Jacob's Ladder : Wisdom for the Heart's Ascent

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Summary: What wonderful lessons wrapped inside a beautiful story!
Review: This book just captivated me. I love wisdom and this book has it dripping from practically every page. What was so amazing was the way the author weaved the cast of supporting characters around the wise and humble Jacob, who treated all with dignity and so willingly shared of himself with whomever came his way.

I had never heard of the author, Noah benShea before this book. A friend had it on her bookshelf and allowed me to read it. I just came to amazon.com to buy this one for myself, as well as the two others in the "Jacob" series and the book he wrote, "Remember, My Children."

I also found out he has a weekly column via the Internet.

This is profound wisdom. Enjoy it and, of course, share it with you children and others for whom you feel it can make a difference.

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Summary: Simply profound wisdom
Review: This surprising book by an author I had never heard of knocked my socks off. Although it starts off somewhat slow, I thoroughly enjoyed the descriptions of the countryside at the beginning. However, the meat of the book isn't the descriptions, it is the wonderful, moving, life changing wisdom of a simple baker named Jacob. As Jacob strings pearl after pearl of insight, I have found the need to refer back to the book time and again to retain them all! And even though I don't tend to be much of a quoter, I've quoted Jacob to my friends several times. I actually borrowed my mother's copy of the book, and the chances of her getting it back are dismal. (I've only bought copies to give as gifts). I'm anxious to read the other books in the series.