946891051
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.6 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches

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Greg Laurie is the senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship with campuses in California and Hawaii. He began his pastoral ministry at the age of 19 by leading a Bible study of 30 people.
Since then, God has transformed that small group into a church of some 15,000 people. Today, Harvest is one of the largest churches in America, and consistently ranks among the most influential churches in the country.
In 1990, Laurie began holding large-scale public evangelistic events called Harvest Crusades & Harvest America. Since that time, over 10 million people have participated in these events in person or online around the United States. More importantly, over 600,000 people have made professions of faith through these outreaches.
In 2020 and in partnership with Kingdom Story Company, Laurie premiered his first-ever cinematic crusade film, A Rush of Hope, viewed by over 2 million people in its opening weekend.
Laurie is the featured speaker of the nationally syndicated radio program, A New Beginning, which is broadcast on more than 1,200 daily radio outlets around the world.
Laurie’s weekly television program, Harvest + Greg Laurie, is carried on major TV networks such as Lifetime, Fox Business, Newsmax, Daystar, KCAL 9 Los Angeles, and the Trinity Broadcasting Network.
Along with his work at Harvest Ministries, Laurie served as the Honorary Chairman of the National Day of Prayer and also serves on the board of directors of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. He holds honorary doctorates from Biola University and Azusa Pacific University.
Laurie has authored over 70 books including Lennon, Dylan, Alice, & Jesus, Billy Graham: The Man I Knew, Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon, Jesus Revolution, and Steve McQueen: The Salvation of an American Icon.
Greg's favorite writing project is his work as general editor of the New Believer's Bible with Tyndale Publishers. This Bible is designed to introduce people to the wonderful story of Scripture in easy-to-understand language and with notes to explain the Bible's core teachings. The New Believer's Bible won the prestigious ECPA Diamond Award for over 10 million copies sold.
Laurie has also released several films, including Lost Boy: The Next Chapter, Hope for Hurting Hearts, Steve McQueen: American Icon, the cinematic crusade A Rush of Hope, and Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon. In February 2023, Kingdom Story Company and Lionsgate released Jesus Revolution, which is the story of Greg and Cathe’s life and the Jesus Movement of the 1960s and ’70s. It stars Kelsey Grammer and Jonathan Roumie and is based on Greg’s book of the same title.
You can follow Greg's preaching, teaching, and writing at his website https://harvest.org
Greg has been married to Cathe Laurie for more than 49 years, and they have two sons: Christopher and Jonathan. Greg and Cathe also have five grandchildren.
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Marshall Terrill is a veteran film, sports and music writer and the author of more than two dozen books. They include best-selling biographies of Steve McQueen, Elvis Presley, and Pete Maravich. His book, "Steve McQueen: The Life and Legend of a Hollywood Icon", is in development to be made into feature film. He also executive produced the 2017 feature film documentary, "Steve McQueen: American Icon" and a soon to be released documentary on Johnny Cash in 2022.
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The real story of Steve McQueen

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2024

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I loved this book, it is so very
good, very through, it leaves nothing out of his story, very satisfying read

Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2022

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I was listening to Pastor Greg Laurie on the radio last week and he was talking about this book, so I bought it, and couldn’t put the book down! Steve McQueen died exactly two months before I was born, but I have seen many of his movies growing up. The car scene in the movie “Bullitt” gave me a love for Mustangs. In this book, Pastor Greg Laurie goes on a cross country trip in his own 1967 Highland Green Ford Mustang to every area McQueen ever lived, interviewed people in his life, crafted an excellent 1st hand account biography, and even talked about how McQueen, Hollywood action star, accepted Christ as Savior shortly before he died. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book!

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This book fufills McQueen's final wish

Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2020

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Steve McQueen hadn't been a Christian that long, when the Lord called him home. Who can fathom the mind of The Almighty?...He has His perfect reasons for His perfect timing. With this book, pastor, evangelist-extraordinaire Greg Laurie completes what McQueen was unable to: demonstrate the uselessness of all this world has to offer (fame, riches, sex, success), and the continued ability of the gospel to bring fulfillment, and true, lasting peace to the human heart via God's chosen path to salvation: through God the Son...Jesus Christ. McQueen had made comments suggesting that he would've liked to be the one to spread this message, but His Master had other plans, and this book is at least one of the conveyors of this important story. Rich with detail of McQueen's life, the book doesn't disappoint with its coverage of his fascinating adventures, but the most valuable part of the book is the portion tells about Steve's discovery of God's peace. Funny, and interesting throughout, this book is highly recommended. You also get insight into Greg Laurie's life and its curious similarity to McQueen's...a bonus IMHO.

