Devotions: Wisdom from the Cradle of Civilization

by Olivier Föllmi

Devotions: Wisdom from the Cradle of Civilization is the sixth installment in Danielle and Olivier F?llmi's project Offerings for Humanity, which spans the world's cultures and traditions. In this new... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810971135
• ISBN13: 9780810971134
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: ABRAMS
• Length: 768 Pages
• Weight: 3.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 9.5" x 6.4"
• Age Range: 13 to 22 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

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An astonishing gift to the literary kingdom. If a book was a mirror...it would look like this. God and Faith and and Humanity are reflected so vibrantly on every single page. The devotions such as "You lack a foot to travel? Then journey into yourself - that leads to transformation of dust into pure gold" ~Rumi and "everyday one must dance, even if only in thought" ~Rabbi Nachman of Breslow are surpassed only by the staggering visuals of the accompanying photographs. A wondrous "Panda" with an owl fetish gave me Devotions for Christmas and consequently I have been utterly lost in the magical light of what has turned out to be a profoundly moving and unprecedented reading experience. This isn't "just" a book. It is LIFE. If I had to deduct a star...it would be for the simple fact that Devotions did not come with a free tank of oxygen which would have come in handy considering the number of times it took my breath far and away. It is hard to conceive that there is anything better in the universe than this book....yet there is. That is the knowledge that it is a part of a larger series. Gorgeous, Gorgeous, G O R G E O U S!