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Revelations: Latin American Wisdom for Every Day (Offerings for Humanity) | 
 enlarge | Author: Olivier Follmi
Publisher: "Harry N. Abrams, Inc."
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 485332
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Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 752
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.5
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.8 x 2.2
Dewey Decimal Number: 158
ASIN: B000TSS5DW
Publication Date: October 1, 2006
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Product Description
A cradle of Nobel Prize winners and a font of ancient wisdom, Latin America provides a wealth of sublime source material for the husband-and-wife creative team of Danielle and Olivier Föllmi. In the latest installment in their Offerings for Humanity series, the authors draw nuggets of written wisdom from the Andean plains to the Mexican desert. Set against the stunning visual backdrop of 365 photographs, taken all across the continent by Olivier, these quotations come from both world-renowned Latin American writers (including Pablo Neruda, Octavio Paz, and Carlos Fuentes) and traditional Indian spiritual teachings, demonstrating the subtle interweaving of ancestral belief and contemporary thought in one of the worlds most intellectually fertile regions.
Like their previous explorations of Buddhist, Indian, and African wisdom, this new volume will surprise, enlighten, and nourish the soul.
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 Palabras de sabiduria y fotografias maravillosas September 29, 2008
Este libro es fenomenal! Un calendario de inspiracion y belleza! Cada pagina esta ilustrada por una fotografia conmovedora que captura la belleza del espiritu latino e indigeno y trae consigo un mensaje que llega hasta el fondo del alma! Un tesoro para la humanidad, se lo recomiendo de corazon.
no complaints here December 26, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
this item was a gift, so i didn't see inside the item. it was labeled to be in excellent condition and it appeared to be. it was wrapped in plastic and seemed brand new. no complaints here.
 Revelations December 23, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm glad this book was on the web.... because I felt it was a great price. This book is a great gift for yuppies
 Beautiful pictures December 11, 2007
Our family has enjoyed this book. We have children adopted from Central America and this is a great book for us. We love the quotes, but mostly my children love looking at the pictures because it gives them a chance to see different aspects of their native country.
Such beauty. January 14, 2007
9 out of 16 found this review helpful
Danielle and Olivier Follmi have created several books that I absolutely love. With wonderful photographs and thoughtful quotes from a variety of thinkers on every page, the Follmis reveal the beauty and genius of humanity that we sometimes lose sight of, or that so much of the media obscures. I already owned "OFFERINGS: Buddhist Wisdom for Every Day," "WISDOM: Thoughts from Indian Masters," and "ORIGINS: African Wisdom for Every Day." Now with "REVELATIONS: Latin American Wisdom for Every Day," the Follmis once again have created an extraordinary compilation of images and ideas that I will learn from and delight in for the rest of my life. They've also provided another gift idea for the next round of birthdays or other occasions, as I so enjoy passing these books along to others.
I hope people in the media start giving these photographers the publicity they deserve. Maybe Oprah Winfrey will consider them for her book club, or other Amazon customers will review these treasures.
I don't have the words to do these books justice; but I feel like if they find their way to the classrooms, coffee tables and nightstands of more people, the world would be a more joyful, respectful and insightful place.
"REVELATIONS" has quotes from a variety of sources including Octavio Paz, Violeta Parra, Paulo Coelho, Pablo Neruda, the Popol Vuh, and various oral traditions. One of the quotes from Carlos Fuentes is "If we do not recognize our humanity in others, we shall not recognize it in ourselves." That's what "REVELATIONS" and the Follmi's other books do so masterfully - they help us to recognize our common humanity, and to remember the holy parts of our nature.
I can't imagine a greater gift we can share with each other.
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