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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! A Hut of One’s Own From: In Praise of Retreat View ECW Press	This chapter explores the concept of being a hermit. The author describes their own experience and provides examples of hermits throughout history and the religious, political, and personal …	Kirsteen MacLeod	32	2021	$3.20 Add
From NEW! An Introduction From: In Praise of Retreat View ECW Press	Introduction	Kirsteen MacLeod	5	2021	$0.50 Add
From NEW! Artists, Writers, Creative Thinkers, Dreamers From: In Praise of Retreat View ECW Press	This chapter discusses the value of solitude a source for artistic inspiration. The author discusses artists and writers who valued solitude and how it impacted their work.	Kirsteen MacLeod	32	2021	$3.20 Add
From NEW! Epilogue 43990 From: In Praise of Retreat View ECW Press	Epilogue	Kirsteen MacLeod	7	2021	$0.70 Add
From NEW! Green Cathedral From: In Praise of Retreat View ECW Press	In this reading the author recounts their experience of leaving the city to a retreat in the forest and the positive psychological effect that the experience had on them.	Kirsteen MacLeod	22	2021	$2.20 Add
From NEW! I Will Go to the Wild Woods From: In Praise of Retreat View ECW Press	This chapter discusses the value of solitude as a way to connect with nature. The author discusses the life and writing of Henry David Thoreau.	Kirsteen MacLeod	46	2021	$4.60 Add
NEW! In Praise of Retreat Finding Sanctuary in the Modern World ECW Press	From pilgrim paths to forest cabins, and from rented hermitages to arts temples and quiet havens for yoga and meditation, In Praise of Retreat explores the pleasures and powers of this ancient …	Kirsteen MacLeod	370	2021	View
From NEW! Monasticism for Moderns From: In Praise of Retreat View ECW Press	This chapter explores the history of monastic orders across a variety of cultures and time periods. The author explores ways in which a monastic lifestyle can be adopted in the modern world.	Kirsteen MacLeod	25	2021	$2.50 Add
From NEW! Pilgrim Ways From: In Praise of Retreat View ECW Press	This chapter explores the concept of pilgrimage and how it can be applied in modern life. The author discusses a variety of examples of notable religious pilgrimages.	Kirsteen MacLeod	45	2021	$4.50 Add
From NEW! The Art of Retreat From: In Praise of Retreat View ECW Press	In this chapter, the author explores the factors that motivate people to seek seclusion from the world. She discusses historical examples of pilgrims and hermits and what motivated their retreats.	Kirsteen MacLeod	31	2021	$3.10 Add
From The Dictionary of Homophobia: E Publisher's note, Preface to the Original Edition, Editor's Preface To the English-Language Edition, Introduction, The Anti-Anthology, Table of Entries, Contributors From: The Dictionary of Homophobia View Arsenal Pulp Press	Eastern Europe. See Europe, Eastern & Central; Employment. See Workplace; Endocrinology (Pierre-Olivier de Busscher); England (Florence Tamagne); Essentialism/Constructionism (Rommel …	Louis-Georges Tin	47	2008	$1.88 Add
From The Dictionary of Homophobia: R Publisher's note, Preface to the Original Edition, Editor's Preface To the English-Language Edition, Introduction, The Anti-Anthology, Table of Entries, Contributors From: The Dictionary of Homophobia View Arsenal Pulp Press	Radclyffe Hall, Marguerite (Florence Tamagne); Rhetoric (Louis-Georges Tin); Right Wing. See Far Right; Russia (Nicolas Plagne)	Louis-Georges Tin	32	2008	$0.96 Add
From NEW! The Inner Temple From: In Praise of Retreat View ECW Press	In this chapter, the author explores ways that Eastern traditions, particularly meditation can be adopted as a source of balance and grounding.	Kirsteen MacLeod	48	2021	$4.80 Add
From NEW! White Rooms, Unified Hearts and Empty Fields From: In Praise of Retreat View ECW Press	This chapter uses the case study of Leonard Cohen as an example of an individual who used retreat and solitude to improve his life.	Kirsteen MacLeod	13	2021	$1.30 Add