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Trembling, Still

The Awful Clarity of a Mind in Eclipse

by Stephen Jenkinson ...

Stephen Jenkinson is a culture activist, worker, and author. He has taught internationally and is the creator of the Orphan Wisdom Schook, cofounded with his wife Nathalie Roy in 2010. He apprenticed with a master storyteller as a young man and received a master’s degree in theology at Harvard University and a master’s of social work from the University of Toronto. Stephen has worked extensively ... Read more

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Stephen Jenkinson is a culture activist, worker, and author. He has taught internationally and is the creator of the Orphan Wisdom Schook, cofounded with his wife Nathalie Roy in 2010. He apprenticed with a master storyteller as a young man and received a master’s degree in theology at Harvard University and a master’s of social work from the University of Toronto. Stephen has worked extensively
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Die Wise

A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul

by Stephen Jenkinson ...

A fierce, lyrical manifesto that dares readers to face death without sentimentality—and reveals dying well as one of the deepest acts of living, loving, and human responsibility.Die Wise does not offer seven steps for coping with death. It does not suggest ways to make dying easier. It pours no honey to make the medicine go down. Instead, with lyrical prose, deep wisdom, and stories from his two ... Read more

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A fierce, lyrical manifesto that dares readers to face death without sentimentality—and reveals dying well as one of the deepest acts of living, loving, and human responsibility.Die Wise does not offer seven steps for coping with death. It does not suggest ways to make dying easier. It pours no honey to make the medicine go down. Instead, with lyrical prose, deep wisdom, and stories from his two
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Matrimony

Ritual, Culture, and the Heart's Work

by Stephen Jenkinson ...

A restoration of the village-making power of matrimony, a building of cultural memory, and an examination of meaning-making for our ceremonially adrift timePublic and private rituals are failing this culture. Longtime scholar, storyteller, and ceremonialist Stephen Jenkinson has tracked that failure, along with the personal poverties that have followed, and has set about mending the brokenness—the ... Read more

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A restoration of the village-making power of matrimony, a building of cultural memory, and an examination of meaning-making for our ceremonially adrift timePublic and private rituals are failing this culture. Longtime scholar, storyteller, and ceremonialist Stephen Jenkinson has tracked that failure, along with the personal poverties that have followed, and has set about mending the brokenness—the
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Come of Age

The Case for Elderhood in a Time of Trouble

by Stephen Jenkinson ...

In his landmark provocative style, Stephen Jenkinson makes the case that we must birth a new generation of elders, one poised and willing to be true stewards of the planet and its species.Come of Age does not offer tips on how to be a better senior citizen or how to be kinder to our elders. Rather, with lyrical prose and incisive insight, Stephen Jenkinson explores the great paradox of elderhood ... Read more

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In his landmark provocative style, Stephen Jenkinson makes the case that we must birth a new generation of elders, one poised and willing to be true stewards of the planet and its species.Come of Age does not offer tips on how to be a better senior citizen or how to be kinder to our elders. Rather, with lyrical prose and incisive insight, Stephen Jenkinson explores the great paradox of elderhood
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Thoughts On Dying Well In A Death-Phobic Culture

by Stephen Jenkinson ...

Narrated by Justine Willis Toms ...

Unabridged

57 min

What constitutes dying well in a death-phobic culture? Stephen Jenkinson points out that life is a time-limited offer and our “obligation is to obey. Obey doesn’t mean submit; obey means attend to. What is this asking of me now?” There is much to ponder in this dialogue, whether or not you are actively dying. ... Read more

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What constitutes dying well in a death-phobic culture? Stephen Jenkinson points out that life is a time-limited offer and our “obligation is to obey. Obey doesn’t mean submit; obey means attend to. What is this asking of me now?” There is much to ponder in this dialogue, whether or not you are actively dying.
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Die Wise

A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul

by Stephen Jenkinson ...

Narrated by Stephen Jenkinson ...

Unabridged

18 hours 43 min

A fierce, lyrical manifesto that dares readers to face death without sentimentality—and reveals dying well as one of the deepest acts of living, loving, and human responsibility.Die Wise does not offer seven steps for coping with death. It does not suggest ways to make dying easier. It pours no honey to make the medicine go down. Instead, with lyrical prose, deep wisdom, and stories from his two ... Read more

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A fierce, lyrical manifesto that dares readers to face death without sentimentality—and reveals dying well as one of the deepest acts of living, loving, and human responsibility.Die Wise does not offer seven steps for coping with death. It does not suggest ways to make dying easier. It pours no honey to make the medicine go down. Instead, with lyrical prose, deep wisdom, and stories from his two
... Read more

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Come of Age

The Case for Elderhood in a Time of Trouble

by Stephen Jenkinson ...

Narrated by Stephen Jenkinson ...

