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"""An instant classic. . . . A pure joy to read."" --Washington Post Book World Both a heart-racing adventure and an uplifting quest, Walking the Bible presents one man's epic journey- by foot, jeep, rowboat, and camel- through the greatest stories ever told. From crossing the Red Sea to climbing Mount Sinai to touching the burning bush, Bruce Feiler's inspiring odyssey will forever change your view of history's most legendary events. The stories in the first five books of the Bible, also known as the Torah, come alive as Feiler searches across three continents for the stories and heroes shared by Christians and Jews. You'll visit the slopes of Mount Ararat, where Noah's ark landed, trek to the desert outpost where Abraham first heard the words of God, and scale the summit where Moses received the Ten Commandments. Using the latest archeological research, Feiler explores how physical location affects the larger narrative of the Bible and ultimately realizes how much these places, as well as his experience, have affected his faith. A once-in-a-lifetime journey, Walking the Bible offers new insights into the roots of our common faith and uncovers fresh answers to the most profound questions of the human spirit. ""Smart and savvy, insightful and illuminating."" --Los Angeles Times ""An exciting, well-told story informed by Feiler's boundless intellectual curiosity . . . [and] sense of adventure."" --Miami Herald"

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Feiler's accomplishment, and it's a profound one, is to confront his idea of God as spoken to him by the Bible...His trek through biblical history evolves into something far more fundamental, an intellectual and spiritual crusade to find common bond with the lands of his forebears. --San Francisco Chronicle Evocative, descriptive, emotionally honest, and often funny...Feiler's most compelling writing is by far about the desert. For anyone wanting to know something of its terrifying strangeness, haunting beauty, and stark spirituality, as well as its possibilities for the future of Israel and the region. --Christian Science Monitor [Feiler] is an excellent guide and a worthy wrestler. He has put an enormous amount of information into this book and has invested it with a keen intellectaul curiosity. --New York Times An engrossing story...Anyone planning to visit the Middle East should definitely take at least two books with them-the Bible and this one. --Calgary Herald An inspirational oasis. . . . From the barren land, Feiler emerges, like those whose paths he traces, renewed and transformed. --People An instant classic. . . . A pure joy to read. --Washington Post Book World Anyone who cares about the Bible or history or mankind should be grateful to bruce Feiler. His curiosity is prodigious, his intellect sharp, his legs willing to climb and climb. --Stephen J. Dubner, author of Turbulent Souls Full of wonder and awe, yet written from a perspective of reasoned inquiry. --Booklist (*starred review) How on earth did Bruce Feiler come up with so many new, insightful, witty, and touching things to say...? --Melissa Fay Greene, author of Praying for Sheetrock The perfect read for people who are interested in the Bible and the Middle East. --Jerusalem Post This book belongs on the shelves next to the classics. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) Walking The Bible is armchair reading with a spiritual bent...Feiler writes with a sense of poetry about the land. --The Jewish Week [Feiler] is an excellent guide...He has...invested [this book] with a keen intellectual curiosity. --New York Times A powerful and spiritual pilgrimage...in every way, marvelous if not indispensable reading for anyone remotely interested in the Torah. --Chicago Sun-Times A work of magic...[succeeds] in making the Bible exciting. --Angelican Herald An eloquently spiritual pilgrimage. --Entertainment Weekly An enthusiastic travelogue...Feiler delivers a wealth of information in an accessible and entertaining format. --New York Times Book Review An exciting, well-told story informed by Feiler's boundless intellectual curiosity...[and] sense of adventure. --Miami Herald Anyone planning to visit the Middle East should take two books with them--the Bible and this one. --Calgary Herald Bruce Feiler went looking for proof. He learned that proof doesn't matter. --USA Today Goren and Feiler make for two of the most entertaining traveling buddies since Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. --San Francisco Jewish Bulletin Smart and savvy, insightful and illuminating. --Los Angeles Times Feiler, not unlike Mark Twain, brings a sharp sense of humor to the whole endeavor. --Los Angeles Times Ranks among the great spiritual autobiographies...Feiler, a superb narrartor and storyteller with a gentle, ironic sense of humor, also possesses a potent intellect that at moments blazes forth, illuminating everything in its path. --Washington Post Book World

