![]() There are no strings attached to the offer, although the Web site does request your e-mail address. Check out the compelling trailer on the film’s site. With the mystical help of Socrates and a down-to-earth young woman named Joy (Amy Smart), Dan grows to realize that strength of spirit is what leads a man to his true greatness. One day, an accident turns Dan’s world upside down and a chance meeting with a mysterious stranger, whom he comes to know as Socrates (Nick Nolte), leads to a new world of strength and understanding. ![]() The athlete thinks he has it all: bookcases of trophies, endless friends, fast rides and disposable relationships. In the film, Scott Mechlowicz plays Dan, a talented but arrogant college gymnast with Olympic dreams and a golden future. The novel and the film chronicle the semi-autobiographical story of author Dan Millman’s life-altering relationship with an unlikely mentor whose teachings about spirit over strength profoundly affected not only Millman but also untold readers in the two and a half decades since the book was first published. The film had a limited release in 2006 through Lionsgate, after which producers Mark Amin and Cami Winikoff brokered a deal between Universal and Lionsgate for this unique second-chance opportunity (see the film’s July 15 review in GNN). We found an enthusiastic partner in Best Buy and secured support from theater chains willing to experiment with us.” We wanted to allow as many people as possible a chance to sample the film on its first weekend, with the hope that their word of mouth and enthusiasm might sustain the public’s interest. “This movie’s inspiring and positive message connects powerfully with people, but it simply isn’t possible to market it efficiently or economically in the customary ways. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.“We wanted to find a way to give this film - and films like it - a real chance to compete in this marketplace,” explained Adam Fogelson, president of marketing, Universal Pictures. Our goal is to touch as many lives as possible with a message of hope for a better world. To our readers: The books we publish are our contribution to an emerging world based on cooperation rather than on competition, on affirmation of the human spirit rather than on self-doubt, and on the certainty that all humanity is connected. Certain male readers especially appreciate the coming-of-age theme, the haunting love story with the elusive woman Joy, and the challenging of Western beliefs about masculine power and success. Although the character of the cigarette-smoking Socrates seems like a fictional, modern-day Merlin, Millman asserts that he is based on an actual person. But eventually Millman stopped resisting the lessons, and began to try on a whole new ideology-one that valued being conscious over being smart, and strength in spirit over strength in body. "You must cleanse your body of tension, free your mind of stagnant knowledge, and open your heart to the energy of true emotion." From there, the unpredictable Socrates proceeded to teach Millman the "way of the peaceful warrior." At first Socrates shattered every preconceived notion that Millman had about academics, athletics, and achievement. "To survive the lessons ahead, you're going to need far more energy than ever before," Socrates warned him that night. At the time, Millman hoped to become a world-champion gymnast. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.ĭuring his junior year at the University of California, Dan Millman first stumbled upon his mentor (nicknamed Socrates) at an all-night gas station. And you can do anything when you find the heart and courage for it. ![]() In the eyes of spirit, little things count. Dan discovers that the life and practice of the peaceful warrior is action. As Dan learns to live the life of a peaceful warrior, he is led toward a final confrontation that will deliver or destroy him. With this inauspicious meeting, Dan begins an odyssey of understanding that takes him through the door of awakening. ![]() one morning, while trying to walk off the confusion and dissatisfaction of his life as a college student and athlete. Dan meets Socrates at a gas station at 3 a.m. We travel with Dan on his journey as he is guided by a powerful old warrior named Socrates, and tempted by an elusive, playful woman named Joy. It’s said that there’s one journey but many paths. This nearly unabridged audio edition of the international bestseller Way of the Peaceful Warrior is based on the story of Dan Millman, a world champion athlete who journeys into realms of romance and magic, light and dark, body, mind, and spirit.
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