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Living the Wild Life By Jane Goodall Discusses her career. her life in Africa, and her reading of the plight of animals in the modern world. Unity
Religion and the Spiritual in Carl Jung By Ann Bedford Ulanov Examines the interface between these two fields of study. Love
Dude, Where's My Country? By Michael Moore Salvos against the Bush administration and offers hope to those who still believe that a new day is coming. Shadow
Evening Train By Denise Levertov Poems on nature, spritual journey, love and the obscenities of war. Justice
A Season in Mecca By Abdellah Hammoudi A fascinating account by a Muslim professor of anthropology of his pilgrimage to Mecca in 1999. Questing
How To Be a Perfect Stranger By Arthur J. Magida Examples of how to practice hospitality among 17 religious groups in pluralistic America. Hospitality
Prayers to She Who Is By William Cleary A superb collection of poem-prayers. Devotion
A Flock of Fools By Kazuaki Tanahashi, Peter Levitt A collection of humorous and playful stories about the follies and delusions of human beings. Play
The Snarling Citizen By Barbara Ehrenreich A hard-hitting collection of essays from one of America's most perceptive commentators. Justice
The Web of Life By Fritjof Capra A worldview based on a synthesis of new discoveries about the universe, the natural world and human nature. Connections
American Nature Writing By John A. Murray 29 top-drawer essays. Attention
Comes the Peace By Daja Wangchuk Meston A memoir about the spiritual adventures of an American raised in Nepal as a monk and his journey of forgiveness and the search for connections. Forgiveness
The Happiness Myth By Jennifer Michael Hecht A historian and a poet examines the sources of happiness in our time. Meaning
In Search of Stones By M. Scott Peck Recounts his three-week trip through the countryside of Wales, England, and Scotland with Lily, his wife of 33 years. Gratitude
Meister Eckhart, from Whom God Hid Nothing By Meister Eckhart A sturdy sampler of his mystical Christian perspective. X-The Mystery
Who Speaks for God? By Jim Wallis A stirring vision of Christian activism that goes beyond the old cataegories of left and right, liberal and conservative. Justice
The Mystic Vision By Andrew Harvey, Anne Baring An anthology with a quote from the mystics for every day of the year plus essays on the journey of transformation. Joy
The Archetype of Pilgrimage By Jean D. Clift, Wallace B. Clift Explores the universal dimensions of this sacred adventure. Devotion
The Laughing Buddha of Tofukuji By Ishwar C. Harris Offers an examination of his teachings. Teachers
Random Acts of Kindness By The Editors of Conari Press A revised and updated edition of the 1993 book that started the random acts of kindness movement. Kindness