?An eloquently spiritual pilgrimage.?Entertainment Weekly ?[Feiler] is an excellent guide...He has...invested [this book] with a keen intellectual curiosity.?New York Times ?An instant classic?A pure joy to read.?Washington Post Book World ?Smart and savvy, insightful and illuminating.?Los Angeles Times ?An inspirational oasis?From the barren land, Feiler emerges, like those whose paths he traces, renewed and transformed.?People ?Bruce Feiler went looking for proof. He learned that proof doesn?t matter.?USA Today ?An enthusiastic travelogue?Feiler delivers a wealth of information in an accessible and entertaining format.?New York Times Book Review ?Feiler's accomplishment, and it's a profound one, is to confront his idea of God...?San Francisco Chronicle ?An exciting, well-told story informed by Feiler's boundless intellectual curiosity...[and] sense of adventure.?Miami Herald ?Evocative, descriptive, emotionally honest, and often funny.?Christian Science Monitor ?Feiler, not unlike Mark Twain, brings a sharp sense of humor to the whole endeavor.?Los Angeles Times ?A powerful and spiritual pilgrimage?in every way, marvelous if not indispensable reading for anyone remotely interested in the Torah.?Chicago Sun-Times ?The perfect read for people who are interested in the Bible and the middle East.?Jerusalem Post ?A work of magic...[succeeds] in making the Bible exciting.?Angelican Herald ?Goren and Feiler make for two of the most entertaining traveling buddies since Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.?San Francisco Jewish Bulletin ?This book belongs on the shelves next to the classics.?Publishers Weekly (*starred review) ?Anyone planning to visit the Middle East should take two books with them--theBible and this one.?Calgary Herald Smart and savvy, insightful and illuminating. -- Los Angeles Times An eloquently spiritual pilgrimage. -- Entertainment Weekly An enthusiastic travelogue.Feiler delivers a wealth of information in an accessible and entertaining format. -- New York Times Book Review A powerful and spiritual pilgrimage.in every way, marvelous if not indispensable reading for anyone remotely interested in the Torah. -- Chicago Sun-Times An instant classic.A pure joy to read. -- Washington Post Book World An inspirational oasis.From the barren land, Feiler emerges, like those whose paths he traces, renewed and transformed. -- People The perfect read for people who are interested in the Bible and the middle East. --Jerusalem Post Goren and Feiler make for two of the most entertaining traveling buddies since Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. --San Francisco Jewish Bulletin An exciting, well-told story informed by Feiler s boundless intellectual curiosity...[and] sense of adventure. --Miami Herald [Feiler] is an excellent guide...He has...invested [this book] with a keen intellectual curiosity. --New York Times Feiler s accomplishment, and it s a profound one, is to confront his idea of God... --San Francisco Chronicle Feiler, not unlike Mark Twain, brings a sharp sense of humor to the whole endeavor. --Los Angeles Times Bruce Feiler went looking for proof. He learned that proof doesn t matter. --USA Today An instant classic A pure joy to read. --Washington Post Book World Smart and savvy, insightful and illuminating. --Los Angeles Times Evocative, descriptive, emotionally honest, and often funny. --Christian Science Monitor An enthusiastic travelogue Feiler delivers a wealth of information in an accessible and entertaining format. --New York Times Book Review A powerful and spiritual pilgrimage in every way, marvelous if not indispensable reading for anyone remotely interested in the Torah. --Chicago Sun-Times An eloquently spiritual pilgrimage. --Entertainment Weekly An inspirational oasis From the barren land, Feiler emerges, like those whose paths he traces, renewed and transformed. --People A work of magic...[succeeds] in making the Bible exciting. --Angelican Herald Anyone planning to visit the Middle East should take two books with them--the Bible and this one. --Calgary Herald This book belongs on the shelves next to the classics. --Publishers Weekly (*starred review) Feiler, not unlike Mark Twain, brings a sharp sense of humor to the whole endeavor. --Los Angeles Times Smart and savvy, insightful and illuminating. --Los Angeles Times An enthusiastic travelogue...Feiler delivers a wealth of information in an accessible and entertaining format. --New York Times Book Review Bruce Feiler went looking for proof. He learned that proof doesn't matter. --USA Today An eloquently spiritual pilgrimage. --Entertainment Weekly [Feiler] is an excellent guide...He has...invested [this book] with a keen intellectual curiosity. --New York Times A powerful and spiritual pilgrimage...in every way, marvelous if not indispensable reading for anyone remotely interested in the Torah. --Chicago Sun-Times An inspirational oasis...From the barren land, Feiler emerges, like those whose paths he traces, renewed and transformed. --People An exciting, well-told story informed by Feiler's boundless intellectual curiosity...[and] sense of adventure. --Miami Herald An instant classic...A pure joy to read. --Washington Post Book World A work of magic...[succeeds] in making the Bible exciting. --Angelican Herald Anyone planning to visit the Middle East should take two books with them--the Bible and this one. --Calgary Herald Goren and Feiler make for two of the most entertaining traveling buddies since Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. --San Francisco Jewish Bulletin An instant classic. . . . A pure joy to read. --Washington Post Book World An inspirational oasis. . . . From the barren land, Feiler emerges, like those whose paths he traces, renewed and transformed. --People [Feiler] is an excellent guide and a worthy wrestler. He has put an enormous amount of information into this book and has invested it with a keen intellectaul curiosity. --New York Times Ranks among the great spiritual autobiographies...Feiler, a superb narrartor and storyteller with a gentle, ironic sense of humor, also possesses a potent intellect that at moments blazes forth, illuminating everything in its path. --Washington Post Book World The perfect read for people who are interested in the Bible and the Middle East. --Jerusalem Post Anyone who cares about the Bible or history or mankind should be grateful to bruce Feiler. His curiosity is prodigious, his intellect sharp, his legs willing to climb and climb. --Stephen J. Dubner, author of Turbulent Souls An engrossing story...Anyone planning to visit the Middle East should definitely take at least two books with them-the Bible and this one. --Calgary Herald Walking The Bible is armchair reading with a spiritual bent...Feiler writes with a sense of poetry about the land. --The Jewish Week This book belongs on the shelves next to the classics. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) How on earth did Bruce Feiler come up with so many new, insightful, witty, and touching things to say...? --Melissa Fay Greene, author of Praying for Sheetrock Full of wonder and awe, yet written from a perspective of reasoned inquiry. --Booklist (*starred review) Feiler's accomplishment, and it's a profound one, is to confront his idea of God as spoken to him by the Bible...His trek through biblical history evolves into something far more fundamental, an intellectual and spiritual crusade to find common bond with the lands of his forebears. --San Francisco Chronicle Evocative, descriptive, emotionally honest, and often funny...Feiler's most compelling writing is by far about the desert. For anyone wanting to know something of its terrifying strangeness, haunting beauty, and stark spirituality, as well as its possibilities for the future of Israel and the region. --Christian Science Monitor

An inspirational oasis.From the barren land, Feiler emerges, like those whose paths he traces, renewed and transformed. -- People

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Bruce Feiler is the author of six consecutive New York Times bestsellers, including Abraham, Where God Was Born, America's Prophet, The Council of Dads, and The Secrets of Happy Families. He is a columnist for the New York Times, a popular lecturer, and a frequent commentator on radio and television. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and twin daughters.

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