{"product_id":"my-ishmael-paperback","title":"My Ishmael - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Quinn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinary and startlingly original sequel to \u003ci\u003eIshmael\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Enthralling, shocking, hope-filled, and utterly fearless, Daniel Quinn leads us deeper and deeper into the human heart, history, and spirit. In \u003ci\u003eMy Ishmael\u003c\/i\u003e, Quinn strikes out into entirely new territory, posing questions that will rock you on your heels, and providing tantalizing possibilities for a truly new world vision.\"--Susan Chernak McElroy, author of \u003ci\u003eAnimals as Teachers \u0026amp; Healers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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 can't apply the same strategies with Julie that he used with his first pupil, Alan Lomax--nor can he hope for the same outcome. But young Julie proves that she is ready to forge her own spiritual path and arrive at her own destination. And when the time comes to choose a pupil to carry out his greatest mission yet, Ishmael makes a daring decision--a choice that just might change the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore Daniel Quinn's spiritual \u003ci\u003eIshmael \u003c\/i\u003etrilogy: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISHMAEL - MY ISHMAEL - THE STORY OF B\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner 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.... \u003cbr\u003eWhen 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 can't apply the same strategies with Julie that he used with his first pupil, Alan Lomax--nor can he hope for the same outcome. But young Julie proves that she is ready to forge her own spiritual path--and arrive at her own destination. And when the time comes to choose a pupil to carry out his greatest mission yet, Ishmael makes a daring decision--a choice that just might change the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Quinn\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, and studied at St. Louis University, the University of Vienna, and Loyola University of Chicago. He worked in Chicago-area publishing for twenty years before beginning work on the book for which he is best known, \u003ci\u003eIshmael\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1991, this book was chosen from among some 2,500 international entrants in the Turner Tomorrow competition to win the half-million dollar prize for a novel offering \"creative and positive solutions to global problems.\" It has subsequently sold more than a million copies in English, is available in some thirty languages, and has been used in high schools and colleges worldwide in courses as varied as philosophy, geography, ecology, archaeology, history, biology, zoology, anthropology, political science, economics, and sociology. Subsequent works include \u003ci\u003eProvidence, The Story of B, My Ishmael: A Sequel, Beyond Civilization, After Dachau, The Holy, At Woomeroo, The Invisibility of Success, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Teachings. \u003c\/i\u003eDaniel Quinn died in 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8.24 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694435635263,"sku":"9780553379655","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1399ebf04ed91adc5f2a7604aba7afd9.webp?v=1765001424","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/my-ishmael-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}