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Fiction. In THE AGE OF WIRE AND STRING, hailed by Robert Coover as "the most audacious literary debut in decades," Ben Marcus welds together a new reality from the scrapheap of the past. Dogs, birds, horses, automobiles, and the weather are some of the recycled elements in Marcus's first collection--part fiction, part handbook--as familiar objects take on markedly unfamiliar meanings.
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the age of noun and noun.......2006-12-31
An interesting experiment in which human civilization is presented in the style of a very weird technical manual. People, animals, machines, etc. are all described in abstract terms that relate the parts to the functions. Neither parts nor functions are familiar, and words are substituted in such a way as to impart only the fuzziest notion of what is being discussed. A recurring gimmick involves using proper names to denote inanimate objects. For instance, "the Ben Marcus" is apparently some kind of parchment that can be hung from a pole. The writing is really very imaginative, and by the end of the book a kind of sketch of the novel's universe emerges. The whole thing reads like Mad Libs, but not in a bad way.
and you may ask yourself, where is my beautiful house.......2006-10-08
Ordered this book while doing a stint as a bookseller, but didn't manage to buy it before the company tanked and closed our store. I did, however, manage to read it. I'm still not sure what I read, exactly, but I was certain that I wanted to read it again. Strange obfuscations, language as weapon and target simultaneously, suburbia as new mythic landscape, most wondrous strange, really. Appropriate that the dalkey archive published this semantic violence; Flann O'Brien is sorely missed, surely. Anyway, one of the present commentators likened this book to hypertext, with its variable narrative(?) possibilities. I would add Tom Phillips' A Humument to that list, another obfuscation of language's (and text for that matter) possibilities. Recommended for anyone with a yen for the experimental.
A Truly Genre Defying Book. Good and Important, But...........2006-08-05
This book reads like poetry, but also like fiction. Like short stories, but holds together like a novel... but not even like a novel, like an encyclopedia for a new world.
This book was important when it came out and I was glad to see Marcus get the praise he deserved. However, I might caution a bit against all the "future of literature!!!" statements thrown around here. One of the book's stregnths is its legnth. It is just the right size (in fact, the one long story about the boy and the bird could have been cut) because any longer and the concept would wear thin. Is this the future of literature? I dunno. How much more can you push this kind of work? If you push it any more to abstraction and inversion of known language you come out with Donald Barthelme's "Bone Bubbles." I love Barthelme, but Bone Bubbles shows the limits of such a style.
Still, this book deserves to be read. It twists language and imagery in haunting ways. The kind of book you don't want to read on LSD, for it would just be too much.
Hopefully Marucs while grace us with a third book soon.
The Next Age in Writing.......2006-04-18
In Ben Marcus' recent article in Harpers was a cynical, albeit realistic view on the publishing world. He said, basically: most people are stupid and read stupid books. Of course, the rhetoric was veiled. His claim was that the public wasn't interested in new concepts and forms of literature, that they only wanted the linear character driven mini-sagas of social realist novel. He went on to deride Jonathan Franzen's Corrections. It is not surprising (if anything, it is only fitting) that Marcus appoints himself the spokesperson of `avante garde' fiction, for his work is truly experimental.
In `The Age of Wire and String', Marcus weaves together utterly strange, almost indecipherable, `stories.' These `stories' act more like definitions and explanations, as if describing an alternate world. This world mainly consist of such quotidian things like: wind, air, fathers, boys, lawns, houses, cars, etc., but it is the way he describes each entity that is eerie and somehow sad. For example, instead of describing kids playing in the lawn and going back inside, he talks of them being `vessels for sod' distributing their `product' towards emptiness. Looking through Marcus' eyes is like watching a National Geographic piece about some foreign animal species, a subject we are still trying to understand. Only in Marcus' world, humans are the strange species.
Likely counterparts are Pynchon, Kafka, Calvino, Borges, D.F. Wallace, and Barthelme-but here is perhaps how Marcus stands out: his ability to juxtapose concepts together to bridge new meanings is unparalleled. His logic is absurd yet somehow so obvious, like his world has been around, is all around us, only nobody bothered to look. Examples: he sees shadows as the residue of cells, or snoring as densely packed language. The books is hilarious at times and also very stark. Reading it, I felt as if the world suddenly ended, and aliens were taking notes about this world.
