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Loading... Through Painted Deserts: Light, God, and Beauty on the Open Roadby Donald Miller
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. It's not my favorite Donald Miller book, but it's awfully good. An "[b:On the Road|6288|The Road|Cormac McCarthy|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21E8H3D1JSL._SL75_.jpg|3355573]" for the new age, with a conscience. (  ) alissamarie | Oct 25, 2009 |  It's not my favorite Donald Miller book, but it's awfully good. An "[b:On the Road|6288|The Road|Cormac McCarthy|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21E8H3D1JSL._SL75_.jpg|3355573]" for the new age, with a conscience. ( ) alissamarie | Oct 25, 2009 | It's not my favorite Donald Miller book, but it's awfully good. An "[b:On the Road|6288|The Road|Cormac McCarthy|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21E8H3D1JSL._SL75_.jpg|3355573]" for the new age, with a conscience. ( ) alissamarie | Oct 25, 2009 | Honest, entertaining, self-deprecating Donald Miller's story of his travels in a van and journey to faith during his early adulthood. (  ) Steve777 | Dec 27, 2008 | Not as good as Blue Like Jazz but still incredible. Makes you want to drive across country with no job, no responsiblity, no air conditioning. Ok, maybe not the last one. (  ) mattp340 | Aug 5, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
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Fueled by the belief that something better exists than the mundane life they've been living, free spirits Don and Paul set off on an adventure-filled road trip in search of deeper meaning, beauty, and an explanation for life. Many young men dream of such a trip, but few are brave enough to actually attempt it. Fewer still have the writing skills of Donald Miller, who records the trip with wide-eyed honesty in achingly beautiful prose. In this completely revised edition, he discusses everything from the nature of friendship, the reason for pain, and the origins of beauty.
As they travel from Texas to Oregon in Paul's cantankerous Volkswagen van, the two friends encounter a variety of fascinating people, witness the fullness of nature's splendor, and learn unexpected lessons about themselves, each other, and even God.
"A record of a classic road trip. Miller's tale is full of serendipitous adventures and thoughtful Christian reflection . . . offering the sort of deep-thought wanderings into meaning and significance that are the meat of college-age existence . . . a reminder that life was meant to be lived, not just gotten through." (Publishers Weekly)
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