Book Reviews

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The Prayer Project By Paramahansa Jagadish Prayers, poems, and other resources from different traditions for a daily practice. Devotion
A Spirit Walker's Guide to Shamanic Tools By Evelyn C. Rysdyk A guide to sacred instruments used by shamanic practitioners during rituals. Devotion
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up By Marie Kondo A fresh approach to decluttering based on a spiritual relationship with one's possessions. Reverence
The Norton Anthology of World Religions By Jack Miles A timely and enlightening two-volume resource mapping over 1,000 sacred texts from six world religions. Devotion
The Art of Travel By Alain de Botton Looking at travel from both sides. Yearning
How to Be Alone By Sara Maitland Makes a good case for the bounties of solitude. You
With Heart in Mind By Alan Morinis A substantive assessment of a 48-part Mussar spiritual curriculum. Transformation
How to Deal with Adversity By Christopher Hamilton Adversity can give birth to good things. Transformation
How to Change the World By John-Paul Flintoff Insights and ideas on how you can find your own role in changing the world Transformation
How We Learn By Benedict Carey A reframing of our long-held and cherished views of how we learn. Teachers
Inside the Grass Hut By Ben Connelly Commentary on a Zen poem about living lightly on the earth with calm, ease, and simplicity. Peace
Hush By Rubin Naiman Prescriptions for good sleep that integrate ideas from science and spirituality. Peace
How to Stay Sane By Philippa Perry An overview of the doors to change in our lives. Peace
Consider the Ravens By Karen Karper Fredette, Paul A. Fredette A cogent and enlightening overview of contemporary hermit life. Peace
Garden Blessings By June Cotner A wonderful collection illustrating how gardens can be celebrated as spiritual places. Nurturing
Unretirement By Chris Farrell A charting of the new movement of unretirement. Meaning
The Language of Houses By Alison Lurie Examples of what our buildings tell us about ourselves and our society. Meaning
Dark Light of Love By John S. Dunne John S. Dunne's last book, a meditation on darkness, light, love, and the cloud of unknowing. Love
Lila By Marilynne Robinson A novel about the mysteries of grace, love, trust, aging, and transformation Love
The End of Absence By Michael Harris Top-drawer thoughts and insights on the digital world and our need for more solitude. Connections