The Ultimate Journey: Inspiring Stories of Living and Dying
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Book Overview
Travel can take many forms with a vast array of destinations, but there's one trip everyone will eventually take. The Ultimate Journey offers a choice selection of true stories from major writers about the final adventure. Crossing all geographical and spiritual boundaries, these writers in the fields of travel and spirituality tell touching, and often surprising, stories of their brushes with death. In a different way, each writer learns an important lesson about life. One traveler tries to make sense of a mysterious rescue from certain death on a bridge in Afghanistan. Another watches a holy man in India bring a crushed fly back to life. A third encounters an old woman in a cemetery in Mexico who tells her more about herself than anyone could know. Contributors include Sogyal Rinpoche, Edward Abbey, Pico Iyer, Mary Morris, Barbara Kingsolver, among others.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1885211384
ISBN13:9781885211385
Release Date:March 2000
Publisher:Travelers' Tales
Length:352 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.1" x 8.0"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Some great stories, and some not so great
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Reading along through the collection of stories in this book was quite a surreal experience. Every story is a highly indvidualized account of each author's experience, whether near death, or with someone else near death. I felt the writing quality from one story to the next took me through many peaks and valleys. Out of all 43 stories, there were about five very touching ones that really stuck with me, while others were quite interesting, and just a few that left very weak impressions. Overall, the book delivered a very broad range of stories and experiences, and for that, I found it very enjoyable.
This is an absolute stunner of a collection of true stories
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
These are true stories that will quite literally change everything you thought you knew about death. Absolutely eye-opening! At last there a book of living and dying for Americans.
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