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Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation
Parker J. Palmer
Jossey-Bass, 1999
Priceless wisdom...
Books make great gifts. This is the one I give most often. I love Palmer's writing style and his message. As with his other books, Let Your Life Speak is well-organized and the concepts well developed.
In this era, in this culture, there are countless forces that ...
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A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life
Parker J. Palmer
Jossey-Bass, 2004
Wholeness for a healthy organization
I was inspired to write page after page in my personal journal after reading the first few chapters. This book was used as the foundation for facilitator training for a week long retreat for The Center for Formation in Higher Education. I especially appreciate the use ...
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The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life
Parker J. Palmer
Jossey-Bass, 1997
Great insights.
An excellent book on what it takes to really connect with students.
Deals with unusual topics like vulnerabilities, openness, and subject oriented teaching versus student or teacher oriented teaching. Celebrates the inherent wisdom within people, even those who are ...
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To Know as We Are Known: Education as a Spiritual Journey
Parker J. Palmer
HarperOne, 1993
Outstanding and transformational!
Parker Palmer has created a truly outstanding work with To Know as We Are Known. This work explores the nature of truth, and challenges readers to examine and transform the ways they teach and learn
Palmer's model centers on the premise that truth is neither ...
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The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life
Parker J. Palmer
Jossey-Bass, 2007
My favorite book about education
I love this book! I loved it when the first edition came out ten years ago -- and I love it even more now, with the new beginning and ending. I also love the CD that comes with the book -- the wonderful conversation between Parker and his colleagues. Parker puts into ...
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Teaching with Fire: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Teach
Parker J. Palmer, Tom Vander Ark
Jossey-Bass, 2003
Not For Teachers Only!
I bought this book a while back for my oldest daughter who teaches high school English and Art. It was so awesome that I kept it for myself. (I have a naughty habit of reading all the books I buy as gifts before I give them away....does that make them used books?) ...
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The Active Life: A Spirituality of Work, Creativity, and Caring
Parker J. Palmer
Jossey-Bass, 1999
For those on a spiritual journey
I am pleased to read of the struggles shared by the author and insights received into spirituality of those who are active faith workers like myself. Many friends with whom I have shared some of the insights contained in this book are thankful to know their faith is ...
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The Courage to Teach Guide for Reflection and Renewal
Parker J. Palmer
Jossey-Bass, 2007
A great companion to the book
The Courage to Teach Guide is a wonderful companion to the tenth anniversary edition for The Courage to Teach. The accompanying DVD is an incredible bonus... I loved hearing Parker in his own words. Whether you want to use the book with a group or just use it for ...
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The Promise of Paradox: A Celebration of Contradictions in the Christian Life
Parker J. Palmer
Jossey-Bass, 2008
Promise of paradox
This is Parker Palmer's first book. A stunning approach to the central themes of Christian spirituality and introduces a new religious writer of major stature. This book, deeply rooted in the spiritual teaching of Thomas Merton, will have its greatest appeal for ...
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The Company of Strangers: Christians & the Renewal of America's Public Life
Parker J. Palmer
The Crossroad Publishing Company, 1983
Palmer makes public life appealing again.
Palmer depicts public life as pre-political -- a life of festivity including block parties and theatre. He makes the point that without public spaces in which strangers can learn to become comfortable with each other, able to trust each other, a political life ...
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The Active Life: Wisdom of Work, Creativity and Caring
Parker J. Palmer
Harper San Francisco, 1991
Contemplation and action are not fundamentally at odds.
In his book The Active Life, Parker Palmer asserted that contemplation and action are not at odds with each other but rather different aspects of a common approach to truth. An approach which seeks to unmask illusions and live out true reality in everyday life. By ...
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The Courage to Teach: A Guide for Reflection and Renewal
Rachel C. Livsey, Parker J. Palmer
Jossey-Bass, 1999
Disappointing
The book that this is written to compliment deserves better. I was disheartened when this "pamphlet" arrived in the mail--that's all it is. It truly didn't add much to my experience of reading Palmer's book. In fact, it almost took something away. Its kind of like ...
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Let Your Life Speak
Parker J. Palmer
Jossey-Bass, 2000
My new favorite book
I loved this book so much. It is now my new favorite book. I learned so much about myself from this book and I recommend it to anybody. I don't think the title is that great, it has a lot more to do with personal growth than just vocation. Anyone interested in ...
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An Undivided Life
Parker J. Palmer
Sounds True, 2009
What does it mean to live "an undivided life"? For renowned educator and bestselling author Parker J. Palmer, it means living a life of authenticity in which "soul and role" are fully aligned. Now, this living legend--whose books have sold nearly 1 million copies to date--offers his first-ever audio program, An Undivided Life. With heartwarming ...
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Dr. Elkhanan Elkes of the Kovno Ghetto: A Son's Holocaust Memoir
Joel Elkes, Parker J. Palmer
Paraclete Press (MA), 1999
This memoir is a tribute to an extraordinary community and an extraordinary leader. Ghetto Kovno was one of the very few Ghettos in the Holocaust to be headed by a Council elected by the Jewish community, rather than one appointed by the Germans. In the face of relentless, murderous pressure, this Council attempted to maintain a civic structure ...
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