Books by Jacob Needleman and Complete Book Reviews

THE AMERICAN SOUL: Rediscovering the Wisdom of the Founders
THE AMERICAN SOUL: Rediscovering the Wisdom of the Founders
Jacob Needleman, Author . Putnam/Tarcher $25.95 (352p) ISBN 978-1-58542-138-1
San Francisco State philosophy professor and author Needleman (Money and the Meaning of Life) invites readers to contemplate the deeper spiritual meaning of the American legacy of "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." Finding a deep
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Why Can't We Be Good?
Why Can't We Be Good? \t\t
Jacob Needleman, Author . Tarcher $24.95 (285p) ISBN 978-1-58542-541-9
Most people have a intrinsic desire to do good rather than evil, yet \t\t all humans fail in perplexing ways to do good. Needleman's titular question has \t\t haunted philosophers and religious thinkers since Socrates. Needleman, \t\t professor...
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A Sense of the Cosmos: Scientific Knowledge and Spiritual Truth
A Sense of the Cosmos: Scientific Knowledge and Spiritual Truth
Jacob Needleman, Author Monkfish Book Publishing $16.95 (192p) ISBN 978-0-9726357-2-1
The venerable theme of rapprochement between science and spirituality gets painstakingly explored in this mazy treatise. Needleman (a professor of philosophy and religion, novelist, consultant on education and medical ethics and the author of...
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Money & the Meaning of Life
Money & the Meaning of Life
Jacob Needleman, Author Broadway Business $21 (321p) ISBN 978-0-385-26241-5
Philosopher Needleman ( The New Religions ) believes that our obsession with money and compulsion for material wealth undercut personal authenticity: ``The money question is formed in us at the very roots of our personality,'' instilling a narrow...
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