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      By Lamott, Anne
       2018., Riverhead Books Call No: NEW 170.44 L235n    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Series Title: New York Times Bestseller NonfictionSummary Note: "I am stockpiling antibiotics for the Apocalypse, even as I await the blossoming of paperwhites on the windowsill in the kitchen," Anne Lamott admits. Despair and uncertainty surround us: in the news, in our families, and in ourselves. But even when life is at its bleakest -- when we are, as she puts it, "doomed, stunned, exhausted, and over-caffeinated"--The seeds of rejuvenation are at hand. "All truth is paradox," Lamott writes, "and this turns out to be a reason for hope. If you arrive at a place in life that is miserable, it will change." That is the time when we must pledge not to give up but "to do what Wendell Berry wrote: 'Be joyful, though you have considered all the facts.'" Lamott calls for each of us to rediscover the nuggets of hope and wisdom that are buried within us that can make life sweeter than we ever imagined.
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      By Nhất Hạnh
       2002., Adult, Riverhead Books Call No: NEW 294.35 N576a    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: It was under the bodhi tree in India twenty-five centuries ago that Buddha achieved the insight that three states of mind were the source of all our unhappiness: wrong knowing, obsessive desire, and anger. All are difficult, but in one instant of anger?one of the most powerful emotions?lives can be ruined, and health and spiritual development can be destroyed. With exquisite simplicity, Buddhist monk and Vietnam refugee Thich Nhat Hanh gives tools and advice for transforming relationships, focusing energy, and rejuvenating those parts of ourselves that have been laid waste by anger. His extraordinary wisdom can transform your life and the lives of the people you love, and in the words of Thich Nhat Hanh, can give each reader the power to "change everything." .
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      -- Immortality
      By Gollner, Adam, 1976-
       c2013., Adult, Doubleday Canada Call No: QWF 129 G617b    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: Adam Leith Gollner weaves together religion, science, and mythology in a gripping exploration of the most universal of human obsessions: immortality. In a narrative that pivots between profundity and hilarity, he brings us into the world of those whose lives are shaped by a belief in immortality. From a Jesuit priest on his deathbed to anti-aging researchers at Harvard, Gollner--sorting truth from absurdity--canvasses religion and science for insight, along with an array of cults, myths, and fringe figures. Combining immersive reporting, rigorous research, and lyrical prose, Gollner charts the rise of longevity science from its alchemical beginnings to modern-day genetic interventions. He delves into the symbolic representation of eternal life and its connection to water. Interlaced throughout is a compelling meditation on the nature of belief, showing how every story we tell about immortality is a story about the meaning of death.
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      By Garfinkel, Perry
       c2006., Harmony Books Call No: 294.3 G231b   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: In a combination travelogue and spiritual quest, a veteran journalist chronicles his physical, historical, and spiritual journey around the world in search of the inspiration for Buddhism's growing popularity, visiting key sites sacred to Buddhists, conducting interviews with renowned Buddhist authorities, and revealing important aspects of the religion.
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      By Perry, Sarah
       2024., Adult, Mariner Books Call No: NEW Fic Per   Edition: First U.S. edition.    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: Thomas Hart and Grace Macaulay have lived all their lives in the small Essex town of Aldleigh. Though separated in age by three decades, the pair are kindred spirits--torn between their commitment to religion and their desire to explore the world beyond their small Baptist community. It is two romantic relationships that will rend their friendship, and in the wake of this rupture, Thomas develops an obsession with a vanished nineteenth-century astronomer said to haunt a nearby manor, and Grace flees Aldleigh entirely for London. Over the course of twenty years, by coincidence and design, Thomas and Grace will find their lives brought back into orbit as the mystery of the vanished astronomer unfolds into a devastating tale of love and scientific pursuit. Thomas and Grace will ask themselves what it means to love and be loved, what is fixed and what is mutable, how much of our fate is predestined and written in the stars, and whether they can find their way back to each other