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Ellen Burstyn's True Face

The Oscar-winning actress talks about embracing her essence, a love of Sufi poetry, and her scorchingly honest new memoir.

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Excerpt: Lessons in Becoming Myself

In this memoir excerpt, the Oscar-winning actress reveals her raw, earliest memories--they're steeped in shame, loss, and magic

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A 'Da Vinci Code' Study Guide

Use this resource to help clarify your thoughts and focus discussion about the book and movie.

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Difficult Characters

In an excerpt from 'Jesus and Yahweh: The Names Divine,' the literary critic explores his difficulties with the title characters

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Adolescence

When Terrible Teen meets the Death Crone, the house gets crowded. Anne Lamott looks for teen operating instructions.

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Book Renewal

A practical guidebook and philosophical argument for rekindling the spark of Jewish spirituality in the 21st century,

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Book Renewal

The latest book by the patriarch of Jewish Renewal is vintage Reb Zalman, mixing the traditional and the revolutionary.

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batchelor on evil

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