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Title: Learning True Love: How I Learned and Practiced Social Change in Vietnam by Chan Khong, Cao Ngoc Phuong, Maxine Hong Kingston, Ngoc Phuong Cao ISBN: 0-938077-50-3 Publisher: Parallax Pr Pub. Date: September, 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful!
Comment: I totally disagree with the "library journal" review. Not only was this book inspiring, heartwarming, and unique, it told a tale of a woman who defied so many odds by transforming her suffering into the desire to help others move forward into peace. I have read many books by Buddhist scholars before, but none as simple and biographical as this. It was heartbreaking at times; hearing about killings, learning about lost loved ones, learning true love, all of this is conveyed in such a way that you feel you're actually there.
There is no broken English in this book, I don't know what the review is talking about. There's only one typo that I found in the entire book, and it was typing error, not a grammatical one. This book should be on your priority list: if you give it a try, you'll find that you want to keep it in your collection forever. It's a priceless concentration of thoughts that move and inspire you, both to touch suffering and not to despair when faced with challenges.
Rating: 4
Summary: A very fine autobiography
Comment: This is the autobiography of a Vietnamese Buddhist nun who spent her life trying to help people whose lives were devastated by the wars. Because of her close association with Thich Nhat Hanh, it is to some degree an informal history of his activities as well. One of the most interesting aspects of the book is her frustration with the American peace movement. Her life (and his) are both quite inspiring, so this is a challenging and uplifting book. I would happily reccomend this book to anyone interested in Vietnamese Buddhism, the war and the peace movements, or Vietnam in general.
Rating: 4
Summary: Moving
Comment: This book presents a side of the Vietnam War that few know about. Most people have seen the horrifying films of the Buddhist monks burning themselves alive in protest to the war. This is but one of the powerful stories that this book tells in depth. It is filled with incredible stories of devotion, resilience, and love.
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Title: The Long Loneliness by Dorothy Day ISBN: 0060617519 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 15 January, 1997 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Essential Gandhi : An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas by Mahatma Gandhi, Louis Fischer ISBN: 1400030501 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 12 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Dead Man Walking by Helen Prejean ISBN: 0679751319 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 31 May, 1994 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Night by Elie Wiesel, Stella Rodway, Francois Mauriac ISBN: 0553272535 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 March, 1982 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard ISBN: 0060953020 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 28 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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