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by Daniel Quinn (Author)
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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam USA; Reprint edition (1 Jan 1920)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0553379011
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553379013
  • Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 13.2 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 90,891 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Jared Osborne, a Laurentians priest, investigates an itinerant preacher of unusual power and penetrates his inner circle, where he becomes an anguished collaborator in the dismantling of his own beliefs.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The best book I have ever read, period., 29 Jul 1999
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I enjoyed THE STORY OF B even more than ISHMAEL, Quinn's previous work. To me the message was obviously almost identical, but I preferred the format Quinn used in THE STORY OF B. I would urge followers of organized religion be it Christianity, Islam, Judaism, etc, to read this book, and read it with an open mind.

I fail to see how anyone can disagree with Quinn on a logical basis. The fact is that our history began millions of years ago, yet our history books focus solely on the last 10,000 years ( a mere blip in our true history.) Quinn also skillfully points out how the agricultural revolution marked the beginning of the "wonderful" civilization we have today. This revolution has led to an population explosion that continues today, suicide, alcoholism, war, famine, and so on. PLEASE READ THIS BOOK IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good - once you have read Ishmael, 20 Feb 1999
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The Story of B really hammered home the ideas first presented in Quinn's Ishmael. Quinn himself comments on how religion is "taught" on a weekly basis, the ideas constantly being thrown at the worshipper. Along the same lines, this book takes Ishmael's concepts and reinforces them through an interesting plot. Not as good as the first, but still worth it.
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars My personal favorite!, 4 Sep 1999
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Of all of Daniel Quinn's books, The Story of B, is my personal favorite. It brings the message out clearly and forcefully and really helps fill in the mosaic begun in Ishmael. Please put this book on your reading list and when you're finished you'll have no doubt in your mind why I am calling this and the rest of Daniel Quinn's books the most important books in the world. Please do the world a favor and read one of Quinn's books as soon as possible.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A very dangerous book
This book is very dangerous. After reading it, I was reeling from the shock for about two weeks. Once you let it seep in, the message is so obvious. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars The book is fiction but the ideas are real
This book has emense power. It's power lies in it's ability to make one question life's purpose and the lies we've all been taught to live for. Read more
Published on 23 Aug 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars More than Ishmael
In Ishmael, new ideas were expressed and I assumed that The Story of B would be the same stuff only regurgitated into a different format, so I actually put off reading it for a... Read more
Published on 12 Aug 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the read, but frustrating.
As literary fiction, The Story of B is just deadly; but it is well worth the read as a philosphical dialectic. The vision (not the program! Read more
Published on 8 Jul 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars The Story of B vs Ishmael
First let me state that I hated Ishmael. My friends bought me The Story of B as a joke for Christmas and therefore was rather reluctant to read it. Read more
Published on 15 Jun 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING! THIS BOOK COULD, AND SHOULD, CHANGE THE WORLD!
Anyone who doesn't like this book has read it with an extremely closed mind. If you disagree, fine. Email me and tell me so. Read more
Published on 4 Jun 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars This book changed the way I think.
If you are an individual who is concerned with the way the world is today, this is the book for you. Read more
Published on 28 April 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars The world needs this book to survive
If the world is to be saved, it will be saved by new minds. It will not be saved by old minds with new programs. Read more
Published on 30 Nov 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars ELEGANT AND AWE INSPIRING
What can I say about a book that single handedly renders every major world religion impotent, then explains the root of every major societal ill all in three hundred pages... Read more
Published on 12 Nov 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars thought provoking, must read
A philosophical journey that every person should take. Those who would criticize his methods are missing the fundamental point of Quinn's teachings. Read more
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