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Will the Circle Be Unbroken?: Reflections on Death, Rebirth, and Hunger for a Faith (Thorndike Press Large Print Senior Lifestyles Series) |
Author: Studs Terkel
Published: 2002-05-31 |
List price: $28.95
Our price: $39.91
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As of: November 20th, 2008 05:31:48 AM
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 You'll remember the stories long after you close the book
I normally read quick paperbacks you can finish at the beach...but I picked this up after my father died. I didn't feel like calling an entourage of friends; I just wanted to hear from someone who understood. This book fulfilled the job of whatever therapy I needed...and more. Many of the stories have stayed with me and opened me up to a new level of empathy. I always thought undertakers were a little creepy. But I was very moved when I read about the guy who took such pride in his work, trying to make the people look as they did in life. It meant so much when the families said their loved ones looked like they had remembered.. The first story reminded me of my own innocence when the little boy asked the hippie in the park why he was crying when his mother died because she was so old. I was relieved when my mom told me as a little girl that she would be so old when she died I wouldn't care...it wasn't true, but it took away my anxiety. And who couldn't draw on the strength of Emmet Till's mother as she buried her son? Studs Terkel has a wonderful way of allowing you to share in the meaningful experiences of others. I guess that's what people are seeking when they flip channels from one reality show to the next, but with his oral histories, you get the real thing...no put-ons. I am on to my third book by him and he has become one of my favorite authors.
In a Word GREAT!
Stud's Terkel is one of my favorite narative authors. This work is yet another masterpiece by the master himself. The views of different people on death, life, faith, etc. is intriguing and enlightening. It is good to know that the population still has soul in one form or another. Will the Circle Be Unbroken?: Reflections on Death, Rebirth, and Hunger for a Faith (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
A wide range of personal beliefs and experiences intimately expressed.
This book consists of a series of chapters that are each an interview with a person about their beliefs surrounding death. A wide range of people from different: religions, no religion, ethnicities, cultures, and occupations. The author does not try to impose his own views, but simply allows the people who are being interviewed to express theirs. One of the most moving books I've ever read. You will probably want to keep a box of kleenex close by. It will definitely make you reflect upon your own life and those close to you.
 Living life the best we can
This book is a frank discussion of the subject that nobody wants to discuss: death. We all know it is coming, yet absolutely nobody knows what it will be like. We all have our ideas, based on our religion, our life experiences, our general outlook on life. That is what this book chronicles. Since nobody really knows for sure, the best way to face death is to gather as many opinions as possible. Studs Turkle does that for us in this book, gathering personal reflections from a vast diversity of people (including himself) covering the whole spectrum. When my wife almost died at 33 years old a few years ago, I was forced into thinking about death and what lies beyond a little sooner than I had hoped. This book helped me understand that death is not something you can control, so you might as well accept the inevitability and live you life the best you can. Some of the stories resonated deeply with me, while others I honestly skipped over, but I am sure there is something here that speaks to almost everyone.
Find the Power to Heal and understand
After reading many books by several empowering authors such as Betty Eadie, John Edward, Sylvia Browne, and Tiffany Snow, that I am still reading, my life has opened up to me in such a compelling and wonderful way. This new book is well written, and thought provoking. There are great transforming authors, who shift the consciousness of humankind in a way never known before, and have the courage to reveal their paranormal experiences. "Will the Circle" is one of these.
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