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Man seeks god my flirtations with the divine

After a health scare leaves him reeling, Eric Weiner, an atheist by default, sets out on a worldwide search for an experience of the divine. Propelled by the confrontation with his own mortality and questions about the best way to raise his daughter, Weiner travels to Nepal, where he meditates with...

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Main Author: Weiner, Eric, 1963-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Twelve : Grand central pub, 2012.
Edition: 1st trade ed.
Subjects:
Weiner, Eric, > 1963-
Spiritual biography.
Summary: After a health scare leaves him reeling, Eric Weiner, an atheist by default, sets out on a worldwide search for an experience of the divine. Propelled by the confrontation with his own mortality and questions about the best way to raise his daughter, Weiner travels to Nepal, where he meditates with Tibetan lamas; to Turkey, where he whirls with the dervishes; to China, where he attempts to unblock his chi; to Israel to study the Kabbalah; and to Las Vegas to visit the alien-worshipping RaeĢˆlians.
Item Description: Originally published: 2011.
Physical Description: 349 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-349).
ISBN: 0446539481 (pbk.)
9780446539487 (pbk.)
Author Notes: Eric Weiner is author of the New York Times bestseller The Geography of Bliss , which has been translated into eighteen languages. A former correspondent for NPR and the New York Times , Weiner has reported from more than three dozen countries. His work has appeared in the New Republic, Slate, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Foreign Policy, the New York Times Magazine , and the anthology, Best American Travel Writing . He divides his time between Starbucks and Caribou.

Read more about Eric Weiner at www.ericweinerbooks.com.

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