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Samuel Langhorne Clemens is internationally known by his pen name, Mark Twain . The author of numerous works, Twain's legacy includes two classic American novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both of which are still read and studied worldwide. Born in 1835, Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri and left school after the fifth grade. He worked as a typesetter and reporter for the local newspaper, and became a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River. Twain claimed that he had invented his pseudonym from his riverboat experiences and he had earlier adopted the pen name Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass. Twain followed his brother to Nevada, where he quickly abandoned mining in favor of writing for the Virginia City newspaper. In 1865, Twain's story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" brought him international renown. Eventually he moved east, settling in Connecticut where he died in 1910. A humorist and lecturer, Twain had friendships with presidents, kings, and celebrities. His name lives on, among other ways, in numerous community and school names, along with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor awarded annually through the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
If you love Mark Twain, you'll love this book. Be prepared there is no Becky and Big Jim to be found, just Twain's delightful writing style. Twain taking on the CHristian Scientists is enlightening and informative. I liked it very much
I recommend all books by this author. I also love the fact that the publisher, 1stWorld Library (or 1stWolrd Publishing) has made the text slightly larger which is a blessing for my thirty-something eyes. Great job. I have dozens of books by this publisher. The Second Declaration Wild Knowing Every Day A Miracle Happens Les Miserables, Volume I & II THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO Vol II Animal Farm Planets American Buddha Your Star Child: Attracting, Birthing and Parenting an Evolved Soul The Devil's Disciple
Twain amusingly eviscerates Mary Baker Eddy and her religion in this still-amusing book. A century later, his deft skewering of religious foibles and fantasies still delights. Would that he could see the world of today: Christian Science still exists, though in a much shrunken form, and hundreds (thousands!) of equally improbable cults thrive alongside it. Where's Twain now that we really need him??
Christian Science is neither Christian nor science but is merely a pseudo-scientific cult that has lead to the deaths of many people, including innocent children. I am all in favor of religious tolerance but tolerance ends when a religion starts to harm the rights of others, as Christian Science has done in allowing a number of their children to die. You have the right to martyr yourself if you like, but NO ONE has the right to martyr their children! People who review this book negatively are either ignorant Christian Scientists or idiotic individuals who think tolerance entends to even those who allow their children to die for their parent's beliefs. Christian Science is a rapidly dying cult that will be gone by the end of this century and the world will be a better place becasue of it.
The first part of Mark Tawin's work on "Christian 'Science'" is very funny; he shows through parody and wit just how ignorant, stupid, superstitious, and gullible human beings can be. The second part is much more serious: Twain shows how the sinister organization came into existance, and remarks upon Eddy's criminal and abusive acts when starting the business, as well as mentions some of the plagerism she committed.This is by far one of the best books about how the "Christian 'Science'" organization came to exist. While the book is a classic, it is also timeless.If you are interested in Eddy or "Christian 'Science,'" this is the single best source for you to explore. I recomend this book HIGHLY!
