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This is a story about Adam teaching his son Abel how to live in accordance with the Law. Really beautiful and inspiring.
One of Daniel Quinn's better books I believe. Short....biblical in a sense, but read beyond the words and there is something much more to learn there. I definitely recommend this book to anyone wanting a taste of Quinn's writing.....maybe to then get them ready for "Ishmael."
If you haven't read any Daniel Quinn, you can read this easily in one sitting and get a sense of the unique perspective of his longer works and whether or not it appeals to you. If you're interested in ecology and looking for a different slant on our present situation, it couldn't hurt to give this a whirl.
some short tales omitted from Ishmael during the process of writing the final version... sort of like the 'deleted scenes' you get on dvds these days. Adam teaches his son Abel about living in harmony with the world through a series of stories within these stories. (not the biblical Adam, an early hunter gatherer)
Valuable lessons to be had from this read.
As with all of Daniel Quinn's books, this was a wonderful representation of the human situation. A new take on the bible, "Tales of Adam" is told through seven short stories in which Adam teaches his son Abel about the path of life. Through fables and many clever metaphors, Quinn takes the reader on an escapade to follow the tracks of life, and this journey may just save us from carrying ourselves and the world out into the sea.
Not what I was expecting. But even so, the excessively simple stories return to me throughout daily life. Very practical. Stories to read to very little children, and to the little children within ourselves who need to be read to every once in a while.
Tales of Adam is a really quick read. Written a little like Aesop's Fables. It is a story about a father teaching his son about the physical and spiritual world. A direct moral in each chapter. It was a littletoo boring and a little too full of morals for me.
simple but enlightening; cute
This is a fantastic book! Great for young kids. Teaches kids some crucial things (human culture and how we got to this point) in a subtle way. It gets their minds churning.
I actually did read this book in a day. It’s very short. The reason I gave it three stars was that it wasn’t worth the $7.99 that it cost.
it was ok. I am not sure I totally agree w the premises given in it.. yes to a point.
A beautiful set of parables written in conjunction with Ishmael, that unfortunately were left on the editing room floor.
Short read, wholesome tales and life lessons, cute story
3.5 stars. i felt that most of the parables in this book were very resourceful and can be interpreted for just about any walk of life. however, quinn's tendency to sound like a self appointed prophet is glaring at times, which is really the only downside of this book for me.
anything and everything by daniel quinn are must reads for an ecological animist/philosopher
The book was short, and I would have liked more of it. However, the stories clear up and explain more concepts that the book 'Ishmael' talks about. It was a quick read, I finished it in a couple of hours. I would recommend it to those who have read other books by Daniel Quinn!
As far as Quinn's books go, I wasn't hugely into this one. It was a quick read and had some interesting stories in it, but just felt like it was lacking something...
This isn't bad. It's not one of Quinn's "core" books (I consider those to be "Ishmael," "The Story of B," and "My Ishmael"). It's sort of an "extras," book, a collection of outtakes, if you will.Quinn says that most of the short pieces in this very short book (93 pages, big type, big pictures; you can read it in less than an hour) were in an earlier version of "Ishmael." He decided not to include them in that book, but felt they were good enough to publish. Apparently he thought they were good e...
This is a short collection of tales where Adam is teaching his son Abel things he needs to know in order to be a hunter and a man. In that regard, it rather reminded me of Aesop's Fables because each of Adam's tales has a lesson in it. However, this book is full of pagan/New Age ideas about "the gods" and how everything and everyone are part of "the gods" and are destined to return to "the flames" or the force of life and then return as something else, more or less. It also espouses the ideas of...
