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	• The 99th Monkey: A Spiritual Journalist's Misadventures with Gurus, Messiahs, Sex, Psychedelics, and Other ... Eliezer Sobel Santa Monica Press, 2008 - 288 pages average customer review:based on 11 reviews view larger image
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Spiritual Brotherhood

Eliezer Sobel's third book is another important contribution to the literature of personal exploration. While following his adventures, I was often intrigued, amused, and moved, never knowing what to expect next, but always hopeful that his life would improve as a result of meeting yet another guru or guide. When he found himself unchanged, I sadly joined him, knowing that this is how it is. Nevertheless, I found myself profoundly moved in a mysterious way. During the reading, I made a life-changing decision motivated by the book's spiritual underpinnings. Sobel's genuinely noble intentions inform his generously shared life story and reach deeply into the reader.

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Hilarious, Touching, Relevant

Having met Eliezer Sobel at a few Jewish meditation retreats, I was very curious about his book. I read it in two sittings, interrupted only by sleep and breakfast. While my own spiritual explorations have been rather staid compared to his, I could relate to his quest and the inner workings of his heart and mind, which he courageously shares. This book got me to recognize and laugh at myself, no mean feat!

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Insightul, informative, and entertaining...

In "The 99th Monkey," Eliezer Sobel proves to be an engaging and insightful tour guide as he leads us through his experiences with many of the major spiritual and human potential gurus and movements of the past thirty years. His countless attempts to "cure himself of being himself," are recounted with remarkable humor and honesty, and are as moving as they are entertaining. Though Sobel claims to have failed in his quest, he seems to have learned quite a bit along the way. I am glad he decided to share it with the rest of us.

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Been there, done that too ...

I'll second what all the other reviewers have said. I laughed till I cried at the antics of this wonderful Monkey as he peeked under every rock the ongoing New Age and spiritual/self help industry has pumped out. What I like about this guy is he is not afraid to mention his own foibles and missteps. Unlike so many books by self-styled seekers and teachers, Sobel comes off sounding like a real guy, a human being, and a very, very funny one at that, and not somebody who is trying to convince you he's a grand poobah. In the process, gently and humorously, he makes a very good case that there really aren't any grand poobahs. There's just Us and Whoever's out there/in there waiting. Bravo.

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Superb!

Sobel's book does what few spiritual books I've read (and I've read my share)have done -- made me laugh at my own shortcomings and embrace my humanity. The true genius of the work lies beyond the abundant humor; Sobel's text has a strong message (in an odd no-message-here kind of way) that the essence of life is wrapped in a package both haunting and uplifting; hilarious and brutal.

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Suffused with a unique brand of irreverent humor, this account recalls the autobiographical explorations of the most significant alternative communities, ashrams, gurus, shamans, and consciousness-raising seminars of the past 40 years. Serving as a human guinea pig for many of the most popular cutting-edge New Age, human potential, and spiritual experiments, Eliezer Sobel recounts intercontinental adventures in India, Israel, Brazil, and Haiti. From Primal Therapy to the Dalai Lama, this perceptively witty analysis includes brushes with cults, wild experiments with sex and psychedelics, and encounters with visionary gurus and contemporary madmen

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