A Blessing in Disguise: 39 Life Lessons from Today's Greatest Teachers [Bargain Price] [Paperback]

Dr. Andrea Joy Cohen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2, 2008

Today's greatest luminaries generously share personal stories about their most challenging experience-and provide the healing wisdom that helped them emerge fortified with inner-peace, strengthened faith, and a deeper understanding of life.

Features pieces by:
Dean Ornish
Rachel Naomi Remen
Bernie Siegel
Joan Borysenko
Harriet Lerner
Belleruth Naparstek
Stephen Levine
Martha Beck
Dharma Singh Khalsa
Daphne Rose Kingma
David Whyte
Anne Wilson Schaef
And Others

Editorial Reviews

Review

"If you need any type of healing at all you need look no further than this book."
-- Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D.

"A rich collection...culled from people who are old enough to have learned something and authentic enough to tell the truth about themselves...A night table book, for sure."
-- Belleruth Naparstek, author of Invisible Heroes

"A magnificent manual for receiving grace...If you must read one book this year, this is the one!"
-- Stephen Levine, author of A Year to Live

About the Author

Andrea Joy Cohen, M.D., is a physician, cancer researcher, international speaker, writer, and poet. An associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, she founded the Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Program in Cancer there.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Trade (January 2, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425219666
• ASIN: B001CJQF98
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #429,253 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Transformational, January 14, 2008

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Sheila Wright "Sheila Wright, Vice Provost Em... (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Blessing in Disguise: 39 Life Lessons from Today's Greatest Teachers (Mass Market Paperback)

Such a joy to read a collection of narratives and poetry that is well-organized, thoughtful, and resonates with authenticity. Dr. Cohen has produced an extraordinary work that captures human inspiration and aspiration at its very best.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book for all., May 23, 2008

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This review is from: A Blessing in Disguise: 39 Life Lessons from Today's Greatest Teachers (Mass Market Paperback)

Moving, inspirational and a book bursting with love. Reading Dr. Cohen's work has taught me much about life and its lessons. A Blessing in Disguise is a book which provides great benefit to all who read its pages.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Gifted Book from a Gifted Poet and Doctor, June 12, 2008

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T. Sofi "Tamara Sofi-Smith" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Blessing in Disguise: 39 Life Lessons from Today's Greatest Teachers (Mass Market Paperback)

A gifted book from a gifted poet, doctor, and anthologist. "A Blessing in Disguise" flows gently from its soothing cover to its final page. Cohen's poems provide lovely transitions from one author to the next. Cohen has amassed an impressive collection of stories and storytellers. The intimacy she has evoked from some of our more influential individuals is compelling and applicable.