false 48177402 2093535 175078 0156010860 9780156010863 170 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172432371m/175078.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172432371s/175078.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/175078.The_Seven_Storey_Mountain 4.08 979 Confessions of Saint Augustine, The Seven Storey Mountain is one of the most influential religious works of the twentieth century. This edition contains an introduction by Merton's editor, Robert Giroux, and a note to the reader by biographer William H. Shannon. It tells of the growing restlessness of a brilliant and passionate young man whose search for peace and faith leads him, at the age of twenty-six, to take vows in one of the most demanding Catholic orders-the Trappist monks. At the Abbey of Gethsemani, "the four walls of my new freedom," Thomas Merton struggles to withdraw from the world, but only after he has fully immersed himself in it. The Seven Storey Mountain has been a favorite of readers ranging from Graham Greene to Claire Booth Luce, Eldridge Cleaver, and Frank McCourt. And, in the half-century since its original publication, this timeless spiritual tome has been published in over twenty languages and has touched millions of lives.]]> 1711 4.12 4111 560 1948 4 0 false Tue Mar 03 20:08:15 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 20:08:31 -0800 2009