The Plain Truth of Things: A Treasury
The Plain Truth of Things: A Treasury : The Role of Values in a Complex World Colin Greer (Editor), Herbert R. Kohl (Editor)
Publisher: Harpercollins
ISBN: 0060174811
Edition: Hardcover; 1997-05
Summary:
When Collin Greer and Herbert Kohl were choosing selections for their
award-winning children's reader, A Call to Character, they found many
wonderful pieces that were too sophisticated for children but would
greatly profit adults. Hence this book, which deals with adult issues
such as divorce, sexual relations, jobs and professions, aging,
spirituality and leadership. The editors include selections from such
revered novelists as Albert Camus, Doris Lessing and Milan Kundera.
Among the poets they have chosen are Adrienne Rich, Vaclav Havel and
Samuel Beckett. From spiritual writers there are selections by
Teilhard de Chardin, Thomas Merton and Cornel West. Rounding out the
selections are essays from such scientific authors as Stephen Jay
Gould, Stephen Hawking and Susan Sontag. The aim of The Plain Truth
of Things is to integrate personal, spiritual and social concerns and
raise questions relating to the challenge of living decently in a
complex world. The selections, combined with the editors' commentary,
will help adults reflect on their place in the world and make sense
out of the pressures they face.
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