Presents a collection of essays, articles, and poems from a variety of religious and spiritual traditions, including the writings of Harvey Cox, Heather King, Dana Tierney, Gary Snyder, and Helen Garner.

Published: Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., -

The newest addition to the acclaimed Best American series brings readers the year's best writing about faith and spirituality and is sure to enrich lives. It includes writings that reflect Christian, Muslim, Jewish, secular, and pan-Hindu perspectives.

Writing the Sacred Journey shows readers how to write about spirituality and the interior life with heart and flair. It helps readers get motivated, generate materials, move swiftly through drafts, and gain confidence and ease in their writing. Writing the Sacred Journey helps readers to uncover and honor the sacred within their own life stories. Elizabeth Andrew, an experienced writing instructor and spiritual director, gently guides readers through the spiritual writing process from concept to finished manuscript. She identifies some of the initial hurdles writers face in describing the interior, spiritual life and offers practical tips about how to overcome them. Writing the Sacred Journey also explores themes that commonly appear in spiritual memoir, as well as the all-important issue of writing as craft. Readers will learn new and practical skills for every stage of the writing process. Sprinkled throughout the book, these thoughtful activities teach readers new writing techniques and avenues into the creative process.

Presents selections of mainstream and alternative American literature, including both fiction and nonfiction, that discuss a broad spectrum of subjects.

Hailed by "People," the "New York Times," "Food & Wine," and other media around the country as the perfect choice for any cook, this is the most wide-ranging and extensively home-tested collection of its kind. The 150-plus finds range from Minted Pea Soup from the British cooking sensation Jamie Oliver to sausage and biscuit nibbles from the singer George Jones. 0-618-45506-X$26.00 / Houghton Mifflin

Contains a collection of essays, short stories, and poems that examine issues of spirituality and religious faith from a wide range of perspectives. Includes work by Philip Levine, Oliver Sacks, Mary Gordon, W.S. Merwin, and others.

There is a distinct voice that wants to be heard in "A Gift of My Own." Whether this story is familiar or foreign territory it is intriguing and personal to the reader. You will take this journey with Josie. This story is hard to believe, but it is truth. She becomes a friend, and you will share in her experiences. She asks questions of the authenticity of God, heaven, hell, and the meaning of life. Josie finds the answers in the most amazing way. The honesty and simplicity of Josie's journey at various low points in her life are sure to resonate with readers. She says, Answers I discovered are universal and same truths, same messages taught from the great masters Jesus, Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi. Josie shares their compassion for others and their love of humanity within "A Gift of My Own." As Josie discovers herself, you too will discover yourself through her experiences. There is meaning, passion, and a purpose to her journey. There is an acceptance in the path she walked. She is a source of inspiration to others. After reading "A Gift of My Own," you come away wanting to search for your own purpose in life. Her messages are sound. " A Gift of My Own" is the gift that keeps on giving. It is a return trip to the inner self.