Andy Andrews

For the tennis player, see Andy Andrews (tennis).

Andy Andrews
File:Andy Andrews.jpg Andy Andrews in 2021
Born	(1959-05-22) May 22, 1959 Birmingham, Alabama U.S.
Occupations	Speaker, Author
Spouse	Polly Andrews
Children	Austin and Adam
Website	http://www.andyandrews.com/

Andy Andrews (born May 22, 1959) is an American author whose work has appeared on The New York Times bestseller lists in the categories of Hardcover Fiction, Hardcover Nonfiction, Business, and Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous. He is best known for the international bestselling book The Traveler's Gift. ABC’s Good Morning America named it "one of the five books you should read in your lifetime.” He has written over 26 books and sold more than 20 million copies around the world. His books have been translated into over 40 languages. Andrews regularly speaks for corporations, organizations, athletic teams, and the U.S. military.

Andrews releases a weekly podcast, “The Professional Noticer”. He is the creator of WisdomHarbour.com and produces a live-streaming program, The Blue Plate Special, twice a week.

Andrews has appeared on The Fox News Channel, Good Morning America, MSNBC, TBN, GBTV and CNBC.

Life and career

Andrews was born Birmingham, Alabama and raised in Dothan, Alabama. His father was a minister of music and his mother played piano, organ, and directed the church's children’s choir programs. When Andrews was 19, he lost his mother (41) to cancer and his father (44) in an automobile accident within the span of a few months. After the death of his parents, Andrews spent over a year homeless on the coast of Alabama. It was during this time that he read more than 200 biographies and came up with "The Seven Decisions" that eventually shaped the manuscript of his 2002 novel The Traveler’s Gift.

Before beginning to write, Andrews worked as a stand-up comedian and toured extensively with Joan Rivers, Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis, Garth Brooks, Cher, and Chaka Khan.

Andrews was also a diamond in Amway's MLM business which allowed him to earn money from conventions and meetings.

He currently is the CEO of Creating Measurable Results, a corporate and sports consulting firm. His business book, The Bottom of the Pool—Thinking Beyond Your Boundaries To Achieve Extraordinary Results, released in 2019, was named by Forbes as one of the 7 Books Every Entrepreneur Must Read.

Andrews is an alumnus of Auburn University.

Books

In 2009, Andrews released his second New York Times bestseller, The Noticer. He released his first children’s book, The Boy Who Changed the World, in 2010. An adult version of the children’s story, titled The Butterfly Effect, was also released as a gift book. A novel titled The Traveler’s Summit was released in April 2011. It features the same main character as The Traveler’s Gift, David Ponder.

Andrews is also known for his major work How Do You Kill 11 Million People? - Why the Truth Matters More Than You Think. His newest book, Just Jones, the third in The Noticer series, has been released nationwide.

Bibliography

Year	Title	ISBN	Sequences
1992	Storms of Perfection 1
1994	Storms of Perfection 2
1995	Tales from Sawyerton Springs: Somewhere Down the Road and Across the Holler from Your Hometown
1996	Storms of Perfection 3
1997	Storms of Perfection 4
2000	Miracles One at a Time: Heart Felt Letters from Champions of the Children's Miracle Network
2002	Go For It: Letters from American Heroes
2002	Go For It: Letters from Celebrity Heroes
2002	Go For It: Letters from Inspirational Heroes
2002	Go For It: Letters from Sports Heroes
2002	The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success		Traveler 1
2004	The Traveler's Gift Journal
2004	The Young Traveler's Gift
2004	The Lost Choice: A Legend of Personal Discovery
2005	Socks for Christmas: A Child's Discovery of the True Meaning of Christmas
2005	Island of Saints: A Story of the One Principle That Frees the Human Spirit
2008	Mastering the Seven Decisions
2009	The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective		Noticer 1
2009	Return to Sawyerton Springs: A Mostly True Tale Filled with Love, Learning, and Laughter
2010	The Heart Mender: A Story of Second Chances		Traveler 1.5
2010	The Butterfly Effect: How Your Life Matters
2010	The Boy Who Changed the World
2011	The Final Summit: A Quest to Find the One Principle That Will Save Humanity		Traveler 2
2012	How Do You Kill 11 Million People? Why The Truth Matters More Than You Think
2013	Baseball, Boys, and Bad Words: A True Story of Little League, Laughter, and Life
2013	The Noticer Returns: Sometimes You Find Perspective, and Sometimes Perspective Finds You		Noticer 2
2013	The Wisdom Seeds: Sometimes Perspective Finds You
2014	Henry Hodges Needs a Friend
2014	The Perfect Moment: Capturing Life's Greatest Gifts
2014	The Seven Decisions: Understanding the Keys to Personal Success
2017	The Little Things: Why You Really Should Sweat the Small Stuff
2018	The Traveler’s Summit: The Remarkable Sequel to The Traveler’s Gift
2019	The Bottom of the Pool: Thinking Beyond Your Boundaries to Achieve Extraordinary Results
2020	Just Jones: Sometimes a Thing Is Impossible ... Until It Is Actually Done (A Noticer Book)		Noticer 3

See also

• List of Auburn University people
• Business fable

External links

• Official Andy Andrews website