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This controversial bestselling novel in the Arab world reveals the political corruption, sexual repression, religious extremism, and modern hopes of Egypt today.
All manner of flawed and fragile humanity reside in the Yacoubian Building, a once-elegant temple of Art Deco splendor now slowly decaying in the smog and bustle of downtown Cairo: a fading aristocrat and self-proclaimed "scientist of women"; a sultry, voluptuous siren; a devout young student, feeling the irresistible pull toward fundamentalism; a newspaper editor helplessly in love with a policeman; a corrupt and corpulent politician, twisting the Koran to justify his desires.
These disparate lives careen toward an explosive conclusion in Alaa Al Aswany's remarkable international bestseller. Teeming with frank sexuality and heartfelt compassion, this book is an important window on to the experience of loss and love in the Arab world.
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Deep, Dark, and Informative.......2007-10-10
I had to read this book as an assignment for a design class to learn about the Arab culture in Cairo, Egypt. It was an amazing insight into the politics. Social Classes, Sexual Orientation, Religion; they are all covered. The only thing I wish I had known before delving into it was how graphically detailed some of the scenes are. If you do not like to read about extreme violence and sexual encounters than this book might not be for you.
A Culture at a Crossroads.......2007-10-01
The Yacoubian Buildings acts as a living metaphor for a Culture at a Crossroads. This is a story of several layers of Middle Eastern society and culture. It shows the old power in juxtaposition with the existing and the want-a-be next generation. None are pure of heart and when closely examined all are corrupt in one way or another. Zaki Bey el Dessouki represents what once was. His father was a former prime Minster and one of the richest men in Egypt before the revolution that heralded in the current power structure that is rotten as a worm filled apple. The characters of Azzam and el Fouli are the corrupted examples of the powers that rule Egypt today. Taha is the devout Muslim who aspires to be a police officer and sees his dreams shattered due to class divisions and corruption of the current government. This disillusioned and evaporation of his dreams drives him into the arms of modern day Islamic terrorists--the want-a-be future corrupted leaders of Egypt. Middle Eastern culture is at a crossroads and the Yacoubian Building paints a vivid picture of this world. If you as a reader wants to understand the contradictions of the Middle East, this is a good place to begin or to add to what you already know. There are many victims here and few if no heroes.
An Interesting Look At Modern Day Cairo.......2007-09-06
Alaa Al Aswany's book The Yacoubian Buidling is an insightful look into modern day Cairo. It is not the most uplifting or happy book I have ever read, but I think Aswany was trying shed light on the city's less fortunate. The characters all suffer from the same troubles that humans have around world have, which makes it easier to identify with their plight. This book shows what it is like for the poor, working class, and those who used to be part of the upper class and how each is struggling to move up in society. Zaki Bey represents the upper class of Egypt before the 1952 Revolution. He studied to become an engineer in France, but once he returned his father had lost the majority of his wealth and political clout with the Revolution and the land reform. Thus, Zaki Bey spends his days drinking and pursuing women because he is not as motivated as his father. He misses the way Egypt used to be and one feels sorry for him right away and his character is similar to that of the building. He is beginning to fall apart and now he wishes he would have married and had a family when there was still an opportunity.
The other characters in the story are also revealing. Hatim is a French newspaper editor, but he is also a homosexual who must be careful about revealing his identity. Aswany did a good job of building Hatim's persona, which shows what can happen to children who are neglected by their parents. Hatim is constantly striving for the love and approval he could never find when he was growing up with his lovers. He does not know what it means to let someone go if you love them, which may have dire consequence. I encourage you to read the book and see for youself.
The only downside I would mention about this book is that the female characters are not as well developed as the male ones. It may be because Aswany is a man, but I have read novels about female characters that are very convincing and that written by men. Aswany give us a few insights into the females of Cairo, but there are only two major characters: Busayna and Souad. The others are only mentioned in a few passages or are not even given names at all. Overall this was a very informative and engaging book and I do recommend it.
