The Journeys Of Socrates

“Millman’s 1980 novel, Way of the Peaceful Warrior, first introduced the character of Socrates, the all-night gas station attendant who first sets the author on his journey toward self-enlightenment. In this third series installment (after Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior ), readers learn about the elusive philosopher’s upbringing in tsarist Russia. Born Sergei Ivanov, Socrates goes from being an orphan to struggling as a cadet at the military academy, from knowing nothing of his past to meeting his grandfather, learning that he is part Jewish and part Cossack, suffering a devastating loss, and fleeing the academy on a quest. Fans of the other books will be pleased with this prequel to the word-of-mouth best seller they have come to know and love. Satisfying both in its execution and in its attempt to add another piece to the puzzle, Millman’s latest is recommended for popular and New Age fiction collections.” - Library Journal

“Fans will be pleased. Satisfying both in its execution and in its attempt to add another piece to the puzzle.” - Library Journal

“Millman’s autobiographical Way of the Peaceful Warrior (1980) and 94-year-old gas-pump-jockey Socrates, the young Millman’s guru in it, are fixtures in the canon of New Age self-actualization literature, thanks to 2.5 million copies sold. This prequel provides an adventurous backstory for Socrates. It begins in czarist Russia with orphaned Sergei fleeing the Nevskiy military academy. He survives in the mountainous wilderness by fashioning a lean-to against the face of a cave near a waterfall on a stream that hosts salmon, trout, and a beaver dam, and by hunting and drying food for the winter. By his second year as a mountain man (1890), he has turned 18 and become part of the wild, high country. A close call with a hungry bear in 1891 drives him to St. Petersburg, where he hopes to verify his grandfather’s promise of buried treasure and use it to escape to America. Millman’s smoothly written text recounts a spiritual journey while it tells a creditable survival-adventure-coming-of-age story. Way-farers will want to join the journey.” - Booklist

“Way-farers will want to join the journey.” - Booklist

“Millman’s fluid storytelling makes this an easy read.” - Publishers Weekly

Dan Millman is a former world champion gymnast, college professor, and martial arts instructor. His books have inspired more than three million readers in 28 languages. He has taught at numerous writers conferences and speaks worldwide, presenting Peaceful Warrior seminars to people from all walks of life.

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