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 Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott |
"If you look carefully, in nature or in the kitchen, in ordinariness
or in mystery, beyond the emotional muck we all slog through, you'll
find it eventually: a path, some light to see by, moments of
insight, courage, or buoyancy. In other words, grace. Anne Lamott knows and lives by this belief, most of the time. In Grace (Eventually), her brilliant new collection, she recounts the missteps, detours, and road-blocks in her walk of faith. It's been an erratic journey and some days go better than others. 'I wish grace and healing were more abracadabra kinds of things,' she writes. 'Also, that delicate silver bells would ring to announce grace's arrival. But no, it's clog and slog and scootch, on the floor, in the silence, in the dark.' In Grace (Eventually), Lamott describes how she copes. The challenges seem alternately inconsequential and insurmountable-- the anger engendered by an obstinate carpet salesman or president; the engulfing envy at a friend's professional success; the bewilderment at discovering that a child has grown up or that a friend wants to die on his own terms-- and they are also universal." - From the inside cover Riverhead Books, $24.95 |
 Owen & Mzee: The Language of Friendship Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, & Dr. Paula Kahumbu |
This exciting follow-up to the "New York Times" bestseller "Owen &
Mzee" continues the true story about an orphaned baby hippo named
Owen and the 130-year-old giant Aldabra tortoise, Mzee. This book
traces their first year together and their special ways of
communicating across the species barrier. Full color.
Scholastic Press; $16.99 |
 Dancing with Joy: 99 Poems - Roger Housden(Ed.) |
This inspirational collection of 99 poems includes works from
English classical and romantic poets; early Chinese poet monks;
poets from Turkey, Norway, Russia, and France; plus a range of
contemporary American and English poets.
Harmony, $20.00 |
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 A Faith Like Mine: A Celebration of the World's Religions--Seen Through the Eyes of Children by Laura Buller |
Using revealing photography and detailed
personal accounts to give unique insight into the diversity of
religious faith as experienced by children across the world, this is
an ideal book for families to read together.
DK Publishing, $19.99
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 Walking Meditation (Book + CD) Nguyen Anh-Huong and Thich Nhaht Hanh |
What if every step you took deepened your connection with all of life and imprinted peace, joy, and serenity on the earth? With Walking Meditation, listeners enjoy the first comprehensive instructional program in this serene spiritual practice to help them walk with presence and peace of mind whether in nature or on a busy city street. Presented in a unique format that combines a book with a DVD and audio CD, Walking Meditation features esteemed Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh along with one of his principle students, Anh-Huong Nguyen, as they together illuminate the central tenets of this powerful art, including: How to recognize the miracle in simply walking, not as a means to an end, but as the opportunity to touch the fullness of life; Reversing "habit energy" through the unification of body and mind; Using walking meditation to work with difficult emotions such as anger and anxiety, and much more. Sounds True; $24.95 |
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Buddha Mind, Buddha Body: Walking Toward Enlightenment by Thich Nhat Hanh |
"Buddha Mind, Buddha Body" expands upon the themes in Thich Nhat
Hanh’s book "Understanding Our Mind." It opens with the question:
Is free will possible? This concept becomes a leitmotif as the
author considers how the mind functions and how we can work with it
to cultivate more freedom and understanding, how to be in closer
touch with reality, and how to create the conditions for our own
happiness. Nhat Hanh discusses the connection between psychology,
neuroscience, and meditation. He describes the importance of
creativity and visualization in a successful meditation practice,
presents basic Buddhist practices (particularly walking and sitting
meditation), and writes movingly about the importance of brotherhood
and sisterhood in finding love, happiness, and harmonious
coexistence with others. Punctuated with memorable stories from the
life of the Buddha as well as anecdotes and observations from his
own life, "Buddha Mind, Buddha Body" conveys powerful life lessons
in Nhat Hanh’ s characteristically light, humorous style.
Parallax Press, $14.95 |
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 Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life - Barbara Kingsolver (To be released in May 2007) |
"This is the story of a year in which we made every attempt to
feed ourselves animals and vegetables whose provenance we really
knew . . . and of how our family was changed by our first year of
deliberately eating food produced from the same place where we
worked, went to school, loved our neighbors, drank the water, and
breathed the air." In her first full-length nonfiction narrative, bestselling author Kingsolver opens readers' eyes in a hundred new ways to an old truth: you are what you eat. The bestselling author returns with a wise and compelling celebration of family, food, nature, and community. Hang on for the ride: With characteristic poetry and pluck, Barbara Kingsolver and her family sweep readers along on their journey away from the industrial-food pipeline to a rural life in which they vow to buy only food raised in their own neighborhood, grow it themselves, or learn to live without it. Their good-humored search yields surprising discoveries about turkey sex life and overly zealous zucchini plants, en route to a food culture that's better for the neighborhood and also better on the table. Part memoir, part journalistic investigation, "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" makes a passionate case for putting the kitchen back at the center of family life and diversified farms at the center of the American diet. HarperCollins, $26.95 |
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 Knitting for Peace by Betty Christiansen |
"Knitting for Peace" is an exceptional book that celebrates the long
heritage of knitting for others. It tells the stories of 28
contemporary knitting-for-peace endeavors, and features patterns for
easy-to-knit charity projects.
