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Cushion in the Road : Meditation and Wandering As the Whole World Awakens to Being in Harm's Way by Alice Walker (2013, Hardcover)

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The Cushion in the Road: Meditation and Wandering as the Whole World Awakens to Being in Harm's Way by Walker, Alice [Hardcover]

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PublisherNew Press, T.H.E.

ISBN-101595588728

ISBN-139781595588722

eBay Product ID (ePID)144079529

Product Key Features

Book TitleCushion in the Road : Meditation and Wandering As the Whole World Awakens to Being in Harm's Way

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSpirituality, American / African American, Women Authors, Inspiration & Personal Growth

Publication Year2013

IllustratorYes

GenreLiterary Criticism, Religion, Body, Mind & Spirit, Literary Collections

AuthorAlice Walker

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight24.1 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width6.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2012-041852

ReviewsPraise for Alice Walker : "Alice Walker is a muse for our times . . . she touches the soul, and propels us to action." - Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now! "A lavishly gifted writer." The New York Times, Praise for The Cushion in the Road : "Walker's compassion, courage, and humor gain strength and eloquence essay by essay. . . . Media attention will surge for this provocative collection by Walker, a revered writer of conscience." -- Booklist Praise for Alice Walker : "Alice Walker is a muse for our times . . . she touches the soul, and propels us to action." -- Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now! "A lavishly gifted writer." The New York Times, Praise for The Cushion in the Road : Walker's compassion, courage, and humor gain strength and eloquence essay by essay. . . . Media attention will surge for this provocative collection by Walker, a revered writer of conscience." -- Booklist " The Cushion in the Road is quintessential Alice Walker:edgy, demanding, prayerful, loving, and aware. An essential companion for those who wish to be a force for positive change in our perpetually challenging world." -- Foreword Praise for Alice Walker : "Alice Walker is a muse for our times . . . she touches the soul, and propels us to action." --Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now! "A lavishly gifted writer." -- The New York Times, Praise for The Cushion in the Road : "Walker's compassion, courage, and humor gain strength and eloquence essay by essay. . . . Media attention will surge for this provocative collection by Walker, a revered writer of conscience." -- Booklist " The Cushion in the Road is quintessential Alice Walker:edgy, demanding, prayerful, loving, and aware. An essential companion for those who wish to be a force for positive change in our perpetually challenging world." -- Foreword Praise for Alice Walker : "Alice Walker is a muse for our times . . . she touches the soul, and propels us to action." --Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now! "A lavishly gifted writer." -- The New York Times

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Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal814.54

SynopsisThe National Book Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple explores our modern world with "compassion, courage, and humor" ( Booklist ). Alice Walker once ached for retirement, but in the turmoil of the Democratic primaries and the economic collapse of 2008, she realized she simply had a great deal more to say. Leaving her meditation cushion behind, she found herself traveling the world once again to speak of our intertwined personal, spiritual, and political destinies through ruminations, poems, essays, and letters. At the height of her literary powers, this revered American novelist, poet, essayist, and activist invites readers on a journey of political awakening and spiritual insight. While visiting subjects she has addressed throughout her career--including racism, Africa, Palestinian solidarity, and Cuba--as well as addressing emergent issues, such as the presidency of Barack Obama and health care, Walker explores her conflicting impulses to retreat into inner contemplation and to remain deeply engaged with the world. Rich with humor and wisdom, and informed by Walker's unique eye for the details of human and natural experience, The Cushion in the Road is "a heartfelt response to a new generation's yearning for public service" ( Kirkus Reviews ). "Walker's concern for the state of humanity and the planet comes through as impassioned and genuine." -- Publishers Weekly "Quintessential Alice Walker: edgy, demanding, prayerful, loving, and aware. An essential companion for those who wish to be a force for positive change in our perpetually challenging world." -- ForeWord Magazine "Infused with a quiet grace and gentle resolve to act responsibly." -- Kirkus Reviews, This gorgeous collection gathers Alice Walker's wide-ranging meditations--many of them previously unpublished--on our intertwined personal, spiritual, and political destinies. For the millions of her devoted fans, and for readers of Walker's bestselling 2006 book, We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For , here is a brand new "gift of words" that invites readers on a journey of political awakening and spiritual insight. The Cushion in the Road finds the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, poet, essayist, and activist at the height of her literary powers, sharing fresh vantages and a deepening engagement with our world. Walker writes that "we are beyond a rigid category of color, sex, or spirituality if we are truly alive," and the pieces in The Cushion in the Road illustrate this idea beautifully. Visiting themes she has addressed throughout her career--including racism, Africa, Palestinian solidarity, and Cuba--as well as addressing emergent issues, such as the presidency of Barack Obama on health care, Walker explores her conflicting impulses to retreat into inner contemplation and to remain deeply engaged with the world. Rich with humor and wisdom, and informed by Walker's unique eye for the details of human and natural experience, The Cushion in the Road will please longtime Walker fans as well as those who are new to her work., Cushion in the Road is a collection of wide-ranging meditations on the human race's intertwined personal, spiritual and political destinies. It revisits the many themes that the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, poet, essayist and activist has addressed throughout her career: racism, Africa, solidarity with the Palestinian people, the campaign of defendants who have relied on Gideon's promise, bringing renewed attention to an essential but failing aspect of the US criminal justice system and offering insight into how it might be saved.

LC Classification NumberPS3573.A425