Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair
Anne Lamott. Riverhead, $17.95 (112p) ISBN 978-1-59463-258-7

More from the funny, self-deprecating, insightful author, tackling the search for significance in the face of pain or disaster.

The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible
Charles Eisenstein. North Atlantic Books (Random House, dist.) $19.95 trade paper (288p) ISBN 978-1-58394-724-1

People can learn to tell a different story about the world: the Story of Interbeing.

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