As the author and editor of numerous books, Douglas Pagels has been a popular and widely acclaimed writer for many years. He is one of the most quoted contemporary writers on the Internet today, his books have sold over 3.5 million copies, and his work has been translated into a number of foreign languages and enjoyed the world over. One of the trademarks of Doug's work is that it is so accessible. It gives the reader a feeling of simply listening in on a conversation that comes from the heart and touches other hearts in many different ways. The more one reads his words and shares in his insights, the easier it is to understand his enormously popular appeal.