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Barbara Falconer Newhall

Veteran journalist Barbara Falconer Newhall riffs on life as she knows it.

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Book Openers

As a little kid I always had my nose in a book. And now that I'm thoroughly grown up, I still do. Below you'll find author profiles (lots of memoirists) as well as mini – and not-so-mini – book reviews.

GodsBigBlog: Kids and Money — Saving It, Spending It, Sharing It

May 6, 2009 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

[caption id="attachment_1186" align="alignleft" width="141"] Three Cups, by Mark St. Germain, is illustrated by April Willy.[/caption]

Looking for a way to teach generosity and life-long charitable giving to the children in your family? Author Mark St.Germain and artist April Willy have a suggestion: Give them each three cups. Read more.

Book Openers: Green for God

March 27, 2009 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

A review of two new books that explore the confluence of spiritual and environmental concerns, “Holy Ground: A Gathering of Voices on Caring for Creation” from Sierra Club books, and “The Green Bible: Understand the Bible’s Powerful Message for the Earth” from HarperOne.

Book Openers: The Emerging, Emergent Church — What’s Up Next for Christianity?

March 13, 2009 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

“About every five hundred years the Church feels compelled to hold a giant rummage sale,” Phyllis Tickle writes in her new book, “The Great Emergence.” In the two thousand years since its founding, Christianity has reinvented itself several times.

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ON THE FUNNY SIDE

A Forgotten Gift From My Teenaged Daughter — No Good After December 31

A three-by-five card on which a 12-year-old promises to yard work as a gift to her mother. Photo by BF Newhall

Look what reorganizing my stationery drawers turned up: Coupons from my then 13-year-old daughter Christina promising to do chores around the house — including yard work, for heaven’s sake. Read more.

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The Eric Hoffer Book Award is in honor of American working class philosopher Eric Hoffer

From the Eric Hoffer Book Award — More Kudos for ‘Wrestling with God’

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Widowed: Do I Still Miss Him?

A Minneapolis bride's bouquet with feathers and orchids. Photo by BF Newhall

The Mother-of-the-Groom Diaries: They Did It. They Got Married

Studs Terkel, photo by Nina Subin

I’m a Studs Terkel Wannabe — He Captured American Voices

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