2016

March 2016 Books

The Road Home: A Contemporary Exploration of the Buddhist Path

By Ethan Nichtern. North Point Press, 2015. 288 pages. $25/hardcover; $16/paperback; $11.99/eBook. Ethan Nichtern comes from deeply planted Buddhist roots.…

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Film Review

This Changes Everything

Directed by Avi Lewis, written and narrated by Naomi Klein. Klein Lewis Productions, 2015. 89 minutes. $9.99 to buy or…

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March 2016 Books

Dog Medicine: How My Dog Saved Me From Myself

By Julie Barton. Think Piece, 2015. 221 pages. $14.95/paperback; $9.99/eBook. It’s hard to prioritize whom to recommend this book to:…

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March 2016 Books

Godless: Living a Valuable Life Beyond Beliefs

By Jeff Rasley. Midsummer Books, 2014. 280 pages. $12.95/paperback; $4.45/eBook. Although its title sounds confrontational, Godless is about freedom from…

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March 2016 Books

Jack Jones, a True Friend to China: The Lost Writings of a Heroic Nobody

Collected and edited by Andrew Hicks. Earnshaw Books, 2015. 370 pages. $50/paperback. This is an expensive book, and it’s obvious…

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March 2016 Books

Voices from a Trunk: The Lost Lives of the Quaker Eddisons, 1805–1867

By Sara Woodall. Blackthorn Press, 2014. 260 pages. $9.99/eBook. UPDATE, August 2016: Voices from a Trunk is now available in…

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March 2016 Books

A Contemporary Mysticism: Support on the Spiritual Path

By Michael Resman. Zumbro River Press, 2015. 282 pages. $14.95/paperback; $3.49/eBook. It can be lonely on the spiritual path if…

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March 2016 Books

A Little Book of Unknowing

By Jennifer Kavanagh. Christian Alternative Books, 2015. 57 pages. $9.95/paperback; $3.99/eBook. This very slim book’s title is about mysticism, as…

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March 2016 Books

The Emancipation of B

By Jennifer Kavanagh. Roundfire Books, 2015. 138 pages. $13.95/paperback; $4.99/eBook. When I was a student of literature and theater, one…

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William O. Brown

Brown—William O. Brown, 92, on January 10, 2014, in Milwaukee, Wis., unexpectedly, in his sleep. Bill was born on March…

Carmen Morán Broz

Broz—Carmen Morán Broz, 91, on September 17, 2015, in Santa Rosa, Calif. Carmen was born on December 15, 1923, in…

Ernest Foss III

Foss—Ernest Foss III, 70, on January 14, 2016, at Medford Leas Retirement Community in Medford, N.J. Terry, as he was…
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