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Summary: My goodness
Review: The books is amazing. I was doing an internet search and happened to come across Dan Eldon's web site. After which I saw his journals and then purchased this book. Gosh, I left so inspired. I recommend this to any person that is ever in doubt on where they should be heading in life. Great transition book.
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Summary: Wonderful Biography
Review: This book is amazing. I first heard of Dan Eldon three years ago when I saw a special on CNN called DYING TO TELL THE STORY. That was a great program. I was very moved by it, and about a month after I saw the program I found Dan Eldon's book of journals, THE JOURNEY IS THE DESTINATION, listed on Amazon.com. I purchased that and I was fascinated by it. At the time I had just begun doing documentary still photography, and I have been keeping a journal for years - so Dan Eldon's journals were wonderful to look at and they were really eye opening for me. I found out he and I were born the same year ( 1970 ) and it was great to see art work like the journals from someone of my generation. I love the purity of the creativity in his journals. They're beautiful.Last year I purchased the journal workbook, SOUL CATCHER, by Kathy and Amy Eldon, and I loved that also - so when I heard about this new biography I knew it would be good for me to read. I was not disappointed. It is fascinating. As I read through the chapters and began to realize how much Dan Eldon did and experienced in his life I kept thinking, "This is incredible". The last few chapters of this biography made me cry. And I have not been moved to tears by a book since I was a child. All of the chapters were absorbing and inspiring to me. When I first saw the documentary DYING TO TELL THE STORY advertised on CNN three years ago it caught my eye initially because I saw that the program was largely about a young photojournalist in Somalia. The more I have gotten to know about Mr. Eldon's story, the courage and the explorative nature he displayed in his life, the more inspired by it I have become. Jennifer New has done a wonderful job. The text and information is great and I also love the design of the book. It is unconventional and colorful. There are plenty of photographs of and by Dan Eldon and plenty of examples of Dan Eldon's artwork, and they are integrated into the text in an innovative way. This book was hard to put down and it has made me look at my present life and my future in a different way. I highly recommend it.
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