Kitchen Table Wisdom & My Grandfather's Blessing (2 Volume Set) [Box set] [Paperback]

Rachel Naomi Remen (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1573229032 | ISBN-13: 978-1573229036 | Publication Date: October 9, 2001 | Edition: 1

Kitchen Table Wisdom
Stories That Heal
As I [began] reading this book, my eyes filled with tears and my heart was full once again-before I had even finished the introduction! Rachel Remen and her work are pure inspiration. Let her stories heal your heart and soul." (Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom)

"A beautiful book about life, the only true teacher." (Bernie Siegel, M.D.)

"Rachel Naomi Remen is nature's gift to us, a genius of that elusive and crucial capacity, the human heart." (Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.)

My Grandfather's Blessings
Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging
"Rachel Naomi Remen has done it again. My Grandfather's Blessings is a massage to the heart. It is a wonderful book." (Marianne Williamson, author of Illuminata)

"Rachel Remem is both a physician-healer and a masterful storyteller. The stories she tells in My Grandfather's Blessings are simple and profound, with healing lessons for all of us." (Andrew T. Weil, M.D., author of Eight Weeks to Optimum Health)

"[My Grandfather's Blessings] encourages readers to recognize and celebrate the unexpected blessings in their own lives." (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

Product Details

• Paperback: 1 pages
• Publisher: Riverhead Trade; 1 edition (October 9, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1573229032
• ISBN-13: 978-1573229036
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #349,432 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D., has been counseling those with chronic and terminal illness for more than twenty years. She is co-founder and medical director of the Commonweal Cancer Help Program in Bolinas, California and is currently clinical professor of family and community medicine at the University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ktchen Table Wisdom, March 16, 2007

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This review is from: Kitchen Table Wisdom & My Grandfather's Blessing (2 Volume Set) (Paperback)

Reading this book is an experience in healing. I saw in these stories that my problems are not mine, but that problems are common to each of us. I am not alone in this no matter what the trouble is, someone else has gone through it, and that is the key; they have gone through it, lived beyond it, and are now aware of the blessing of problems. This is a book about forgiveness, conscious surrender, and expansion. It will move you to tears and laughter.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kitchen Table Wisdom, January 18, 2007

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Carol Irwin (San Jose, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kitchen Table Wisdom & My Grandfather's Blessing (2 Volume Set) (Paperback)

This book is wonderful for anyone who wants to connect to themselves on a deeper level. Written by a medical doctor who through her own work and illness has developed a deep sense of compassion for the human condition. The book is also appropriate for any doctor who has treated patients who have experienced pain and loss. This book should be required reading for any healthcare provider as it teaches us that healing and love can be one and the same. This book is also appropriate for family members caring for loved ones who are chronically or terminally ill, and for the those who are coping with life threatening illnesses. You may read this book more than once. I know I will.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 1. My Grandfather's Blessing 2. Kitchen Table Wisdom, March 8, 2007

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This review is from: Kitchen Table Wisdom & My Grandfather's Blessing (2 Volume Set) (Paperback)

Both books display such intelligence and compassion, along with the ability of the writer to be empathetic to the needs of almost any reader. My husband recently passed away and the books were loaned to me. After reading half of one book, I quickly decided that I must have my own copies, so I bought both books, and have not been disappointed.