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The Simple Living Guide
The Simple Living Guide: A Sourcebook for Less Stressful, More Joyful Living© 1997 Janet Luhrs444 pages Life distracts easily and passes by without being noticed. The Simple Living Guide is written as an antidote, one which both prompts people to … Continue reading
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Tagged family, food, food and drink, marriage and family, mindfulness, parenting, sacramental living, simple living
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What’s Wrong with the World
What’s Wrong with the World© 1910 G. K. Chesterton200 pages What’s wrong with the world? Too many people are proposing answers to the wrong questions. What’s Wrong is a curious collection of thoughts, voiced at the turn of the 20thcentury, … Continue reading
The Working Poor
The Working Poor: Invisible in America© 2004 David Shipler352 pages “Like my daddy used to say — ‘Son, life’s hell to pay for when you’re poor — cause always just outside the door’s another Hard Time.’” (Jerry Reed) The … Continue reading
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Tagged education, family, housing, labor, marriage and family, poverty, social criticism, Society and Culture
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Jayber Crow
Jayber Crow: the Life Story of Jayber Crow, Barber of the Port William Membership, As Written by Himself© 2000363 pages “Telling a story is like reaching into a granary full of wheat and drawing out a handful. There is always … Continue reading
