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Great intro to the Amish

Revisado: 08-05-24

I had been curious to learn more about the type of Christianity that defines the Amish faith and this book was a perfect overview.

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Timeless Entertainment

Revisado: 04-22-23

I discovered Michael Crichton and his brilliant writing early on, and read Jurassic Park shortly after it was published . Like everyone else, I’ve enjoyed the movies over the decades, but this audiobook brought me faithfully back to the incredible writing, ideas, and gripping entertainment only the original written version delivered. You will not be disappointed.

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Great insight into the human/horse relationship

Revisado: 03-05-23

Rashid is unique among the various horse whisperer‘s in that his empathy for horses seems to shine through very sincerely. He doesn’t spend a lot of time telling you how great he is with horses; instead, he describes the puzzles he’s had to untangle over the years in the lessons learned.

I enjoy all of these books by Monty Roberts, etc., but Mark Rashid offers, an insight that, to me, is more valuable than anything else I’ve read.

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Unexpected, Riveting, and Challenging

Revisado: 09-18-19

As a Franciscan monk, Daniel Horan decided to write the story of how St. Francis influenced Trappist monk extraordinaire Thomas Merton. I purchased this audiobook because I am a huge fan of Saint Francis - basically a secular groupie - and also of Thomas Merton. What I expected was an organized reflection of my own observations on the overlap of what each lived and believed; instead, this audiobook is a remarkable, deep, and complex analysis which dramatically exceeded my optimistic expectations.

It is not for spiritual or intellectual lightweights; Horan goes deep, fast, and unapologetically into archaic and complex historical Christian figures, mysticism and terminology. The vibe is basically “keep up, reader”. The parallels noted by the author, particularly as relating to each man’s remarkable open-mindedness toward other faiths, are magnificently disruptive to Catholic dogma… in a GREAT way. Even a St. Francis geek like me had to rewind quite frequently to figure out what Horton had just eloquently elaborated. This is an extraordinary audiobook, a refreshing waterfall of insight into Thomas Merton and, more importantly, a powerful affirmation of just how much our beloved St. Francis of Assisi has positively affected the modern Catholic perspective.

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Fantastic Course!

Revisado: 12-04-16

Professors Herzman and Cook are the dynamic duo of historical Christian teaching and their lecture series are always the best. Their course on St. Francis of Assisi was my absolute favorite of all the Great Courses, but this one what's especially valuable to me since I struggled to understand Saint Augustine's confessions when I try to read it years ago. Educational, interesting, and enlightening in many ways for nerdy, less-indoctrinated seekers like me! (-:

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