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Still Here: Embracing Aging, Changing, and Dying

33 reviews
Ram Dass, Dass Ram, ..., 1900

Still Way Ahead Of His Time
It's been said that Ram Dass was "there" before everyone else. This statement holds true regardless of how you choose to define "there." He continues to show us the way in this, his first post stroke book. Let me quote from the book. "We struggle against the inevitable and we all suffer because of it. We have been trying to find another way to look at the whole process of being born, growing old, ...

When You're Falling, Dive: Lessons in the Art of Living

4 reviews
Mark Matousek

Bloomsbury USA, 2008

Captures the change tragedy brings
Matousek is right on target with this book. He truly captures the essence of the change a person experiences when they have survived a tragedy. From the fabulous introduction and throughout each story of survival, even (especially) readers who are aware of how suffering has improved their lives will find nuggets of wisdom, as all angles of this phenomenon are explored. I had a hard time putting ...

The Boy He Left Behind: A Man's Search for His Lost Father

13 reviews
Mark Matousek

Piatkus Books, 2001

I couldn't put it down!
I came upon this book in the library with no prior knowledge of the book or the author. From page one I was captivated by Mark's life story and finished the book in 2 days. I'm surprised that it never received more recognition, as it has become one of my all-time favorites. It covers so many topics...religion, homosexuality, family relationships, love and loss...that anyone can relate to and ...

Broken Trust: Stories of Pain, Hope, and Healing from Clerical Abuse Survivors and Abusers

2 reviews
Patrick Fleming, Sue Lauber-Fleming, ...

The Crossroad Publishing Company, 2007

U-Turn View of Religious Abusers
Broken Trust is a u-turn in the plethora of literature spawned by the multitude of clergy abuse cases published in recent years. The glaring magnified light under which these eight cases are exposed reveals poignant details, indeed the very humanity under which the abuse occurs. This is not an emotional revelation meant to capture sympathy. reveal salacious detais or glean accolades of any ...

Sex Death Enlightenment 6-copy Counter Unit

10 reviews
Mark Matousek

Riverhead Trade, 1997

Made me cry...
...For about two weeks my head was buried in this book. I've always had a curious fascination with art, with sex and with the meaning of life. (Haven't we all?) Well... This book made sense of a few things for me. I remember being stood, crammed onto the subway with a 1000 other "suits" in my face. Me standing in my jeans and trainers... Trying to hold back the tears from reading this book. ...