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Endorsements from trusted voices, awards, and audio teaser clips.

Featured Endorsers

Yareli Arizmendi

Yareli Arizmendi

Actress (Like Water for Chocolate; 40+ films), Producer, Director, Writer

“The title—The Original Human Beings—got me. I had to discover the world Tim White was talking about. Brace yourself: the ride is harrowing, yet hopeful.”

Leon Patillo

Leon Patillo

Former Lead Vocalist, Santana; Author of All In: The Preacher and the Poker Player

“After a forty-year investment of faith and faithfulness, my longtime friend Tim White uses The Original Human Beings to reveal God's original heart toward humanity and to call us beyond comfort toward compassion.”

Leonard Sweet

Leonard Sweet

Bestselling Author; Professor; Author of Rings of Fire

“For decades, Tim White has walked alongside humanity at its most broken times. This is a stunning and necessary literary novel—using parable and elements of magical realism to challenge us to rediscover our shared humanity and a love the world cannot resist.”

Kurt Fredrickson

Kurt Fredrickson

Dean, Fuller Theological Seminary; Author of An Ecclesiastical Ecology

“Every person is a wonder—a sacred wonder—and every life a storied pilgrimage. In a world marked by hate and indignity, The Original Human Beings reminds us that, at our core, we are all human beings.”

Dan O'Neill

Dan O'Neill

Founder of Mercy Corps; Bestselling Author

“Drawing on firsthand knowledge of Tegucigalpa's infamous garbage-dump community, Tim White shapes a novel centered on universal human values—life and death, bondage and liberation. At the heart of the story is music that heals and reveals.”

Lt. General Eric Austin

Lt. General Eric Austin

United States Marine Corps

“I have known Tim White for thirty-five years and hold him in the highest esteem. He understands people deeply and leads with humility, compassion, and integrity.”

Audio Teaser Clips

Short clips from the book — listen before you read.

Book Opening

1:14

Act I: "I Am Not a Human"

1:21

Concert in the Dump

2:03

The Train of Death

2:11

Super Bloom

2:58

Out of the Monster

1:03

Lap Wei Res

2:54

Awards & Recognition

Literary Titan Gold Book Award
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Literary Titan Gold Book Award

Pinnacle Book Achievement Award
• AWARD

Pinnacle Book Achievement Award

CIPA EVVY Audio Award, 2017
• AWARD

CIPA EVVY Audio Award, 2017