I once asked George H.W. Bush his priorities."Family, friends, and faith," he said. This book shows why. In The Longest Year, a valiant father, courageous mother, and loyal children confront adversity. Their family's passage of life, death, and love touches and teaches:Reading, we look within ourselves. Deeply felt and lyrically written, it bares the priorities that matter -- and why.Curt Smith, Former Presidential Speechwriter, Author, books including Voices of The Game The Longest Year is a moving portrait of a family coming to the grips with the impending loss of its patriarch. The Isenbergs' emotionaljourney of humor and heartache, laughter and love is sure to touch readers and remind them about what's most important in their own lives.Dave Kovaleski, Senior WriterMeetings Group Magazines