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"A passionately felt, deeply poetic book. It has philosophy. It has humor. It has its share of nerve-tingling adventures...set down in a lean, racing prose, in a close-knit style of power and beauty."
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOKREVIEW
Edward Abbey lived for three seasons in the desert at Moab, Utah, and what he discovered about the land before him, the world around him, and the heart that beat within, is a fascinating, sometimes raucous, always personal account of a place that has already disappeared, but is worth remembering and living through again and again.
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School Library Journal Review
Gr 5 UpThis well-designed book offers a superb and engaging introduction to the essentials of Buddhist belief and also encourages readers to improve their own inner lives. The first part contains information on the life of the Buddha, Buddhism, and on Tibetan Buddhism and its present leader, The Fourteenth Dalai Lama. The sacred Kalachakra teaching is then introduced, and a 12-day initiation ceremony conducted by the Dalai Lama in New York in 1991 is described. The Kalachakra mandala, or Wheel of Time mandala, is discussed, complete with a visual guide to help readers understand the path to enlightenment. The third part offers step-by-step instructions on how to create a sand mandala, making this title useful for those who want to explore culture and religions through the arts. What makes the book exceptional is not only the clarity of the writing and organization, but also the incredibly rich photographs, inextricably linked to the descriptive text. Young people are sure to come away from it with more than they expected.-Susan Middleton, LaJolla Country Day School, CA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Reseña de Horn Book
Foreword by Richard Gere. A quick introduction to Buddhism, the Dalai Lama, and the Tibetan Buddhist sacred teaching called Kalachakra opens the book. Part II, a report on the 1991 Kalachakra Initiation led by the Dalai Lama in Manhattan, focuses on the construction of the elaborate sand painting used in the ceremony. In Part III, readers are shown how to make their own sand paintings. Numerous color photographs enhance this discussion of a unique topic. Ind. From HORN BOOK 1995, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Reseña de Booklist
Gr. 3^-6. On rare occasions, the Dali Lama, spiritual leader of the Tibetan Buddhists, performs a sacred ceremony, the construction of the Kalachakra or the Wheel of Time. The incredibly delicate work that it takes to make an intricate mandala would be difficult enough with paint. The Dali Lama and his monks make it out of sand. Very complex information is offered here with mixed results. The introduction to Buddhism is the easiest to understand; for example, the way Tibetan Buddhists discover their Dali Lamas. But the discussion of Kalachakra, a secret and complicated teaching, will occasionally be confusing to children and unsatisfying to adults. Even without understanding the details of the ceremony, however, readers will still be fascinated by the sight of elaborate mandalas being coaxed into being. The color pictures in this photo-essay are crisp and clear, and kids will pore over them. An introduction by America's most famous Buddhist, actor Richard Gere, begins the book; information on how to make a sand mandala and a glossary conclude it. --Ilene Cooper