September 6, 2007
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| | A Survey about Surveys (the irony doesn't escape us!)
| | | | | Dear Grass Roots Newsletterites: We had a great response to last week's survey about the store loft. If you participated, thank you for your feedback. With Grass Roots' size/space limitations, we're always experimenting with layouts that will make Grass Roots a home away from home! Now, we have another survey. And yes, the topic of this survey is surveys. (Pause to laugh.) We'd have so many things we'd like to know, but we want to do it the right way. To take the survey survey (not a typo!): Click here to go to the survey If this link doesn't work, copy this address to your browser window: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Ij1kuiuf7mzqaQ_2b23ZQ_2bDg_3d_3d And, thanks again for helping us keep in touch! Sincerely,
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| Five Good Books
| | | | Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World
Come Be My Light: The Private Writings of the "Saint of Calcutta"
Ines of My Soul
The Future of Nature: Writing on a Human Ecology from Orion Magazine
The Arrival
| | Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World Bill Clinton
"Almost everyone, regardless of income, available time, age, and skills, can do something useful for others and, in the process, strengthen the fabric of our shared humanity." Giving is an inspiring look at how individual endeavors can save lives and solve problems. His inspiring stories of men and women who gave up other careers to pursue humanitarian interests demonstrate the deep fulfillment that such giving brings. Hardcover, $24.95
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group, ISBN-13: 9780307266743
| | | | | | Come Be My Light: The Private Writings of the "Saint of Calcutta" Mother Teresa, Edited by Brian Kolodiejchuk
During her lifelong service to the poorest of the poor, Mother Teresa became an icon of compassion. Little is known, however, about her own spiritual heights or her struggles. Compiled and presented by Fr. Brian Kolodiejchuk, this book brings together letters she wrote to her spiritual advisors over decades. These letters provide a moving chronicle of her spiritual journey, including years of despair known only by her closest confidants.
Hardcover, $22.95
Publisher: Doubleday Publishing, ISBN-13: 9780385520379
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Isabel Allende
New in paperbackInes of My Soul is based on the life of In s Suarez, who came to the Americas around 1537 in search of a wayward husband. After learning of his death, she joined Pedro de Valdivia, the conqueror of Chile, as his mistress and fellow conquistador. This fictionalized account of one of Chile's national heroines is meticulously researched and offers a detailed account of a little-known time period.
Paperback, $14.95
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers; ISBN-13: 9780061161544
| | | | | | The Future of Nature: Writing on a Human Ecology from Orion Magazine Barry Lopez (editor)
Since its inception in 1982, Orion magazine has been a forum for looking beyond the effects of ecological crises to their root causes in human culture. Edited and introduced by Barry Lopez, The Future of Nature includes discussions of local economies, the social dynamics of activism, America’s incarceration society, naturalism in higher education, developing nations, spiritual ecology, the military-industrial landscape, and the persistent problems of setting aside wilderness areas. Paperback, $18.00
Publisher: Publishers Group West; ISBN-13: 9781571313065
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Shaun Tan
This is an imaginative graphic (wordless) novel perfect for book-lovers of all ages. As the story begins, a man bids his wife and daughter goodbye as he boards a steamship to cross the ocean in search of a better future for his family. Because he can't communicate in words, the book forgoes them too and substitutes mesmerizing images. Through these pictures, Shaun Tan evokes the path of an immigrant's experience, from isolation in a new land to the ultimate joy of finding what you long for. To view some of these exquisite drawings, visit: The Arrival web page If this link doesn't work, copy this address to your browser window: http://www.shauntan.net/books/the-arrival.html Hardcover, $19.99
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc; ISBN-13: 9780439895293
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| Music
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Manu Chao $16.95
Chao is one of today's most popular world music artists. Since the release of his first album, Clandestino (1998), he's assembled a band and become a tireless world traveler. His music blends elements of ska, reggae, punk, and afro-pop, replete with multi-lingual lyrics and social commentary.
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Michelle Shocked $13.95
This album is a live gospel recording done with a great gospel band and small choir. It was recorded at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in 2003. The music is released as it happened with minimal editing in order to keep its energy and flow intact.
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Maggie Sansone $15.95
Sansone is a hammered dulcimer master with interests in both Celtic and Renaissance music. With flute, fiddle, woodwinds, guitar and bodhran, the album is a sparkling collection of jigs, reels, and traditional Highland music.
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Patti Scialfa $12.95
While rooted in the same blend of American roots styles that Scialfa's songs always tap, these songs also draw on blues, soul, and gospel. Says one reviewer: " Play It as It Lays is, without doubt, the record where Scialfa gives us the full fruit of her exceptional gift as a writer, a singer, as an artist." (Note: Husband Springsteen adds understated guitar and vocals to a few tracks.)
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Taj Mahal $16.95
Recorded in 1993, this is true vintage Taj with a world music sensitivity. The 10 tracks range from Freight Train to Caribbean Rhapsody.
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