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Cloister Walk
Part memoir, part meditation, The Cloister Walk is the movingly written and thought-provoking record of a married, Protestant woman's time spent in a community of men in a traditional Benedictine monastery in Minnesota. This 1996 memoir is written by an award-winning poet.
Brief History of the Dead
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Shrinkage!
As of today we have two weeks until Hanukkah starts and one month until Christmas day and Kwanzaa week. If you’re like me and enjoy crafty gift-giving, you could probably use some fresh, last-minute ideas. My all-time favorite place to browse (we own the book AND magazine if you want to investigate off-line) is the ReadyMade website. Barbara Jacobs at the American Library Association's Booklist writes:
"...From the pages of ReadyMade magazine appears this compendium of more than 30 projects making the most of recycled paper, plastic, wood, metal, glass, and fabric. Not content to simply show and tell, authors Berger (magazine editor in chief) and Hawthorne (magazine publisher and CEO) add their own funny commentary. Want to debate the utility of chopsticks versus forks? Need to research the manufacture and ingredients of polyester, say, or specific alloys? Desire non-do-it-yourself recycling ideas for some of the more than 730 pounds of paper an average American uses each year? Instructions are easy to follow, the tone is always engaging, and all the projects are practical (for instance, why not have a beer-can room divider or FedEx CD rack?). Appended are abbreviations, hardware screw sizes, conversions, and glossary."
My favorite ideas for what to give your office mates, babysitter, pet, mailman, neighbors, coach, day care provider—that one person whose name you can never remember—are the ReadyMade shrinkysheet designs. These are so cool.
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