Stewart, Tabori, and Chang, $19.95
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The Saint John's Bible: Prophets Donald Jackson, Artistic Director and Illuminator |
Weaving together word and image, world-renowned calligrapher Jackson and an international team of illustrators celebrate the message of the Old Testament prophets in hand-ground pigments, gold leaf, and elegant script. A stunning reproduction of the first illuminated Bible commissioned since the invention of the printing press. The fourth volume of the full-color reproduction books of The Saint John's Bible, Prophets, features some of the most beautiful passages in all of Sacred Scripture. The ancient prophets of Israel suffered and celebrated with the people they both admonished and praised. They provided words of consolation during times of oppression and kept the flame of hope alive during the darkest periods of Israelite and Jewish history. Christians honor the prophets as those who foretold the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, as is evidenced by the many references to the prophets of the New Testament. The prophetic message is as relevant today as it was in ancient Israel. The prophets continue to call us to respond to God's love and offer their unvarnished judgment on our behavior. Jackson's images amplify the prophetic word, keeping the flame of hope alive today. Prophets includes artistic depictions from Isaiah, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Micah, Amos, Daniel, and Zechariah. Major images are Isaiah's Temple Vision and Suffering Servant, Ezekiel's Call and the Valley of the Dry Bones, Daniel's Son of Man, Amos' Plea for Social Justice, and Zechariah's Messianic Prediction. In addition, famous passages such as Isaiah 2:4 "He shall judge between the nations, and shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more" receive special calligraphic and artistic treatment. Liturgical Press; $69.95 |
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Born Again by Kelly Kerney |
What happens when a Bible Quiz champion takes on Darwin? Mel, a
faith-filled Pentecostal, has the chance to escape Slow Rapids,
Indiana, by attending academic summer camp. The only catch? She has
to read forbidden tomes like "The Origin of Species."
Harvest Books, $14.00 |
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 Way of Ignorance and Other Essays by Wendell Berry |
The continuing war in Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, the political sniping engendered by the Supreme Court nominations, Terry Schiavo — contemporary American society is characterized by divisive anger, profound loss, and danger. Wendell Berry, one of the country's foremost cultural critics, addresses the menace, responding with hope and intelligence in a series of essays that tackle the major questions of the day. Whose freedom are we considering when we speak of the “ free market” or “ free enterprise?” What is really involved in our National Security? What is the price of ownership without affection? Berry answers in prose that shuns abstraction for clarity, coherence, and passion, giving us essays that may be the finest of his long career.
Shoemaker and Hoard, $15.00
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 Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary by Marcus Borg |
One of the top five Jesus experts today completely updates and revises his unique vision of Jesus as charismatic healer, sage, and prophet--a man living in the power of spirit and dedicated to radical social change. HarperSanFrancisco; $24.95 Similar books also recently released: God and Empire: Jesus Against Rome, Then and Now by John Dominic Crossan, Jesus for the Non-Religious by John Shelby Spong, and Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity by Elaine Pagels with Karen King. |
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 Dalai Lama: Man, Monk, Mystic by Mayank Chhaya |
"This is an authorized biography by an Indian journalist who did his
research homework and had access to the Dalai Lama. The author also
brings a familiarity with Asian politics, an essential frame of
reference for understanding the complex situation of the Tibetan
spiritual and political leader who has spent close to fifty years in
exile in India. The end product is balanced--neither debunking nor
hagiographic, but taking a Buddhist-style Middle Way toward its
subject, even though the author is not himself a Buddhist.
Particularly fascinating and demystifying is the account of the
Dalai Lama's earliest years." --Publishers Weekly
Doubleday Books, $23.95 |
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 A Year with Rumi: Daily Readings -Coleman Barks, et.al. |
Featuring never-before-published poems by the 13th-century Sufi mystic Rufi, this new collection brings together 365 of Barks's mystical, elegant, and beautiful translations of Rumi's poetry.
HarperSanFrancisco, $19.95 |
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