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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.52
EAN: 9780394404288
ISBN: 0394404289
Item Dimensions: 39396639
Label: Alfred A. Knopf
Manufacturer: Alfred A. Knopf
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 96
Publication Date: September 01, 1973
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Studio: Alfred A. Knopf
Features:- ISBN13: 9780394404288
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The Prophet by Kahili Gibran (Gibran's Masterpiece) Illustrated with twelve full-page drawings by the author. (1995) Alfred A. Knopf Publisher New York
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In a distant, timeless place, a mysterious prophet walks the sands. At the moment of his departure, he wishes to offer the people gifts but possesses nothing. The people gather round, each asks a question of the heart, and the man's wisdom is his gift. It is Gibran's gift to us, as well, for Gibran's prophet is rivaled in his wisdom only by the founders of the world's great religions. On the most basic topics--marriage, children, friendship, work, pleasure--his words have a power and lucidity that in another era would surely have provoked the description "divinely inspired." Free of dogma, free of power structures and metaphysics, consider these poetic, moving aphorisms a 20th-century supplement to all sacred traditions--as millions of other readers already have. --Brian Bruya
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This book takes different themes such as work, love, etc. and poses them as questions that a community asks a wise man, who seems to be spirit talking. He is a man who is not so much of a religious base but more filled with a love of nature finding peace and depth through sensory and embracement of all dark and light. He is a person who has freedom in all areas of his life and learns from all things and all moments because of his openess and aliveness. He wants all people to gain awareness from their ... Read More
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If you only read one book in your life twice .... make it this one. After you read it twice you ** may ** begin to realize how much understanding about life has somehow escaped you along your path to finally reading it. There is a lot packed into the mere 80 or so pages of this book which most people die and never understand, go ahead and give it a try.
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I love this book and have had several over the years--everyone should have a copy. I refer to it often, and am very pleased with this book recently purchased through Amazon.
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The prevailing popularity of Gibran's PROPHET lies in only one secret: he writes his poems with readers in his mind. The compassionate poet I come to know through his lines, Gibran did not write to impress, shock or confuse but to communicate truth with highest poetic beauty. THE PROPHET addresses 27 essential subjects of life that concerns everyone - love, freedom, children, work, self-knowledge, friendship, time, beauty, death to name a few. I have this book for many years but this is a kind of poetry ... Read More
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I didn't really know what to expect when I purchased this. I knew only that it was a well-regarded book, and that it was said to be full of wisdom.
What I found was a story that was easy to read. There are few words per page, covering the sayings of a wise man as he speaks to those around him. There is a kind of poetry in the words, but not the kind that is difficult to understand. The insights were both familiar and refreshing. It made me reconsider my notions of all aspects of life, although ... Read More
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