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The Spirituality of Imperfection: Storytelling and the Search for Meaning

Ernest Kurtz, Katherine Ketcham

Bantam, 1993

Changed my sobriety
I immediately began rereading this book upon completion. It has given me a new outlook on my sobriety and spirituality as well as the wisdom of the ages. I look forward to reading it again and again as I trudge the happy road of destiny.

We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda

Philip Gourevitch

Picador, 1999

One of the best books I have read in a long time
Philip Gourevitch, in We Wish to Inform You, has accomplished an incredible feat: a moral and reasoned history of an insane situation. He manages to cut through all of the misinformation that we so often hear about the Rwandan Genocide and write something truly ...

The Power of Myth

Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers

Anchor, 1991

Resonates with the song of the universe deep inside us.
I have lost track of just how many times I have listened to this set of conversations, but they never seem to grow old to me. It might be a year or more between my getting them down from the shelf, but they still completely emgross me. Perhaps that is the best ...

The World's Religions: Our Great Wisdom Traditions

Huston Smith

HarperOne, 1991

GET A DICTIONARY!
SMITH IS OFF THE CHAIN WITH HIS VOCABULARY. KEEP A DICTIONARY AND THESAURUS NEAR LOL.

A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Karen Armstrong

Ballantine Books, 1994

If you want to learn about man's journey to discover GOD.
You can learn a lot about man's search for GOD from the beginning. 14,000 years ago.

The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason

Sam Harris

W. W. Norton, 2005

Sam Harris presages Sarah Palin.
Sam Harris writes: "In our next presidential election, an actor who reads his Bible would almost certainly defeat a rocket scientist who does not." If Stephen Prothero is correct in his book "Religious Literacy", which concludes that Americans are illiterate about ...

No One Sees God: The Dark Night of Atheists and Believers

Michael Novak

Doubleday, 2008

Excellent, if a little deep.
This is an excellent book presenting both a Christian reply to athiesm and an attempt to create a dialogue with athiests. It is very referential, though, so even though you are very well read, I recommend having reference materials available to clarify minor points.

A Deadly Misunderstanding: A Congressman's Quest to Bridge the Muslim-Christian Divide

Mark D. Siljander

HarperOne, 2008

Spectacular Review - Mark Siljander's Book - A Deadly Misunderstanding
I received Congressman (retired) Mark D. Siljander's book, A Deadly Misunderstanding in the mail two days ago. I couldn't put it down! From first to last I was riveted, hooked, shocked, elated, and challenged. I was also filled with hope - for the expanding heart ...

What's So Great About Christianity

Dinesh D'Souza

Regnery Publishing, 2007

Great read for all who search
I found this book very well researched and very well written. It is not written like a textbook but it has answers to many questions that arise in a complex world where Christians, atheists and everyone in between need to try to understand one another. To live ...

The Faith Club: A Muslim, A Christian, A Jew-- Three Women Search for Understanding

Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver, ...

Free Press, 2007

Faith Club
I found this book to be wonderfully readable with a huge message that needs to be shared by millions. It is such a profoundly simple way to move to peace. Not only do they share their personal experiences they give guidance as to how each of us can use their model ...

The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind--A New Perspective on Christ and His Message

Cynthia Bourgeault

Shambhala, 2008

An excellent resource for contemplative prayer
While I wasn't overly impressed by Bourgealt's "Mystical Hope", her true potential as Episcopalian minister/guru emerges in "The Wisdom Jesus" which to my mind is the single best work on the practice of lecto divinia and contemplative prayer since Thomas Keating (that ...

The Yoga of Jesus: Understanding the Hidden Teachings of the Gospels

Paramahansa Yogananda

Self Realization Fellowship Pub, 2007

Yoga of Jesus
Great book written by a great man. It has renewed my perspective on Christ (original perspective was that of a Catholic who received First Communion in a French church in Rabbat Morocco, and later attended Catechism in Southern Spain as child). The author, Yogananda, ...

What Is God?

Etan Boritzer

Firefly Books, 1990

All About God
Finally, a book that makes it easy to share all the ideas of God with children. In it's exploration of all the different kinds of beliefs, children can see all paths to God as different, yet perfect, and without one way having to be better than the other. This book ...

On Bullshit

Harry G. Frankfurt

Princeton University Press, 2005

Thin and Expensive but interesting
It is a quick and interesting read. The book isn't only insightful, but I also like the writing style. Yes, we are surrounded with BS, and I agree with the author that BS is probably bigger enemy of the truth than outright lies. At the same time, BS is so prevalent in ...

NutriSearch Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements

Lyle Macwilliam

Northern Dimensions Publishing, 2007

The Comparative Guide Convinced Me That USANA Supplements Are Among The Best
I started taking USANA vitamins approximately 2 years ago; now I distribute them. This book seems to lay things out in clear terms. I have heard that it may not be objective. Even if that's the case, I have looked @ the ingredients and manufacturing processes of the ...