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It's probably good, but....

Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2023

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I won't read it. I'm disappointed with myself for not fully understanding the premise behind a book that I was excited to read.

I didn't realize it was going to be wholly based in spirituality, faith, and religion. Just not my thing. And more than McQueen, just skimming through the book, it appears that it's now about the salvation of McQueen in the eyes of the author.

But as a person deeply affected by losing someone-whose prayers went unheard-to cancer, I know I can't delve into this book with an open mind.

I'll probably give it away to someone more suited to the subject matter.

Book is nicely designed, formatted, and organized. Seems well written based on the brief pieces I read. Some nice photos included.

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Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2023

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A biography with an uncommon twist: it was also partial autobiography of the author. The Parallels between the author's youth and McQueen's made the biography far more personal and, for the reader, memorable. Excellent read.

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Written by a Christian Pastor. Very interesting and readable!!

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2023

Loved the book!!

Too much Laurie, not enough McQueen

Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2018

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This is definitely not a biography, it is very skimpy on the details of McQueen's life, and covers Laurie as much or more than McQueen. (I believe Laurie has his own autobiography, which I am sure is worth reading, but it would have been better for him to update that than to include so much of himself in a book that is supposedly about McQueen.)

Over the years, I had heard that McQueen had been "saved" (put his faith in Jesus Christ) and this book did add some extra facts I did not know, including that McQueen was having spiritual conversations and starting to seek the Lord even before he got sick; in other words, this was not a "deathbed conversion" done out of desperation; McQueen was not taking spiritual laetrile. He was genuinely seeking meaning in life, after having achieved fame, gotten his fill of sexual pleasures, pursuing hobbies like race car driving, etc. I found it touching to discover that Billy Graham took an interest in McQueen, that they met and exchanged letters, and that McQueen died with the Bible Graham had given him on his chest.

This story is worth reading, especially for people of faith, but it is unsatisfying also. I won't keep this book (as I don't have the shelf space) but I can say I am glad I read it. But as others have said, there was just too much Laurie here--and not enough McQueen.

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Not my usual type of book to read.

Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2020

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Fiction is what I normally read but for some reason I bought this book. I am not a person who gets obsessed with Hollywood stars and haven't seen any of Steve McQueen's movies. I had just started watch old, old western tv shows and saw Wanted Dead or Alive. I looked up the star on the internet and was really not impressed with what I read about him. When the title of the book came up on my Kindle, I looked at it. Could it be possible for a Hollywood star to go from self absorbed, drug/alcohol/adulterous man to a man who changes by giving his life to Christ? I was intrigued and so I purchased the book. It is an insightful book. The book compares the author's horrific childhood with McQueen's horrific childhood. It is a great book about struggles, the life of fame and fortune and the ultimate peace, which was always illusive to him, that he finally obtained.

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Reviewed in Canada on August 6, 2022

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What an amazing story - we of the fan ilk have NO idea about what it’s like to experience the life that this icon & the author lived. Thank you Jesus for your sacrifice that makes us equal at the foot of the cross because your blood covers us! Can’t wait to meet Steve & Greg in Glory!!!

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Amazing New Insight into Steve McQueen !

Reviewed in Spain on January 21, 2024

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New facts I didn’t know!!!

P. J. Singleton

An Eye Opener on Steve McQueen!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 12, 2017

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I found this book extremely interesting. I knew he was a troubled man but never to the extent described. I hope the description is really true about his conversion to Christ. I am not sure. There is not enough said to convince me. However an excellent read and would recommend. I think I trust this Author more than the others.

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Reviewed in Australia on June 2, 2018

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Took a few chapters to get into but worth the effort for the ending. I was born in the sixties and named Steve so needed to read it. Never seen the movie but can see how Greg uses the car to string the story together.

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Worth the wait .

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 16, 2020

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It took longer than expected but with covid 19 I suppose I cant complain , its here now and I'm so happy, thank you to the seller for their communication regarding delivery.

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