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Never in a Hurry: Essays on People and Places

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Her essays read like poetry. This book is wonderful

Naomi Shihab Nye is a bridge-builder. She reaches out to those of other cultures, and always expresses understanding of those sometimes forgotten in our society. A good book for all ages!

Possibly the best book in this genre. Nye's essays are thought provoking because they could happen in any of our lives. If you are going to be stranded on an island, take this book with you.

This is my favorite of Naomi Nye's books. She has such a gift for describing human experiences and some of her stories make me cry and laugh at the same time.

If you care more than casually about the people in this world and you care, or might even be persnickety about good, clean, involved writing, you will like this book.
This is the fifth Nye authored book I have read.
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Best sentence, my opinion?From;One Village:"They are poor, shy kids dressed in dust and forty colors."
No surprise. Naomi Shihab Nye is a poet. It is enriching to find the many glints of poetry done well in this book.
Something like a treasure hunt.
F.S. Lentz