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Brother John: A Monk, a Pilgrim and the Purpose of Life Hardcover – October 21, 2018

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Recipient of the prestigious Templeton Prize, Brother John is the true story of a meaningful encounter between a man going through a mid-life crisis, and an umbrella-wielding Trappist monk. This magical encounter on Christmas Eve eventually leads the author, and us all, to the redemptive power of an authentically purposeful life. Uplifting, deeply moving, Brother John is dramatically brought to life by over twenty full color paintings by Glenn Harrington, a multiple award-winning artist. Brother John's moving story takes place at Christmastime, and its inspirational message and rich illustrations are sure to bring the reader back again and again throughout the year.

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October 21, 2018
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9.2 x 0.4 x 11.2 inches
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"Just beautiful. As humble and subtle as the brothers but staggering in southern color and beauty and geometry and light. What a treasure." - Mark Harrington, Newsday Journalist/Reporter

"A gorgeous Christmas present or special occasion book, Brother John is unique and joyful in its message."- Zippy Sandler, Champagne Living

"Brother John by August Turak is a captivating story that calls each of us to reflect on our own lives. Turak does an incredible job of pulling you into life at the monastery. As with any life of great compassion, we fear that we are incapable of living such nobility, but Turak gives us a compelling reason to try. He asserts that if we allow ourselves to pursue the 'everyday noble' in the same way as Brother John, we will experience the miraculous, and a release of fear that our life is not big enough. I found myself filled with hope after reading Brother John, reminded that growth lays before us, on the other side of fear!" - Sarah Heath, author, What's Your Story? Seeing Your Life Through God's Eyes

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"Congratulations, August! We're proud of you and Brother John. God bless!" -Rick Warren, author, The Purpose Driven Life

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"Brother John is a charming and simple story with a powerful and insightful message. August Turak speaks beautifully about what truly makes life worth living."

- Carl McColman, author, The Big Book of Christian Mysticism; cohost, EncounteringSilence.com

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"A beautiful, and beautifully illustrated, parable for our time--for any time."

- James Martin, SJ, author of Jesus: A Pilgrimage

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"Meaning. Purpose. Engagement. Those are our modern buzz words. Yet most focus on the purpose of doing, and not the purpose of being who we really are. Turak's beautiful Brother John gently points us inward and upward toward our ultimate purpose."

- David W. Miller, PhD, Director, Princeton University Faith & Work Initiative

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"Brother John tells a simple story of a life profoundly lived. The depth of this life becomes visible and transformative in a simple act of hospitality and kindness: an act that raises the question of the kind of life we really want to live. The story is made all the richer by Glenn Harrington's evocative illustrations. Brother John is deeply rewarding food for contemplation."

- William Cahoy, PhD, Dean Emeritus, Saint John's University School of Theology and Seminary

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"In this beautifully illustrated book, August Turak pulls back the curtain of monastic life. Brother John shows us how to bring a little bit of heaven to earth, right now. I highly recommend that you read Brother John and share it with anyone you care about."

- Mike Morrell, collaborating author with Richard Rohr, The Divine Dance

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"Beautiful illustrations and it was so refreshing to reread Brother John. It's a powerful reminder of how Brother John lives, how we should all live, and what might be holding us back."

- Kavita Hall, Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

About the Author

AUGUST TURAK is an award-winning author, speaker, consultant and contributor for Forbes.com and the BBC. He is also the founder of the spiritual and educational nonprofit the Self Knowledge Foundation (SKF). August is a successful entrepreneur and corporate executive. He attributes much of his success to living and working alongside the Trappist monks of Mepkin Abbey since 1996. As a frequent monastic guest, he learned firsthand from the monks as they grew an incredibly successful portfolio of businesses. His first book, Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks, was published in 2013 by Columbia Business School Publishing. When he is not praying and working alongside the Trappist monks of Mepkin Abbey, he works with his nonprofit and lives on aseventy-five-acre farm near Raleigh, North Carolina.

GLENN HARRINGTON is an internationally recognized and collected artist. His paintings have been featured in American Arts Quarterly, American Art Collector, the New York Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, International Artists Magazine, and the covers of American Artist and US Art. He has had numerous solo exhibitions in New York, Japan, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania, and has exhibited at the Norman Rockwell Museum, the Museum of American Illustration, and the USGA Museum. Glenn's oil paintings have been published on over 600 book covers. His portrait work is highly regarded, having won the Portrait Society of America's Draper Grand Prize in 2007, its Honor Award in 2008 and 2005 during its international juried exhibitions. Harrington's portrait of Maria Callas was used to promote the Tony Award-winning play Master Class. glennharrington.com

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clovercroft Publishing (October 21, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1945507942
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1945507946
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.2 x 0.4 x 11.2 inches

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What a Beautiful Book!

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2018

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This is such a lovely, lovely book! First of all, it is a beautiful story, so tenderly written, about an earnest seeker's experience one Christmas Eve at Mepkin Abbey. It was a transformative experience, which we get to witness through August's artful retelling. The illustrations that accompany the story are so perfectly dreamy and capture the essence of the book so well. This book is now a new Christmas Classic for me. alongside "The Christmas Carol" and "The Night Before Christmas", yet the story is so universal in its message, that it certainly can be enjoyed all year. I highly recommend this book!

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Kenny Felder

It's insightful, but more than that...it's moving

Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2018

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I love a book that gives me insight, a book that makes me think "Huh! I never thought about it that way before!" I read a lot of books like that, including Turak's other book.