NEXT STOP: TOKATLIAN BUILDING IN ISTANBUL.......2007-08-15
For the western historians trying to understand the "much neglected at your own peril" post-World War II Middle East, and the subsequent events that eventually led to 9/11, this book is a "must read".
For the Christians, Jews, Greeks and Armenians who lived in those countries for centuries and had to leave en masse in two decades, this book is also a "must read".
For the puzzled western oriented middle class of those countries,Moslems and Christians alike who enjoyed a brief period of unprecedented coexistance and prosperity in the Fifties through the Seventies ending in such despair, it is also a "must read".
Stripped of all of its "you had to be there to know"isms, a highly entertaining and readable book.
Not enough insight for a good story!.......2007-08-09
With all due respect to Mr Alaa Elaswany, I don't see the point of discounting everything that happens in one's city. It's still bold and anticipated to perform a social autopsy ( like it would be said in arabic ) to a certain era and people in Cairo. The story has a great deal of quite fantastic elements. It's just all fade to black, and some charachters, certainly women--although vital issues discussed---never come to life. Again, with all due repect A naguib Mahfous novel will make u while disgreeing sometimes, hooked on because of the real life believable people. Also lately Akmal Shebl's The Human Effect had the same insight about Cairo although more supernatural. Albeit, it is a specified gripping novel told to your son or to a friend oral expression, but not as great or detailed written. ( may it is the translation, I couldn;t know )
Sherine Elgaber 8/8/2007
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The Yacoubian Building
Alaa Al Aswany
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With the success of Kinley MacGregor's latest New York Times Expanded and USA Today bestseller A Dark Champion, we are in the perfect position to republish her backlist gem A Pirate of Her Own.
He is the Sea Wolf, a dreaded pirate who stops English navy ships and frees imprisoned American sailors. Few know Morgan Drake's name, and none guesses at his past. Except, that is, a nosy Savannah reporter named Serenity James. Determined to protect his secrets at any cost, Morgan sets sail for Savannah...and Serenity.
All her life, Serenity has longed for adventure. As a woman, though, she's lucky even to be tolerated in her father's newspaper office. Then she's kidnapped by the bold, sexy pirate whose story fired her imagination, and in his embrace Serenity finds adventure beyond her wildest dreams.
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Few know Morgan Drake's true name -- but many fear the Sea Wolf, the scourge of the ocean, a fearless pirate who frees impressed American sailors from British vessels. Now a beautiful reporter is willing to risk her life, her innocence, and her heart to reveal the secrets that Morgan is determined to protect at any cost ...
A headstrong and courageous young woman in a man's world, Serenity James knows she is barely tolerated in her father's newspaper office. An exclusive story about the dreaded Sea Wolf, however, will earn her the respect she so fervently desires. But she never expected to be kidnapped by the sexy and dangerous brigand whose bold exploits have fired her imagination -- or to discover the adventure she's always longed for in Morgan Drake's passionate caress.
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Customer Reviews:
Neat Book.......2007-08-15
I found this book refreshing.
How often do we read about a female in this time period that has a job?
Serenity James was a reporter. She wants so much to be recognized as a true reporter, she stows away on a pirate ship. LOL
She meets Morgan Drake, AKA "the pirate." LOL
This was a nice read. Great change of pace for me.
Blah! Another horrible female lead.......2007-07-19
I'm starting to find myself disliking MacGregor's female lead more and more. After Morgan and Serenity finally admit that they love each other she up and leaves him (not too surprising there). Morgan spent *over a year* looking for her. When he finally comes face-to-face with her she gets mad at him for not finding her sooner! After knowing everywhere he went to find her she made her friends promise not to tell him where she was, she has no right to be mad at him! I don't know what it is about MacGregor/Kenyon (same person) that makes so many of her "heroines" so annoying. They don't ever do anything heroic. Then the author had the gall to say that Morgan didn't deserve her. Other way around in this reader's opinion. There were quotes mentioned about "wrapping Morgan around her finger" and "bringing him under her heel" which is all well and good if it's jokingly, right? Nope, this woman was serious. If that had been Morgan's thinking towards her this book would have so many low ratings. At least Morgan overcame his "woman should be sheltered" attitude but Serenity didn't learn a thing.
