THE CREST-JEWEL OF DISCRIMINATION: A modern exposition Baba Shiva Rudra Balayogi [Shivabala-Shivarudrabalayogi Mission, 455 pages] The spiritual teacher Shiva Rudra...
DEMIAN: The Story of a Youth Hermann Hesse [Martino Fine Books (reprint), 224 pages] I first read Hermann Hesse’s short...
TALES: parables, fables, visionary snippets Max Reif [Whimsy Publications, 82 pages] “Men and women had learned to dream again.” That’s...
TOO MUCH AND NEVER ENOUGH: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man Mary L. Trump, Ph.D. Simon &...
I AM SOVEREIGN: A handbook for learning the language of vibration Simon & Susie Heilo Noble Truth Publishing, 257 pages...
TOUCHED WITH FIRE: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament Kay Redfield Jamison [Free Press, 384 pages] If you read one...
NO TIME TO LOSE: A timely guide to the way of the Bodhisattva Pema Chödrön [Shambhala Publications, 408 pages] What...
FORGIVENESS MADE EASY: The Revolutionary Guide to Moving Beyond Your Past and Truly Letting Go Barbara J. Hunt [Self-published, 204...
LIFE LESSONS FROM A BROKEN HEART: We have the power to change ourselves Selina Meade [WestBowPress, 384 pages] When someone...
CAN’T SEE THE WOOD FOR THE TREES?: Landscaping your life to get back on track Alison Smith [Findhorn Press, 208...
BEING PRESENT: Cultivate a Peaceful Mind through Spiritual Practice Darren Cockburn [Findhorn Press, 224 pages] Being Present: Cultivate a Peaceful...
THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES: The Secret to Love that Lasts Gary Chapman [Northfield Publishing, reprint edition, 208 pages] A while...
A HIGHER LOYALTY: Truth, Lies, and Leadership James Comey [Flatiron Books, 312 pages] In my twenties, I asked a spiritual...
BREAKING UP WITH BUSY: Real-Life Solutions for Overscheduled Women Yvonne Tally [New World Library, 216 pages] When women said they...
TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES: One Man’s Journey from the Boardroom to Bali and Back Ben Feder [Radius Book Group, 224...
AWAKENING LOVING-KINDNESS Pema Chödrön [Shambhala Publications, Inc., 192 pages] Awakening Loving-Kindness was published in September 2017 and is a transcript of talks...
SOUL HEALING WITH OUR ANIMAL COMPANIONS: The Hidden Keys to a Deeper Animal-Human Connection Tammy Billups [Bear & Company, 192...
DREAMS THAT CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE: Early Warning Signs of Cancer and Other Diseases Larry Burk, MD, CEHP and Kathleen...
SERMON SERIES STEPHANIE HARPER [Finishing Line Press, 88 pages] Anyone who’s ever sat in a church pew should read this...
PROPHETS IN OUR MIDST: Jung, Tolkien, Gebser, Sri Aurobindo and the Mother David T. Johnston [iUniverse, 218 pages] With a...
SPIRIT LAND: The Peyote Diaries of Charles Langley Charles Langley [CreateSpace, 200 pages] A journalist by trade, Charles Langley left...
NEWS OF THE WORLD Paulette Jiles [William Morrow Paperbacks, 240 pages] News of the World, the book I discovered via...
LOVE WARRIOR: A Memoir Glennon Doyle [Flatiron Books, 304 pages] Glennon Doyle is a popular motivational speaker, partly because of...
THE TRUE AMERICAN: Murder and Mercy in Texas Anand Giridharadas [W.W. Norton & Company, 336 pages] I saw Anand Giridharadas...
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