{"product_id":"the-quest-on-the-path-to-knowledge-and-wisdom-paperback","title":"The Quest: On the Path to Knowledge and Wisdom - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWill Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Will Freeman sets off with his twelve-year-old son on a cross-country motorcycle adventure, he thought he knew exactly where the road would take them: California. At least, that was the destination he had planned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then they stop in Denver for a night and wind up seeing \u003ci\u003eThe Horse Whisperer\u003c\/i\u003e at the movie theater. Unexpectedly, Freeman and his son both feel drawn to ride north instead of west.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir road, they will soon learn, leads to Wyoming. It is there that they encounter Great Thunder, a Native American shaman. He was expecting their arrival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the next several days, Freeman takes on the role of student and absorbs the teachings of Great Thunder, listening to his mentor's wise stories about intuition, integrity, dreams, and nature. He learns about simplifying one's life and what it means to experience a spiritual life that is bigger than any one religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this experience is just the beginning of Freeman's unexpected journey. \u003ci\u003eThe Quest\u003c\/i\u003e goes on to describe a vision quest he embarks on three years later in the solitary wilderness of northern New Mexico, as well as a follow-up bike trip to Wyoming, where he seeks out more life lessons from Great Thunder.\u003c\/p\u003e\"Few are the books that teach us in a brief empowering read a path to discovering the wisdom we search a lifetime to find. Fewer are the books that challenge and enlighten us as they take us on a journey to the center of our soul. The Quest is such a book.\" - Billy Mills, Olympic 10k Champion\"I would be the first to recommend this book as required reading for all teachers, coaches, parents, and professional leaders. I read it three times!\" - Dr. Joe Vigil, U.S. Olympic Coach\"I just finished the Quest. Wow! It is truly beautiful. An intense journey of the heart!\" -Leslie Goldstein, College Administrator\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Freeman is an highly-successful college coach and a popular professor of sport psychology and sport sociology. He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and a master's in biomechanics from Indiana University, and he is currently working on his doctorate in sport psychology at the University of Iowa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs a successful college athlete, Freeman had success as a pole-vaulter, including winning the SEC championship five times and being a finalist at the US Olympic Trials. For the past thirty-four years, he's used his expertise to teach, coach, and mentor track and field and cross country athletes at Grinnell College, where he also teaches.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnown as a teacher of coaches, Freeman has written, performed, and produced nineteen top-selling coaching DVDs for high school and college track coaches, and written or co-written 4 books. He has also trained athletes and coaches in Africa, China, Canada, and the Bahamas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFreeman and his wife, who is also a college coach, are the proud parents of three children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47407871000754,"sku":"9781495932328","price":20.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/cfc1cdac2c7918777ba9e0e13a29bc18.webp?v=1778230683","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-quest-on-the-path-to-knowledge-and-wisdom-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}