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Diane Dreher, Ph.D., is the author of the best-selling The Tao of Inner Peace. She has a doctorate in Renaissance literature from UCLA and is a professor at Santa Clara University. A positive psychology coach, teacher and writer, she lives in the San Francisco Bay area."

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	The Tao of Inner Peace 4.10 avg rating — 825 ratings — published 1990 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tao of Womanhood: Ten Lessons for Power and Peace 4.02 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 1998 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tao of Personal Leadership by Diane Dreher (Goodreads Author), Lao Tzu 3.68 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1995 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Your Personal Renaissance: 12 Steps to Finding Your Life's True Calling 3.57 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inner Gardening: Four Seasons of Cultivating the Soil and the Spirit really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tao of Inner Peace 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1999	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tao Of Womanhood: Ten Lessons For Power And Peace 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Explorers Who Got Lost by Diane Dreher (Goodreads Author), Ed Renfro (Illustrator) 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inner Gardening: A Seasonal Path to Inner Peace 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inner Gardening: The Tao Of Personal Renewal 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The light of mindfulness can be beautiful, exhilarating, healing, and empowering, but there are so many distractions in life. It’s easy to get caught up in the shadows of self-doubt, worry, or criticism, dwelling on something that someone did or said to us or perhaps something we regret that we did or said. We might even feel we have good reason to be upset. But that “good reason” can pull us a... Read more of this blog post »

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Very helpful book for living mindfully in troubled times. Kate Davies combines her own experience in environmental science with insights from Buddhism to help us live in the present moment and take meaningful action in the face of global environmenta ...more
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Beautifully written, engaging, and inspirational book--part memoir, part lessons in mindfulness, and an altogether inspiring story of a young boy whose life was forever changed by a kind woman he met in a magic shop. The magic he learned was the magi ...more
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Interesting mythic overview of the basic plots in the stories we read and the stories we tell ourselves.
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A reminder of the values that unite us as a nation--an important book for our times.
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Beautiful view of American history, challenges, conflicts, and enduring values. This book gives me hope!
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