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  <title><![CDATA[No Man Is an Island]]></title>
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  <default_description>Here, in one of his most popular of his more than thirty books, Thomas Merton provides further meditations on the spiritual life in sixteen thoughtful essays, beginning with his classic treatise &quot;Love Can Be Kept Only by Being Given Away.&quot; This sequel to &lt;i&gt;Seeds of Contemplation &lt;/i&gt; provides fresh insight into Merton's favorite topics of silence and solitude, while also underscoring the importance of community and the deep connectedness to others that is the inevitable basis of the spiritual life&#226;&#8364;&#8221;whether one lives in solitude or in the midst of a crowd.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1983</original_publication_year>
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  <read_at>Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Having just finished No Man Is an Island, I can honestly say that it is one of the best spiritual books I've read.  This is the second of Merton's that I've read.  I took awhile to read it only because I was only reading one small part at a time.  But lately, I've devoured it.  He speaks to the dept...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51349079">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Thu Jan 29 07:33:22 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have been reading this forever. At first, I couldn't get past the all male language that he uses throughout. The only feminine language used is when referencing the Church, although in both negative and positive lights, the Church, in this book, is in direct conversation with God. Of the conversat...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44745057">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Mon Aug 18 10:32:30 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Amazing. Breathetaking. I adore this book. I have never given a book a five because there is no such thing as perfection but this book is more or less perfect it is that close. For a million hundred different reasons that is hard for me to explain. But I shall try, yes it is a religious book so it i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30458738">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[As a person, I find Thomas Merton really interesting. About a year ago I read a 4-part biography about some key Catholic writers of the 20th century. Besides Merton, the biography also featured Flannery O'Connor, Dorothy Day, and Walker Percy and I found each of these individuals to be extremely int...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11344055">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="4964304">
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[	This is the first book by Thomas Merton that I've read; I liked it and found it challenging. It seems like basically a series of reflections on various spiritual topics that Merton was thinking about--almost like reading someone's journal, but more structured. Its full of fantastic and sometimes un...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4964304">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Merton at his best. No Man is an Island is a penetrating search into both the love of God, the love he has for humanity and the love that humanity should have for one another as it gets worked out in the sacramental structures of the people of God. Catholics will of course enjoy this more than Prote...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50298465">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="63405637">
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    <body><![CDATA[I Have been reading many spiritual books: Zen and Tibetan Buddhism and Christianity, and I must say No Man is an Island is the greatest book I have read so far. This is not one of those books one can just read and understand (even though it is written in simple English). This book should be read by ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63405637">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[NMIAI gets my highest recommendation.  Merton was a true Christian, a true genius.  He had his thumb on the pulse of humanity, its many cultures and ways of thinking.  Oftentimes in this book I felt as though he was addressing me personally- he is that good at diagnosing the human condition.  Get it...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64326421">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've tried to read this book several times and while I appreciate the tone and quality of the writing, I simply give up on ever finding this book engaging.  I may try to read something else written by Merton someday but after at least three attempts to read and enjoy this book, I give up.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A book for deep theological contemplation.  This man is brilliant.  I could read one page and meditate on it for the whole day.  A great tool for development of our relationship with God.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Merton is  able to express the essence of solitude and silence in relation to so many of the basics of life and this book is a masterpiece.  I go back to his essays over and over.]]></body>
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    <review id="62382409">
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    <body><![CDATA[An excellent introduction to Thomas Merton.  Short chapters on a variety of topics make it an easy read. This book was a huge inspiration during my formation to the diaconate.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The content of this book is THICK!  You can chew on one paragraph for about a week!  I didn't finish this, but gained a lot by the 30 or so pages that I read.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I started reading this during our trip to Orland with the kids. Very inspirational and a reminder that we are not alone in God. Must read again!]]></body>
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    <review id="40360205">
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    <body><![CDATA[Thomas Merton was remarkable. His advocacy for nonviolence, even as he was sequestered away from human interaction, is so empowering. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Since you gave this book such high praise, karin, and I'm a great admirer of Thomas Merton, I've started to read it.]]></body>
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    <review id="30308268">
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  <read_at>Thu Dec 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Absolutely marvelous.<br/>Wonderful.<br/>Life-changing.<br/><br/>I loved this freakin book so much.  <br/>It reminded me of Ishmael a lot.. or rather, Ishmael reminds me of THIS since this came first.<br/>My only comment is that I can understand how it may be hard for some people to get throug...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30308268">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[rip your soul out, make your head explode. yep, it's that good!!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really like Thomas Merton in something of an indescribable way.  This will not stop me from trying to describe my love for Merton.  When I read him I just think he &quot;gets it&quot;.  He says the most insightful brutally honest things and I feel understands what I understand the search for God a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/376929">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Thomas Merton has a way of presenting the depth of faith, struggle, devotion and living in a world of struggle and doubt that simply comforts. This is, I strongly believe, one of his best books. ]]></body>
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