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The Beaten Path: Field Notes on Getting Wise in a Wisdom-Crazy World
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
William Morrow & Co
Publication date
August 1, 2001
Pages
225
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780380978229
ISBN-10
0380978229
Dimensions
1 by 5.75 by 8.75 in.
Weight
0.85 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$25.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A provocative look at the New Age movement challenges the modern-day search for meaning and spiritual meaning as he looks at everything from Tao to Zen to Native American spirituality and beyond, explaining why such 'wisdom manuals' fail to fully enlighten readers and sharing his own thoughts on how one can achieve a meaninful life. 20,000 first printing.
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Hardcover
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1 edition from William Morrow & Co (August 1, 2001)
9780380978229 | details & prices | 225 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $25.00
About: Looks at everything from Taoism to Native American spirituality to challenge the modern-day search for meaning, examines where they fail to teach full enlightenment, and discusses ways in which meaningfulness can be achieved.
About: Looks at everything from Taoism to Native American spirituality to challenge the modern-day search for meaning, examines where they fail to teach full enlightenment, and discusses ways in which meaningfulness can be achieved.
Paperback
from Quill (January 1, 1975)
9780380810505 | details & prices | 240 pages | List price $12.95
About: In an America obsessed with quickie enlightenment and wisdom-acquisition, Ptolemy Tompkins is a seeker who has been there and done that.
About: In an America obsessed with quickie enlightenment and wisdom-acquisition, Ptolemy Tompkins is a seeker who has been there and done that.
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