As always Daniel Quinn delivers. Great reads for anyone alive today facing the reality of change.
He is a writer for all, with a vision that wakes the soul, mind and consciousness of all who dare pick the books up and open Pandoras Box. Happy Journey. "B" creative and learn from those who know. .....

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This is one of the first incarnations of Ishmael so it is not as in depth. However I find it a wonderful book to read and talk about with my five year old. The pictures are beautiful and the parables are thought provoking.

This is one of the first incarnations of Ishmael so it is not as in depth. However I find it a wonderful book to read and talk about with my five year old. The pictures are beautiful and the parables are thought provoking.

It's a very short read. As much as I liked Ishmael and The Story of B, this didn't impress me as much. I got the feeling that Quinn is now publishing books just to make money. That's kind of disappointing to me and if you are familiar with Quinn's work perhaps you would understand. I think it's the kind of book that you could read over and over and sometime get a "Ah-Ha" thought.

I consider Daniel Quinn one of the most important writers of our time, and I was abundantly pleased with Tales of Adam.
Yes, it left me longing for more; but more is already there in the form of Ishmael, Story of B, and My Ishmael. To critique the brevity of this book is ridiculous. Being excerpts from one of the previous incarnations of Ishmael, it is not intended to be a work like any of his full-length novels, yet it manages to breathe with the same life of any of this work's brain-siblings.
At the risk of sounding overly sentimental, the timeless wisdom and beautiful prose of Tales of Adam brought me to tears at several points - as much because I am a father as for the fact that I am a child of this world who relates so much to the reverence Quinn holds for the world of life around and within us.
For long-time Quinn fans, this is a Quinn-tessential book to add to your collection. For those new to Quinn's writings, this is a fabulous introduction to this important author, who so masterfully weaves together significant ideas and compelling narrative.
As always Mr. Quinn, THANK YOU!

I'm having qualms about giving this book only four stars. It is wonderful. And of course it is--it's Daniel Quinn!

I read this book in one sitting (in the bookstore) and although it is short, it isn't any less special. It is a moving tale of a father and his son's journey into adolescence. As sappy as it sounds, I almost felt as though I was growing up with Abel as he was being taught the ways to live in harmony with the world around him.

For animists and people who enjoy Quinn's other narrative stories. I plan on reading it again...and again.

I'm having qualms about giving this book only four stars. It is wonderful. And of course it is--it's Daniel Quinn!

I read this book in one sitting (in the bookstore) and although it is short, it isn't any less special. It is a moving tale of a father and his son's journey into adolescence. I almost felt as though I was growing up with Abel as he was being taught the ways to live in harmony with the world around him.

For animists and people who enjoy Quinn's other narrative stories. I plan on reading it again...and again.

This is a short book which is full of wisdom and thoughts to ponder.

Adam tells his son after teaching him what he knows about the Law of Life,"If any man tells you he knows the whole of the Law of Life or that he can encompass it in words, that man is a fool or a liar, because the Law of Life is written in the universe and no man can know the whole of it. If ever you're in doubt about the Law, consult the caterpillar or the gull or the jackal; no man will even know it better or follow it more steadfastly than they.".

Quinn takes us back to a time when all creatures were equal in wisdom and rights and intertwined with each other for survival. The "fire of life" was passed from one to another in the natural order of life. What man has forgotten over time is that we are only an equal member of that order of life.

"We make our journey in the company of others; the deer, the rabbit, the bison, and the quail walk before us, and the lion, the eagle, the wolf, the vulture, and the hyena walk behind us. All our paths lie together in the hand of god and none is wider than any other or favored above any other. The worm that creeps beneath your foot is making its journey across the hand of god as surely as you are."

This is a short book which is full of wisdom and thoughts to ponder.

Adam tells his son after teaching him what he knows about the Law of Life,"If any man tells you he knows the whole of the Law of Life or that he can encompass it in words, that man is a fool or a liar, because the Law of Life is written in the universe and no man can know the whole of it. If ever you're in doubt about the Law, consult the caterpillar or the gull or the jackal; no man will even know it better or follow it more steadfastly than they.".

Quinn takes us back to a time when all creatures were equal in wisdom and rights and intertwined with each other for survival. The "fire of life" was passed from one to another in the natural order of life. What man has forgotten over time is that we are only an equal member of that order of life.

"We make our journey in the company of others; the deer, the rabbit, the bison, and the quail walk before us, and the lion, the eagle, the wolf, the vulture, and the hyena walk behind us. All our paths lie together in the hand of god and none is wider than any other or favored above any other. The worm that creeps beneath your foot is making its journey across the hand of god as surely as you are."

Do you want the good news or the bad news first? Daniel Quinn, best know for his Ishmael trilogy (Ishmael, My Ishmael & The Story of B), has released some more writings in this vein of thought. That is the good news; the bad news is, the book is only about a hundred pages long.

For those fans of Quinn's earlier writings it will be a treat, a little treasure to be savored over and over again. I have already read it twice and got even more out of it the second time. The book is broken into seven teaching stories, much like the stories used to illustrate points in the trilogy, except they are not woven into a larger story.

The stories are each told by `Adam' to his son Able. The stories teach lessons on sustainability, greed, wisdom and knowledge. They teach Able and us our place in the universe and our responsibility as creatures of reason. In teaching about ecology, Adam states, "Every track begins and ends in the hand of god. Every track is a lifetime long." P.22.

In talking about place Adam says: "No Place where there is life is a desert except to man." P8. This sentiment on place echoes much of Terry Tempest Williams' thought. Towards the end, Adam tells his son, "We are seekers of holy places." P.74, and that is true of many of us. We are questers on a journey to find out who we are and our place in the universe. These sorts of stories might help us along the path.

Do you want the good news or the bad news first? Daniel Quinn, best know for his Ishmael trilogy (Ishmael, My Ishmael & The Story of B), has released some more writings in this vein of thought. That is the good news; the bad news is, the book is only about a hundred pages long.

For those fans of Quinn's earlier writings it will be a treat, a little treasure to be savored over and over again. I have already read it twice and got even more out of it the second time. The book is broken into seven teaching stories, much like the stories used to illustrate points in the trilogy, except they are not woven into a larger story.

The stories are each told by `Adam' to his son Able. The stories teach lessons on sustainability, greed, wisdom and knowledge. They teach Able and us our place in the universe and our responsibility as creatures of reason. In teaching about ecology, Adam states, "Every track begins and ends in the hand of god. Every track is a lifetime long." P.22.

In talking about place Adam says: "No Place where there is life is a desert except to man." P8. This sentiment on place echoes much of Terry Tempest Williams' thought. Towards the end, Adam tells his son, "We are seekers of holy places." P.74, and that is true of many of us. We are questers on a journey to find out who we are and our place in the universe. These sorts of stories might help us along the path.

After reading the final pages of Tales of Adam, one word comes to mind, and that word is: wisdom. This book may be small, but it is packed full of important teachings. Teachings I wish would've come across a lot earlier in life, teachings that make sense, teachings that have stood the test of time, teachings that need to be learned by the members of the most destructive and suicidal culture ever to exist, teachings that are there for all of life to follow, not just man. Teachings that make me feel like I have purpose, teachings that make me feel like I belong.

This book, I feel, is as important as the rest of Daniel Quinn's work. I feel fortunate to have read Tales of Adam. It has made me a better person.