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Lena Phoenix

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gender
female

place of birth
The United States

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genre
Literature & Fiction, Religion & Spirituality

member since
July 2007


about this author

I've only recently started tracking the books that I read, so those that are on my shelves here are books that I have either read recently or that had such a strong impact on me at the time I read them that I still feel comfortable rating them many years later.

To pull me in, a book must tell a really, really good story, make me laugh, or make me look at why we believe the things we do and how those beliefs affect our lives.

I enjoy meeting new people through Goodreads, but if you send me a friend request, please include a note. Thanks!




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avg rating: 4.31 | 13 ratings | 6 reviews | 1 distinct work
The Heart of a Cult The Heart of a Cult
by Lena Phoenix (Goodreads author)
avg rating 4.31 — 13 ratings — published 2006
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The Heart of a Cult (Literature & Fiction)
1 chapters   —   updated 07/27/2007 06:57AM
description: Set adrift by sudden unemployment, web designer Michelle Thomson is at an impasse in her life when she is introduced to a charismatic spiritual teacher known only as Ma. Though initially skeptical, Michelle is soon captivated by Ma’s energy and insight and begins to find new meaning both in Ma’s teachings and as a member of her insular community. While at first she blossoms under Ma’s guidance, when Michelle uncovers deception at the heart of all she has come to believe in, she is forced to face the ultimate test any spiritual teacher can give.
My Name Is Red 06/16 Lena is currently reading:
My Name Is Red (Vintage International)
by Orhan Pamuk
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Words in Air: The Co... 12/28 Lena is currently reading:
Words in Air: The Complete Correspondence Between Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell (Hardcover)
by Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Lowell
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July 03
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220791 Lena wrote: "I can only imagine. It sounds like a really challenging disease. I hope that Fox is right that a c...more "

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Lucky Man: A Memoir Lena gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Lucky Man: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by Michael J. Fox
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Lena Lena said: "I don't generally read celebrity memoirs, but when I became curious about Parkinson's Disease, Michael J. Fox's Lucky Man was the first book that popped into my head. I picked it up in the hopes that it would give me a better idea what to expect whe...more "
July 01
Steering the Craft:... Lena marked as to-read:
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by Ursula K. Le Guin
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June 25
From Fatigued to Fan... Lena gave 4 of 5 stars to:
From Fatigued to Fantastic: Overcome Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia with Dr. Teitelbaum's Clinically PrNew, revised third edition (Paperback)
by Jacob Teitelbaum
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Lena Lena said: "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia are vexing conditions that are poorly understood by modern medicine. Some, in fact, still think that they are psychological disorders despite the fact that it is now recognized that they have distinct physio...more "
The Buddha of Suburb... Lena marked as to-read:
The Buddha of Suburbia (Paperback)
by Hanif Kureishi
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recommended to Lena by: Paul Bryant
June 24
Jeff in Venice, Deat... Lena marked as to-read:
Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi (Hardcover)
by Geoff Dyer
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June 23
The Little Book of A... Lena marked as to-read:
The Little Book of Atheist Spirituality (Hardcover)
by André Comte-Sponville
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June 16
My Name Is Red Lena is currently reading:
My Name Is Red (Vintage International)
by Orhan Pamuk
my rating:
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June 13
The Pleasures and So... Lena marked as to-read:
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work (Hardcover)
by Alain de Botton (Goodreads author)
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