How can human suffering become good medicine? Through "tonglen: " the ancient Tibetan meditation that transforms pain into compassion on the medium of your own breath. "Pema Chodron and Alice Walker in Conversation" reveals the revolutionary power of"tonglen" through a dialogue between two hearts an[...]

Brilliant illustrations and poetic verse capture the beauty and wonder of the world of nature and its relation to the human spirit in an exciting picture book from the celebrated author of The Color Purple.[...]

MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion. Written by literary experts who currently teach the subject, MAXnotes will enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the work. MAXnotes are designed to stimulate independ ent thought about t[...]

Walker's complete poems, including new and previously unpublished verse, collected for the first time-with author's notes that provide historical perspective on spiritual and political issues of the last three decades. This title has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades 9-10, Poetry)[...]

Admirers of The Color Purple will find in these stories more evidence
of Walker's power to depict black women--women who vary
greatly in background yet are bound together by what they share in
common.Taken as a whole, their stories form an enlightening,
disturbing view of life in the So[...]

This Guide explores the range of key critical responses to Walker's novel, from contemporary reviews to 21st century readings. It deals with various critical issues such as Walker's use of generic conventions, linguistic and narrative strategies, race, class, gender identity and sexual politics. Sp[...]

Widely regarded as one of the most important American painters of the twentieth century, Alice Neel is internationally recognized for her contributions to Abstract Expressionism, especially her perceptive portraiture. Neel (1900-1984) was a portrait painter at a time when this was traditionally the [...]

By the Light of My Father's Smile is Alice Walker's first novel in six years--a stunning, original, and important book by "one of the best American writers of today" (The Washington Post).
A family from the United States goes to the remote Sierras in Mexico--the writer-to-be, Susannah; her siste[...]

First published in 1990, The Temple of My Familiar, Alice Walker's follow-up novel to her iconic The Color Purple, spent more than four months on the New York Times Bestseller list and was hailed by critics as a "major achievement" ("Chicago Tribune").
Described by the author as "a romance of t[...]

From the author of THE COLOR PURPLE, a collection of Alice Walker's essays, memoirs, letters, poems and reflections, which offer an insight into her life and thinking.[...]

In this, her first full-length work of autobiography, Alice Walker recounts how fame, illness, controversy and the Pulitzer Prize impacted on her life, her work and her evolution as an artist.[...]

In this splendid volume we encounter a whole range of characters: the guru who preaches that 'nobody's anything'; the rich white lawyer who wants a teenage sex slave; the old comrade in anti-sexist struggle who reveals that the feminist she most admires is Scarlett O'Hara; the expert lover whose vir[...]