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Bookshop journeys ... and beyond. (books on spiritualism)
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U.S. News & World Report
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April 25, 1994
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The popularity of books such as 'The Celestine Prophecy,' 'A Return to Love,' 'Care of the Soul' and 'Ageless Body, Timeless Mind' illustrates Americans' need for meaning and spirituality. Crime and other chaos may be the cause of this trend.
Call it a spiritual renaissance. Call it a desperate search for purpose in a troubled age. Call it New Age yearning hitting mainstream publishing. Whatever the explanation, a swelling number of American readers are becoming spiritual seekers of sorts, turning out like never before to devour books that promise insights into the meaning of life.
The latest morsel is The Celestine Prophecy by Alabama writer James Redfield, a book containing ...
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