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Seeking Peace: Chronicles of the Worst Buddhist in the World Paperback - 2010

by Mary Pipher

In this thoughtful and inspiring memoir, the author of the "New York Times" bestsellers "Reviving Ophelia" and "The Shelter of Each Other" explores her personal search for understanding, tranquility, and respect through her work as a psychologist and seeker.

Summary

"An absorbing chronicle of discovery" (Booklist) from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Reviving Ophelia and The Shelter of Each Other

Like most lives, Mary Pipher’s is filled with glory and tragedy, chaos and clarity, love and abandonment. She spent her childhood in small Midwestern towns, the nurturing daughter of a doctor mother and a restless, jack-of-all-trades father. Later, as a wife, mother, and therapist, she was able to do what she most enjoyed: learn about the world and help others. But after the surprising success of Reviving Ophelia, she found herself overwhelmed by the demands on her time and attention. In 2002, Pipher experienced a meltdown. She realized that success and fame were harming her, and she began the long journey to a quieter, more meditative life that would carry her toward self-acceptance and joy.

In Seeking Peace, Pipher tells her own remarkable story, and in the process reveals fundamental truths about our individual search for happiness and love. Candid, surprising and moving, Seeking Peace offers a map for our own journey toward a more fulfilling, more joyously lived life.    
 

From the publisher

Mary Pipher, Ph.D., is a psychologist and the author of nine books, including the New York Times bestsellers Reviving Ophelia, The Shelter of Each Other, and Another Country, as well as Seeking Peace and Writing to Change the World. She lives in Nebraska.

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  • Title Seeking Peace: Chronicles of the Worst Buddhist in the World
  • Author Mary Pipher
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Riverhead Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2010-04-06
  • Features Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781594484407 / 1594484406
  • Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.22 x 5.48 x 0.72 in (20.88 x 13.92 x 1.83 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects Buddhism, Psychologists - United States
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

Media reviews

“A generous book conceived and executed by a compassionate…mind.”
Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“An absorbing chronicle of discovery.”
Booklist 

“This is an insightful and terribly personal memoir of an active and successful life, and of how [Pipher’s] almost desperate need for inner peace amid the noise of her world has dominated so many of her days.”
Lincoln Journal Star

About the author

Mary Pipher, Ph.D., is a psychologist and the author of nine books, including the New York Times bestsellers Reviving Ophelia, The Shelter of Each Other, and Another Country, as well as Seeking Peace and Writing to Change the World. She lives in Nebraska.

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