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Past, Present and Beyond: Two Novels of Inquiry

A look at Bleachers by John Grisham and One True Thing by Anna Quindlen and how the past affects to the present.

Finding Our Place: Three Stories for Our Best Selves

Looking at a new year, we often set goals. These three narratives help to focus our efforts of becoming our best selves, despite obstacles.

Scrooge's Change of Heart: A Christmas Carol

Ebenezer Scrooge has a Christmas message for us--the possibility and power of personal transformation!

Let's Enjoy a Good Mystery

We all like a mystery. But have you ever thought of why? A discussion of favorite mysteries of the author.

Of Chaos and Junk: Finding Wisdom in Unlikely Places

From art to literature, this article discusses how understanding chaos enriches our lives, using lessons from Seven Life Lessons from Chaos

Cultivate a Love of Reading

Let's help children and adults learn to enjoy reading wholesome literature.

The Farming of Bones

This is a beautifully written and moving story about Haitian immigrants in 1937 Dominican Republic.

Great Minds and Ideas

Historian and philosopher Will Durant has assembled a thought-provoking collection of great thinkers, books and history.

Lessons of Betrayal, Courage and Survival from Two Alaskan Women

A discussion of Velma Wallis's novel Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival. The incredible survival of two women in a harsh wilderness leads to the salvation of their tribe.

A Life of Joy: The Books of James Herriot

James Herriot's books delight readers with his vivid depiction of life as an ordinary country vet.

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Lessons of Betrayal, Courage and Survival from Two Alaskan Women (1 msgs)

Preserving Human Dignity: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovic (1 msgs)

How to Find Joy in Reading (2 msgs)

Lessons for Life from The Bean Trees (4 msgs)