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Kathy has been with us since 1999 and is our go-to gal for poetry and spirituality. She also has excellent and eclectic tastes in literature and loves a good hot cup of chai in the morning.

Nine Hills to Nambonkaha: Two Years in the Heart of an African Village (Paperback)

By Sarah Erdman

$15.00

ISBN-13: 9780312423124
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Picador, 08/01/2004

Erdman spent two years with the Peace Corps in a small village in the Cote-d'Ivoire. She writes about falling in love - with brave women who dance all night in celebration, with proud men inviting her to eat with them, and especially with the children who crowd her courtyard. Her colorful descriptions of life in this place reveal her moving from detached caring to passionate affection for these people. She is open to them teaching her what it is they need from her. She shares with us her ambivalence about "improvements" like electricity, which will ease their labors but which will also expose the village to the seductions of popular culture. She describes the challanges of weather, bureaucracy, infant malnutrition, polymamy, genital mutilation, and the steady and horrifying incursions of AIDS. She grieves, and laughs, and, finally, dances to honor these people. -Kathy

Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith (Paperback)

By Anne Lamott

$15.00

ISBN-13: 9780385496094
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Anchor, 02/01/2000

Funny and intense all at once, this book screams of honesty, is full of insight, and it'll make you roll over laughing.

The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation (Paperback)

By Thich Nhat Hanh

$14.00

ISBN-13: 9780807012390
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Published: Beacon Press, 05/01/1999

Probably my favorite of the writings of Buddhist philosopher Thich Nhat Hahn, this is an exploration of the spiritual wonder in everyday life and activities. It is uplifting and insightful, a great book for finding peace in our busy everyday lives.

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