Ben Marcus' uniquely original writing (along with his publishing world rants) might make him seem like a snob, but when you're that smart, how could you not be?
Defining Genres.......2003-06-26
This is another book I discovered last semester in a "Border Genre" course. It's categorized as "stories" but I think they are more like philosophy. An excellent book! Ben Marcus also has another book I haven't read but I probably will.
Customer Reviews:
Rachel Couldn't See for Looking ..........2006-11-29
Book Description: Rachel led a life that many people would envy -- she had an interesting and challenging job and an attractive boyfriend who showered her with attention. Admittedly, there were times when job and boyfriend clashed. Melville came from the glamorous world of television and sometimes found it hard to accept Rachel's devotion to the busy London hospital where she worked. Thank goodness for the one man around who did seem to understand -- eminent surgeon Radmer van Teule!
This Neels tale involves a Rich, Good-looking Dutch Doctor and a Pretty British Nurse. Rachel enjoyed her work as an operating theatre nurse while Radmer, a professor and brilliant surgeon, relied on her cheerful efficiency. Rachel's looks, skills, and ability to earn a living are no problem; her glamorous boyfriend combined with her inability to see the forest for the trees are the problem, as is usually the case when Neels' heroine is good-looking. Living up to his glamorous lifestyle and expectations wasn't easy for a sensible country girl. Add to that his less than honest personality, selfish and inconsiderate behavior and Rachel was in for a rocky relationship. But Radmer was willing to wait for Rachel to fall out of love with her television producer boyfriend and somehow, whenever Rachel was hurt, the Professor was there quietly offering comfort, watching and waiting for Rachel to notice how easily their lives fit together...
Another pleasant Betty Neels story; not as endearing as her plain-Jane heroines; but one her fans will enjoy. Her descriptions of the area, food, etc. make for an enjoyable read.
Not To Detailed For Me!.......2005-10-09
Off with the Old Love is a wonderful book, Betty Neels always writes wonderful sweet books that have nice, simple characters who aren't over-the-top and fussy but more like real people. I love romance books where I feel I can somehow relate to the heroine. Too detailed? Not for me, I like how detailed her books are about English hospitals, stores furniture, food, etc. And I also love her details about Holland, it's all very interesting, but History has always been one of my favorite school subjects so I like Betty Neels History book type details which I don't think over shadows the romance parts of the book at all. And of course I have to very highly recommend this book! All my personal opinion of course!
This Is A Good Book!.......2003-03-31
I like Betty Neels and I find her books addicting. When I read her books I just can't put them down until I have finished reading the last page and Off With The Old Love was definitely a book that I couldn't put down until the end and I loved every little detail she put in her story, those details made it seem more real to me and I found it to be an interesting and entertaining book!
Too Detailed.......2000-07-25
Have read some of her books and this was not as good as her others that I have read. It was too detailed and she repeated herself too much as far as going into her job in the surgery theatre. Could have had a little more romance in it. When I read a romance, I like more "Romance" in it. Just dropped you at the end where she could have continued a little at least. Broke the news to family and had them get married.
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Dearest Love: "I wish to marry for the wrong reasons, although perhaps they are no worse than many others. I am not in love with you." Titus Taverner was a busy and successful medical man who lacked a wife. Arabella had applied for the post of caretaker at his consulting rooms, but was happy to accept the new position Titus was offering her-until she complicated matters by falling in love with him.The Most Marvellous Summer: Matiilda had beauty, charm, intelligence, a kind and generous nature-it was surprisng that she was still single and uninvolved. But despite any number of offers, she remained heart-whole and fancy-free. Until she met eminent surgeon James Scott-Thurlow. It was love at first sight for Matilda. He was the only man she'd ever wanted to marry. But as luck would have it, James was already engaged-to the glamorous Rhoda. And it was clear he hadn't fallen for Matilda.Off With The Old Love: Rachel Downing thoroughly enjoyed her work as an operating theatre nurse. Professor Radmer van Teule, a brilliant surgeon, relied on her cheerful efficiency. Only her boyfriend, a television producer, cast an uneasy shadow on Rachel's life. Living up to his glamorous expectations wasn't easy for a sensible country girl.. But somehow, whenever Rachel had been hurt, the Professor was there quietly offering comfort, watching and waiting for Rachel to notice how easily their lives fit together.
