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Using the unlikely backdrop of Northern Africa, Melody Beattie (author of
Co-Dependent No More) blends the genres of travel adventure and spiritual quest. Traveling mishaps such as being led unknowingly into the souk of Cairo (rumored to be a clandestine marketplace of no return), become metaphors for learning how to let go of fear while still honoring your instincts. Interrogations at border crossings symbolize the self-examination we must endure before crossing over to a new stage of enlightenment. Fortunately, this is not a U.S.-centric travelogue. In war-ravaged Algiers, Beattie diligently pursues the truth of its people rather than her own reactions to poverty and terrorism. Despite its pop-psychology title, this is a book of impressive depth, exploring the global challenge of loving thy neighbor as well as thy self.
From Library Journal
This is a sequel to Beattie's best-selling book, Codependent No More (Hazelden, 1993). Her new work contains the same compassionate tone and penetrating insight for which Beattie has become well known and loved. She takes her audience on an odyssey that starts in Northern Africa. On her journey she shares hope and encouragement and employs analogies along the way to Casablanca, Algeria, and Egypt. She provides lessons about letting go of fear and trusting one's instincts. This is a masterful blend of travel adventure and a refreshing guide to spiritual discovery. Some of Beattie's other books include The Lessons of Love (HarperSanFrancisco, 1994) and Journey to the Heart (HarperSanFrancisco, 1996). Recommended for libraries with self-help collections.?Ravonne A. Green, Emmanuel Coll. Lib., Franklin Springs, Ga.
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