I'm Not Really Here

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Summary: I didn't buy this book because I thought it would be funny.
Review: I don't normally buy books written by comedians, and I didn't buy this book so I could have a few chuckles. I bought it because two of the the quotes in the prelude are from The Dancing Wu-Li Masters. I bought it because I was curious as to what someone like Tim Allen would have to say about reality, especially if he had been reading all of those esoterical works that he mentioned, all of which I have read and find keen interest in. The comedic asides aren't always sidesplitting, but quickly slide by as the true focus of this book comes into sharper perception. I read this book in a single sitting. That is the highest complement I can bestow upon it.

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Summary: Different is good
Review: I enjoy reading this book even though this is a change from Allen's first book. It was very thought provoking and funny at the same time. I brought a side of Tim Allen that people rarely see. I think that this book is a must read for people who are wondering the purpose of our existence from a unique point of view.

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Summary: Thought-provoking, funny, and rather strange
Review: I enjoyed this book a lot. Tim Allen pulled off a difficult trick: writing a compelling narrative about real life that includes deep discussions about both religion and quantum mechanics. It's a good reminder that actors are much more than the roles they play. And it's a funny book, although it doesn't quite "induce laughter on every page." It does, however, "surprise and challenge, [and] make you wonder and think" so all in all the blurb writers did a decent job. Above all, it passes the most important test of a good book: reading it made me feel better about life.

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Summary: Tim Allen has my gratitude for a life changing book
Review: I have read all of these reviews, and am very surprised by some of them. This book is a personal journey for Tim Allen. One he invited us to come along for. No, it is not the intense humor of his first book, and no it is not a Quantum Physics text book. Nor do I think it was meant to rival anything by David Bohm. Actually he seems to be in awe of Mr. Bohm. This is a deep book which will speak to those open to it. It is better off left alone by those who cannot grasp it, or better yet, are not ready to, as well as those who have forgotten their path and feel that they are too far beyond it. What I found in this book was an intelligent questioning person who has pushed himself to grow immensely. I do not think Mr. Allen meant to rival great minds in Quantum Physics, merely to show us what can happen to us if we explore something outside our everyday humdrum existence as he has. If you are looking for a repeat of his first book, open yourself and try something new. If you are into Quantum Physics, open it and remember your roots, and don't take yourself so seriously, (another message in this book). Open your mind and you will love this book.

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Summary: Tim Allen has my gratitude for a life changing book
Review: I have read all of these reviews, and am very surprised by some of them. This book is a personal journey for Tim Allen. One he invited us to come along for. No, it is not the intense humor of his first book, and no it is not a Quantum Physics text book. Nor do I think it was meant to rival anything by David Bohm. Actually he seems to be in awe of Mr. Bohm. This is a deep book which will speak to those open to it. It is better off left alone by those who cannot grasp it, or better yet, are not ready to, as well as those who have forgotten their path and feel that they are too far beyond it. What I found in this book was an intelligent questioning person who has pushed himself to grow immensely. I do not think Mr. Allen meant to rival great minds in Quantum Physics, merely to show us what can happen to us if we explore something outside our everyday humdrum existence as he has. If you are looking for a repeat of his first book, open yourself and try something new. If you are into Quantum Physics, open it and remember your roots, and don't take yourself so seriously, (another message in this book). Open your mind and you will love this book.

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Summary: What Happened?
Review: I loved his first book. It was a riot. This one just didn't have very much. There were a couple funny parts. I guess I should have given this book a 2 but I was spoiled by how hilarious the first one was.

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Summary: Better than the other one
Review: I read this book first and liked it so much I went back and got his first book. I still think this is the better of the two. I could relate to most of his comments here.

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Summary: Toolman trys to retool the psyche - and fails
Review: I suppose this book will do well if only because it is written by a comedian who last year had the top rated TV show, book and film. It doesn't deserve it. Here is proof that success in one field does not automatically translate into others - a fact that few Hollywood stars seem to heed. Tim Allen acknowledges the influence of Robert Pirsig's classic "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" - a book that was interesting when it came out over two decades ago. Allen's attempt to emulate its subtle interplay of a physical and psychic journey falls flat - demonstrating a plodding lack of emotional depth, literary tension or grammatical control over anything beyond his trademark monosyllabic grunts. While it is encouraging to see celebrities like Allen go wide-eyed and MacLean-like into such revered popular classics as "The Tao of Physics" and "The Dancing WuWei Masters" et al, this book has too much of the Timmy-come-lately 'gee-whizz' patter that adds no new dimensions to a reading of the original books he so artlessly steals from. (In fact the book title "I'm Not Really Here" is only part of a much funnier statement made by David Bohm at a conference I attended in the mid- eighties where he stated that, according to the findings of Quantum Physics, we are all just vibrations - "therefore I'm not really here... but if I was, this is probably what I'd look like!" Go read the originals (like Bohm's "Wholeness and the Implicate Order") - they're funnier deeper and more intelligent than this particular vibration of implicate emptiness.

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Summary: You should read this!
Review: I think everybody should read this book to know about "Tims" since of humar in this book. After i got done reading this book i had to get the other book "Don't Stand To Close To A Naked Man" i loved his books and other people should read about the guy off the TV show "Home Inprovment."ÿ

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Summary: A very good book.
Review: I thought it was a very good book. Kind of deep, but I like that. I too am interested in physics. But the book was more than about physics. It is about man's place in the universe. It is worth your time to read.