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One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
by Elizabeth GilbertIf you liked Eat, Pray, Love, try these:
by Bruce Kirkby
Published Jul 2022
Read ReviewsA warm and unforgettable portrait of a family letting go of the known world to encounter an unfamiliar one filled with rich possibilities and new understandings.
by Elizabeth Gilbert
Published Apr 2020
Read ReviewsFrom the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love and The Signature of All Things, a delicious novel of glamour, sex, and adventure, about a young woman discovering that you don't have to be a good girl to be a good person.
The Resurrection of Joan Ashby
by Cherise Wolas
Published May 2018
Read ReviewsEpic, propulsive, incredibly ambitious, and dazzlingly written, The Resurrection of Joan Ashby is a story about sacrifice and motherhood, the burdens of expectation and genius. Cherise Wolas's gorgeous debut introduces an indelible heroine candid about her struggles and unapologetic in her ambition.
by Glennon Doyle Melton
Published Sep 2017
Read ReviewsThe highly anticipated new memoir by bestselling author Glennon Doyle Melton tells the story of her journey of self-discovery after the implosion of her marriage.
A 2016 Oprah Bookclub Selection
by Rinker Buck
Published Jun 2016
Read ReviewsAn epic account of traveling the length of the Oregon Trail the old-fashioned way—in a covered wagon with a team of mules, an audacious journey that hasn't been attempted in a century.
by Stuart Archer Cohen
Published Apr 2016
Read ReviewsPart satire, part revenge tale, part wilderness adventure - with a heavy dash of noire espionage - This Is How It Really Sounds explores the seductive power of the Other Life, and what happens when you finally grasp it...
by Annabelle Gurwitch
Published Feb 2015
Read ReviewsScorchingly honest, surreally and riotously funny, I See You Made an Effort is the ultimate coming-of-middle-age story and a must-read for women of all ages. Reading glasses not included.
by Elizabeth Weil
Published Feb 2012
Read ReviewsWritten with charm and wit, No Cheating, No Dying investigates one of the most universal human institutions--marriage. Elizabeth Weil and her husband Dan have two basic ground rules for their marriage: no cheating, no dying. For ten years it’s worked fine, but Elizabeth started to wonder if it could be better.
by William Dalrymple
Published Jun 2011
Read ReviewsA mesmerizing book that illuminates the remarkable ways in which traditional forms of religious life in India have been transformed in the vortex of the region’s rapid change.
by Rosemary Mahoney
Published Sep 2008
Read ReviewsIn 1998 Rosemary Mahoney took a solo trip down the Nile in a seven-foot rowboat. This is the unforgettable story of her trip down the world's most historic river, overcoming both cultural and natural challenges.
by James Redfield
Published Nov 2001
Read Reviews'Open yourself to this adventure and the experience will stretch your worldview and leave you determined to channel your thoughts and wishes into a dynamic force that can help you liberate your life.'
by Ram Dass
Published Jun 2001
Read ReviewsThe man who blazed the spiritual trail for his generation brings his wisdom and humor to the path that takes us to the end of life and beyond.
by Frances Mayes
Published Apr 2000
Read ReviewsFrances Mayes invites us back for a delightful new season of friendship, festivity, and food there and throughout Italy.
by Anne Lamott
Published Feb 2000
Read ReviewsA chronicle of faith and spirituality that is at once tough, personal, affectionate, wise and very funny.
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