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The Story of B
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780553379013
Edition: Reprint
ISBN: 0553379011
Label: Bantam
Manufacturer: Bantam
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: December 01, 1997
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date: November 03, 1997
Studio: Bantam
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Editorial Review:
The Story of B combines Daniel Quinn's provocative and visionary ideas with a masterfully plotted story of adventure and suspense in this stunning, resonant novel that is sure to stay with readers long after they have finished the last page. Father Jared Osborne--bound by a centuries-old mandate held by his order to know before all others that the Antichrist is among us--is sent to Europe on a mission to find a peripatetic preacher whose radical message is attracting a growing circle of followers. The target of Osborne's investigation is an American known only as B. He isn't teaching New Age platitudes or building a fanatical following; instead, he is quietly uncovering the hidden history of our planet, redefining the fall of man, and retracing a path of human spirituality that extends millions of years into the past. From the beginning, Fr. Osborne is stunned, outraged, and awed by the simplicity and profundity of B's teachings. Is B merely a heretic--or is he the Antichrist sent to seduce humanity not with wickedness, but with ideas more alluring than those of traditional religion? With surprising twists and fascinating characters, The Story of B answers this question as it sends readers on an intellectual journey that will forever change the way they view spirituality, human history, and, indeed, the state of our present world.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Good story...very preachy
I purchased the Story of B excited to read the continuation of the thought provoking Ishmael. While Ishmael opened the door to new concepts (at least new to me), The Story of B simply reiterated those concepts using a different story with different characters. There was a point in the novel where the magic of the message got lost in redundancy. There was an "I get it, move on" moment for the reader that actually made me consider putting down the book. I felt like the book was written as a brainwashing ... Read More
Rating:  - A necessary tale
Don't miss this one. This deceptively simple tale may be the most profound critique of agricultural civilization that I have ever read. It cuts to the heart of the experiment we began about 10,000 years ago -- the way of life which has come to dominate our planet and which threatens to undo us all. (See Wes Jackson's work, BECOMING NATIVE TO THIS PLACE, Counterpoint, 1996, etc. for an agronomist's perspective on the same issues.) B opens a window on the preceding 3 million years in which humans exactly ... Read More
Rating: - Rip Van Wrinkle coming out of his sleep.
I think both books have some truths in it. I am awakened to find there is a nation of people who did fall asleep they lost 10,000 of their history and Quinn has been bold enough to put it in fiction. What a revolution the question is now when the people wake up from the forgettfulness does anyone knows what that will do to the world or will the world already be at the end of its story and those people ascended to the blue ethers from the disaster.
Science is beautiful. Creation is something unseen ... Read More
Rating: - Read this if you dare know the truth.
As always Daniel Quinn delivers. Great reads for anyone alive today facing the reality of change.
He is a writer for all, with a vision that wakes the soul, mind and consciousness of all who dare pick the books up and open Pandoras Box. Happy Journey. "B" creative and learn from those who know. .....
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Rating: - My Bible
Mr. Quinn's best work yet. All the pages in my book are dog egged and most of the text highlighted. Everyone needs to read this book!
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