--- In [email protected], "Geoff Gilpin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, everyone. Given the recent discussion of my book, I guess that > this is a good time to re-introduce it and myself. I'm the author of > "The Maharishi Effect: A Personal Journey Through the Movement That > Transformed American Spirituality." It'll be published in hardcover > by Tarcher/Penguin on October 19th. If your local bookseller doesn't > stock it, they can order it for you. You can also order it from > Amazon.com and a number of other online retailers. I don't know much > about library acquisitions, but I'll bet that your library could get > a copy if you ask. Support your local independent bookstore! > > "The Maharishi Effect" is a combination of memoir and literary > journalism. It grew out of my experiences in the TM movement back in > the 70s, my return to Fairfield a few years ago,
I'm sure you'd prefer that I buy the book to get the answer, but I'll ask a question anyway: do you still live in Fairfield? If not, when did you leave and why? > and extensive > interviews and research. My goal was to introduce a general audience > to the world of TM and the movement by telling a story that's > compelling and entertaining. It's an important subject and I hope I > did it justice. > > I didn't set out to write a complete history of the movement. When > you read the book, you'll undoubtedly think of topics you would have > covered that I left out. I know that my book is just the beginning. > If it inspires other authors to fire up the word processor and tell > other parts of the story, I'll be very pleased. > > I'm also aware that some readers have strong opinions about the > subject matter. Regardless of your perspective on TM and the > movement, you may not like what you read in my book. Yes, there's > critical stuff in there, and there's also a lot of material that's > positive and loving. I tried to portray the movement for what it is-a > complex, three-dimensional, utterly human endeavor. Let me know what > you think after you've read the book. > > Thanks! > > Geoff > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