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5 good books by Betty Neels. Good reading for the ones who like a little romance in their lives
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Actors do love their dramas, and the members of the Causton Amateur Dramatic Society are no exception. Passionate love scenes, fits of ego, jealous rages, operatic reconciliations--put together, theyre better than a paycheck, which is good thing, because no one in this production of Amadeus is getting one. However, even the most theatrically minded have to admit that murdering the leading man in full view of the audience is a bit over the top. Luckily, Inspector Tom Barnaby is in that audience, and while he may lack certain skills as a theater critic, hes just the man to figure out who removed the tape from the prop straight-razor, causing the star to slit his own throat downstage-center. With so many dramas playing out, theres no shortage of motives or suspects, including the stars embittered ex-wife and faithless widow, plus secret lovers and jealous understudies galore. Ms. Graham, a former actress, tweaks her collection of community-theater artistes and small-town drama queens with merciless delight, and the readers only regret will be that, eventually, the curtain must come down on the final page. The 2nd Inspector Barnaby Mystery
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A great read.......2007-05-12
It is so much fun to read Graham's novels. The writting is so well done and Inspector Barneby and his family
are consistently entertaining , plus the mystery is intriging and has just the right amount of twist and turns to keep you on edge until the last page. I LOVE THIS AUTHOR.
Not One of Her Best.......2007-05-12
I enjoy Caroline Graham's books, as much for their English characters as anything. This is not one of her better books. It drags on, is disjointed, and the conclusion one could not have guessed (usually mystery writers put some clues as to the outcome somewhere earlier).
I made it thru the book but it was not easy.
All Midsumer Murders and Touch of Frost.......2007-03-12
I thoroughly enjoy any "Midsumer Murders"books or DVD and the same goes for "Touch of Frost"
One of Caroline Graham's early books.......2007-01-05
Fair. At least in comparison to Graham's later books. Worth reading, however, if you're interested in character progression and the writerly process.
Another good story........2005-06-21
Tom Barnaby is using his painting skills on scenery for the local theatrical group where is wife, Joyce,is wardrobe mistress and small-parts performer. As the rehearsals for a production of "Amadeus" move along the reader is introduced to the participants. Their lives, nerves, sympathies, likes and dislikes make for an interesting and complex tale. The ego-driven director is determined to show the world his brilliance even if he is only directing a small acting company in a small village. You don't have to be familiar with "Amadeus", or the theater for that matter, to be completely drawn in to the drama behind the drama.
Opening night arrives and the play begins. In the middle of the performance an unexpected death horrifies the audience. It is then that Tom Barnaby has to put down his paint brush, or rather, leave his seat in the audience, and take up his real occupation, that of police inspector.
Another good story from Caroline Graham.
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Jeremy Bremen has a secret. All his life he's been cursed with the ability to read minds. He knows the secret thoughts, fears, and desires of others as if they were his own. For years, his wife, Gail, has served as a shield between Jeremy and the burden of this terrible knowledge. But Gail is dying, her mind
ebbing slowly away, leaving him vulnerable to the chaotic flood of thought that threatens to sweep away his sanity. Now Jeremy is on the run--from his mind, from his past, from himself--hoping to find peace in isolation. Instead he witnesses an act of brutality that propels him on a treacherous trek across a
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Customer Reviews:
Disappointing..........2007-06-26
This could have been a really neat sci/fi story about telepathy. Instead, Mr. Simmons feels the need to try to "prove" the validity of his mystic mathematical pseudo-religious view of the (parallel) universe(s). All the quantum physics mumbo-jumbo didn't add to the story, and didn't convince me of anything.
I also thought that it was quite silly to close this at times shocking and gruesome novel with a "happily-ever-after" ending that didn't seem to fit.
