false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172767827m/214579.jpg 214579 4 <i>The Story of B</i> 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, <i>The Story of B</i> 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. 91360 1996 The Story of B: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit total:2026|5:819|4:673|3:386|2:112|1:36| 2026 8205 2594 204 3 1 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 03 06:33:55 -0800 2008 Mon May 19 20:12:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Sep 06 13:28:16 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 06 14:45:32 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jan 08 08:45:04 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 08:48:52 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Apr 30 09:54:35 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 30 10:13:20 -0700 2007
This part of the book I love, however, the boo...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 22:04:52 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 11:00:48 -0700 2009 Ishmael features a talking gorilla. It is my regret that I was not first exposed to that book, as The Story of B, alas, has nothing but talking humans. This, I think, is the book's principle weakness. A talking goldfish, à la The Cat in the Hat, could have more succinctly delivere...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Feb 22 17:09:31 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 17:14:28 -0800 2009 1 I read Quinns Ishmael years ago, on Debs reccomendation. I wasnt that impressed but ran into this sequel while at the beach this fall. Very interesting. Being Catholic I have always carried a certain image of anti-christ, Story of B carries forth an entirely opposite view. The ant...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 08:24:31 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 22:21:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Mar 05 06:53:10 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 06:53:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jul 21 13:57:42 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 14:20:21 -0700 2009
Definitely and easier read to get through then "Ishmael", and shed a lot of light on questions th...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 04 03:28:07 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 03:30:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 25 05:43:40 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 05:48:36 -0800 2008
It's the sort of a sequel to "Ishmael," but you could read "The Story of B" without having read "Ishmael." I...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri Nov 21 08:44:52 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 08:46:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Mon Feb 04 09:46:01 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 09:47:33 -0800 2008 This is the story of a Laurentain priest who is assigned to investigate a man known only as B, who is spreading the word. The Laurentains have a special mandate: to identify and suppress the Antichrist.
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"The tendency of biological evolution is toward diversity - is now and always has been. Evolution isn't tending toward 'the one right species.' From the beginning, it has been tending away from the singularity from w...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 22:20:48 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 17:16:19 -0800 2008
It's hard to describe Quinn's message and the ideas he puts across in this book. Amazing, essential, and inspir...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 12:47:06 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 12:47:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 19:01:45 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 19:51:30 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Dec 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Aug 02 20:07:22 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 20:09:16 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=214579