Ray Of Hope For Peace

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Summary: Andrew Svorinic
Review: A man with a vision! Ray Madaghiele chronicles from beginning to end his families journey across the United States to Ground Zero with color, passion and courage. Ray took action where the majority of people would not give it a second thought on riding a bike over 3,000 miles by listening to his heart. Ray gives inspiratiion and life lessons from his trip that will make you think and maybe take some action on something you have been putting off. Ray is a true American hero!!!

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Summary: Ray of Hope For Peace, A must read !
Review: A wonderful book by a wonderful author whose vision of a peaceful world is proved to be a common yearning by the people he meets as he cycles across America. It is wonderfully entertaining while it offers powerful insights and inspiration on living a life of peace and power! A great book that offers hope for a better world!!!

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Summary: Ray of Hope for Peace Reveiw
Review: I have read many books in my life and this is by far one of the finest and most rewarding books I have every read. It is a book that not only challanges us as individuals to think about where we are today but where we should be going in the future. I truly wish all of the people in the world could read Ray's book so that all of us could live with greater love and peace.

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Summary: Empowering Thoughts
Review: This book went beyond William Least Heat Moon's journeys across America books in that it gives a spiritual dimension that was able to drag me out of the negative funk I've felt since 9/11 and the elections. Non-political, and without religiosity, I found every day on the road helped to heal my spirit and renew my desire to continue being the change I wish to see in the world. Thank you, Ray!


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Summary: Inspiring
Review: This is a book that gives one hope for peace in our time. In the great tradition of the Peace Pilgrim, Ray Madaghiele is a man who was inspired by a vision for peace following 9/11 and followed that vision on his bicycle across the United States, stopping for "firehouse chats" in cities and towns along the way. Ray of Hope for Peace is an exceptional travelogue that entertains, but more importantly, provides practical steps for finding one's own peace and reconciliation. Highly recommended.

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Summary: An admirable quest
Review: Truthfully, I was initially wondering how "Ray of Hope for Peace" was going to fully hold my attention for three hundred pages. It is a detailed account of the Madaghiele family's admirable journey across the country on a bicycle to Ground Zero in honor and tribute of those that served and died on 9-11-01. It passionately details the triumphs and struggles involved in organizing and fulfilling such an ordeal. For a 46 year old man to even attempt this adventure is quite incredible!

As it turned out, the book easily held my attention as it is so much more than just an account of this journey. The account skillfully melds fascinating historical facts and timeless spiritual principles blatantly showing us how simple it really is to achieve a more melodic and peaceful existence on this planet. The ingredients necessary have been revealed many times by histories great teachers as highlighted here. An extra value is that you would normally need to read many different references to receive this wisdom summary.

It is very refreshing to know that in our times of worldly upset and negativity, there are many people out there with beautifully positive dispositions looking for and actively seeking change for all of us. The warm encounters with the many wonderful people on this bicycling adventure show this very well. It seems obvious that we are at a significant crossroads in our developmental history and we just need a little effort to push us in the correct direction of peace and happiness. I believe that "Ray of Hope for Peace" is a significant and important contributory move in that direction.

Highly recommended.