Hard to Grok This One.......2007-02-27
Hard to tell if Simmons was trying to define misanthropy or if he just wanted to show Stephen King that others can write horror/sci-fi hybrids also. I never really cared for Stephen King's books, and I'm glad that Simmons moved away from this kind of stuff. He is a gifted writer of intelligent science fiction; I am not interested in horror novels.
"The Hollow Man" is mostly science fiction and delves into some significant concepts, but his main character descends into a darkness that, after a horror scene that just doesn't fit, finally becomes distracting--too distracting. Probability waves, brachiating realities, God doesn't play dice with the universe...Simmons could have used his skill to probe these concepts much more deeply, but instead the reader is treated with something that feels like one of those horror movies in which the central character is incongruously pursued by bad guy--demon--ghost--or whatnot only to wake up from a nightmare within a nightmare until some baseline of reality or presumed reality is completely lost within a tangle of interference patterns. And maybe this is what Simmons was trying to show--his protagonist lost in a jungle of shifting reality and madness--I just couldn't grok what he was up to. A re-read might clear some of this up, but there were just not enough strong elements to draw me back for a second try.
3 and a Half Stars.......2007-01-30
There's no doubt about it, Dan Simmons is one of the most versatile writers out there. Whether it's horror, sci-fi, suspense, the guy does it all. With "The Hollow Man", not to be confused with the movie of the same name, Simmons seemingly mind melds with Stephen King to produce a nice little horror/suspense story. Though Simmons' books tend to vary in theme and genre they do tend to all start with a wild "what if" question. The main question posed here is "What if certain people could read minds?"
That's what our protagonist Jeremy Bremen can do, as can his wife. The book flashes back and forth quite a bit going from Jeremy's relationship with his wife Gail to the time after her death. It is this morning period after Gail's death that sends Jeremy into a deep depression causing him to lose some control over his mind reading abilities. Jeremy tries to escape his former life by going into seclusion but then a series of unbelievable events take hold of Jeremy forcing him into a world of death, violence, and a million minds all speaking to him at once. While Jeremy sinks deeper into his pit of pain and darkness, a young deformed boy who is mentally challenged is forced to live his own personal hell. By the end of the book, all three, Jeremy, Gail, and the young boy will have a chance to connect in a way that may bring them all the peace they desperately need.
Compared to other Simmons' books "Hollow Man" is a fluff read. It can be read in a couple of sittings and it's ideas, though dated, are interesting and fairly easy to grasp. It's a short book for Simmons at a brisk 341 pages (paperback) and the best thing going for this work is that the story seldom gets bogged down in too much detail. The plot, though utterly ridiculous, keeps the interest up and the pages turning. It's not one of Simmons' smarter or better books, but it still works for some reason. 3 and a half stars!
Is this the way the world ends?.......2006-07-03
Dan Simmons writes with his usual tip of the hat to great authors of the past, in this case Dante Alighieri and T.S. Eliot, with the title of this novel coming from Eliot's masterpiece "The Hollow Men." Simmons' book evokes Dante's travels through the circles of hell as his main character, Jeremy Bremen, dives off the deep end of life and encounters horrors imaginable only in one's nightmares. Jeremy is the hollow man, devoid of all desire to live. What will fill him now that his wife and soul mate, Gail, has died?
For most of his life Jeremy thinks and feels in numbers. It seems mathematics is the only way he can define and understand this thing we call life. Maybe Jeremy is forced to think this way, since for as long as he can remember, he hears the constant neuroroar of everyone within walking distance. In other words, Jeremy can read minds, but he has little control over it. He can shield to a certain extent, but sometimes the neurobabble, as he calls it, is overwhelming. Gail, his wife, is the only other person Jeremy has met that shares this unique ability. It certainly has enhanced their marriage, but also has created quandaries and breaches of privacy. When Gail dies prematurely, Jeremy seeks some solace, but he gets lost in a darkling wood, sees the tortures of hell, and returns from the death of his own soul to be reborn in an entirely new way. Jeremy is not the only one on this journey to salvation. Bobby Bustamante, a mute, blind and deaf boy, a peripheral character throughout most of the book, becomes a pivotal player later when Jeremy and he share a hospital room.
