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Kahlil Gibran's aphorisms, stories and poetry on themes like love in all its myriad forms, and relationships in all its hues, remain among the best loved by readers. Gibran's views, however, extend beyond the most-quoted 'greeting card' sayings, to encompass a wide realm of human emotions and relationships-passion, desire, idealized love, justice, friendship, and the challenges of dealing with strangers, neighbors, and enemies. This book captures love and life in all their complexities and nuances. This beautiful volume includes over 90 selections from Gibran's writings, and is informative, illuminating and inspirational, and makes for an ideal gift for all occasions. About the Author Kahlil Gibran was a Lebanese-American artist, poet and writer. A native of Lebanon, he immigrated to the United States, where he began his literary career, writing in both English and Arabic. Regarded as a literary and political rebel, he is chiefly known in the English-speaking world for his 1923 book The Prophet, an early example of inspirational fiction that includes a series of philosophical essays written in poetic English prose. Neil Douglas-Klotz, (Saadi Shakur Chishti) is a world-renowned scholar in religious studies, spirituality and psychology. Living in Edinburgh, Scotland, he directs the Edinburgh Institute for Advanced Learning and for many years was co-chair of the Mysticism Group of the American Academy of Religion.