Book Reviews:
Recent book reviews:
Harsh reading thrown back into the spotlight.
- The Guardian, UK
A bed-side companion. - The Washington Post
A first-rate work. - Library Journal
Amusingly macarbe. For readers with sharp intelligence.
- New York Sun
A spiritual guide which became a bestseller. - USA Today
A useful companion. - Times Literary Supplement
Quiet 'War and Peace.' - Harper's
Quotations to stir heart and mind. - Christianity Today
Wise thoughts from the great philosophers. - Presbyterian Record
A guide to deeper, more thoughtful life. - Journal of Spiritual Awakening
The most enduring contribution. - The Christian Century
A fine inspirational. - Bookwatch.
Truly affecting. - Salon
Stories that make moral and ethical points and are intended
to spur weekly family discussions. - Publishers Weekly.
Deep spirituality, and focus on love. - Odessa American
The first biography of Anton Chekhov to be based on primary sources - it appears in English translation for the first time.
- New York Review of Books
A welcome addition. - Kirkus
A fine inspirational. - Bookwatch
Brief yet profound reflections.
- The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC
Unsurpassed in making his point. - Library Journal
A new emphasis. - Slavic Review
An important book. - Library Journal
A tremendous wealth of material. - AB Bookman's Weekly
Sekirin's translation reads more easily than the Maudes' volume and uses simpler grammar. The stories have literary value, and
they aim primarily at religious readers.
- Library Journal
Peter Sekirin has done a monumental work in translating and selecting these passages into one volume. . . . The translation has a lucid beauty, and also a rare simplicity, making Tolstoy's thoughts understandable and highly readable.
- Alexandra Vernon, Top Amazon.com reviewer
It surprises me with its excellence. . . . a gentle wisdom presented in a powerful manner. - Kurt Johnson, Top Amazon.com reviewer
Directs our attention to the enigma of our spiritual existence.
- Quadrant (Australia)
This volume deserves to be greeted with the blaring of trumpets. It is a triumph of diligence and curiosity.
- Alan Twigg, publisher, B.C. BookWorld, Vancouver.
A fine book which will make for an excellent gift.
- Midwest Book Review