A Book of Angels: Reflections on Angels Past and Present and True Stories of How They Touch Our Lives - Softcover

Burnham, Sophy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345400577 ISBN 13: 9780345400574

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1995

Synopsis

"A GOLDEN CONJUNCTION OF HEAVEN AND EARTH...Reminding us that there are angels in every religion."
--The Washington Post
When Sophy Burnham wrote A BOOK OF ANGELS, she inspired a phenomenon. An instant bestseller when it was originally published, this beautiful volume tells not only the extraordinary true stories of present-day encounters with angels, but also traces the understanding and study of angels throughout history and in different cultures. What do angels look like? Whom do they choose to visit? Why do they appear more often to children than to adults? An eloquent report from the place where earth and heaven meet, A BOOK OF ANGELS is a quest into mysteries and a song of praise to life.
"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

About this title

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

From the Back Cover

Praise for A Book of Angels

"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

"Charming eclectic."

The Washington Post

"A compelling book."

The Baltimore Sun

"Lovely...A Book of Angels is the apt addition to any home in which wonder and joy are still appreciated... An inspiring and touching book."

Cape Cod Times

Edition details

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0345400577
• ISBN 13: 9780345400574
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 416