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This beautifully written memoir tells the story of their journey, which is also the story of Palestine, from the Nakba to the present—a seventy-five-year tale of conflict, exodus, occupation, return, and search for belonging, seen through the eyes of one writer and her family. Jiryis reveals how her father, Sabri, a PLO leader and advisor to Yasser Arafat, chose exile in 1970 because of his work.

From the award-winning Native American literary writer Diane Glancy comes a book about travel, belonging, and home. Travel is not merely a means to bring us from one location to another. "My sense of place is in the moving," Glancy writes. For her the road is home—its own satisfying destination. But the road also makes demands on us: asking us to be willing to explore the incomprehensible parts of the landscapes we inhabit and pass through-as well as to, ultimately, let them blur as they go by. This, Glancy says, is home.

In the spirit of his father's beloved classic, A River Runs through It, comes John N. Maclean’s true chronicle of his family and their bond with Montana's Blackfoot River—a profound and beautiful story about the power of place to bind generations, past and present “Maclean’s...

This program is read by the author. South Toward Home is a wry and humorous audiobook about life and culture in the American South. In thinking about her native land, Julia Reed quotes another Southern writer, Willie Morris, who said, “It’s the juxtapositions that get you down here.” These...

Inner Garden Podcast: Stories of Healing, Land & Legacy A contemplative audio series exploring how women of color changemakers find renewal, wisdom, and power through gardening. Host Kimberly Bryant (founder of Black Girls Code) guides intimate conversations with leaders, healers, and growers who are cultivating both plants and community resilience. From urban rooftops to ancestral homesteads, each episode reveals how tending the earth becomes a pathway to personal healing, cultural reclamation, and sustainable activism. Featuring innovative "Blossom Notes"—spontaneous audio garden journal ...

Life, like ranching, is all about what you build on. If your foundation isn’t solid things will fall apart when the pressure comes. Whether you’re managing cattle, running a business, or just trying to keep up with everyday challenges, one thing is certain—you need something steady to stand on. Just like ranching, faith requires steady work and the right foundation. If you don’t tend the land, weeds take over. If you don’t doctor the sick cattle, the whole herd can get infected. The same goes for life—without staying rooted in God’s Word. If you don’t spend time in prayer, ...