Help: The Original Human Dilemma - Rilegato

Keizer, Garret

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ISBN 10: 0060560622 ISBN 13: 9780060560621

Casa editrice: Harper San Francisco, 2004

Riassunto

The author of The Enigma of Anger explores a paradox that states that people must help one another in order to be human, yet are too human in their attempts to help, in a study that discusses human interdependency, the role played by help in history and in today's world, and what helping behaviors reveal about life. 25,000 first printing.

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“His examination of Help & Humankind is essaying at its best a blessing to helpful Hannahs and doubtful Thomases alike.” (Thomas Lynch, author of The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade)

Full of humor, compassion, wisdom, stories, literature, and personal experiences, HELP is a beautifully written exploration (Howard Frank Mosher, author of Waiting For Teddy Williams)

“This is that rare thing, a true book. Bracing, challenging and quite likely to become a classic.” (Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature and Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age)

“A model of honesty and self-awareness . . . a masterpiece of earned and provocative ambivalence.” (San Francisco Chronicle Book Review)

“[A] wide-ranging and original book, weaving a rich tapestry of ideas.” (Christian Science Monitor)

“A haunting treatment that makes us reconsider our best intentions.” (San Diego Union-Tribune)

“[A]n exceptional, moving, provocative and ultimately uplifting book.” (Washington Post Book World)

It’s an exhilarating ride . . . I, for one, am glad to have made the journey.” (Kathleen Norris for Christian Century)

L'autore:

Garret Keizer is the author of the critically acclaimed books The Enigma of Anger and A Dresser of Sycamore Trees. He is a frequent contributor to Harper's Magazine. He lives with his family in northeastern Vermont.

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• Editore: Harper San Francisco
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0060560622
• ISBN 13: 9780060560621
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 273