I loved Morgan but Jack's story was better. Not only did Jack get more emotional in his book but Lorelei was more tolerable than Serenity. If you must read both then read Master of Seduction first otherwise you won't know Jack and Jake are the same person and the reason behind that.
If you can get past the horrid female lead, A Pirate of her Own is a good book to waste some time but not something that really sticks with you.
Fluffy but entertaining read.......2007-05-16
In an era where women were expected to marry, have children and abide by their husbands' wishes, Serenity James knows she was cut from a different mold. Instead of learning to knit and sew, she learned to read and write. If not for her father's tolerance, she would never have made a career in writing. However, writing isn't the only thing she desires. Serenity longs for adventure and independence. But with the lack of action in Savannah, it seems that she is destined to die a spinster, not having seen the rest of the world, nor having been engaged in a bold adventure. Until she makes the mistake of writing about the notorious Sea Wolf...
All across the sea, the mere mention of the Sea Wolf sends shivers down the spines of even the most unlawful pirates. Once enslaved by the British navy, Morgan Drake has made it his life's purpose to free impressed American sailors from his British enemies. For many years, he has kept his real identity a secret and will do anything to ensure that no one finds out the truth about him. Thus, it was to his shock when a reporter unwittingly comes close to revealing his identity. And boy has he got a fish to fry! That is before he overcomes his shock of finding out that the reporter S.S. James is, in fact, a woman - a rather attractive woman with an attitude to boot!
What comes next is the hilarious kidnapping of Serenity by Morgan's old friend, Black Jack Rhys, the hero from MASTER OF SEDUCTION. And if Serenity is yearning for adventure, that is exactly what she will get - a fun, dangerous and seductive adventure. Morgan is exactly the man of her dreams and she is about to give this pirate a lesson in love. As for Morgan, Danger seems a more appropriate name for Serenity, as he finds himself dealing with matters of the heart that he had long ago avoided.
While this isn't the best pirate book I have read, A PIRATE OF HER OWN manages to entertain with its witty dialogue and fun characters. It's not a bad novel if you're after a quick, fun read.
Insane.......2007-04-04
This book drove me absolutely insane. I only finished the book because I loved the hero Morgan Drake. Serenity made me want to rip this book apart, only it wasn't my book to destroy. The woman was infuriating, look I totally enjoy reading books where the women are independent but this was beyond sanity. Also as previous reviewers stated the ending was so RUSHED it didn't make any sense what-so-ever. The book I recommend is Master of Seduction Jakes story aka Jacob Dudley. Know that was a good book.
Swash-buckling fun..........2006-09-11
If you want an easy romantic read with a pirate twist then this is worth the read. There's adventure on the high-seas, a handsome, somewhat secretive male protagonist in Morgan Drake and of course a strong-willed heroine in Serenity who finds herself thrown into what might at first seem to be more trouble then she can handle. What can I say the feminist in me likes to see the female characters take control, which Serenty is certainly able to do!
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PIRATE OF HER OWN
Manufacturer: Harper
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A Pirate of Her Own
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Earth Abides
George R. Stewart
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ASIN: 0345487133
Release Date: 2006-03-28 |
Book Description
A disease of unparalleled destructive force has sprung up almost simultaneously in every corner of the globe, all but destroying the human race. One survivor, strangely immune to the effects of the epidemic, ventures forward to experience a world without man. What he ultimately discovers will prove far more astonishing than anything he'd either dreaded or hoped for.
From the Paperback edition.
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A Classic Only for Being First.......2007-09-19
I have been a huge fan of the TEotWaWKI (The End of the World as We Know It) genre for quite some time. In a conversation with a fellow fan, I revealed that I have not heard of this book. After the shouts of shock and consternation died down, I was strongly urged to read it.
Boring!
Most of the book is taken up by the main character (Isherwood Williams) going on and on about what he or others should do. Then he does nothing! It got to the point that, after an actual interaction with another character (rare though they were), I dread the blah-blah-blah that was about to come.
