Religious

Image of Roar: Sulak Sivaraksa and the Path of Socially Engaged Buddhism
Author(s):
Matteo Pistono
Genre(s):
Religious, Social Activists, Buddhism, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Religion

Roar: Sulak Sivaraksa and the Path of Socially Engaged Buddhism

April 4, 2019
Reviewed by: 
Jane Haile

“even readers already somewhat familiar with Sulak’s extraordinary life will find many things here to engage and surprise.”

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Image of The Milk Lady of Bangalore: An Unexpected Adventure
Author(s):
Shoba Narayan
Genre(s):
Religious, Political & Social Science, Biology & Life Sciences

The Milk Lady of Bangalore: An Unexpected Adventure

January 22, 2018
Reviewed by: 
Jane Constantineau

Born and raised in India, Shoba Narayan left for college in the U.S. and stayed for the next 20 years.

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Image of Fragrant Palm Leaves: Journals, 1962-1966
Author(s):
Thich Nhat Hanh
Genre(s):
Religious

Fragrant Palm Leaves: Journals, 1962–1966

December 24, 2015
Reviewed by: 
Janet Levine

“A satisfying read on many levels . . .” 

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Image of Pope Francis: The Year of Mercy
Editor(s):
Vincenzo Sansonetti
Genre(s):
Religious, Catholicism, Miscellaneous Nonfiction

Pope Francis: The Year of Mercy

November 9, 2015
Reviewed by: 
Larry Smith

This book comes just after the celebrated U.S. visit of Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Argentina), the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Image of The Man Who Quit Money
Author(s):
Mark Sundeen
Genre(s):
Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Religious, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Religious, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Religious

The Man Who Quit Money

April 13, 2013
Reviewed by: 
Heidi Utz

“A wonderful book.”

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Image of The Accidental Anarchist: A humorous (and true) account of a man who was sentenced to death 3 times -- and survived
Author(s):
Bryna Kranzler
Genre(s):
Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Historical, Russian, Jewish

The Accidental Anarchist

August 6, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Charles S. Weinblatt

“. . . a swift, unrelenting trip down a shocking rabbit hole of incredible and frightening reality.”

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Author(s):
Paul Simpson
Genre(s):
Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Historical, Political, Religious, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Historical, Political, Religious, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Religious, Political, Historical

That’s What They Want You to Think: Conspiracies Real, Possible, and Paranoid

February 9, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Carma Spence

“While possibly a bit dry for bedtime reading, That’s What They Want You to Think does make fun plane, train, and (if someone else is driving) automobile reading.

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Image of Holy Ghost Girl: A Memoir
Author(s):
Donna M. Johnson
Genre(s):
Religious, Personal Memoir, Family Memoir, Authors

Holy Ghost Girl: A Memoir

October 11, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Donald F. Calbreath PhD

“. . . it is clear, as stated on her biography page, that Ms.

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