false 10330 227265 0553375407 9780553375404 1504 <![CDATA[Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172875476m/227265.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172875476s/227265.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227265.Ishmael_An_Adventure_of_the_Mind_and_Spirit 3.90 11843 10330 3.88 18534 2107 1992 214579 0553379011 9780553379013 198 <![CDATA[The Story of B: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172767827m/214579.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172767827s/214579.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/214579.The_Story_of_B_An_Adventure_of_the_Mind_and_Spirit 4.06 1965 The Story of B combines Daniel Quinn's provocative and visionary ideas with a masterfully plotted story of adventure and suspense in this stunning, resonant novel that is sure to stay with readers long after they have finished the last page. Father Jared Osborne--bound by a centuries-old mandate held by his order to know before all others that the Antichrist is among us--is sent to Europe on a mission to find a peripatetic preacher whose radical message is attracting a growing circle of followers. The target of Osborne's investigation is an American known only as B. He isn't teaching New Age platitudes or building a fanatical following; instead, he is quietly uncovering the hidden history of our planet, redefining the fall of man, and retracing a path of human spirituality that extends millions of years into the past. From the beginning, Fr. Osborne is stunned, outraged, and awed by the simplicity and profundity of B's teachings. Is B merely a heretic--or is he the Antichrist sent to seduce humanity not with wickedness, but with ideas more alluring than those of traditional religion? With surprising twists and fascinating characters, The Story of B answers this question as it sends readers on an intellectual journey that will forever change the way they view spirituality, human history, and, indeed, the state of our present world. ]]> 10330 3.88 18534 2107 1996 17022 0553379658 9780553379655 154 <![CDATA[My Ishmael]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17022.My_Ishmael 3.91 2014 Ishmael is a bestseller and a testament for a burgeoning spiritual movement.  Now Quinn presents an extraordinary sequel, a companion novel so startlingly original that even Ishmael's most faithful readers will not predict its outcome....

When Ishmael places an advertisement for pupils with "an earnest desire to save the world," he does not expect a child to answer him.  But twelve-year-old Julie Gerchak is undaunted by Ishmael's reluctance to teach someone so young, and convinces him to take her on as his next student.  Ishmael knows he can't apply the same strategies with Julie that he used with his first pupil, Alan Lomax--nor can he hope for the same outcome.  But young Julie proves that she is ready to forge her own spiritual path--and arrive at her own destination.  And when the time comes to choose a pupil to carry out his greatest mission yet, Ishmael makes a daring decision--a choice that just might change the world.]]> 10330 3.88 18534 2107 1997 94754 0609805363 9780609805367 45 <![CDATA[Beyond Civilization: Humanity's Next Great Adventure]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171293410m/94754.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171293410s/94754.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94754.Beyond_Civilization_Humanity_s_Next_Great_Adventure 3.77 531 Ishmael) dares to imagine a new approach to saving the world that involves deconstructing civilization. Quinn asks the radical yet fundamental questions about humanity such as, Why does civilization grow food, lock it up, and then make people earn money to buy it back? Why not progress "beyond civilization" and abandon the hierarchical lifestyles that cause many of our social problems? He challenges the "old mind" thinking that believes problems should be fixed with social programs. "Old minds think: How do we stop these bad things from happening?" Quinn writes. "New minds think: How do we make things the way we want them to be?"

Whether he is discussing Amish farming, homelessness, "tribal business," or holy work, Quinn's manifesto is highly digestible. Instead of writing dense, weighty chapters filled with self-important prose, he's assembled a series of brief one-page essays. His language is down to earth, his metaphors easy to grasp. As a result, readers can read about and ponder Beyond Civilization at a blissfully civilized pace. --Gail Hudson

]]> 10330 3.88 18534 2107 1999 94760 1581952155 9781581952155 44 <![CDATA[After Dachau]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171293411m/94760.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171293411s/94760.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94760.After_Dachau 3.70 509 Ishmael – a life-changing book for readers the world over – once again turns the tables and creates an otherworld that is very like our own, yet fascinating beyond words. Imagine that Nazi Germany was the first to develop an atomic bomb and the Allies surrendered. America was never bombed, occupied, or even invaded, but was nonetheless forced to recognize Nazi world dominance. The Nazis continued to press their campaign to rid the planet of “mongrel races” until eventually the world – from Capetown to Tokyo – was populated by only white faces. Two thousand years in the future people don’t remember, or much care, about this distant past. The reality is that to be human is to be Caucasian, and what came before was literally ancient history having nothing to do with those then living. Now imagine that reincarnation is real, that souls migrate over time from one living creature to another, and that a soul that once animated an American black woman living at the time of World War II now animates an Aryan in Quinn’s new world, and that due to a traumatic accident memories of this earlier incarnation assert themselves. Compared by readers and critics alike to 1984 and Brave New World, After Dachau is a new dystopian classic with much to say about our own time, and the dynamics of human history.]]> 10330 3.88 18534 2107 2001 94757 1581952147 9781581952148 30 <![CDATA[The Holy]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171293411m/94757.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171293411s/94757.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94757.The_Holy 3.67 257 Even in modern times, when their existence is doubted or denied, they continue to extend invitations to those who would travel a different road, a road not found on any of our cultural maps. But now, perceiving us as a threat to life itself, they issue their invitations with a dark purpose of their own. In this dazzling metaphysical thriller, four who put themselves in the hands of these all-but-forgotten Others venture across a sinister American landscape hidden from normal view, finding their way to interlocking destinies of death, terror, transcendental rapture, and shattering enlightenment.]]> 10330 3.88 18534 2107 2002 94755 0553375490 9780553375497 12 <![CDATA[Providence]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223646325m/94755.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223646325s/94755.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94755.Providence 3.51 261 Providence is Quinn's fascinating memoir of his life-long spiritual voyage. His journey takes him from a childhood dream in Omaha setting him on a search for fulfillment, to his time as a postulant in the Trappist order under the guidance of eminent theologian Thomas Merton.  Later, his quest took him through the deep self-discovery of psychoanalysis, through a failed marriage during the turbulent and exciting 60s, to finding fulfillment with his wife Rennie and a career as a writer. In Providence Quinn also details his rejection of organized religion and his personal rediscovery of what he says is humankind's first and only universal religion, the theology that forms the basis for Ishmael.

