According to the end-of-millennium Arts and Entertainment Television Network survey, the single most influential person of the last thousand years was Johann Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing press. The revolutionary advent of moveable metal type made possible the diffusion of books to people around the world, profoundly influencing the lives of many famous historical figures thereafter. This book attempts to demonstrate the role that reading has played throughout the course of history. It documents the lives of nine individuals of outstanding achievement whose efforts were molded by...

"Amid Fresh Currents of Life depicts a beautiful relationship between a young man and woman, an adventure of self-discovery in today's world of unclear values, a spiritual connecting to earth's natural environment, and a determined pursuit of a dream that is their hope for a better world for future generations."