Clifton Fadiman

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...This is a book for those who love books. I was enchanted from the moment I sat down to read it and found myself nodding and gasping as Ms Fadiman accurately described the tender feelings which I, also, have about books in general. It is a series of essays covering almost every conceivable aspect of reading. My favourite chapter is the one about her obsession with proofreading. I was delighted that I am not the only one to fervently suppress a desire to correct restaurant menus!! My advice to anyone who loves books is - don't leave it in the store - take it home and make it part of your life, your library.... Read review

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Advantages: Full of insight
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...The Sufi practitioner is a mystic. Sufi practices are the mystical practices of Islam. Many of those whom Islam heralds as saints and sages were Sufi masters. For nearly 1500 years, Sufi practices have co-existed with a diversity of other practices and cultures in which Islam has survived and thrived. 'According to many Sufis, the essential truths of Sufism exist in all religions. The foundation for all mysticism includes the outer forms of religious practice, plus a life based on moral and ethical principles. The roots of the tree of religion are founded in religious law.... The branches of the tree are mysticism.... The fruit of the tree is the Truth, or God.' Edited by James Fadiman and Robert Frager, this book reaches from the very beginnings of Sufi practice to the present, and pulls together materials that are luminous... Read review

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Advantages: Enthusiastic, original, varied, personal
Disadvantages: Has a tendency to scary zeal and sometimes pointless trivia

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