Melt Stone Journey Around Faith [Paperback]

Richard W. Oliver (Author), Richard Olivier (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1996

Melting the Stone is the personal story of the son of the actor and director who was generally regarded as "the best in the world." This book is also the story of thousands of men around world grappling with the Father. It tells of the rending and healing, or melting, of the hardened heart by coming to terms with a father as impossible and important as Sir Lawrence Olivier.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

The father of the title is Laurence Olivier, but the operative word in the title is "around." A theater producer and director in London, the younger Olivier has written a book that begins with his famous father's death and contains only the briefest of glimpses of the old man. What the book is about is Richard's discovery of the men's movement as led by poet Robert Bly, mythologist Michael Meade, and psychologist James Hillman and how that discovery helped him deal with his own identity crisis. Perhaps of interest to those who enjoyed Stephen Bogart's similar search for self via a famous actor father (Bogart: In Search of My Father, LJ 7/95), this book is best suited to large men's movement collections. Librarians should be sure to file it under self-help, however, as Laurence is but a minor player in this drama.
Thomas J. Wiener, "Satellite DIRECT," Washington, D.C.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 227 pages
• Publisher: Spring Publications (March 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882143700
• ISBN-13: 978-0882143705
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #179,942 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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