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 553 votes - Book - First release: 2008-12-03T00:24:50Z

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Quietly, with little fanfare, this mysterious and thought-provoking book came about more than half a century ago — a book about life's purpose.  Reviews from www.amazon.com...

"Both otherworldly and down to earth, both simple and sophisticated, both soothing and shaking... I can describe it using a thousand words and still not begin to describe it. There is nothing like it in print, that's for sure."

"A monumental piece of work that clearly was meticulously crafted."

"I most appreciate the wisdom in this book, both in quantity and quality, I have not read anything that even comes close."

"If you have been searching for inspiration, this book is alive."

"Best book on the planet — and has satisfied my every question."

(After 20+ years on Amazon and a combined 2000+ written reviews, 4.5 out of 5 stars.)

No person is credited as the author. How did this strange but relentlessly detailed and expansive book come to be written?  Is it wisdom literature or sci-fi?  In methodical prose, it lays out an epic story that has intrigued many people who have come across it.

The application includes:
- Full unabridged book in six languages (no network access needed to use, all is installed on your iPhone / iPad / iPod)
- Powerful search engine custom-designed for the book
- Random quotes feature with thousands of quotes
- Sharing through social media, text messaging, and email
- Text to speech - let the app read the book to you
- Bilingual support to show two languages side-by-side at the same time. Text-to-speech is also fully supported in bilingual mode for each language.
- Night mode and sepia for easier reading
- Options to adjust font type, text size, and margins
- Easy navigation system using detailed table of contents 
- Reference numbers in the text optionally can be switched on, with multiple types of reference numbers to choose from.
- Page numbers for the English text that match the pagination of the most popular print edition (pages 1 - 2,097).
- Bookmarks 
- History 

Instructions:
- While reading, a bookmark is added by double-tapping on the navigation bar title (for instance, "Paper 160" in the screenshots you can see here on the App Store). Bookmarks can also be added using the History rows.  Tap the blue star on the right side of a History row to bookmark that location. 
- By triple-tapping on a navigation bar title, you can conveniently switch night mode on and off. This also works in the Quotes section of the app.
- Helpful tips while reading quotes: Swiping left and right gives you the next quote or lets you see a previous one.  Alternatively, simply double-tap on a quote to go to the next one. These gestures are especially useful on devices with larger screens, compared to reaching for the "New" button.

The book is free to read.  For app requests and comments, please send them to [email protected].  Enjoy.

"The majority of impoverished souls are truly rich, but they refuse to believe it."

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If you subscribe to access search, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the subscription period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase.  For your convenience, a link that will open your account settings is provided within the app. Current subscription prices are: Basic Search $0.99/2 months; Full Search (Basic & Advanced) $1.49/2 months; Full Search + Donation $2.99/2 months; Full Search + Extra Donation $4.99/2 months. Prices are in US dollars, and may vary in countries other than the United States. If you do not want to subscribe to Search, you still can continue to read the book for free.

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