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She Walks in Beauty draws on poetry’s eloquent wisdom to ponder the many joys and challenges of being a woman. Caroline Kennedy has divided the collection into sections that signify to her the most notable milestones, passages, and universal experiences in a woman’s life, and she begins each of these sections with an introduction in which she explores and celebrates the most important elements of life’s journey.

Conscious Service: Ten Ways to Reclaim Your Calling, Move Beyond Burnout, and Make a Difference Without Sacrificing Yourself will help all types of service providers understand and move beyond burnout and compassion fatigue while discovering a renewed energy for serving others. Each of us can learn how to thrive and find fulfillment in our vocations as we make a positive difference in our homes, workplaces, and communities. Using everyday examples, personal stories, and illuminating questions, Elizabeth Bishop invites us to reimagine how we think about, train for, and embody service.

When a boat called The Golden Venture ran aground off New York in the early nineties, her human cargo was discovered: illegal Chinese immigrants seeking a new life in the United States. Hanna Dunlop, a corporate lawyer in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, answered the call for pro-bono representation of the refugees. She had no background in refugee or asylum law. She takes us through the legal and emotional battlefield of her defense.