false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172875476m/227265.jpg 227265 16 The narrator of this extraordinary tale is a man in search for truth. He answers an ad in a local newspaper from a teacher looking for serious pupils, only to find himself alone in an abandoned office with a full-grown gorilla who is nibbling delicately on a slender branch. "You are the teacher?" he asks incredulously. "I am the teacher," the gorilla replies. Ishmael is a creature of immense wisdom and he has a story to tell, one that no other human being has ever heard. It is a story that extends backward and forward over the lifespan of the earth from the birth of time to a future there is still time save. Like all great teachers, Ishmael refuses to make the lesson easy; he demands the final illumination to come from within ourselves. Is it man's destiny to rule the world? Or is it a higher destiny possible for him-- one more wonderful than he has ever imagined? 1041162 1992 Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit total:11984|5:4419|4:3823|3:2327|2:912|1:502| 11984 46697 14845 1536 1 11 false false Wed Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 09:24:54 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 20:46:26 -0700 2008 My comment: “GET A LIFE!!!” This could possibly be THE WORST book I have ever read. I have been reading this book forever! I am so glad I am finished!
It’s 200+ pages of torture! (This size of book I would n...more...]]> 1 13 false false Sun Mar 23 23:46:08 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 17:12:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 8 false false Fri May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 08:35:36 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 07:52:10 -0700 2008 Ishmael, and of those no one mentioned how extremely sexist this book is. It isn't just in the language (constantly referring to humans as man or mankind), but it's also actively present in the dialog. For example, this is a direct quote from a character answering why...more...]]> 1 7 false false Mon Jan 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 16:46:39 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 20:16:41 -0800 2009 less than 1 more...]]> 5 6 false false Fri Jul 18 01:44:06 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 03:32:56 -0700 2008
Sejak halaman terakhir kukatupkan, aku merasa letupan-letupan yang ada dalam benakku mulai lepas kontrol. Mereka sudah menjadi ledakan yang t...more...]]> 1 9 false false Mon Jan 14 09:38:13 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 14 10:06:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 4 false false Wed Feb 20 16:35:11 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 08 21:55:32 -0700 2008 That's basically how I first heard about it and read it. Especially since I parked over the spray-painted message time and time again.
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I first read this back in the fall of '99 for a college course. It was a time in my life where (for a variety of reasons, including a breakup of a long relationship) I was first began to think for myself, instead of think what others wanted m...more...]]> 3 4 false false Wed Jul 11 12:40:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 11 13:05:58 -0700 2007 Ishmael is a narrative about a grand narrative. It aims high, and its failure to achieve what it sets out to do is ultimately more interesting than its stated premise.

Ishmael, however, is conscious of this failing--indicated by Quinn's allusion to Plato's cave. But unlik...more...]]> 5 5 false false Mon Mar 12 10:08:32 -0700 2007 Mon Mar 26 13:52:50 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 7 false false Tue May 08 01:30:01 -0700 2007 Tue May 08 01:41:18 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 3 true false Sun Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 09:10:05 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 09:50:58 -0700 2008 I did not put it down until i was done with it two days later.
The premise is a man talking to a gorilla... ho...more...]]> 1 5 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Sat Jun 30 00:01:48 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 30 00:10:43 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 2 false false Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 14:33:55 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 08:05:00 -0800 2009 2 2 false false Sun Sep 07 15:34:44 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 15:58:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 28 14:03:30 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 14:03:30 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Nov 17 20:28:39 -0800 2007 Wed Apr 16 08:52:54 -0700 2008
Actually three things: 3.) all this sage wisdom comes from a talking Gorilla. No shit...

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Now I'll try to explain that: I read Ishmael for a class on human nature and one assignment was to articulate a characteristic I believe is essential to human natu...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=227265