The Search

by Tom Brown Jr.

Book Overview

For years, Tom Brown, Jr. has made a bestselling name for himself as the guru of nature, meditation, and mysticism with his extraordinary messages of hope for our earth and our inner selves. Founder... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425102513
• ISBN13: 9780425102510
• Release Date: December 1986
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Great Content......Terrible Writing

I am a huge fan of everything that Tom Brown does. I have read many of his books and enjoyed and learned from them all. That said, Tom Brown is a terrible writer. His sentence structure is poor, and he words his phrases in a very confusing way. However, WHAT he writes poorly about is wonderful. I loved the story of the Search. It has a wonderful message and a wonderful story to accompany it. I would not recomend this as your first of Mr. Brown's books. You should start by reading some of his Field Guides, and then, once you can get past his writing, move onto his actual books. I followed those steps by accident, but I am glad that I did. I can understand how someone could be turned off from Tom Brown because of his writing. Even though what he writes about is wonderful, and everyone cn benefit from what Tom has to say. Now, if you are already a fan of Tom Brown, you must read "The Search". Fans will not regret diving into this wonderful, poorly written, book by Tom Brown.

An astonishing book with incredible depth of spirit.

I had recently read "The Tracker" by Tom Brown Jr. and thought it a remarkable book. It was the shear enthusiasm and telling of the truth that made it so inspirational. It was a kind of retelling of the innocence of his boyhood. He had been extremely lucky in being taught by Stalking Wolf, the Apache shaman, and grandfather of his best friend Rick. He was 83 at the time and became more than a mentor to the 8 year old Tom. Stalking Wolf epitomised the great teacher everyone seeks but does not find in today's world where too many people have isolated themselves from the natural world. In this second book, which really tells of his time as a young man in his late teens and twenties, Tom Brown writes in a much more mature style although never losing that close connection he has with the natural world or in fact with himself. He is never afraid to truly feel in any situation, a rare quality in any man today. After having learned much that Stalking Wolf could teach him he made his own way living in the wilderness in every area of the US for long periods of time and gaining the experience and connections that make him a great tracker and survivor. At the same time he feels somewhat lost in the modern world and has doubts whether he is making the right choices in life. While his relations and friends tell him to live like others, get a job, get married, have kids etc he only feels at home in the woods. On the other hand Stalking Wolf's words telling to be at home anywhere in the world remain in his mind. It is because the people surrounding him do not know their way that he is confused. Slowly through many experiences, including the tracking of his old teacher as he goes for his final walk, Tom Brown becomes a spirit tracker on the first stage to the keen sight which Stalking Wolf had in abundance in his ability to see the Spirit that moves in all things in action in the world. An astonishing book with incredible depth of spirit.

A great sophomore outing for Mr. Brown!

I must say that I wasn't disappointed in this, the follow up to "The Tracker". Though I was inspired by the first book, this, the second really gives me the story I want. It goes from high to low. It shows the man who was at first a bit hesitant and leery of his talents test them in ways that inspire. From Mr. Browns deep wood encounter with the spirit of a great, old tree, to the heartbreak of the tracking of a young victim of a senseless crime, the book captivates!

A worthwhile follow-up to "The Tracker"

Though not as quite as inspired as the tracker was, the search continues the story of Tom's life in the outdoors and the further challenges he put himself through