Book Review : Autobiography/Memoir
Gangotri - Journey to the Source
by Jim Starr
High in the Himalayas of northern India, a glacier gives birth to a great river near a remote mountain village. The village is Gangotri, revered as the source of the Ganges, holiest of rivers; in yogic tradition it is considered unrivaled as a place of spiritual power. So how could it be that a hardheaded computer programmer from New Jersey is making a pilgrimage to such a place? This is the true story of Jim Starr: a man forced by a serious sports injury to reluctantly venture into the New Age-a world he has disdained. Almost against his will, he finds his spirit opening up after he experiences spectacular healing in a single session of the radical bodywork known as Rolfing. As his unlikely transformation unfolds, Jim ventures deeply into realms he once scoffed at-even becoming a devotee of an Indian guru. And almost three miles above sea level, he goes through an ordeal worthy of a hero's journey: facing death among the icy, rushing waters of Gangotri. Join Jim on his quest-it's heartfelt, gripping, and deeply inspiring.
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11th Dimension Publications. www.journeytothesource.com; 246 pages, paperback; $16.95 (March 2010) ISBN-10: 1450705502
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