{"product_id":"the-seven-storey-mountain-thomas-merton-9780151004133","title":"The Seven Storey Mountain: Fiftieth-Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of the most famous books ever written about a man's search for faith and peace. \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Seven Storey Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e tells of the growing restlessness of a brilliant and passionate young man, who at the age of twenty-six, takes vows in one of the most demanding Catholic orders--the Trappist monks. At the Abbey of Gethsemani, \"the four walls of my new freedom,\" Thomas Merton struggles to withdraw from the world, but only after he has fully immersed himself in it. At the abbey, he wrote this extraordinary testament, a unique spiritual autobiography that has been recognized as one of the most influential religious works of our time. Translated into more than twenty languages, it has touched millions of lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This beautifully produced commemorative edition includes an account of the book's original publication by Merton's editor, Robert Giroux, an Introduction by Merton's biographer, Father William Shannon, and Merton's own Introduction to the Japanese edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Merton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0151004137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780151004133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperOne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.73h x 6.48w x 1.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/1998 pg. 224","brand":"Thomas Merton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44049082974463,"sku":"9780151004133","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7b7e9c55-dd6a-4438-80f7-dbd2a3a0aa92.jpg?v=1684999524","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-seven-storey-mountain-thomas-merton-9780151004133","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}