{"product_id":"everyday-sacred-9780062512901","title":"Everyday Sacred","description":"\u003cp\u003eWITH SIMPLE SHIFTS OF PERCEPTION, EACH OF US CAN FIND THE SACRED IN EVERY DAY.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike the vibrant yet simple quilts that led her to live within the Amish community and to write about the experience in her bestselling book 'Plain and Simple', the em\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sue Bender\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062512901\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBender, Sue:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cbr\u003eSue Bender is the author of \u003cem\u003ePlain and Simple: A Woman's Journey to the Amish\u003c\/em\u003e (HarperSanFrancisco). The book was a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller. A fascination with Amish quilts led Sue to live with the Amish in their seemingly timeless world, a landscape of immense inner quiet. This privilege, rarely bestowed upon outsiders, taught her about simplicity and commitment and the contentment that comes from accepting who you are. In this inspiring book, Bender shares the lessons she learned while in the presence of the Amish people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eEveryday Sacred: A Woman's Journey Home\u003c\/em\u003e (HarperSanFrancisco: now in its sixth printing), Bender speaks to our longing to make each day truly count. She chronicles her struggle to bring the joyful wisdom and simplicity she experienced in her sojourn with the Amish back to her hectic, too-much-to-do days at home. Bender discovers for herself, and in the process shows us, that small miracles can be found everywhere'in our homes, in our daily activities and, hardest to see, in ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfiles and interviews with Ms. Bender, as well as book excerpts have been published in countless national publications including \u003cem\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLadies' Home Journal, The Chicago Tribune, The Utne Reader\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eW Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e. She has also appeared as a guest on dozens of radio and television shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in New York City, Sue Bender received her BA from Simmons College and her MA from the Harvard University School of Education. She taught high school in New York and English at the Berlitz School in Switzerland. She later earned a Masters in Social Work from the University of California at Berkeley. During her active years as a family therapist, Bender was founder and Director of CHOICE: The Institute of the Middle Years. In addition to being an author and former therapist, Sue Bender is a ceramic artist and much sought after lecturer nationwide. She lives in Berkeley, California with her husband Richard, and is the mother of two grown sons.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Sue Bender \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47792856760477,"sku":"9780062512901","price":31.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_033d81a0-806d-47bf-8e83-5c2127b6b71e.jpg?v=1774983546","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/everyday-sacred-9780062512901","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}