spiritual biography

Explores the history and current growth of Buddhism. Follows the journey of the Buddha in Indian and the spread of Buddhism to Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, Tibet, Japan, and beyond. Draws on interviews with the Dalai Lama, Thai artists, Indian nuns, Japanese Zen archers, and kung fu monks in China.

Meet ?the Nones??In this thought-provoking exploration of secular America, celebrated journalist Katherine Ozment takes readers on a quest to understand the trends and ramifications of a nation in flight from organized religion.

Two families, who became part of a national news story when it was discovered that their daughters were misidentified after a tragic car accident, leaving one family grieving while another cared for a comatose child, share how their faith helped them overcome the emotional upheaval of the accident and its aftermath.

Nicole Hardy, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, explores how she came, at the age of thirty-five, to a crossroads regarding her faith and her identity.

Susan Isaacs, a comedian and skeptical Christian who was raised Lutheran, describes the spiritual quest she took at age forty to reestablish her relationship with God.

Anne Rice reflects on her life, focusing on her religious transitions which went from Catholicism to atheism and back to Catholicism, but also discussing her childhood, years in Berkeley, writing career, family, and other related topics.

A memoir chronicling the author's experience in a cult led by charismatic guru Sri Chinmoy, who declared himself a living god and proclaimed Jayanti Tamm to be the "Chosen One" before she broke free and built herself a new life.