THE LANGUAGE OF SILENCE

by J. Allen Boone ‧ RELEASE DATE: Nov. 11, 1970

J. Allen Boone was a journalist, Hollywood producer, lecturer, animal-lover, and the author of a successful if bizarre book (Kinship with All Life, 1956). The present work is a collection of twenty-seven short pieces presenting Boone's philosophy of life--an eclectic system involving such elements as the determination to give fully of oneself in any activity, to see the unity of all life and all human experience, to accept intuition as a guide in life, etc. Despite a propensity for suspect jargon (""emanations,"" ""the Mind of the Universe"") and for oversimplifications (""Deep breathing. . . which is synonymous with deep thinking""), Boone was an engaging man who loved life, people, and animals, and attempted to communicate that love. These qualities redeem his prose, make bearable his determined Pollyanna-ism, and reveal a man who (even in Hollywood, of all places, was able to establish peace within himself and with the world. This, obviously, is not everyone's language, but there should be no little call for it from the ""inspirational,"" self-help audience.

Pub Date: Nov. 11, 1970

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Harper & Row

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Nov. 1, 1970

Categories: NONFICTION