Ishmael Series Complete Set Daniel Quinn

One of the most beloved and bestselling novels of spiritual adventure ever published,Ishmael has earned a passionate following among readers and critics alike. This special twenty-fifth anniversary edition features a new foreword and afterword by the author, as well as an excerpt from TEACHER SEEKS PUPIL  It was just a three-line ad in the personals section, but it launched the adventure of a lifetime.Ishmael, which received the Turner Tomorrow Fellowship for the best work of fiction offering positive solutions to global problems, Daniel Quinn parses humanity's origins and its relationship with nature, in search of an answer to this challenging How can we save the world from ourselves? More than a masterful novel of adventure and suspense,The Story of B a rich source of compelling ideas from an author who challenges us to rethink our most cherished beliefs.
When Ishmael places an advertisement for pupils with “an earnest desire to save the world,” he does not expect a child to answer him.  But twelve-year-old Julie Gerchak is undaunted by Ishmael’s reluctance to teach someone so young, and convinces him to take her on as his next student.  Ishmael knows he can't apply the same strategies with Julie that he used with his first pupil, Alan Lomax—nor can he hope for the same outcome. But young Julie proves that she is ready to forge her own spiritual path and arrive at her own destination.  And when the time comes to choose a pupil to carry out his greatest mission yet, Ishmael makes a daring decision—a choice that just might change the world.