But this book does something else that most of those books (including Turak's) don't do: it leaves me with a *feeling*. I'm not a Catholic or even a Christian, but I feel the holiness of the monastery, and the beauty of Brother John's life of selflessness, and the ideal that he represents. And I feel the call--the text is very explicit on this point--we are all called to become that ideal, to reach beyond what we are to what we can be. Somehow that message is there in both the words and the paintings, because it's there in the way the book makes me feel.

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Shieldmaiden

My Spiritual Home Now Available for All

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2019

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As a frequent Mepkin Abbey retreatant, I am familiar with Brother John and the profound and holy hospitality offered by the brothers.

The words beautifully and accurately capture the experience of being enfolded into the community. The art places me inside the familiar abbey grounds.

This book is a gift in so many ways: for those who want to carry a bit of the brothers in a tangible way, for those who are familiar with the contemplative way offered at Mepkin, and for those who cannot make it to Mepkin but reach for its blessings.

Sweet satisfaction awaits all who pick it up. A worthy gift for Christmas.

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CHERYL M Clarke

The Meaning of Life Profoundly Simple

Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2019

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First of all I loved the gorgeous paintings that set the stage for a fantastic and artful reading experience. But mostly, because it answered a question I've had for most of my 72 years. When I would be at the doctor's office (there were many, as the love of my life of 52 years left this earth last week- leukemia) or a service related outing, I would be asked, "Do you have any questions?". My flippant answer was, "Yes, can you tell me the meaning of life?" and we would all have a laugh. This book solved the problem and it was so simple. I highly recommend it, you will read it in a sitting, but think about it for days. Grab that beautiful book and find your " magic umbrella ".😊

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Bill D.

Jesus said the truth will set you free and Paul says it was for freedom that Christ set us free!

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2018

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As this is the second book authored by August Turak that I've read, I suppose I should have been better prepared for the extent and depth of effect it would have on my mind and soul. But as usual, August Turak takes what most human seekers of truth consider to be so illusive and pinpoints the greatest of truths in such an economy of words as to overwhelm the heart and soul. After spending six years studying the depths of God's grace and grace soteriology/theology, I find the most perfect illustration of it here--42 pages containing (as in, "packing in" like a pre-super Nova black hole) the most important truths to the Christian soul that can be explained this side of eternity. Beyond acceptance of the truth of the Gospel, we are then to live life. How? The answer is here. It's clear. It's true. Outside of theology is the philosophy of theological thought and beyond study, action. Beware. Truth--real truth--changes you. Real change results in a changed life. But there is assurance... change for the better; for true freedom as promised by Jesus.

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John S

A Timeless Story and Priceless Message

Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2018

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Brother John is the profound, timeless story of how service, giving, and selflessness are the secrets to a more purposeful life. It is beautifully written. The illustrations are truly stunning, memorable and stand on their own. Yet Brother John’s message is what is so priceless.

Following Christmas Eve Mass at Mepkin Abbey outside Charleston, South Carolina, a Monk’s simple act of kindness brings new meaning and insights to the author’s own spiritual journey. Through Mr Turak’s writings and speaking engagements, he now shares Brother John’s miraculous gift, grace and values to countless others.

In today’s fast paced world, humanity’s finest qualities are often underused. The universal message of “Brother John: A Monk, a Pilgrim and the Purpose of Life” reveals humankind at its best, providing inspiration for those seeking authentic, enriched lives of meaning and purpose.

Brother John makes a wonderful gift for the holidays or anytime. I have found that with each reading, new insights are revealed.

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scott morse

"his quiet peace and effortless love.... was available to us all"

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2018

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"in the end...we're walking each other home"...Ram Dass
An encounter at a Monastery in the early part of this century on a Christmas Eve, and the events that followed led author August Turak to write an essay about his experience. Subsequently his work was selected from thousands of others submitted to the Templeton Foundation that year as the winner in the Foundation's "Power of Purpose" contest. This book retells the story, and the simple but profound message eventually revealed from the encounter with a Trappist monk on a rainy December evening. Paintings accompanying the pages by well known artist Glenn Harrington meaningfully and thoughtfully accentuate Mr. Turak's experiences and insights. The result is a beautifully produced book that initially reacquaints one with the pathway to a purposeful life, and IMHO, a work that will serve the reader as a source of intellectual and spiritual renewal in years to come.

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Ernest Lansford

Selfless Serving Revealed

Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2018

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Received Brother John from Amazon yesterday. Read it this morning. Wow! There are several readings yet to come to learn. Similar to when I read Scripture I am confident I will learn and hear God in each reading. Thank you, Augie for publishing this. Glenn Harrington’s artwork is awesome too.

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Jonathan Reams

A message of Divine Love

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 22, 2018

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Turak’s Brother John is one of those rare books that has an elegant simplicity as well as a profound message that transcends belief systems. From a personal story about an unsettling experience, Turak brings to light eternal human questions of meaning and purpose in life. His encounter with Brother John elicits a deep fear of not being able to live up to the ultimate demand of selflessness to enable God’s love to shine through.

I read this book to my class at the end of the semester, and could not get through the powerful final few lines, that bring the impact of Turak’s message for us all, without tears welling up and my voice shaking. While the artwork is beautiful as a compliment, it is the energy of love behind all of this that makes it so special.

Morris Cook

Transformational!

Reviewed in Canada on December 2, 2018

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Angie has an incredible insight into the the soul of mankind. I like to think of myself a spiritual person; after reading Brother John, I now have a better understanding on my life’s purpose.

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