The only reason why I finished this book (and kept this from being a single star review) was the insight it provided on the age in which it was written. These are the things that stand out for me:
* Being apologetic for not killing or running off the supposed mentally dificient member of the group.
* It seeming to be OK for younger folk to painfully pinch very old people when they don't respond as expected (so much for respecting your elders).
* The shame in having to bypass a mountain lion rather than killing it.
* Killing a calf only for its liver, and killing its mother just because it was in the way.
* Fear that a kid may be too smart and the need to keep it from reading too much.
* Purposely not using reference material when trying to do something for which they have no experience.
* Seeming lack of desire for good food. Whatever is around is good enough. No need to go out of your way to make something good.
* The only time sex is implied is for making babies or cast aspersions upon someone's character.
This was an exercise in anti-intellectualism and anti-sensualism. I'd rather be killed in the plague than to have to live with this bunch.
Impressed.......2007-09-14
This novel did more than entertain, it made me think. Everything that we hold of value weakens when weighted against what is essential in continuing our existence after such a catastrophe. The main character "Isherwood" had such a difficult time with the notion of the "Old" world being forgotten. What impressed me was that their continued existence was not dependant on the "Old" structure of things. If all the demands of our everyday life are absent what is left?
I am pleased to have read this book. I'll be honest I was reticent about reading a sci-fi from 1947. This was well worth it.
a classic.......2007-09-10
The first scifi i ever read. Published , i believe, in 1949,the language is still current and still moving. Love a book that makes me think about the end of the world...
Pessimistic? I think not!.......2007-09-03
Several reviews have noted what they call the essential pessimism of the book: Man Has Fallen, Civilization Is No More, etc. Well, yes, that is all there. But what is also there is a profound triumph of the human spirit: Civilization is Dead - Long Live Civilization. I will NOT spoil the ending, but book ends with a rebirth - an obvious societal pregnancy if you will - of a new civilization, one profoundly in keeping with the new conditions of their brave renewed world.
One can imagine a sequel, and I wish Stewart ahd written one!
I first read this book almost 50 years ago, and have re-read it multiple times. It is one of the best "transition" books ever written. I recommend it on several levels.
Suprised reader.......2007-09-03
Long ago, when I was about 12, I read a book by George Stewart called Fire. I remember enjoying this book. When I came across The Earth Abides last year I remembered thinking that I might enjoy this one based on my prior experience with his earlier book. Besides I liked the title. Well my enthusiasm started to wane after reading the first 100 pages or so. I started to think that perhaps my taste had changed in the intervening decades. In Fire, I had found interesting his asides where he described the fire and its growth. Here, when he interrupted the story in an aside describing changes to the world and the decay of mankind's works, I found it distracting and thought it broke the narrative flow. Several times I found myself saying "that is not the way people would behave" and second guessing the author- fighting against the direction the author was taking us. I thought that perhaps the story, being written in the late `40's, was dated. However, about two-thirds of the way through the book, right about the time when a couple of the colony members were sent on a cross country trip to see what was going on in the rest of the country, I had a major change of heart. It was like a log jam breaking. I suddenly let go of my preconceptions and opened my mind up to his vision, his story. I found the story suddenly compelling and the characters believable, and the writing, while not on the level of a Saul Bellow, moving and effective. I found his description of civilization slipping backward, and the growth of the colony into a tribal, superstitious society, in contrast to the protagonist's scientific "modern" leanings, very powerful and imbued the story with a powerful melancholy. However, the book is not necessarily all depressing. Indeed it makes clear that mankind would survive- and the earth would abide until his eventual return. Looking back, writing in the first person was very effective. The final chapter is a beautiful and fitting ending.
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Earth Abides
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
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ASIN: B000HZ9AFO |
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A novel about a tomorrow that could happen today. In this unforgettable story about the aftermath of a catastrophe that has wiped out almost the entire population of America, George R. Stewart brings into chilling focus the terrors, the challenges, and the triumphs of human survival.
