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May 10, 2013

In Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life, Richard Rohr talks about the journeys we take in the second half of life.

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Proof of Heaven

by Eben Alexander, M.D.

Beautiful Outlaw

by John Eldredge

Love Wins

by Rob Bell

Heaven Is For Real

by Todd Burpo

Boundaries

by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend

Shattered Dreams

by Larry Crabb

The Sacred Romance

by Brent Curtis and John Eldredge

Captivating

by John and Stasi Eldredge

Walking with God

by John Eldredge

Love & War

by John and Stasi Eldredge

Feel

by Matthew Elliott

Until They Are Found

by Peter Gray, B.Th.

Universalism, the Prevailing Doctrine of the Christian Church During Its First Five Hundred Years

by John Wesley Hanson

Praying for Strangers

by River Jordan

Help Thanks Wow

by Anne Lamott

Your Life in Christ

by George MacDonald
edited by Michael Phillips

The Evangelical Universalist

by Gregory MacDonald

Always True

by James MacDonald

The Source of Miracles

by Kathleen McGowan

Naked Spirituality

by Brian McLaren

A Praying Life

by Paul E. Miller

The Promise

by Robert J. Morgan

Then Sings My Soul

by Robert J. Morgan

The Return of the Prodigal Son

by Henri J. M. Nouwen

I Do Again

by Cheryl and Jeff Scruggs

The Prodigal's Perspective

by Robert E. Steinkamp

Your Father Knows Best

compiled by Bob and Charlyne Steinkamp

Free of Charge

by Miroslav Volf

One Thousand Gifts

by Ann Voskamp

Creativity

The Pun Also Rises

by John Pollack

The Story of English in 100 Words

by David Crystal

Show and Tell

by Dilys Evans

Making Mischief

by Gregory Maguire

Poems for Life

Reading Like a Writer

by Francine Prose

Current Issues

23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism

by Ha-Joon Chang

Shiny Objects

by James Roberts

A Fistful of Rice

by Vikram Akula

NurtureShock

by Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman
read by Po Bronson

The Numbers Behind Numb3rs

by Kevin Devlin and Gary Lorden

Mathematics 1001

by Dr. Richard Elwes

Haiti After the Earthquake

by Paul Farmer

This Book Is Overdue

by Marilyn Johnson

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

by Barbara Kingsolver

The Story of Stuff

by Annie Leonard

Between Two Worlds

by Elizabeth Marquardt

Proofiness

by Charles Seife

The Parents We Mean To Be

by Richard Weissbourd

Health

The Brain That Changes Itself

by Norman Doidge, M.D.

Choosing Brilliant Health

by Rick Foster and Greg Hicks

You Can Heal Your Life

by Louise L. Hay

Peace, Love, and Healing

by Bernie S. Siegel, M.D.

Humor

Fat Is the New 30

by Jill Conner Browne

Bossypants

by Tina Fey

The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love

by Jill Conner Browne

The Sweet Potato Queens' Field Guide to Men

by Jill Conner Browne

Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington

by Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein

Raising Demons

by Shirley Jackson

The New Yorker Book of Kids* Cartoons

edited by Robert Mankoff

The Complete Peanuts: 1967 to 1968

by Charles M. Schulz

The Complete Peanuts: 1969 to 1970

by Charles M. Schulz

The Complete Peanuts: 1971 to 1972

by Charles M. Schulz

The Complete Peanuts: 1973 to 1974

by Charles M. Schulz

Horseradish

by Lemony Snicket

Musings

Falling Upward

by Richard Rohr

Tolstoy and the Purple Chair

by Nina Sankovitch

Breakfast Epiphanies

by David Anderson

Miss Alcott's E-mail

by Kit Bakke

Faith and Will

by Julia Cameron

Flirting with Pride and Prejudice

edited by Jennifer Crusie

Dreaming in Chinese

by Deborah Fallows

Our Own Selves

by Michael Gorman

Our Singular Strengths

by Michael Gorman

The Gift of an Ordinary Day

by Katrina Kenison

Firstlight

by Sue Monk Kidd

When the Heart Waits

by Sue Monk Kidd

Traveling With Pomegranates

by Sue Monk Kidd
and Ann Kidd Taylor

Confessions of an Amateur Believer

by Patty Kirk

Some Assembly Required

by Anne Lamott
with Sam Lamott

The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life

by Steve Leveen

The Dance

by Oriah Mountain Dreamer

Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake

by Anna Quindlen

Not Becoming My Mother

by Ruth Reichl

Kitchen Table Wisdom

by Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.