Providence is an insightful book that address issues of education, psychology, religion, science, marriage, and self-understanding, and will give insight to anyone who has ever struggled to forge and enact a personal spirituality.]]> 10330 3.88 18534 2107 1994 94753 1586420747 9781586420741 11 <![CDATA[Tales of Adam]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171293409m/94753.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171293409s/94753.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94753.Tales_of_Adam 3.51 151 Ishmael in 1992, readers have yearned for a glimpse into a dimension of spiritual revelation the author only hinted at in that and later books. Now at long last they have it in seven profound but delightfully simple tales that illuminate the world in which humans became humans.
This is a world seen through animist eyes: as friendly to human life as it was to the life of gazelles, lions, lizards, mosquitos, jellyfish, and seals — not a world in which humans lived like trespassers who must conquer and subdue an alien territory. It's a world in which humans have a place in the community of life — not as rulers but as equals — with the paths of all held together in the hand of god.
This is not an ancient world or a lost world. It exists as surely today as it ever did — for those who have eyes to see it.
Tales of Adam, delightfully illustrated by Michael McCurdy, is a book that will come to be shelved alongside The Prophet, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, and The Alchemist.]]> 10330 3.88 18534 2107 2005 124154 1893956199 9781893956193 3 <![CDATA[The Man Who Grew Young]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171866389m/124154.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171866389s/124154.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/124154.The_Man_Who_Grew_Young 3.71 102 10330 3.88 18534 2107 2001 94758 0553379798 9780553379792 7 <![CDATA[Newcomer's Guide to the Afterlife: On the Other Side Known Commonly As "The Little Book"]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171293411m/94758.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171293411s/94758.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94758.Newcomer_s_Guide_to_the_Afterlife_On_the_Other_Side_Known_Commonly_As_The_Little_Book_ 3.19 118
To find out, take this simple quiz:

1.  Like Earth, the Afterlife has celebrities, outcasts, deadheads, losers, and busybodies.  

True
False


2.  Is there an Afterlife after the Afterlife?

Yes
No


3.  When you first arrive on "the Other Side," you will be given:

a) a set of wings
b) a toaster
c) a copy of A Newcomer's Guide to the Afterlife


Don't worry if you're not sure how to respond. A Newcomer's Guide to the Afterlife has answers to these questions and more--and if you're lucky, some of them may turn out to be right!

An irreverent, one-of-a-kind compendium from the award-winning author of Ishmael, A Newcomer's Guide to the Afterlife can be read as a parable, an allegory, a work of fiction--or exactly what it claims to be: a helpful handbook for the recently deceased.  It is filled with uncommon wisdom, bizarre imaginings, uncanny perceptions, and unexpected humor.  Is it fantastic escapism or a seminal event in human history? Read it and find out....

Face it.  The Afterlife is the ultimate test.  You might as well study.]]> 10330 3.88 18534 2107 1997 94751 1586421263 9781586421267 11 <![CDATA[If They Give You Lined Paper, Write Sideways.]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171293408m/94751.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171293408s/94751.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94751.If_They_Give_You_Lined_Paper_Write_Sideways_ 3.83 86 Ishmael, Daniel Quinn offered new ways of seeing and understanding human history, and our collective future. His message was transformative for millions of people, and Ishmael continues to attract tens of thousands of new readers each year. Subsequent works, such as The Story of B and My Ishmael, expanded upon his insights and teachings, but only now does he finally tackle the one question he has been asked hundreds of times but has never taken on: "How do you do what you do?" In If They Give You Lined Paper, Write Sideways Quinn elucidates for readers the methods behind his own thought processes, challenging and ultimately empowering them to view the world for themselves in creative, perhaps even revolutionary ways.

