1984 WAY OF THE PEACEFUL WARRIOR: A Book that Changes Lives. By Dan Millman (ISBN: 0915811006 / 0-915811-00-6)

Book Description: H. J. Kramer Incorporated, Tiburon, CA, U.S.A., 1984. Stated First Softcover Edition, 1984. Number line on copyright page states: 30 29 28 27. 210 pages, 5.5" x 8.5" tall, .625" thick. Like New copy - Looks Never read - Not price clipped. Beautiful copy of soft cover book.

Book Condition: Like New. Price on back cover reads $11.95 US.

Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ, this is a soft cover book.

About This Book: A book that changes lives. Based on the story of Dan Millman, a world champion athlete who is guided by a powerful old warrior named Socrates, tempted by a woman named Joy, and led towards a final confrontation which will deliver or destroy him. From the Author Way of the Peaceful Warrior is a path to personal growth. This book is an innovative approach to fitness that applies Eastern philosophies to the Western concept of physical well being and sports training. Unusal among fitness books for it's readability and persuasiveness. It demonstrates that the true essence of a champion is indeed the culmination of a strong body, mind, as well as spirit. Basically put it keynotes the mind, body and spiritual levels necessary in becoming a whole person.

Synopsis: Based on the true story of Dan Millman, a world champion athlete, this insigh tful volume explores Millman's journey into the realms of romance and magic, light and darkness, body and spirit. (Metaphysics)

Review: During his junior year at the University of California, Dan Millman first stumbled upon his mentor (nicknamed Socrates) at an all-night gas station. At the time, Millman hoped to become a world-champion gymnast. To survive the lessons ahead, you're going to need far more energy than ever before, Socrates warned him that night. You must cleanse your body of tension, free your mind of stagnant knowledge, and open your heart to the energy of true emotion. From there, the unpredictable Socrates proceeded to teach Millman the way of the peaceful warrior. At first Socrates shattered every preconceived notion that Millman had about academics, athletics, and achievement. But eventually Millman stopped resisting the lessons, and began to try on a whole new ideology--one that valued being conscious over being smart, and strength in spirit over strength in body. Although the character of the cigarette-smoking Socrates seems like a fictional, modern-day Merlin, Millman asserts that he is based on an actual person. Certain male readers especially appreciate the coming-of-age theme, the haunting love story with the elusive woman Joy, and the challenging of Western beliefs about masculine power and success. --Gail Hudson

About The Author: Dan Millman (born February 22, 1946) is a former Trampolining world champion athlete, university coach, martial arts instructor and college professor, and an author of fourteen self-help books, currently published in 29 languages, the most famous of which is the semi-autobiographical novel, Way of the Peaceful Warrior (1980), which was adapted into a feature film, Peaceful Warrior (2006) directed by Victor Salva and starring Nick Nolte.

In 1964, he became the first World Men's Trampoline Champion at the 1964 Trampoline World Championships in London.

Career: At the age of 17, he won the United States Gymnastics Federation (USGF)'s Trampoline Championship and competed in gymnastics at John Marshall High School in Los Angeles. While a freshman at U.C. Berkeley, he won the 1964 Trampoline World Championships in London. The same year he won three All-American titles, including national titles in FX and V. Later in 1968, he recovered from a motorcycle injury, and co-captained the 1968 NCAA University of California gymnastics team; also in 1968 he was appointed as Director of gymnastics at Stanford University, where he coached U.S. Olympian Steve Hug and brought the Stanford team to national prominence. In 1972 he became an assistant professor of physical education at Oberlin College at Oberlin, Ohio.

His early background includes training in modern dance, gymnastics, and martial arts. He earned a black belt in aikido. Later he studied various yogas and other martial arts, and traveled around the world researching integrative disciplines, which resulted in his calling since 1980 — writing about and teaching an approach to living he calls the "way of the peaceful warrior" in his career as a motivational speaker. Due to the varied topics of his books, his work is difficult to label, but is generally connected to the human potential movement.

Personal life: Dan Millman and his wife Joy live in Northern California. They have three grown daughters and two grandsons.

Works

Peaceful Warrior Series

• Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives
• Wisdom of the Peaceful Warrior: A Companion to the Book That Changes Lives
• Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior
• The Journeys of Socrates: The Way Begins

Other Works

• The Life You Were Born to Live: A Guide to Finding Your Life Purpose
• Everyday Enlightenment: The Twelve Gateways to Personal Growth
• No Ordinary Moments: A Peaceful Warrior's Guide to Daily Life
• Living on Purpose: Straight Answers to Life's Tough Questions
• The Laws of Spirit: A Tale of Transformation
• Body Mind Mastery: Creating Success in Sport and Life
• Peaceful Warrior: The Graphic Novel
• The Four Purposes of Life: Finding Meaning and Direction in a Changing World

Children's Books

• Secret of the Peaceful Warrior
• Quest for the Crystal Castle

Collaborative Works with Doug Childers

• Bridge Between Worlds: Extraordinary Experiences that Changed Lives

Further Collaborations

• In 2010, Dan Millman has collaborated with German electronic music band Vargo. He makes a guest appearance on the track "Warriors," reciting philosophical statements. The track is featured on the band's second album Precious and was also released as a digital single.

Dan Millman conveys his personal experiences and insights to audiences worldwide, through books and seminars. He writes in order to allow the reader to apply their own insights and new perspectives in daily life. As he states in many of his works, knowledge is knowing what to do and wisdom is actually doing it. Dan instills his readers to not just learn and know things, either from him or others, but to apply them and actually live what they have come to believe. His intent is simple, to teach his readers the "house rules" (the laws the nature bestows upon humanity) and how to apply these laws to daily life.