Daniel Quinn
Paperback | Pages: 293 pages Rating: 4.07 | 8999 Users | 440 Reviews
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| Original Title: | My Ishmael |
| ISBN: | 0553379658 (ISBN13: 9780553379655) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Ishmael #3 |
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The gorilla licked his lips - nervously, it seemed to me. "I think we can safely say that I'm not prepared to deal with the needs of a person your age. I think that can be safely said. Yes." "You mean you give up. Is that what you're telling me? You want me to go away because you give up. Don't you think a twelve-year-old girl can have an earnest desire to save the world?" "I don't doubt it, " he said, though the words sounded like they were pretty hard to get out. "Then why won't you talk to me? Your ad in the paper said you need a pupil. Isn't that what it said?" "That's what it said." "Well, you've got one. Here I am." With these words we meet Julie Gerchak, one of the most engaging young heroes since Huckleberry Finn - and one of Ishmael's most challenging and rewarding disciples. Unable to justify turning her away, Ishmael accepts the daunting task of juggling two pupils of widely differing characters - one of whom (Julie) insists on remaining unknown to the other (Alan Lomax, known to the readers of Ishmael as the narrator of that book.) Julie is unquestionably bright (quite possibly brighter than Alan), but she's also shy of his educational background by ten years! This means Ishmael can by no means follow the same strategy with each - or expect the same outcome from each. Alan and Julie don't just take different routes with their simian mentor, they end up in very different places. But something else distinguishes Ishmael's relationship with Julie. When the infrastructure of his life begins to crumble, Ishmael must choose one of his students to entrust with a great secret and a great mission. And, surprisingly, his choice falls not on the older, more experienced student but onthe younger one. In revealing the mission and the secret entrusted to her, Julie pens a conclusion to the Ishmael saga that will raise cheers from his fans all around the world.Describe About Books My Ishmael (Ishmael #3)
| Title | : | My Ishmael (Ishmael #3) |
| Author | : | Daniel Quinn |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 293 pages |
| Published | : | October 6th 1998 by Bantam (first published November 3rd 1997) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Philosophy. Spirituality. Environment. Animals. Novels |
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Ratings: 4.07 From 8999 Users | 440 ReviewsNotice About Books My Ishmael (Ishmael #3)
This book changed the way I think about politics. Instead of using the oppressive force of government to change everyone to act according to how I'd like people to act, I now understand it is up to me to find my tribe and help create the world in which I live.A very cute book that reframed how I viewed human history, particularly the agricultural revolution. The question is, how do we look back to our forefathers and change our society today before we wipe ourselves off this planet? The author comes back time and again to the idea that the species that are still around adapted and survived. We, however, have not done so as modern humans. This would be a great book club read!
This book changed the way I think about politics. Instead of using the oppressive force of government to change everyone to act according to how I'd like people to act, I now understand it is up to me to find my tribe and help create the world in which I live.
I didn't think I could love a book more than Ishmael, but then I read My Ishmael.
A very clear look into Human history and behavior, and how developed societies compare to primal ones. There are many good points, and Mr. Quinn gives articulation to sentiments I feel many have, but did not know how to voice. Coming from a gorilla is an interesting device. I feel more people are willing to listen to him over a human character.
Starts out really good but gets a bit tedious towards the end :)
A hippie grocery store clerk suggested this to me. That should have warned me off right there. From her breathlessly enthusiastic description of a psychic gorilla with The Secrets to Existence, I erroneously thought it would be a playful, Tom Robbins-esque lysergic carnival ride.That is NOT what I got.If this had been written as a pamphlet to be handed out by wide-eyed hippies on street corners, I probably would have considered it to be a more honest work. Instead, we're presented a cardboard
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