Juicy Pens, Thirsty Paper

by SARK

Glad No Matter What

by SARK

Love, Magic & Mudpies

by Bernie Siegel, MD

Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children's Book

edited by Anita Silvey

Shelf Discovery

by Lizzie Skurnick

Still

by Lauren F. Winner

Personal Growth

"I Love You But I Don't Trust You"

by Mira Kirshenbaum

Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

by Lundy Bancroft
and JAC Patrissi

Tell Me No Lies

by Ellyn Bader, PhD, and Peter T. Pearson, PhD

What Happy Women Know

by Dan Baker, PhD, and Cathy Greenberg, PhD, with Ina Yalof

by Lundy Bancroft

by Melody Beattie

by Melody Beattie

by Melody Beattie

The Language of Letting Go

by Melody Beattie

Steering by Starlight

by Martha Beck

Emotional Vampires

by Albert J. Bernstein, PhD

The Mother's Book of Well-Being

by Lisa Groen Braner

The Gifts of Imperfection

by Brene Brown

You Can Be Happy No Matter What

by Richard Carlson, PhD

Change Your Mind and Your Life Will Follow

by Karen Casey

Each Day a New Beginning

by Karen Casey

The Trance of Scarcity

by Victoria Castle

In the Ever After

by Allan B. Chinen

Sink Reflections

by Marla Cilley—the FlyLady

Women Who Run With the Wolves

by Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Controlling People

by Patricia Evans

Verbal Abuse Survivors Speak Out

by Patricia Evans

The Verbally Abusive Man: Can He Change?

by Patricia Evans

The Verbally Abusive Relationship

by Patricia Evans

Victory Over Verbal Abuse

by Patricia Evans

The Power Is Within You

by Louise L. Hay

Happiness Now!

by Robert Holden, PhD

The Forgiving Self

by Robert Karen, PhD

I Need Your Love -- Is That True?

by Byron Katie

Loving What Is

by Byron Katie

The Ten Things to Do When Your Life Falls Apart

by Daphne Rose Kingma

Attached

by Amir Levine and Rachel S. F. Heller

Forgive for Good

by Dr. Fred Luskin

Forgive for Love

by Dr. Fred Luskin

Overcoming Passive-Aggression

by Tim Murphy, PhD, and Loriann Hoff Oberlin

Sacred Choices

by Christel Nani

So Good They Can't Ignore You

by Cal Newport

The Marriage Benefit

by Mark O'Connell, PhD

Emotional Freedom

by Judith Orloff, MD

The War of Art

by Steven Pressfield

Staying Connected to Your Teenager

by Michael Riera, PhD

ScreamFree Marriage

by Hal Edward Runkel
with Jenny Runkel

Back to Life

by Alicia Salzer

Change Your Life Without Getting Out of Bed

by SARK

Prosperity Pie

by SARK

This Is Not the Life I Ordered

by Deborah Collins Stephens, Jackie Speier, Michealene Cristini Risley, and Jan Yanehiro

The Gaslight Effect

by Dr. Robin Stern

You Don't Have To Take It Anymore

by Steven Stosny, PhD

Living With the Passive-Aggressive Man

by Scott Wetzler, PhD

He's Just No Good For You

by Beth Wilson

A Woman's Worth

by Marianne Williamson

True Stories

Love Isn't Supposed to Hurt

collected by Dave Isay

The Boy Who Met Jesus

by Immaculee Ilibagiza

The Second Journey

by Joan Anderson

Playing It by Heart

by Melody Beattie

Here's Looking at Euclid

by Alex Bellos

Free for All

by Don Borchert

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

by Amy Chua

A Jane Austen Education

by William Deresiewicz

Four Seasons in Rome

by Anthony Doerr

Resilience

by Elizabeth Edwards

Zeitoun

by Dave Eggers
narrated by Firdous Bamji

The Journal of Best Practices

by David Finch

Little Princes

by Conor Grennan

Charles and Emma

by Deborah Heiligman

All Creatures Great and Small

by James Herriot

Left to Tell

by Immaculee Ilibagiza
with Steve Erwin

Led by Faith

by Immaculee Ilibagiza
with Steve Erwin

Our Lady of Kibeho

by Immaculee Ilibagiza
with Steve Erwin

The Girl's Guide to Homelessness

by Brianna Karp

Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy

by Jacqueline Kennedy
Interviews with Arthur M. Schlessinger, Jr., 1964

Mountains Beyond Mountains

by Tracy Kidder
read by Paul Michael

Strength in What Remains

by Tracy Kidder
read by the author

As We Forgive

by Catherine Claire Larson

The Dressmaker of Khair Khana

by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

I'm Proud of You

by Tim Madigan

The Wilder Life

by Wendy McClure
performed by Teri Clark Linden

The Map of My Dead Pilots

by Colleen Mondor

This Is Not the Story You Think It Is...

by Laura Munson

The Audacity of Hope

by Barack Obama

Dreams From My Father

by Barack Obama

Barefoot in Baghdad

by Manal M. Omar

Feynman

written by Jim Ottaviani
art by Leland Myrick
coloring by Hilary Sycamore

The Reading Promise

by Alice Ozma

Love Isn't Supposed to Hurt

by Christi Paul

A People Tall and Smooth

by Judith Galblum Pex

French by Heart

by Rebecca S. Ramsey

Radioactive

by Lauren Redniss

The Mind's Eye

by Oliver Sacks
read by Oliver Sacks and Richard Davidson

Persepolis

by Marjane Satrapi

Crazy for God

by Frank Schaeffer

Sex, Mom, and God

by Frank Schaeffer

To Timbuktu

by Casey Scieszka and Steven Weinberg

Stitches

by David Small

Born on a Blue Day

by Daniel Tammet
read by Simon Vance

My Stroke of Insight

by Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D.
read by the author

A Three Dog Life

by Abigail Thomas

You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When It Monsoons

by Mo Willems