The Hollow Man lives up to Mr. Simmons' usual standards of literate speculative fiction- tight prose, vivid images, fast paced plot, deep themes, and allusions to masterpieces of the written word. I would recommend this book for anyone who is a fan of Dan Simmons or anyone who likes to take a dive in the dark recesses of the heart.
Telepathy = Misery.......2005-09-17
This book opens with the death of Gail, beloved wife of mathematician Jeremy Bremen. (And no - it doesn't get any more cheerful.) The story of the two telepaths' too-perfect married life is told in a series of flashbacks interspaced with chapters of Jeremy's grief-stricken downward spiral, and a strange, omniscient voice who is observing their perfect love.
The series of ever more bizarre and violent events that befall Bremen as he slowly kills himself are reminiscent of Dante. The flashbacks are as much occupied with the mathematics of Jeremy's work as his life with Gail. (You can tell without looking at the copyright that this book was published in 1991-1992, because chaos theory was the big fad in mathematics then.) Although a lot of time is spent describing Gail, it never feels like she's a fully-realized person of her own - she's just "the wife", a shallow reflection of the protagonist's (or author's) desired mate.
If you like this book, I bet you'll like REFLEX and JUMPER by Steven Gould.
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Professor Charles Grimaud was explaining to some friends the natural causes behind an ancient superstition about men leaving their coffins when a stranger entered and challenged Grimaud's skepticism. The stranger asserted that he had risen from his own coffin and that four walls meant nothing to him. He added, 'My brother can do more... he wants your life and will call on you!' The brother came during a snowstorm, walked through the locked front door, shot Grimaud and vanished. The tragedy brought Dr Gideon Fell into the bizarre mystery of a killer who left no footprints.
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Two Titles (The Three Coffins or The Hollow Man) - One Great Story.......2007-10-07
The literary critic Julian Symons wrote, "The best Carr is the most ingenious, and my vote would go to The Hollow Man. The conjuror's illusion here is marvelously clever."
Mr. Symons may be right. I was fully engaged, fully attentive, throughout this ingeniously puzzling story (also known as The Three Coffins). I was completely perplexed by the three puzzles: the murder in the locked study; the murder on the open, trackless, snow covered street; and the significance of the chameleon overcoat.
John Dickson Carr is indeed a conjuror. In this particular story, The Hollow Man, Carr admits as much. In a digression (nearly an entire chapter) Carr departs from the story and discusses with the reader the nature of locked room mysteries. He goes so far as to say that solutions are apt to be disappointing, just as learning the secret behind a magician's stage illusion invariably is unsatisfying. Readers want to believe in an illusion and they expect the solution to be every bit as exciting as the illusion. Disappointment ensues when the solution proves too simple, too prosaic.
The solution to this mystery is a most unexpected twist, and it should not disappoint the reader by its simplicity. On occasion John Dickson Carr in his fervor to create the ultimate locked room mysteries has been guilty of withholding clues. (Most readers, like me, forgive his trespasses as the stories themselves are so fascinating and intriguing.) This time, however, the solution is fair, but as Symons observes, the illusion is marvelously clever. The surprise is startling, and probably will remain so even in a second reading.
Returning to Julian Symons, is this truly Carr's most ingenious mystery? I have read only a handful of Carr's stories (and fewer of those under his pseudonym Carter Dickson) and I continue to be surprised. I have yet to encounter a reworked solution. I have so much fun with Carr's locked room puzzles that I am quite happy to give him a little license, some latitude, in disguising his clues. I look forward to locating many more superb stories by John Dickson Carr.
The Hollow Man (1935) is the sixth appearance of Dr. Gideon Fell, perhaps Carr's most popular investigator. My copy of The Hollow Man was published in 2002 by Orion Books Ltd in softcover (larger than a standard paperback it measures about 5 by 8 inches). In the US it is more commonly found under the title The Three Coffins.
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The moral agony America now suffers is vividly portrayed in this highly provocative novel of one mans search for personal redemption.
The collapse of family, the struggle for social equality, the hunger for personal value in a world where values have maddeningly broken down strain individual conscience to the breaking point. In that darkness of the soul, salvation is still possible.
