Forgiveness and Other Acts of Love
Author: Stephanie Dowrick
List Price: $14.00
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ISBN: 0393318206
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company (November, 1998)
Sales Rank: 133,258
Average Customer Rating: 3.86 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 1 out of 5
Worthless, time consuming book that isn't a book really
This book was very cheap when I bought it and only after I have read the first one hundred pages I realised why this book was eighty percent cheaper then the original retail price. This book
is non-sense and out of those 100 pages I've read so carefully,
I haven't come across anything that was worth thinking about. If she didn't borrow sayings of some very smart people this book would have surely been a 100% non-sense.
For people who are well read I hope they'll never be a victim by buying this book and spending at least a few minutes digging in the mud and yet find themselves disappointed for not finding any gold at all - as there is none.
I don't regret the money I spent on this book. It was worth it even though next time I go to buy books and see this writer's books I'll be running away from that shelf as if I've seen a I-don't-know-what.
So, so disappointed.
Rating: 5 out of 5
A Masterpiece of Good Will - Masterfully Inspiring
"There are beings who come to one to tune the music," said Anais Nin. Little could I have imagined that most profoundly would be met on an ordinary night, when I turned to open the first pages of "Forgiveness and Other Acts of Love." Stephanie Dowrick communicates with a depth of human understanding that is compassionate, confident, and purely optimistic. She penetrates far into the interior spaces where people live - and provokes a fresh view and artistry for life. With beauty and tenderness, Dowrick's voice resonates with an intimate reality that moves in keenly and reverberates out towards more thoughtful and honest living. There is a purity of love and human kindness implicit to Dowrick's moving inside and out of seven restorative virtues - a universal cord that is supportive and uniting. A benevolent connection with inner and outer worlds that feels charming, calming, unfettered, necessary, and right to embrace again and again until we brighten that embrace and begin again. And that's enchanting. And that's the power of this Author and the power of this Book. Don't wait to find any copies of "Forgiveness and Other Acts of Love" left behind on train seats. Better you will find them on bed stands or loved in someone's hands - read and reread. Like my copy that is worn. I also highly recommend "Intimacy and Solitude". Thank you Stephanie Dowrick.
Rating: 5 out of 5
This book is brilliant.
The title is a bit deceptive, as forgiveness is one of 7 "humane virtues" discussed in depth in this book. It's beautifully written with a lot of heart and depth. I plan to read "Intimacy and Solitude" next to get more of her writing. Similar Products
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