Briefly noted.For this special Easter Book and Gift issue of U.S. CATHOLIC, some recent titles on the spirituality of reading and writing: * Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading by Maureen Corrigan (Random House, 2005): This memoir memoir History or record composed from personal observation and experience. Closely related to autobiography, a memoir differs chiefly in the degree of emphasis on external events. by National Public Radio's book critic tells of a life influenced by constant reading and a Catholic upbringing up·bring·ing n. The rearing and training received during childhood. upbringing Noun the education of a person during his or her formative years Noun 1. . * Writing to Change the World by Mary Pipher Mary Elizabeth Pipher, also known as Mary Bray Pipher (born 21 October 1947), Ph.D., is an American clinical psychologist and author. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1969 and a Ph.D. (Riverhead riv·er·head n. The source of a river. , 2006): The author of Reviving Ophelia on the power of writing to bring about positive change. * The Soul Tells a Story by Vinita Hampton Wright (InterVarsity, 2005): Argues that creative work is soul work. |
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