Jacob's Journey

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Summary: A beautifully narrated theme of humility and fulfillment.
Review: Dr. Shea has once again, through his caricature of Jacob shown us that man needs to seek and refine those gifts we have from within and leave behind most if not all of our material goals.

Rating:
Summary: A beautifully narrated theme of humility and fulfillment.
Review: I received this book as a companion gift to the first Noah benShea book in this series, Jacob the Baker. Both volumes complemented one another, and I recommend reading them in sequence. They are both exceptionally quick reads.

The lightness of the text, however, is deceptive. benShea's writing style is outwardly simple, but every word is well chosen. Each chapter functions as a sort of mini-parable. With minimal language, he creates beautiful imagery and strings along a series of profound philosophical observations.

Because these books have a decidedly jewish flavor to them, their reading audience will likely be limited. That's too bad. These are precisely the kind of books that most readers regardless of religious persuasion will revisit periodically throughout life.

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Summary: Sweet, insightful, and well crafted
Review: I received this book as a companion gift to the first Noah benShea book in this series, Jacob the Baker. Both volumes complemented one another, and I recommend reading them in sequence. They are both exceptionally quick reads.

The lightness of the text, however, is deceptive. benShea's writing style is outwardly simple, but every word is well chosen. Each chapter functions as a sort of mini-parable. With minimal language, he creates beautiful imagery and strings along a series of profound philosophical observations.

Because these books have a decidedly jewish flavor to them, their reading audience will likely be limited. That's too bad. These are precisely the kind of books that most readers regardless of religious persuasion will revisit periodically throughout life.