Customer Reviews:
Pessimistic? I think not!.......2007-09-03
Several reviews have noted what they call the essential pessimism of the book: Man Has Fallen, Civilization Is No More, etc. Well, yes, that is all there. But what is also there is a profound triumph of the human spirit: Civilization is Dead - Long Live Civilization. I will NOT spoil the ending, but book ends with a rebirth - an obvious societal pregnancy if you will - of a new civilization, one profoundly in keeping with the new conditions of their brave renewed world.
One can imagine a sequel, and I wish Stewart ahd written one!
I first read this book almost 50 years ago, and have re-read it multiple times. It is one of the best "transition" books ever written. I recommend it on several levels.
About Times When the Pestilence is Unlashed!.......2007-01-16
I had read this book several times in the past and before reviewing it I read it again.
His author was more than fifty years old when he wrote it. This maturity is perceptible all along this work.
The story is situated in a world devastated by a sudden pestilence that annihilates most of the humankind. Taking into account the last SARS epidemic that jumped abruptly from China to Canada it doesn't look an impossible scenario.
Isherwood Williams comes down from an isolate spot in the mountains to discover an empty world. He starts a search all across USA, from California to New York and back again. He finds only isolate human cells, couples or trios, overwhelmed by catastrophe and in a near catatonic state. Returns to his native town and contemplate with a certain scientific detachment the fading world around him.
Mr. Stewart intercalate brief vignettes describing what happens to dogs, cats, cattle, plants, roads, dams, bridges, contrasting them with Ish's daily experiences.
Little by little the story grip reader's attention and even if action is somehow slow, the book can't be putted down.
Human cells began to draw near each other and a rather feeble structure starts to grow up.
This is the story.
The author approaches universal questions about survival and extinction; civilization and savagery; social structure and anomie. He also examines religious values, ethics and the ultimate sense of life itself.
This book gives the reader a lot of stuff to think about. A very enticing read!
Reviewed by Max Yofre.
If only we could start over.......2006-04-28
I am a 62 year old grandmother who has read hundreds of books, but no book ever moved me like this one. It is the story of one thoughtful, intelligent young man spared during a world wide epidemic that wiped out most of the population. While we always expect that the end will come with a bomb that distroys everything, this time, all the infrastructure was left intact. The plants and animals that had evolved to be dependent on humans also succumbed and Mr. Stewart deals with this in a remarkable and sensitive way. Today human beings have brought civilization to the brink, but this book reminds us that no matter what, the Earth Will Abide.
Earth Abides.......2005-07-16
I first came across this book while stationed in Vietnam in 1971. The story is about the life and times of a young geologist who escapes a catastrophe that causes the deaths of almost all of the population of the world. As you read, you see how this young man copes with loneliness and then love after finding another survivor.
These two begin a life together and eventually establish friendship with other survivors and then form a "tribe". As chapters pass by, they are named for significant events in the tribe's lives during the year.
I have read and re-read this book to the point that I will need to purchase another copy in the near future.
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Earth Abides
Georg. Stewart
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Earth Abides
George R. Stewart
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This is a bookclub edition release.
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Surviving When the Pestilence is Unlashed!.......2007-07-25
I had read this book several times in the past and before reviewing it I read it again.
His author was more than fifty years old when he wrote it. This maturity is perceptible all along this work.
The story is situated in a world devastated by a sudden pestilence that annihilates most of humankind. Taking into account the last SARS epidemic that jumped abruptly from China to Canada it doesn't look an impossible scenario.
This is the story.
Isherwood Williams comes down from an isolate spot in the mountains to discover an empty world. He starts searching for survivors all across USA, from California to New York and back again. He finds only isolate human cells, couples or trios, overwhelmed by catastrophe and in a near catatonic state.
Returns to his native town and contemplate with a certain scientific detachment the fading world around him.
Mr. Stewart intercalate brief vignettes describing what happens to dogs, cats, cattle, plants, roads, dams and bridges, contrasting them with Ish's daily experiences.
Little by little the story grip reader's attention and even if action is somehow slow, the book can't be put down.
