A BOOK OF ANGELS tells not only the extraordinary true stories of present-day encounters with angels, but also traces the understanding and study of angels through history and in different cultures. Discover what angels look like, whom they chose to visit, how they enter our lives, and so much more.
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“A golden conjunction of heaven and earth . . . Reminding us that there are angels in every religion.”
–The Washington Post
“A Book of Angels is a kind of timeless tour, led by ordinary people who’ve met angels, and extraordinary writers who’ve set down ageless thoughts: Milton, Dante, Goethe, Shakespeare, Blake, Rilke, Dostoevsky, Swedenborg, and Poe, along with passages from the Bible and Koran.”
–Los Angeles Times
“Like all good books, it exceeds the subject and illuminates the tough, tiring, and sometimes miraculous business of living, where angels sometimes help out. . . . The visible and invisible dance with each other continually, and as far as angels are concerned, now you see them, now you don’t. A Book of Angels gives us a lovely, sustained glimpse.”
–Chicago Tribune
From the Hardcover edition.
–The Washington Post
“A Book of Angels is a kind of timeless tour, led by ordinary people who’ve met angels, and extraordinary writers who’ve set down ageless thoughts: Milton, Dante, Goethe, Shakespeare, Blake, Rilke, Dostoevsky, Swedenborg, and Poe, along with passages from the Bible and Koran.”
–Los Angeles Times
“Like all good books, it exceeds the subject and illuminates the tough, tiring, and sometimes miraculous business of living, where angels sometimes help out. . . . The visible and invisible dance with each other continually, and as far as angels are concerned, now you see them, now you don’t. A Book of Angels gives us a lovely, sustained glimpse.”
–Chicago Tribune
From the Hardcover edition.
From the Publisher
Little did we know in 1990 when we published this book that it would ignite the angel craze that swept this country. Now, with over a million copies sold, A BOOK OF ANGELS continues to be the cornerstone book on the topic.
Joanne Wyckoff
Senior Editor
Ballantine Books
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I believe we have more than one epiphany in our lives, and this book was at the center of one of my greatest. I was given a burden which I believe is one of the heaviest God asks any of His children to carry, and this book helped set me on a spiritual path which ultimately saved my life and my sanity. This is not an easy or sweet look at God's messengers. It explores angels in history, in literature, in religions and throughout most cultures. I grew up in a religion which was very narrow and which didn't place emphasis on angels except as they ministered to great people. This book changed my mind and opened whole new doors and avenues for exploration. I've been on that journey of encouragement and hope for four years now, and because of it, I see traditional theology differently and MORE POSITIVELY. I believe the writing of this book was inspired and I can't thank Ms. Burnham enough for giving me this stepping stone. I've had many unexpected and beautiful experiences in the midst of a grief so profound it's at times physically painful, and this is one of the books which helped me accept those experiences and know that reality is much more than the confines of the world we see.
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I bought this book several years ago, just after my beloved grandmother died. I was heartbroken, and on the way to her funeral saw this book (and another on angels) in the airport bookstore. I bought it on impulse, and found it to be the perfect thing to read on the way to her funeral.
The book is filled with stories of encounters with angels, stories that made the hair on the back of my neck stand up, stories that made me weep, stories that made me realize that despite death, all really was right in the world, and that we were always surrounded by those who loved us, guarded us, protected us, even if we couldn't see them. This book brought comfort to me in a time of great sorrow, and I'll always be glad I bought it.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A BOOK OF ANGELS is my favorite source of information on the subject of angels, because it contains the most dazzling array of myths and stories about angels one could ever hope to find in one book. I am equally delighted with its thrilling personal accounts of the way human poets, mystics and saints (such as Blake, Dante, Dostoyevski, Goethe, Milton, Poe, Rilke, Shakespeare and Swedenborg) have interacted with angels throughout history. Beautiful illustrations and quotes appear on almost every page, such as this lovely one from Saint Augustine, "Every visible thing in this world is put in the charge of an angel."
Author Sophy Burnham did not grow up believing in angels or miracles, yet when she was a young adult, she watched an angel save her life. "I saw him the way you see the words on this page: the colors, the magnificent leap of my heart on seeing him -- HOME! cried my soul as he scooped me out of the path of death."
Whether you talk to angels every day, or wonder whether it's possible that they could exist, A BOOK OF ANGELS is certain to become your favorite book for exploring the angelic realms!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A Book of Angels Sophy Burnhaam
I had previously read The Ecstatic Journey which I enjoyed so very much. I went on to buy "The Book of Angels" which I loved for so many reasons, It was a joy to read, I loved the... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Susie Aylett
terrible book and title is deceiving
i didnt like the book, because the title presented it in a different manner from what the author wrote about. Read more
Published on April 7, 2010 by sweetangelofpeace
very inspiring book
A Book of Angels is a very inspiring and comforting book. I loved it so
much that I sent the book to my sister to read and keep.
much that I sent the book to my sister to read and keep.
Published on June 28, 2009 by Regina Elliott
There Are Angels Among Us
This is an exceptionally interesting book in that it portraits real-life stories of incidences where angels have manifested for the benefit of mankind. Read more
Published on May 1, 2007 by Dr. Anna E. Ward
Direct Encounters with the Divine
_I have read this book through at least three times since its first publication. It isn't the most scholarly, and it certainly isn't the most dogmatic, of angelic studies. Read more
Published on April 27, 2006 by OAKSHAMAN
disappointing book
This book (i read the norwegian translation) where full of esoteric faults. (The directions of the archangels and so on... Read more
Published on December 9, 2003
Wonderfully written,fantastic,marvelous,out of this world!!!
I've read this book and i think it is a wonderfully written book. I love the last part of the book, which is letters from people that have 'met' or 'seen' angels.
Published on October 26, 1999
A summary of great comfort
Having purchased and read this several years ago, I was delighted to meet Ms.Burnham when she approached our balloon during a hot air balloon rally. Read more
Published on July 6, 1997
Inside This Book
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First Sentence:
Once my mother saw an angel. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Paradise Lost, Long Island, Virgin Mary, William Blake, Middle Ages, South Africa, Old Testament, Duino Elegies, New Jersey, Saint Augustine, Saint Thomas, Howard Johnson, Hugh Hildesby, Saint Paul, Universal Force, World War New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Once my mother saw an angel. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Paradise Lost, Long Island, Virgin Mary, William Blake, Middle Ages, South Africa, Old Testament, Duino Elegies, New Jersey, Saint Augustine, Saint Thomas, Howard Johnson, Hugh Hildesby, Saint Paul, Universal Force, World War New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Paradise Lost (Penguin Classics) by John Milton on 12 pages
- The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso) by Dante Alighieri on 4 pages
- Divine Comedy (Oxford World's Classics) by Dante Alighieri on 4 pages
- Duino Elegies by Rainer Maria Rilke on 4 pages
- Heaven and Hell (NW CENTURY EDITION) by EMANUEL SWEDENBORG on page 82, page 184, and page 187
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- The Everything Angels Book: Discover the Guardians, Messengers, and Heavenly Companions in Your Life (Everything (Religion)) by M. J. Abadie on 9 pages
- Sleeping With Extra-Terrestrials: The Rise of Irrationalism and Perils of Piety by Wendy Kaminer on 5 pages
- Embracing Our Essence: Spiritual Conversations with Prominent Women by Susan Skog on 5 pages
- Stand Like Mountain Flow Like Water by Brian Luke Seaward on 4 pages
- Entities: Angels, Spirits, Demons, and Other Alien Beings by Joe Nickell on 4 pages
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