Beryl Singleton Bissell
goodreads author profile
url
http://www.goodreads.com/berylbee
born
October 10, 1939
gender
female
place of birth
Teaneck New Jersey, The United States
website
genre
Biographies & Memoirs, Religion & Spirituality, Literature & Fiction
influences
Catholic Boarding School
member since
April 2008
about this author
The award-winning author of The Scent of God -- a Book Sense notable in April 2006 -- selected by the Minneapolis Star Tribune as a "Best of 2006 Minnesota Authors." Writes frequently for Lake Superior Magazine, was a columnist with the Cook County News Herald for 10 years, has been published in numerous publications in print and online, and in the anthologies Surviving Ophelia edited by Cheryl Dellasaga and The New Writer's Handbook:a practical anthology of best advice for your craft and careeer, Volume 2.
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The Scent of God: A Memoir by Beryl Singleton Bissell (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.99 — 69 ratings — published 2006 2 editions |
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the scent of god by Beryl Singleton Bissell (Goodreads author) avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2006 |
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05/11
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gave Sadhana (Paperback) by Anthony De Mello bookshelves: currently-reading |
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recommended to Beryl by:
Virginia Reiner, a dear writing friend
recommended for: those willing to step out of dogma and into faith read in May, 2009
Beryl said:
"I love Anthony de Mello's challenges, the way he thrusts ideas in your face and tells you to take it or leave it. One can't cling to safe old beliefs in his presence. He doesn't care whether you listen or not. It's up to you to take what you want and...more
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01/08
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Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed and My Sister Stole My Mother's Boyfriend (Hardcover) by Barbara Oakley bookshelves: currently-reading |
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01/08
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The Spirituality of Imperfection: Storytelling and the Search for Meaning (Paperback) by Ernest Kurtz bookshelves: currently-reading |
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Breathing in Colour by Clare Jay |
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Beryl made a comment on Christine Swint's review of
Breathing in Colour
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Beryl
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Christine Swint's
review of Breathing in Colour:
"Clare Jay’s Breathing in Colour ( Piatkus, Little, Brown Book Group, March 2009) weaves together threads from many disparate areas of life – dreams, travels,the creative mind, family dynamics, memory, and relationships between men and women. The ...more " | |||
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Sailing on an Ocean of Tears (Paperback) by Donna Kendall |
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Beryl made a comment on Reader Views's review of
Sailing on an Ocean of Tears
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Reader Views's
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"Reviewed by Olivera Baumgartner-Jackson for Reader Views (4/09) Donna Kendall’s “Sailing on an Ocean of Tears” is one of those books that truly makes you stop and think of the consequences of little acts we perform every day, sometime...more " | |||
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gave Sadhana (Paperback) by Anthony De Mello |
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recommended to Beryl by:
Virginia Reiner, a dear writing friend
recommended for: those willing to step out of dogma and into faith read in May, 2009
Beryl said:
"I love Anthony de Mello's challenges, the way he thrusts ideas in your face and tells you to take it or leave it. One can't cling to safe old beliefs in his presence. He doesn't care whether you listen or not. It's up to you to take what you want and...more
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gave Anthony De Mello: Writings (Modern Spiritual Masters Series) by Anthony De Mello |
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read in January, 2009
Beryl said:
"I keep rereading this wonderful compilation of stories and inspiration by a spiritual master.
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Beryl
gave The Way to Love (Image Pocket Classics) by Anthony De Mello |
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read in January, 2008
Beryl said:
"The book I carry with me in my purse. All you need to know about spirituality by a master.
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The Spiritual Memoir Group
— 28 members
— last activity 17 days ago, 12:03PM
This group is for persons interested in the genre of the spiritual memoir. Think Augustine, Thomas Merton, Anne Lamott, and Kathleen Norris to name a...more
Q&A with Tommy Taylor and The Second Virgin Birth
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— last activity May 24, 2009 08:40PM
I will try my best to answer any question that you may have about my new novel, The Second Virgin Birth.
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