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Animal Grace By Mary Lou Randour Concrete steps to honor animals and to prevent their unnecessary suffering. Grace
Lunchtime Enlightenment By Pragito Dove Opens up the spiritual practice of being present with concrete, down-to-earth techniques. Being Present
The Half-Empty Heart By Alan Downs A hard look at the widespread problem of low-grade depression and ways to treat it. Meaning
The Spiritual Life of Children By Robert Coles Advises adults to seriously listen to the views of children. Listening
Owning Your Own Shadow By Robert A. Johnson Probes this subject with imagination and poise. Shadow
Encore By May Sarton A fine glimpse into the daily life of this poet, novelist, teacher, and lecturer. You
If the Buddha Got Stuck By Charlotte Sophia Kasl Wisdom and exercises on bringing about transformation in your life. Transformation
Good Fences By Caroline Westerhoff Deals with the tension in Christian communities between maintaining boundaries and practicing hospitality to others who are quite different from us. Hospitality
Making Peace with God By Harold Bloomfield, Philip Goldberg Explores the challenges and rewards of establishing a mature relationship with the Divine Source of Being. Peace
Fingers Pointing Toward the Sacred By Frederick Franck A robust and imaginatively engaging spiritual safari by a highly gifted artist, sculptor, and seeker with a shining trans-religious vision. Meaning
Invisible Means of Support By Dennis F. Augustine A spiritual autobiography of a man whose life was spiritually transformed. Transformation
Dolly By Anita Brookner A novel probing the always shifting relationship between a rich and self-sufficient Englishwoman and her manipulative aunt. Love
We've Had a Hundred Years of Psychotherapy... By James Hillman, Michael Ventura A frontal assualt on the obsession with personal growth. Imagination
Here and Nowhere Else By Jane Brox Examines the daily rhythms, fulfillments, and frustrations of a way of life in the Merrimack Valley of Massachusetts. Meaning
Emotional Wisdom By Robert Maclennan A handy paperback that enables readers to work with some of the primal emotions in their lives. You
The Beliefnet Guide to Islam By Hesham A Hassaballa, Kabir Helminski An overview of Islam: its history, the five pillars, the importance of the Prophet Muhammed, and issues related to freedom, jihad, and gender. Faith
The Buddhist Directory By Julie Foakes, Peter Lorie Offers over a thousand listings for Buddhist centers, facilities, teachers, retreats, courses, and retail outlets throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Teachers
Responses to 101 Questions on Buddhism By John Renard Provides a succinct and satisfying overview of Buddhism. Attention
Afterlove By Robert Rosenblum A captivating novel about the raw aches and the reality shifts in the life of a woman who is plunged into grief following the deaths of her husband and two daughters. Questing
Dark Nature By Lyall Watson A slant on this difficult and complex subject. Shadow