As the story goes on human cells began to draw near each other, grouping and interacting again. A rather feeble structure starts growing up.
The author approaches universal questions about survival and extinction; civilization and savagery; social structure and anomie. He also examines religious values, ethics and life's ultimate sense.
This book gives the reader a lot of stuff to think about. A very enticing read!
Reviewed by Max Yofre.
Earth Abides by George R. Stewart.......2007-05-13
In this profound ecological fable, a mysterious plague has destroyed the vast majority of the human race. Isherwood Williams, one of the few survivors, returns from a wilderness field trip to discover that civilization has vanished during his absence. Eventually he returns to San Francisco and encounters a female survivor who becomes his wife. Around them and their children a small community develops, living like their pioneer ancestors and gradually returning to a simpler way of life. It may seem odd to say that a book in which the majority of the world's inhabitants die is life-affirming and spiritual, but I'm going to say it anyway. I have read this book again and again over the years, and each time I come away from it with a deep feeling of peacefulness and confidence in the power of Mother Earth.
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Earth Abides
Manufacturer: Fawcett Publications, Inc.
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The cabin had always been a special retreat for Isherwood Williams, a haven from the demands of society. But one day while hiking, Ish was bitten by a rattlesnake, and the solitude he had so desired took on dire new significance.
He was sick for days-although, somehow, he never doubted that he'd live through the ordeal. Often delirious, he did awake at one point to find two strangers peering in at him from the cabin door. Yet oddly, instead of offering help, the two ran off as if terriried.
Not long after that, the coughing began. Ish suffered chills followed by fever, and a measles-like rash that had nothing to do with snake bite broke out on his skin. He was one of the few people in the world to live through that peculiar malady, but he didn't know it then.
Ish headed home when he finally felt himself again-and noticed the strangeness almost immediately. No cars passed him on the road; the gas station not far from his cabin had an air of abadonment; and he was shocked to see the body of a man lying by the roadside near a small town.
Without a radio or phone, Ish had no idea of humanity's abrupt demise. He had escaped death, yet could not escape the awesomeness of the catastrophe-and, with an eerie detachment, he found himself curious as to how long it would be before all traces of man's civilization faded from the Earth.
At the same time, he couldn't help wondering whether others had survived, and whether even a handful of human beings would ever be able to rebuild their world....
Customer Reviews:
Great book.......2007-09-07
This is a great read, but before you spend the $50 for this paperback, go check your local used book stores and thrift stores like Goodwill, I got my copy of the 1962 version for 69 cents and it is in great shape at a Goodwill store.
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Hope & Inspiration.......2007-08-14
Touches your heatbeat,freshens your outlook on Life. This book is a friend by your side 24/7
Timeless Inspirational Resource!.......2006-09-11
I love the stories behind the inspirational poems in this book! For example, learning the story of William Ernest Henley author of the poem "Invictus" makes the poem so much more poignant. The author includes poems addressing courage, happiness, faith, confidence, fear, self-discipline, family, peace of mind and the future. This is a keeper and a wonderful gift.
Good Book.......2005-08-21
This book has helped me during dark days and helped my mother face the challenges of Parkinson's.
I give this as a gift to anyone I think will be helped by spiritual positive messages found here.
This Book Belongs..........2000-10-05
on the bedside tables of every person. When I first read it, I was feeling pretty down but found my spirits lifting with every turn of a page. Especially helpful are the chapters about Harold Russell who lost the use of his hands, but gained in strength and fortitude and Mary Pickford who writes so well about the possibilities of beginning again after failure and setback. I could go on giving example after example of the wonderful inspiration that awaits anyone who reads this book. It's the type of book you can read just a few pages from and get just what you need. You can't go wrong buying this book.
A MUST-HAVE BOOK.......2000-02-29
I have had a copy of this book for at least 15 years. I will not be without it. I have turned to this volume on so many occasions and have found comfort, solace and happiness upon reflection of almost all of the selections. This book will inspire anyone. It is a must-have book.
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A treasury of inspiration selected from the wisdom of the ages and presented in a fascinating new way.
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Light from Many Lamps
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