Book Reviews

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Experiencing Spirituality By Ernest Kurtz, Katherine Ketcham A collection of wonderful, soul-shaking, and thought-provoking stories. Meaning
Getting Older Better By Pamela D. Blair Ideas and insights on a wide range of subjects for women living in the other country of age. You
Stuff Matters By Mark Miodownik A spiffy celebration of stuff such as steel, concrete, and glass. Gratitude
Openings By Larry J. Peacock The 2nd edition of a multi-purpose devotional resource for personal spiritual growth and retreats. Devotion
The Florist's Daughter By Patricia Hampl An exquisitely written memoir about growing up in the Midwest and as an adult taking care of her elderly parents. Meaning
Red, White, and Muslim By Asma Gull Hasan An autobiography with feisty insights into Islam and the many misconceptions people have about it. Faith
Still By Lauren F. Winner A well-written and fascinating memoir of the author's dark night of the soul and mid-faith crisis. Faith
Between the Dreaming and the Coming True By Robert Benson A spiritual autobiography about the manifold ways the Holy One is spelling out meaning in our lives. Listening
Hidden Treasure By Gangaji A challenge to look at both the story of our lives and the stories we tell ourselves to make it through the day. You
Now and Then By Frederick Buechner Another installment of the author's memoir that puts storytelling together with imagination. You
The Spiral Staircase By Karen Armstrong The second installment of the author's spiritual memoir, from when she left a Catholic convent to the present when she still thinks about God and spirituality. Questing
Circle of the Way By Ken Arnold A spiritual journey about illness, being present, and an epiphany that makes all the difference in the world. Questing
Swinging on the Garden Gate By Elizabeth J. Andrew A beautifully rendered spiritual memoir by a bisexual woman. You
Local Wonders By Ted Kooser A book of prose that moves through a Nebraska year and finds wonders all around. Wonder
The Desert Pilgrim By Mary Swander An exquisitely written memoir revealing the ways in which spiritual friendships, prayer, meditation, and intuition can all be good medicine in the healing process. Devotion
Tattoos on the Heart By Gregory Boyle Meditations of a priest serving in a Los Angeles ghetto on what he has learned from the homies who are his extended congregation. Compassion
Practicing Resurrection By Nora Gallagher Another installment in her spiritual memoir about church and finding healing and hope in the midst of turmoil. Transformation
Words and Images that Seep into the Soul By James Phillips Noble Quotations and poems that reveal a Protestant minister's questing spirit. Questing
The People's Platform By Astra Taylor Giant corporations squeezing money and power through the Internet Shadow
Paradise in Plain Sight By Karen Maezen Miller A Zen master who is a connoisseur of the commonplace on what she has learned from her garden. Teachers