false 2255 17 During his junior year at the University of California, Dan Millman first stumbled upon his mentor (nicknamed Socrates) at an all-night gas station. At the time, Millman hoped to become a world-champion gymnast. "To survive the lessons ahead, you're going to need far more energy than ever before," Socrates warned him that night. "You must cleanse your body of tension, free your mind of stagnant knowledge, and open your heart to the energy of true emotion." From there, the unpredictable Socrates proceeded to teach Millman the "way of the peaceful warrior." At first Socrates shattered every preconceived notion that Millman had about academics, athletics, and achievement. But eventually Millman stopped resisting the lessons, and began to try on a whole new ideology--one that valued being conscious over being smart, and strength in spirit over strength in body. Although the character of the cigarette-smoking Socrates seems like a fictional, modern-day Merlin, Millman asserts that he is based on an actual person. Certain male readers especially appreciate the coming-of-age theme, the haunting love story with the elusive woman Joy, and the challenging of Western beliefs about masculine power and success. <I>--Gail Hudson</I> 856599 1980 Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives total:2623|5:973|4:919|3:537|2:146|1:55| 2623 10468 3414 431 2 3 false false Sat Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 17 20:09:10 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 03 06:20:27 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 4 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sun Feb 17 14:48:23 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 14:49:32 -0800 2008 2 1 false false Tue Feb 03 18:56:53 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 19:49:37 -0800 2009
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