Acedia & Me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer's Life Unknown - 2008

New York: Riverhead Books, 2008. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8x5x0. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. light edge wear; Kathleen Norris had written several books, yet she couldn’t drag herself out of bed in the morning, couldn’t summon the energy for daily tasks. Even as she struggled, Norris recognized her familiar battle with acedia. She had discovered the word in an early Church text when she was in her thirties. Having endured times of deep soul-weariness since she was a teenager, she immediately recognized that this passage described her affliction: sinking into a state of being unable to care. Fascinated by this “noonday demon,” so familiar to those in the early and medieval Church, Norris read intensively and knew she must restore this forgotten but utterly relevant and important concept to the modern world’s vernacular.Like Norris’s The Cloister Walk, Acedia & me is part… Leer más

Riverhead Books, 2008-01-01. Paperback. Good. 0.8000 in x 8.0000 in x 5.5000 in. Nice clean text.

Riverhead Books. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Paperback. USED - Fair.

Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Riverhead Books, 2008. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.