{"product_id":"a-spectacular-inheritance-what-i-kept-and-what-i-left-behind-9798897400201","title":"A Spectacular Inheritance: What I Kept and What I Left Behind","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret grew up believing that individuals could bring peace to the world...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Spectacular Inheritanc\u003c\/i\u003ee is a riveting account of one woman's experience coming of age in the world of Moral Re-Armament (previously known as the Oxford Group), the evangelical conflict resolution organization that spawned both Alcoholics Anonymous and Up With People. Margaret Eastman Smith grew up entirely in the movement, worked for it until she was thirty-five, and later became a college professor of international peacemaking. Amid the vivid memories of the unusual life she shared with the community and her evolving view of it, she winds her own story of finding herself and values that she could rely on, even as she steps away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe movement was a contributor to Franco-German reconciliation after World War II, but has also been excoriated by some, including actress Glenn Close in \u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e and Oprah Winfrey's documentary \u003ci\u003eThe Me You Can't See\u003c\/i\u003e. In Margaret's telling, the book is a reflection on the search for self, on forgiveness and the meaning of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Eastman Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sibylline Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798897400201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmith, Margaret Eastman:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eMargaret Eastman Smith\u003c\/b\u003e, the daughter of a Scottish father and American mother who devoted their lives to the work of the Oxford Group and Moral Re-Armament, grew up on three continents in a series of communal living arrangements with other families in the movement. She then worked for the movement herself in the UK, India, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Richmond, Virginia and Washington, DC, before going to university in her mid-thirties. She earned her doctorate in International Relations in 1999, taught in the School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC for eighteen years. She now lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Margaret Eastman Smith \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48909836419229,"sku":"9798897400201","price":26.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_48d29f5a-6662-47ad-a21c-30d34c343903.jpg?v=1789453904","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/a-spectacular-inheritance-what-i-kept-and-what-i-left-behind-9798897400201","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}