My Ishmael
by Daniel Quinn · first published 1997
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Winner of the Turner Tomorrow Fellowship, Daniel Quinn's Ishmael is a bestseller and a testament for a burgeoning spiritual movement. Now Quinn presents an extraordinary sequel, a companion novel so startlingly original that even Ishmael's most faithful readers will not predict its outcome....When Ishmael places an advertisement for pupils with "an earnest desire to save the world," he does not expect a child to answer him. But twelve-year-old Julie Gerchak is undaunted by Ishmael's reluctance to teach someone so young, and convinces him to take her on as his next student. Ishmael knows he
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"Ishmael" by Daniel Quinn (as well as "My Ishmael") changed how I view the world and how I characterize contemporary issues. The Takers/Leavers dichotomy, while a tad simplistic, was jaw-dropping at the time. "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"…
on “Ask HN: Books that change your way of thinking?” ↗…inspiration for clockwork orange, 1984, and brave new world but much less well known. To be honest I find that it's the most relatable of all those dystopian books. -The Story of B By Daniel Quinn (also My Ishmael and Ishmael but less well known then those). They represent a fundamentally different way of viewing the world we inhabit. -The Foxes Of Harrow By Frank Yerby (Idk how well known it is though). This…
on “Ask HN: What are the best unknown books you have read?” ↗Ishmael or My Ishmael touches on this subject. Thank you for reminding me. I forget exactly, but, the basic idea is primitive people didn't have all these laws about what to do. They expected you to behave, and if you did…
on “Insecure vehicles should be banned, not security tools like the Flipper Zero” ↗…books on amazon and audio books on youtube: Ishmael: https://www.amazon.com/Ishmael-Adventure-Mind-Spirit/dp/B000... The story of b: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553379011/ref=dbs_a_def_r... My Ishmael: https://www.amazon.com/My-Ishmael-Book-3-ebook/dp/B002PXFYHY... Ishmael audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0kuQuMYE0sYWcfK2e4_5... The story of b audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GrRlBJ40Zo
on “A Woman Who Lives 200k Years in the Past” ↗