Book Reviews

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The Relax Deck By Duncan Baird Publishers Ltd. Combines play and imagination to help you catch intimations of peace in your daily life. Peace
New Passages By Gail Sheehy An ambitious and informative study of second adulthood, or those years from 45 to 85 years. Meaning
In My Father's Garden By Kim Chernin Explores three transformative experiences and their meanings. Transformation
Paula By Isabel Allende A mesmerizing memoir filled with startling insights into family, grief, the search for identity, and midlife. Meaning
The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa: Volume Eight By Carolyn Rose Gimian, Chogyam Trungpa Two full books on Shambhala, a model of an enlightened society replete with political insights, ethical truths, and imaginative ways of taking care of others. Teachers
The Selfless Way of Christ By Henri J. M. Nouwen Salutes the selfless way of Christ through downward mobility as an alternative to the cultural shibboleth of upward mobility and success. Compassion
War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning By Chris Hedges Delineates the mythology, the intoxication, and the multiple toxins of war in our time. Shadow
The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace By Alan Briskin A good case for bringing more of our experience and our imagination to life at our jobs. Attention
Stories We Live By By Dan P. McAdams Charts the important link between storytelling and personal development. You
Buddhism By Alan Watts Reveals this commentator as a spiritual trickster whose enthusiasm for religion is contagious. Connections
Practicing Peace in Times of War By Pema Chodron Poignant insights and down-to-earth spiritual practices to bring peace to our private and public lives. Peace
Crossing to Avalon By Jean Shinoda Bolen Recounts the author's spiritual journey of self-discovery and renewal while visiting sacred sites in Europe. Meaning
A Quaker Book of Wisdom By Robert Lawrence Smith This warm, wise, and eminently readable work explores the essence of Quaker thought and practice. Silence
Men and The Water of Life By Michael Meade A stout-hearted and soulful book on men's spirituality. Transformation
Courage My Love By Merle Shain Wonderful advice on intimate relationships. Love
How Now By Raphael Cushnir 100 spiritual practices to help you stay focused in the moment and savor the riches available to you there. Being Present
The Gospel According to Dogs By Robert L. Short Insights into Christians, dogs, comics and the human condition. Teachers
What Is Hinduism? By The Editors of Hinduism Today Magazine A rich and robust resource on the diversity, practices, rituals, and challenges of modern-day Hinduism. Devotion
Evelyn Underhill By Dana Greene A biography of this Christian philosopher who pioneered the popularization of mysticism. Zeal
Gray Heroes By Jane Yolen Gray heroes who model for us a new way of being. Teachers