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Brilliant, bad, charming, irascible and totally off the wall, Paul Arden is an original with extraordinary drive and energy, blessed with a creative genius allied to a kind of common sense that just isn't, well, common Roger Kennedy, Saatchi and Saatchi
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This is a punchy, humorous, and probing look at the nature of religious belief, by the author of the massively successful "Whatever You Think Think the Opposite". In a series of brilliant visual episodes, Paul Arden investigates the questions that have persisted since our earliest days. As ever, he is a master of compression, getting us to scratch our heads as he examines our relationship to the divine.
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There aren't many people who go through life without wondering what it is all about. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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There aren't many people who go through life without wondering what it is all about. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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God Explained in a Taxi Ride,
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God Explained In A Taxi RideAnother great quick read by Paul! This book gets the gears turning!
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Candy Floss,
By Sanjay Agarwal - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: God Explained In A Taxi Ride (Paperback)
This is a cute little book, and certainly can be read in about 20 minutes. The printing is excellent, and the large type face is very easy on the eyes. The book tries to target the harried, rushed executive, which Arden himself was once upon a time.The book is not a denial of God - it is a relaxed confirmation. It is slightly irreverent about Christian sects, and more positive towards Islam, which is in keeping with the current fashion [Mr. Arden even suggests building a mosque at Ground Zero!]. It tries to present the concept and relevance of divinity in a very small bite, and thus loses out on content. There are also some errors of information, particularly about other religions. For example, 'heathens' are referred in the past tense (p.52). Actually that is not correct. By Christian standards, heathens still exist - all Hindus and Buddhists would easily fall in this category. Similarly, the Islamic practice of five daily prayers is explained as having been designed to get people out of the Sun and into the cool mosque (p.80). Mr. Arden is perhaps not aware that Muslims are expected to pray wherever they are, except on Friday afternoons, when a kind of Mass is celebrated by getting all the Muslims together in the mosque. All in all, a nice book, with some good ideas. It may help you look at religion in a new light, or it may not. However, don't expect it to give you any deep insights. 3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Disappointing,
By A. Hoffman - Published on Amazon.com
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I was so excited when this book finally came out, I love his two others, however I was very disappointed. This book is no were near the level of his other work, I would not recommend it.
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Dissappointing on so many levels,
By Eric N. Hardenbrook - Published on Amazon.com
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Paul has applied his interesting writing style to a question everyone asks themselves at some point in their life and he's fallen incredibly short in his answer. Ignoring the bible and comparing Jesus to an illusionist who had "roadies to manage his tours" and "stage" miracles are just two examples of his efforts to elevate himself by diminishing who God says he is, in the bible or any other text. Sorry Paul, your book was selfish and profoundly uninspiring. Disappointing to say the least.
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