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The Great Failure : A Bartender, A Monk, and My Unlikely Path to Truth

by Natalie Goldberg · 2004

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One of America's favorite teachers, Natalie Goldberg has inspired millions to write as a way to develop an intimate relationship with their minds and a greater understanding of the world in which they live. Now, through this honest and wry exploration of her own life, Goldberg puts her teachings to work.

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Subject
biographyself-help
Themes
writersbuddhismreligionspiritualitycreativity
Audience
adult

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