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September/October
2001 Book Sense 76 Picks
Unique and provocative selections from a great diversity of voices...all personally recommended by the independent booksellers of America.
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Dance, The: Moving to the Rhythms of Your True Self
by Dreamer, Oriah Mountain
(HarperSanFrancisco, $20.00, 0062516930)
"Dreamer opened my eyes to all that I had overlooked in the frenzy of my daily routine. Pleasure, understanding and pain experienced in the past culminate in her stories on human nature and the independent self. Ways to find inner peace lurk within the pages of this book." - Wendy J. Bignami, Cover To Cover Bookseller, San Francisco, CA
Places
That Scare You
by Chodron,
Pema
(Shambhala, $21.95, 1570624097) "Chodron's long-awaited new book is as
good as I expected; actually, even better. The wisdom in this 'Guide to Fearlessness'
offers exceptionally helpful ideas for living life with grace and greater understanding.
Bravo to Pema Chodron for bringing her readers along to clarity and balance!"
- Vicki Garland, Tome on the Range, Las Vegas, NM
 Young
Wives' Tales: New Adventures in Love and Partnership
by Corral,
Jill, and Lisa Miyo-Jervis, editors
(Seal Press, $16.95, 1580050506) "In this book of essays, feminists relate
their struggle to create modern partnerships with their loved one(s). There
are essays on lesbian marriage, mixed ethnicity partnerships, cohabitation,
the decision to have a childless marriage, how housework is shared, and what
to do about last names, all narrating how a couple has negotiated their relationship
to make it work. This is a look at modern partnerships that takes the old-fashioned
trappings and myths, and gently dismantles them with honesty and intelligence."
- Gretchen Kalwinski, The Booksmith, San Francisco, CA
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