Finding Freedom Behind Bars

This September, San Quentin death row inmate, Jarvis Jay Masters published the remarkable story of his journey to faith and spiritual freedom, THAT BIRD HAS MY WINGS: the Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row.  By his enlightened tone and perspective, one would not imagine that the path he traveled to reach this point was so fraught [...]

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From the Good Books Hidden Camera

Our Blackberry cam ninja-at-large, Laina, is on ongoing assignment all over the Bay Area and beyond to discover what people are reading. Disguised as a commuter, she sneaks into public places such as BART and while seemingly checking work email, the shutter sound effect drowned by BART’s shrieks of metal against metal, snaps photos of book covers held by [...]

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Wisdom and Inspiration from Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist

One of our favorite books here at GBiBT is Paulo Coelho’s THE ALCHEMIST, the international bestseller about a shepherd boy who learns how to live his dreams. Within the shepard’s journey, we find countless pieces of wisdom and inspiration that propel us forward whenever we need reassurance.

For over two years now, THE ALCHEMIST has occupied [...]

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Guest Post from Curtis White, author of THE BARBARIC HEART

In his new book, The Barbaric Heart:Faith, Money and the Crisis of Nature, author Curtis White proposes a unique, philosophical theory about mainstream environmentalism suggesting that spiritual beauty and the arts will guide us to the solutions we seek.  
It’s a challenging read, heavy on itellectualism but his argument is one we haven’t heard before now. With that in mind, [...]

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More Summer Reading: Pres. Obama’s Vacation Stack

It’s all over the web this morning, what is President Obama reading during his 10 days of R&R in Martha’s Vineyard? The New Yorker’s book blog, The Book Bench, shares a list of five titles he plans to (try to) unwind with. 
The mixture of escapism and reality includes Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need [...]

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Win a copy of Relationship Obits! #relationshipobit

Enter for your chance to win a copy of Relationship Obits by Kathleen Horan! To enter, tweet your Relationship Obit in 140 characters or less with #relationshipobit.
Some examples from Relationship Obits:

He told me Coors Light was his best friend. Not me. #relationshipobit
He came out. ‘Nuff said. #relationshipobit
And he breaks up with me [...]

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More lists of good books

We’ve found more kindred spirits publishing lists of books intended to help us through these trying times. The first one is here in our own backyard! On Sunday the San Francisco Chronicle featured “Good novels for hard times.”
In February the Poughkeepsie Journal published an article called “Libraries offer fun, cheap boost during tough [...]

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Other sources for good books…

Good Books in Bad Times gives a nod and a wink to other media and blogs chattering about the power of books to help us through difficult times. We will regularly write about and link to any kindred efforts that we stumble upon, like we did here.
First up, Minnesota Public Radio did a [...]

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