The Hollow Man is the story of a successful San Francisco business man sliding along on the surface of life, emotionally bankrupt, unwilling to and unable to relate to his wife and children, his life in the suburbs or to find any meaning in his work. Then one day, stuck on the Bay Bridge in early morning traffic, he has the opportunity to prevent a woman from leaping to her death and doesnt. This ultimate inaction spins his life around and changes it forever.
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NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH.......2002-07-25
When BING CROSBY became a superstar in the early thirties with records and movies,it was the JAZZ age.BING made a lot of money,alienated a few friends on his way to stardom,married DIXIE LEE,had many affairs with other women on the cover,and then after winning a battle with the bottle continued to neglect his wife who became an alcoolic and died from cancer in the early fifties.Many aspects of this biography will disappoint the CROSBY fans who thought he was a saint.The authors i think tried simply to tell the truth about the man and his complexity.You'll learn many things about him if you read that book,not only the negative side of course.
Honest,and well deserved criticism of a hollow-man.......2000-09-13
I found this book to be a very sincere and well researched look at one of the world's most famous crooner's. Crosby's well documented selfishness and mistreatment of his own sons and first wife was documented by Dixie (Crosby's first wife, who died of cancer), all 4 of his sons by Dixie. Only one son remains living, and the other 3 all committed suicide by gunshot. Crosby was an ill tempered and mean drunkard, which was substantiated not only by the authors, but by co-workers and studio heads. The authors seemed to have gone to great lengths to establish facts of Crosby's early years with his beginnings with the Rhythmn Boys Trio back in the late 1920's. Crosby's early years near Spokane, Washington, where he grew up are very well documented. I found this to be a very insightful read. The authors intentions to me did not seem to be that of trying to be vindictive or hateful, just factual.Authors show that just because Bing was an alchoholic, didn't mean he wasn't likeable.An enjoyeable read!
A frustrating and irritating read.......1999-03-31
I approached The Hollow Man with the knowledge that it would be a less than glowing review of the life of Bing Crosby. In that respect, I got what I expected. What I didn't expect however, and what drove me to distraction, was the constant substantiating by the authors of every statement that they made that they felt might suffer some criticism. I became annoyed with the lengthy explanations of the logic they used to come to their conclusions. And the way they used quotes from obscure players to back up their assertions reminded me of the tabloids. Another major drawback is that while they review Bing's early performing days quite extensively, they then skip through huge chunks of his life with hardly a mention. A thoroughly dissatisfying read.
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Ancient scriptures, hidden from the world for centuries, have recently attracted unprecedented popular attention. Some were found among the ancient library of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Others include assorted mystical writings known as Kabbalah, and a host of books that never made it into the Bible, called the Apocrypha (which means "hidden") and the Pseudepigrapha (called "false writings" by those who suppressed them). Additionally, there are the Gnostic texts of Nag Hammadi — a location in Egypt where a treasure trove of lost books was discovered in the middle of the twentieth century. Collectively, they comprise the "Lost Bible." For centuries, these manuscripts were systematically suppressed because their liberating messages of individual power and worth challenged the authority and pet philosophies of political and religious leaders.
In Secrets from the Lost Bible, Hebrew scholar Kenneth Hanson discovers common truths within these sacred books, truths that humankind appears destined to learn at this stage of our development. Hanson uncovers parallels and offers readers a clear interpretation of these sacred writings, hidden truths that, once grasped, can help us reach our fullest potential.
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Not what i thought but good.......2007-01-13
The authors interpretation of the Hidden Scriptures. More insight on how to live life. Just like the bible but what was really meant.
Not what I expected .......2006-07-28
I expected this book to be a some lost secrets of the biblical manuscripts searched out by a scholar. Instead it is nothing but a book of moral teachings pulled out of some of the early Jewish writings that were not included in the Jewish Tanakh, and the Catholic Apocrypha that was not carried into the Protestant Bible. He also draws teachings from the Nag Hammadi texts.Some of the "lost" books he uses is Judith, the book of Adam and Eve,the Gospel of Thomas, and the infancy Gospel of Thomas. He explores lessons in living in the worlds of knowing,being,feeling, and doing. If you enjoy Sunday sermons that tell a bible story then a lesson from it, you will like this book. Look else where for a serious study of these documents.
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