books about: pilgrimages     books:       The Road to Guadalupe: A Modern Pilgrimage to the Virgin of the Americas45 reviews Eryk Hanut, 2001 Fantastic book!!!! This book is just superb! And I mean- SUPERB!!!!!!!!!Poetic,funny, acerbic- and so full of wisdom. I like his style- so irreverent and so deep at the same time. I will reread it often and will give it around. I strongly recommend it- you got the point, right? I met Eryk Hanut once- many years ago. I attended an opening for his artwork in Virginia Beach. I was with a friend (who was already sick ...             Fumbling: A Pilgrimage Tale of Love, Grief, and Spiritual Renewal on the Camino de Santiago9 reviews Kerry Egan Doubleday, 2004 Don't go through life, or Spain, without reading this! Whether you're reading this on a train or on your back porch during a snow storm, be prepared for an extraodinary journey through northern Spain in the summer. For those of you planning to travel the Camino, Egan describes with vivid detail the scenary(especially the wheat), the people, and everything you'd want to know that they don't tell you in a guide book. It is of course much more than a ...             Along the Templar Trail: Seven Million Steps for Peace16 reviews Pilgrim's Tales, Inc., 2008 Brandon Wilson's Metaphysical Journey of Peace Brandon Wilson's journey "along the Templar Trail" from Dijon, France to Jerusalem is, in many ways, something we can all identify with. I would even go as far as to say that his experiences can actually resonate with us deeply, although initially we might not realize it. That in part, is the nature of this fascinating book, and this unique travel adventure. Brandon's journey was a pilgrimage ...             Crossing The Unknown Sea - Work As A Pilgrimage Of Identity27 reviews David Whyte Riverhead Books, 2001 A practical, beautiful, insightful and soul-stretching work of art. I don't often pick up books that threaten to be more touchy-feely than substantive, as the title of this book and its first few pages implied to me. But I read it upon the advice of a friend. David Whyte has one foot firmly planted in the practical with the other firmly planted in the spiritural and, by the end of the book, you have an idea about how you might achieve a similar posture. One ...             The Soul of the Night: An Astronomical Pilgrimage12 reviews Chet Raymo Prentice Hall, 1989 The Spoul of the Night This book requires a certain level of knowledge. Knowledge about astronomy, e.g. star constellations and star names, about chemistry, e.g. atomic structures, and about biology. Further more, a spiritual sense for nature and existence combined with a questioning but open mind should be part of the reader's characteristics. If you have all this, you will love to explore this book, just like me. ...             Catholic Shrines of Western Europe: A Pilgrim's Travel Guide14 reviews Kevin J. Wright Liguori Publications, 1997 Easy to Use; Full of good info. My brother and I both lived in Europe (in different places) and we both used this book extensively. The book unabled us to visit shrines that otherwise we would not have known existed. The book was easy to use and included the history of each shrine, directions on how to get there, where to stay and how to contact the shrine. There is also a picture of each shrine, with made it easy to choose ...             Pilgrimage to the End of the World: The Road to Santiago de Compostela (Culture Trails)9 reviews Conrad Rudolph University Of Chicago Press, 2004 A rationalist walks the Camino. As I write this review, I'm wearing the boots I plan to use on my own Camino pilgrimage next week. In addition to breaking them in, I've been preparing my body, mind, and heart for the long walk to Santiago. Reading "Pilgrimage to the End of the World" was an enjoyable and necessary part of that process. Conrad Rudolph's book on the Camino de Santiago has four parts: 1) some historical ...             Back of the Pack: An Iditarod Rookie Musher's Alaska Pilgrimage to Nome10 reviews Don Bowers Publication Consultants, 1996 Awsome I love this book. I am in my 4th year of mushing. I love the sport. This book tells you what it is like to deal with these wonderful creatures that are a special breed. The author had a wonderful insight to share his thoughts, feelings, adventures,failures, and successes. Most of us dont tell of things that we did wrong. He not only tells you about what he did wrong, but what he learned from ...             The Pilgrim's Progress33 reviews John Bunyan Dodd Mead, 1979 A Treasure!! Every christian household should have this volume to read and share with the famiy. It never fails to bring me to tears when pilgrim falls before the cross and looses the burden of sin. It is a must have for every christian library and the additional insights from Bunyan are a added blessing!! I cannot say enough good things .....             Little Pilgrim's Progress: From John Bunyan's Classic (The Message)10 reviews Helen Taylor Moody Publishers, 2006 Little Pilgrim's Progress: From John Bunyan's Classic (The Message) by Helen Taylor This is a great book for children to get the message of "Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan. It is written so they can understand it and gets them caught up in the adventure and stories in the book. I use it to teach lessons on Sunday at my church. We read it together and then discuss what the story might mean to them and how they can use what little Christian learns in his life lessons.             