John Benditt is the author of The Boatmaker. As a journalist, he has been an editor at Scientific American, Science and Technology Review: MIT’s Magazine of Innovation.
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And so the days tick by, small shavings of eternity, as the boat builder grapples with his demons and progresses slowly but surely in his search for higher meaning and purpose. According to the mystical laws that govern his world, everyone and everything, from the boards in the woodworking shop to the plants in the garden, has its own distinct nature and its own particular part to play. If we watch and listen and act carefully — without talking too much! — perhaps we too can discover who we truly are and exactly how we fit into the grand scheme of things”– New York Times Book Review on The Boatmaker
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