Krista Tippett is a master of asking questions that matter. For over two decades, her podcast On Being has stood as a poignant example of public dialogue that resists dogma and divisiveness and insists on a more “generative story of our time.” Becoming Wise pulls together wisdom from Tippett’s own life and years of conversational …
For those who enjoyed Big Panda Tiny Dragon comes a tale of a cat wise in the ways of Zen who hears of a solitary ancient pine, deep in a maple forest, under which infinite wisdom may be found. So begins a journey of discovery. –Cassidy, Port Book and News, Port Angeles, WA Find great graduation …
An inspiring, moving reflection on embracing loss, grief, and yes, death, as a way to make our lives richer and more love-filled. Becker touches our hearts and opens our minds with stories from her personal life and hospice experiences, showing us that like a tree’s “heartwood,” the dead and dying become a source of strength …
Beautifully written and lovingly shared. Even if we cannot walk in the steps of Thoreau ourselves, with this new inspiration, we can perhaps find our way to a new path and find the nourishment we need for our souls. –Linda Bond, Auntie’s Bookstore, Spokane, WA Nourish your soul with a new book from your local …
It’s time for a Thursday Theme, where we shine a spotlight on some of the titles featured in this week’s Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association regional bestseller list. Little books can pack a punch, good things come in small packages, and it’s very possible to be both small and mighty. Small trim size and page count don’t keep …
Have you ever wondered about the idea of progress, about whether life is better today than it was a generation ago, or fifty generations ago, or five hundred generations ago? Christopher Ryan explores these themes in depth. Civilized to Death challenges the Narrative of Perpetual Progress (NPP) in its many iterations. The civilized define themselves …
An insight into more than just the precepts of Bodhisattva, it’s also an inquiry into the life lived by a master. Those experiences and anecdotes that Anderson makes beg the question of what if…He begs you to imagine scenarios where you might initially think you would make one decision, and then turns it on its …
Non-fiction for the cold, hard facts, fiction for flights of fancy. One grounds you while the other sets you spinning. Most of the time, maybe, but my experience this week perfectly inverts that paradigm. I’ve been reading a brand-new book from Oscar-winning documentarian Errol Morris, who is best known as the filmmaker behind such projects …
Ho hum, another Monday morning. Reminded me of that one day in 1979. And we’re probably going to see the exact same thing in 2169. So tedious. But seriously, wasn’t that spectacular? Like you probably were, I was pretty well prepared to see something special. I got hold of a copy of David Baron’s American Eclipse weeks ago. I …
Amid the tumult and confusion of life in America—2017 style—we continue to stand fast by the adage that books are timeless curiosities that prove, over and over again, that we wander along a curious loop that perennially takes us around to a world that seems oddly familiar, yet strangely different. In the box this week …
