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Across many mountains
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Yangzom Brauen |
Kusang never thought she would leave Tibet. Growing up in a remote mountain village, she married a monk and gave birth to two children. But then the Chinese army invaded, and their peaceful lives wer… |
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The revolutionary life of Freda Bedi
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Vicki Mackenzie |
"A fascinating biography of Freda Bedi, an English woman who broke all the rules of gender, race, and religious background to become both a revolutionary in the fight for Indian independence and then… |
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Mother Teresa
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David Van Biema |
Presents the life and achievements of the nun who spent her lifetime helping the poor and afflicted, from her childhood in Albania to her spiritual calling to help the destitute around the world and … |
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Mother Teresa
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Kathryn Spink |
"Newly revised and updated, here is the complete story of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, founder of the Missionaries of Charity and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, a woman regarded by millions as a cont… |
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Mama Maggie
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Marty Makary |
Since 1997, Maggie Gobran and her organization Stephen's Children have been changing lives in Cairo's notorious zabala, or garbage slums. Her innovative, transformational work has garnered worldwide … |
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Before the living God
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Ruth Burrows,Ruth Burrows Ocd |
"Before the Living God is Ruth Burrows' autobiography - the account of a life empty of outward incident after her early years, but rich with her own spiritual growth. She writes of the Christian's re… |
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Pearl of Great Price
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Sergei Hackel |
Pearl of Great Price is the moving story of Mother Maria Skobtsova, a nun of the Orthodox Church, who was born into a Russian aristocratic home but who died a martyr's death in one of Hitler's concen… |
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Autobiography and Other Writings (The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe)
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Ana Bartolome |
"Ana de San Bartolome (1549-1626), a contemporary and close associate of St. Teresa of Avila, typifies the curious blend of religious activism and spiritual forcefulness that characterized the first … |
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