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"We look to memoirs for guidance, instruction from the lives of
others, cautionary tales perhaps and, if we're lucky, inspiration.
If we also get a clear view of abundant humanity, we count it as a
bonus. Gifts of Sight is that kind of rare memoir. With skill,
irony toward himself, and a clear and moral love of his fellow-man,
Bruce Shields has written a book that is in part the account of an
'eye doctor, ' in part a meditation on the courage of his patients,
and in great part a metaphor for Life itself. Gifts of Sight,
meditative and Chekhovian, is already a classic as it leaves the
author's pen; it should become perceived as one of the great
'quiet' American tales, in which a concerned and thoughtful doctor
addresses the word vision in all its meanings." --Frank Delaney New
York Times bestselling author of Ireland
These 365 devotions are an English translation of the popular
devotional, "Tagliche Andachten, the German version of "Portals of
Prayer.
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