{"product_id":"9780684865843","title":"Climbing The Mountain: My Search For Meaning","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the simple power and astonishing candor that made his 1988 autobiography, \u003ci\u003eThe Ragman's Son,\u003c\/i\u003e a number one international bestseller, Kirk Douglas now shares his quest for spirituality and Jewish identity — and his heroic fight to overcome crippling injuries and a devastating stroke. \u003cbr\u003e On February 13, 1991, at the age of seventy-four, Kirk Douglas, star of such major motion-picture classics as \u003ci\u003eChampion, Spartacus,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePaths of Glory,\u003c\/i\u003e was in a helicopter crash, in which two people died and he himself sustained severe back injuries. As he lay in the hospital recovering, he kept wondering: Why had two younger men died while he, who had already lived his life fully, survived? \u003cbr\u003e The question drove this son of a Russian-Jewish ragman to a search for his roots and on a long journey of self-discovery — a quest not only for the meaning of life and his own relationship with God, but for his own identity as a Jew. Through the study of the Bible, Kirk Douglas found a new spirituality and purpose. His newfound faith deeply enriched his relationship with his own children and taught him — a man who had always been famously demanding and impatient — to listen to others and, above all, to hear his own inner voice. \u003cbr\u003e Told with warmth, wit, much humor, and deep passion, \u003ci\u003eClimbing the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e is inspirational in the very best sense of the word.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015060340976,"sku":"9780684865843","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780684865843_p0.jpg?v=1763606534","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780684865843","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}