As with Anaxilea, this book changed my way of seeing my culture, and others of this earth, forever.  It's full of fantastic insights and helps highlight how relevant the need for change is.  The challenge before us is great indeed.

OK, I'll admit it–I had a really hard time getting past the telepathic gorilla. Whew! That's off my chest. Most powerful for me were the ways that humans (at least takers) are different from other animals–that's the piece that struck me most.

Someone said something along the lines of “there was my life before I read Ishmael and my life after it”, you can understand this once you've read the book. It really is life changing and hits a note on the way anyone sees and contemplates the world, it should be part of the school curiculum.

we read this in my english class and i fell in love with it. sadly, no one else seemed to share my love of it.

So important and easy to read. I would like to see this book incorporated into a junior high class as a discussion launcher.