James M. Russell
Autore di Spiritual Classics: The Thinking Person's Guide to Great Spiritual Books
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Opere di James M. Russell
A Brief Guide to Spiritual Classics: From Dark Night of the Soul to The Power of Now (Brief Histories) by James M.… (2016) 18 copie
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 12
- Utenti
- 267
- Popolarità
- #86,454
- Voto
- 3.0
- Recensioni
- 5
- ISBN
- 17
- Lingue
- 2
In a way, this book is course notes on the TV show. For a light comedy, it really does throw some big ideas at the audience. Some are explained, others can barely hint at more than a name. This book goes a little further, and you can leaf backwards in it. The ideas here are some of humanity's biggest ideas ever, so don't be afraid to have to read a few bits twice.
The book is a light read and although it's better read just after watching the show (Watch the show, it's well worth it), it also makes perfect sense in isolation. It doesn't even throw too many spoilers. I would have preferred (half a star) a bit more depth to it, but I can see why it's pitched here and it's probably about right.… (altro)