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Almost Everything - Notes on Hope
Trip Book for Slovenia —
In this profound and funny book, Anne Lamott calls for each of us to rediscover the nuggets of hope and wisdom that are buried within us that can make life sweeter than we ever imagined. Divided into short chapters that explore life's essential truths, ‘Almost Everything’ pinpoints these moments of insight as it shines an encouraging light forward.
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Mother Tongue - A Saga of Three Generations of Balkan Women
Trip Book for Slovenia —
What language did you speak with your mother? What language did you speak with your father? What language did you speak with your brother? For Tania Romanov there are three different answers to those questions. ‘Mother Tongue’ is an exploration of lives lived in the chaos of a part of the world known as the Balkans. It follows the lives of three generations of women―Katarina, Zora, and Tania―over the last 100 years.
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The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace
Trip Book for Vietnam —
This exquisite book by Jack Kornfield is a treasure of timeless wisdom from one of the most respected Buddhist teachers in the West. The book concentrates on personal peace of mind and on how we can help to bring justice and compassion to the world around us.
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The Women: A Novel
Trip Book for Vietnam —
Women can be heroes. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, Frances "Frankie" McGrath has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. This historical fiction novel by American author Kristin Hannah, tells the story of a young nurse who serves in the United States Army Nurse Corps during the Vietnam War.
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I Am Because We Are: African Wisdom in Image and Proverb
Trip Book for Kenya —
I Am Because We Are features 125 black and white photographs by Betty Press taken all over East and West Africa since 1987, combined with related African proverbs compiled by Annetta Miller, an American born in Tanzania. The book highlights the importance of proverbs in educating members of African societies on how to think, how to behave, and how to have a better life.
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When the Heart Waits
Trip Book for Utah —
Blending her own experience with an intimate grasp of spirituality, Sue Monk Kidd relates the passionate and moving tale of her spiritual crisis, when life seemed to have lost meaning and her longing for a hasty escape from the pain yielded to a discipline of “active waiting.” Full of wisdom, poise, and grace, Kidd’s words will encourage us along our spiritual journey, toward becoming who we truly are.
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Loving What Is - Four Questions That Can Change Your Life
Trip Book for Camino Section I —
In 2003, Byron Katie first introduced the world to The Work with the publication of Loving What Is. Nearly twenty years later, Loving What Is continues to inspire people all over the world to do The Work; to listen to the answers they find inside themselves;and to open their minds to profound, spacious, and life-transforming insights. The Work is simply four questions that, when applied to a specific problem, enable you to see what is troubling you in an entirely different light.
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A Thousand Names for Joy - Living in Harmony with the Way Things Are
Trip Book for Camino Section II —
In her first two books, ‘Loving What Is’ and ‘I Need Your Love–Is That True?’, Byron Katie showed how suffering can be ended by questioning the stressful thoughts that create it. Now, in A Thousand Names for Joy, she encourages us to discover the freedom that lives on the other side of inquiry.
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I Need Your Love - Is That True?
Trip Book for Camino Section III —
‘I Need Your Love—Is That True?’ helps you illuminate every area in your life where you seem to lack what you long for most—the love of your spouse, the respect of your child, a lover’s tenderness, or the esteem of your boss. Using the method in this book, you will inquire into painful beliefs that you’ve based your whole life on—and be delighted to see them evaporate. Katie shows you how unraveling the knots in the search for love, approval, and appreciation brings real love and puts you in charge of your own happiness.
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Gift from the Sea
Trip Book for Baja —
Drawing inspiration from the the shells on the shore, Lindbergh's musings on the shape of a woman's life will bring new understanding to readers, male and family, at any stage of life. A mother of five and professional writer, she casts an unsentimental eye at the trappings of modern life that threaten to overwhelm us—the time-saving gadgets that complicate our lives, the overcommitments that take us from our families.
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Untamed
Trip Book for Patagonia —
For many years, Glennon Doyle denied her own discontent. Then, while speaking at a conference, she looked at a woman across the room and fell instantly in love. Three words flooded her mind: There She Is. At first, Glennon assumed these words came to her from on high. But she soon realized they had come to her from within. Soulful and uproarious, forceful and tender, ‘Untamed’ is both an intimate memoir and a galvanizing wake-up call. It is the story of how one woman learned that a responsible mother is not one who slowly dies for her children, but one who shows them how to fully live.
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The Red Tent
Trip Book for Morocco —
A historical novel by Anita Diamant, ‘The Red Tent’ is a reimagining of the story of Dinah, the only daughter of Jacob, the man who, according to the Bible wrestled an angel and won the name 'Israel' and whose 12 sons became the 12 tribes of Israel. It explores the profound support, shared experiences, and healing found in sisterhood and women’s communities.