Unabridged

17 hours 55 min

In his landmark provocative style, Stephen Jenkinson makes the case that we must birth a new generation of elders, one poised and willing to be true stewards of the planet and its species.Come of Age does not offer tips on how to be a better senior citizen or how to be kinder to our elders. Rather, with lyrical prose and incisive insight, Stephen Jenkinson explores the great paradox of elderhood ... Read more

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In his landmark provocative style, Stephen Jenkinson makes the case that we must birth a new generation of elders, one poised and willing to be true stewards of the planet and its species.Come of Age does not offer tips on how to be a better senior citizen or how to be kinder to our elders. Rather, with lyrical prose and incisive insight, Stephen Jenkinson explores the great paradox of elderhood
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Matrimony

Ritual, Culture, and the Heart's Work

by Stephen Jenkinson ...

Narrated by Stephen Jenkinson ...

Unabridged

13 hours 40 min

A restoration of the village-making power of matrimony, a building of cultural memory, and an examination of meaning-making for our ceremonially adrift timePublic and private rituals are failing this culture. Longtime scholar, storyteller, and ceremonialist Stephen Jenkinson has tracked that failure, along with the personal poverties that have followed, and has set about mending the brokenness—the ... Read more

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A restoration of the village-making power of matrimony, a building of cultural memory, and an examination of meaning-making for our ceremonially adrift timePublic and private rituals are failing this culture. Longtime scholar, storyteller, and ceremonialist Stephen Jenkinson has tracked that failure, along with the personal poverties that have followed, and has set about mending the brokenness—the
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Courting the Wild Twin

by Martin Shaw ...

Narrated by Martin Shaw ...

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3 hours 37 min

Master mythologist Martin Shaw uses timeless story-wisdom to examine our broken relationship with the worldThere is an old legend that says we each have a wild, curious twin that was thrown out the window the night we were born, taking much of our vitality with them. If there was something we were meant to do with our few, brief years on Earth, we can be sure that the wild twin is holding the key ... Read more

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Master mythologist Martin Shaw uses timeless story-wisdom to examine our broken relationship with the worldThere is an old legend that says we each have a wild, curious twin that was thrown out the window the night we were born, taking much of our vitality with them. If there was something we were meant to do with our few, brief years on Earth, we can be sure that the wild twin is holding the key
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Germania

In Wayward Pursuit of the Germans and Their History

by Simon Winder ...

Narrated by James Cameron Stewart ...

Unabridged

18 hours 35 min

Sitting on a bench at a communal table in a restaurant in Regensburg, his plate loaded with disturbing amounts of bratwurst and sauerkraut made golden by candlelight shining through a massive glass of beer, Simon Winder was happily swinging his legs when a couple from Rottweil politely but awkwardly asked: "So: why are you here?"This book is an attempt to answer that question. Why spend time ... Read more

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Sitting on a bench at a communal table in a restaurant in Regensburg, his plate loaded with disturbing amounts of bratwurst and sauerkraut made golden by candlelight shining through a massive glass of beer, Simon Winder was happily swinging his legs when a couple from Rottweil politely but awkwardly asked: "So: why are you here?"This book is an attempt to answer that question. Why spend time
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The Wise Hours

A Journey into the Wild and Secret World of Owls

by Miriam Darlington ...

**A People Pick of the Week“Unfailingly precise and lovingly poetic. . . . Nature writing of the first order.” ―The Wall Street Journal“A beautiful book; wise and sharp-eared as its subject.” ―Robert MacfarlaneOne minute I was sipping my tea by the window. There was nothing but the palest edge of grey light and a wisp of steam from my cup―and then a shadow swooped out of the air. With the lightest ... Read more

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**A People Pick of the Week“Unfailingly precise and lovingly poetic. . . . Nature writing of the first order.” ―The Wall Street Journal“A beautiful book; wise and sharp-eared as its subject.” ―Robert MacfarlaneOne minute I was sipping my tea by the window. There was nothing but the palest edge of grey light and a wisp of steam from my cup―and then a shadow swooped out of the air. With the lightest
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The Genius Bat

The Secret Life of the Only Flying Mammal

by Yossi Yovel ...

"[A] wonderful book." —Nature**"A mind-opening adventure." —**Natural HistoryAn awe-inspiring tour of bat world by the world’s leading expertWith nearly 1500 species, bats account for more than twenty percent of mammalian species. The most successful and most diverse group of mammals, bats come in different sizes, shapes, and colors, from the tiny bumblebee bat to the giant golden-crowned flying ... Read more

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"[A] wonderful book." —Nature**"A mind-opening adventure." —**Natural HistoryAn awe-inspiring tour of bat world by the world’s leading expertWith nearly 1500 species, bats account for more than twenty percent of mammalian species. The most successful and most diverse group of mammals, bats come in different sizes, shapes, and colors, from the tiny bumblebee bat to the giant golden-crowned flying
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