Travels with My Donkey : One Man and His Ass on a Pilgrimage to Santiago9 reviews Tim Moore, 2005 A man, a plan, a donkey - Camino! I read a number of books about the Camino de Santiago before I did it in July-August of 2007. They were either practical guidebooks or deeply personal memoirs. I'd begun reading "Travels With My Donkey" about two weeks prior to departing for Spain, but I didn't get past the introduction - too busy with preparations. I figured I'd read enough anyway, and I wanted to save what looked like a good ...             Awestruck - A Skeptic's Pilgrimage8 reviews Joan Weimer Dog Ear Publishing, LLC, 2005 An untraditional search for a loving God Do all roads lead to God? Perhaps, for the dedicated seeker. Some roads are short and direct, such as traditional Judaism and Christianity. Others are long and indirect, like the ancient labyrinths, requiring greater energy and determination. In Awestruck, Joan Weimer candidly discusses her own winding spiritual journey. Put off by the masculine God in traditional Judaism, she is intrigued ...             Footprints Of A Pilgrim8 reviews Ruth Bell Graham Thomas Nelson, 2001 Footprints to Follow Proudly Rich, simple and startlingly clear & deep, the poetry of Ruth Bell Graham speaks a heart language that lends itself alike to silent contemplation or verbal reading. This is far more than an attractive coffee-table book. It is a treasure of rich verse, beautiful language, deep insight and breathtaking honesty. An ideal gift for yourself or that special someone, this is a book that will ...             Community & growth: Our pilgrimage together6 reviews Jean Vanier Griffin House, 1979 A Rich Resource for the Christian Community Jean Vanier's Community and Growth sheds such light on the topic of community. The richness flows from years of keen observation, experience, reflection, and prayer on this issue. Vanier has lived and breathed community, not just studied it. Humility and grace flow from each page. Vanier's servant leadership in the l'Arche communities is a wonderful living witness to the world of what ...             Stepping Out of the Bubble: Reflections on the Pilgrimage of Counseling Therapy7 reviews James P. Krehbiel Booklocker.com, 2005 Reviewed -by C.Gale Perkins-author Stepping Out Of The Bubble by James P. Krehbiel, Is an outstanding book on Counseling Therapy. Krehbiel, is able to put life patterns and fears into perspective so that the lay person can fully understand the mystery that most think is behind counseling. His approach to show that so much of what we seek answers for is within ourselves and with the right counsellor we can become free and step out ...             The Pilgrim's Guide to Santiago de Compostela8 reviews William Melczer Italica Press, 2008 An Excellent Book by an Excellent Scholar I personally knew Mr. Melczer both as my instructor and later as a friend and I simply cannot say enough about this man. Studying in Spain with Mr. Melczer in 1990 I can say he truly opened my eyes to history, art and culture. I took copious notes, but I realized I could never fully "absorb" the knowledge that this man imparted to his students. He inspired me to enter the field I am in now. This ...             My Renaissance: A Widow's Healing Pilgrimage to Tuscany8 reviews Rose Marie Curteman Capital Books, 2002 the transforming power of the beautiful For the reader who has encountered tragic loss, Rose Marie Curteman in MY RENAISSANCE: A WIDOW'S HEALING PILGRAMAGE TO TUSCANY presents a genuine alternative to the talking cure of psychoanalysis or the silence of the Zen monastery. We follow her mid-life journey into Tuscany and are awakened to the transforming power of the beautiful to be found, for instance, in the painting, sculpture and ...             Preparing My Heart for Advent: A Spiritual Pilgrimage for the Christmas Season9 reviews Ann Marie Stewart AMG Publishers, 2008 What is the meaning Christmas? Sometimes in all of our good intentions, we get wrapped up in the preparations: baking goodies, meals, traditions, gifts and commercialism that has become part of the holiday. We forget to prepare our HEARTS as well. How ideal for Ann to delight us with the Word every day of November, when the stress and the chaos is beginning to close in on us. This study is a wonderful journey back in time. ...             Blasted Heaths and Blessed Green: A Golfer's Pilgrimage to the Courses of Scotland7 reviews James W. Finegan Simon & Schuster, 1996 THE indispensable source for your Scottish golf pilgrimage Blasted Heaths is a true gem of a book. James Finegan literally knows the country - its golf, its people, its nature - like the back of his hand. You get expert, finely crafted, hole-by-hole reviews of over sixty courses. As a added bonus, there are restaurant reviews and lodging suggestions. The book is divided into geographical regions and is helpful in helping you lay out your agenda. ...             Colors of France: A Painting Pilgrimage8 reviews Margaret Hall Hoybach, Joan Brown First Light Books, 2002 Enchanting book! I very much enjoyed this delightfully personal and emotional journey through the backroads of a France not previously known. The beautiful illustrations by one of my favorite artists gave the reader vivid images of this gorgeous landscape. For a non-artist, it was especially interesting to experience the journey through an artist's eye...an artist very worthy of the invitation to paint Monet's ...              search for books americas, astronomical, awestruck, blasted, catholic, christmas, community, compostela, counseling, courses, crossing, culture, footprints, fumbling, guadalupe, identity, iditarod, painting, pilgrimage, preparing, progress, reflections, renaissance, santiago, scotland, skeptic, spiritual, stepping, together, unknown books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Introductory Physics: Building Understanding leave a comment home  impressum - about us