The Art of the Wasted Day by Patricia Hampl Hardcover, 271 pages A detailed, thoughtful journey into the necessity of daydreaming and leisure in our continually overbooked lives by making pilgrimages to places of repose and seclusion, including a Benedictine monastery and a trip floating down the Mississippi River in an old cabin cruiser. 'Art Of The Wasted Day' Makes A Case For Letting The Mind Wander
Notes from a Public Typewriter by Michael Gustafson and Oliver Uberti Hardcover, 159 pages Offers a selection of the humorous, heartfelt, profound, and simply silly typed messages left at a public typewriter in an Ann Arbor, Michigan, bookstore, as well as essays from the compiler and owner of the bookshop. 'Notes From A Public Typewriter' Muse On Everything From Cats To Commencement
This Is Me Loving the Person You Are Today by Chrissy Metz Hardcover, 308 pages A book of inspirational and spiritual life lessons from the star of NBC's This Is Us. Examines the role of authenticity and sincerity in her successes, encouraging readers to claim their rightful places in a world that constantly undermines individuals. 'This Is Us' Star Chrissy Metz Retraces Her Journey From Agent To Actress
The Recovering Intoxication and Its Aftermath by Leslie Jamison Hardcover, 544 pages Presents an exploration of addiction that blends memoir, cultural history, literary criticism, and journalistic reportage to analyze the role of stories in conveying the addiction experience, sharing insights based on the lives of artists whose achievements were shaped by addiction. 'The Recovering' Chronicles Addiction In Lush, Caressing Detail
Forest Bathing How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness by Qing Li Hardcover, 224 pages An immunologist at Tokyo's Nippon Medical School offers this guide to the therapeutic Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, which promotes healing the mind, body and spirit through spending mindful, intentional time around trees. Suffering From Nature Deficit Disorder? Try Forest Bathing
No Recipe Cooking As Spiritual Practice by Edward Espe Brown Paperback, 240 pages Mindful Eating Authors' Secret Recipe For Cooking And Living? There Is None
Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music? Larry Norman and the Perils of Christian Rock by Gregory Alan Thornbury Hardcover, 292 pages Describes the development of Christian rock in the late 1960s by Larry Norman, who wanted to create popular music for Christians and was met with friction from religious conservatives. The 'Father Of Christian Rock' Larry Norman's Battles With Evangelicalism
The Triumph of Christianity How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World by Bart D. Ehrman Hardcover, 335 pages The best-selling author of Misquoting Jesus traces the history of how Christianity evolved from the faith of a handful of peasants in rural Galilee to a dominant Western religion in less than four centuries, exploring how it was nearly fated to become an obscure sect of Judaism and how it has revolutionized culture, economics and law. Author Traces Christianity's Path From 'Forbidden Religion' To A 'Triumph'
The Gospels by Manuscripts Paperback, Box Set Manuscripts is a new version of the Bible, printed in volumes small enough to fit in a pocket, and inspired by the way scripture was originally written — by individual authors with diverse points of view. 'Manuscripts' Encourages Readers To Approach The Bible Like A Novel
Everything Happens for a Reason And Other Lies I've Loved by Kate Bowler Hardcover, 178 pages A divinity professor and young mother with Stage IV cancer shares her perspectives on friendship, love and death while describing her efforts to remain true to her faith in spite of impossible hardships. By the author of Blessed. A Stage-4 Cancer Patient Shares The Pain And Clarity Of Living 'Scan-To-Scan' What Not To Say To The Terminally Ill: 'Everything Happens For A Reason'
Barking to the Choir The Power of Radical Kinship by Gregory Boyle Hardcover, 210 pages A Jesuit priest and founder of Homeboy Industries traces his experiences of working with gangs in Los Angeles for three decades, sharing what his efforts have taught him about faith, compassion, and the enduring power of radical kinship. Priest Responds To Gang Members' 'Lethal Absence Of Hope' With Jobs, And Love
Choosing Donald Trump God, Anger, Hope, and Why Christian Conservatives Supported Him by Stephen Mansfield Hardcover, 195 pages The 2016 election of Donald J. Trump exposed a deep divide in American politics and culture, one that pollsters and pundits didn't seem to realize was there. Perhaps the biggest question on many people's minds is how, exactly, did a crass, unrepentant reality TV star and cutthroat business tycoon secure the majority of the religious conservative vote? After 'Choosing Donald Trump,' Is The Evangelical Church In Crisis?
Why Buddhism Is True The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment by Robert Wright Hardcover, 321 pages The best-selling author of The Evolution of God philosophically explains how the human mind evolved to channel anxiety, depression, anger and greed and how a healthy practice of Buddhist meditation can promote clarity and alleviate suffering. Why 'Why Buddhism Is True' Is True Can Buddhist Practices Help Us Overcome The Biological Pull Of Dissatisfaction?
The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve by Stephen Greenblatt Hardcover, 419 pages The National Book Award-winning author of The Swerve investigates the enduring story of humanity's biblical first parents, examining the tale's indelible influence as well as the considerable theological, artistic and cultural investments of centuries that have made Adam and Eve profoundly resonant in all major world religions. It All Began With 'Adam And Eve'
How to Be a Muslim An American Story by Haroon Moghul Paperback, 231 pages A young Muslim leader shares his quest to forge a unique American Muslim identity that reflected his beliefs and personality in a post-9/11 world where he, in a society that fears Muslims, struggled with his faith and searching for intellectual forebears, as well as suffered with the onset of bipolar disorder. Original. 'How To Be A Muslim' Author On Being A Spokesperson For His Faith
Sit, Walk, Don't Talk How I Survived a Silent Meditation Retreat by Jennifer Howd Paperback, 111 pages 'Sit, Walk, Don't Talk': An Author Finds Comfort At A Silent Meditation Retreat
The Evangelicals The Struggle to Shape America by Frances Fitzgerald Hardcover, 740 pages A history of the Evangelical movement in America traces the revivals of the 18th and 19th centuries that rendered evangelism a dominant religious force, describing the rise and fall of denominations and how they influenced American agendas. Why White Evangelicals Are 'Splintering' Politically
Dorothy Day The World Will Be Saved by Beauty: An Intimate Portrait of My Grandmother by Kate Hennessy Hardcover, 372 pages The youngest grandchild of controversial Catholic and social activist Dorothy Day shares personal insights into her life and work that describe Day's experiences before and after conversion, her prolific writings and her sometimes radical perspectives. An 'Intimate Portrait' Of Dorothy Day, The Catholic Activist With A Bohemian Past
A House Full of Females Plural Marriage and Women's Rights in Early Mormonism, 1835-1870 by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Hardcover, 484 pages The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Midwife's Tale presents a revelatory and deeply intimate exploration of the world of early Mormon women that draws on 19th-century diaries, letters, albums, minute-books and quilts created by first-generation Latter-Day Saints. How Mormon Polygamy In The 19th Century Fueled Women's Activism
Letters to a Young Muslim by Omar Saif Ghobash Hardcover, 243 pages The author shares his experiences as an ambassador from the United Arab Emirates to Russia and explores what it means to be a good Muslim in the twenty-first century, while offering a vision of what moderate Muslims must do to fruitfully engage with the modern world. A Diplomat Reflects On Moderate Islam In 'Letters To A Young Muslim'
The Way of the Strangers Encounters With the Islamic State by Graeme Wood Hardcover, 317 pages The writer of The Atlantic's cover story, "What ISIS Really Wants," presents an intimate and unsettling examination of the motivations that drive the men and women of the Islamic State, sharing the stories of individual followers against a backdrop of the violent events of today. 'The Way Of The Strangers' Explores The Pull Of ISIS