If They Give You Lines Paper, Write Sideways also includes Quinn's never-before-published essays "The New Renaissance" and "Our Religions." There is a scientific consensus that global warming is approaching a tipping point beyond no return faster than had previously been predicted. Quinn has long portrayed humans as "a species of beings, which, while supposedly rational, are destroying the very planet they live on." So what are we to do? There has never been a plan for the future - and there never will be. But something extraordinary will happen in the next two or three decades; the people of our culture will learn to live sustainably - or not. Either way, it will be extraordinary. The sooner we understand this reality, the greater the chances that human society will transform itself so that the human race might have a future.]]> 10330 3.88 18534 2107 2007 94752 158642114X 9781586421144 3 <![CDATA[Work, Work, Work]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171293409m/94752.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171293409s/94752.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94752.Work_Work_Work 3.50 16 Work, Work, Work is the story of an industrious gopher whose lifework is to burrow from dawn to dusk under an enchanted land that he never sees. While he grumbles about his unceasing labors, the morning sky is spray-painted from a dirigible (and the sun gets a drop of blue in its eye), two UFOs from different planets meet for a strange exchange, an enormous octopus-like creature (who has just come from laying waste to Las Vegas) is subdued by a barrage of hats, hotdogs, and toasters, and, at the close of day, a window opens at the horizon so that a purple giant can hang the moon in the sky. Surfacing in the twilight, the gopher sighs, “Well, at least something happened. I ran into a rock!”
Parents will find that Work, Work, Work, with its colorful and detailed illustrations, is something different from the usual. It’s a book that brings readers and read-to together in a highly interactive entertainment, with the child investigating and elucidating all the strange goings-on that occur above the gopher’s underground travels.]]> 10330 3.88 18534 2107 2006 3629534 1885664109 2 <![CDATA[The Book of the Damned]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215106376m/3629534.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215106376s/3629534.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3629534.The_Book_of_the_Damned 4.20 10
It is a book of the damned in another sense, in that it is a book for the damned in this culture--for the countless victims of Homo magister, Man the Master. For the helpless, the hopeless, the confused, the directionless, the disenchanted, the disheartened. In particular, it is for those whose cultures (called "primitive" by Homo magister) have been plundered, gutted, and destroyed by him in the course of his relentless conquest of the world.

It is hoped that The Book of the Damned will provide for all a common focus of understanding of what has been happening here. So we can begin to make something else happen.]]> 10330 3.88 18534 2107 1982 3389571 0968575455 9780968575451 1 <![CDATA[The Unschooling Unmanual]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3389571.The_Unschooling_Unmanual 3.45 11 The Unschooling Unmanual features 11 essays by 8 writers: Nanda Van Gestel, Jan Hunt, Daniel Quinn, Rue Kream, Kim Houssenloge, Earl Stevens, and Mary Van Doren.

Through engaging personal stories, examples, and essays, the writers offer inspiration and encouragement for seasoned and prospective unschoolers alike.

''A concise, readable and accessible manifesto for natural learning and trust in children, The Unschooling Unmanual brings together contributions from eight authors in eleven very readable essays. The Unmanual is a great introduction to learning and unschooling for people coming from an educational perspective... at the same time it can be an invaluable confidence booster for people already on an unschooling journey.'' - Arun Pradhan, The Parenting Pit

''The Unschooling Unmanual is a unique and empowering book about the growing trend of unschooling. It is the book to give to doubtful or fearing partners and family as well as anyone considering or interested in this life.'' - Dayna Martin, Unschooling America

]]> 1428652 3.50 12 2 10330 3.88 18534 2107 376139 3.93 57 10 2008 94756 0812524756 9780812524758 0 <![CDATA[Dreamer]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94756.Dreamer 3.88 8 10330 3.88 18534 2107 1988 284010 1885664079 0 <![CDATA[An Animist Testament (two Books: The Tales of Adam and the Book of the Damned...on Cassette tapes)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/284010.An_Animist_Testament 2.50 2 10330 3.88 18534 2107 1999 525127 1892408090 9781892408099 0 <![CDATA[Amerika Telugu Katha: Modati Sankalanam]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/525127.Amerika_Telugu_Katha_Modati_Sankalanam 0.0 0 10330 3.88 18534 2107 2004 2135207 2290319155 9782290319154 0 <![CDATA[Professeur cherche élève ayant désir de sauver le monde]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2135207.Professeur_cherche_l_ve_ayant_d_sir_de_sauver_le_monde 0.0 0 10330 3.88 18534 2107 2000 7293232 1886586144 9781886586147 0 <![CDATA[Short Plays to Long Remember]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7293232-short-plays-to-long-remember 0.0 0 147376 3.56 27 3 217010 3.50 8 1 1367160 3.20 5 0 8008 3.76 17 3 3222659 0.0 0 0 1639179 0.0 0 0 10330 3.88 18534 2107 3222660 0.0 0 0 3222661 0.0 0 0 3120563 0.0 0 0 3222662 0.0 0 0 3222663 0.0 0 0 3222664 0.0 0 0 2010