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Ellen’s Corner: This Is an Uprising Posted by Ellen Michaud on February 10, 2016 The winds roared out of the Adirondacks, across Lake Champlain, and into the north woods that surround my cottage in the mountains of Vermont. Darkness had fallen quickly, snow pelted the windows, and the sturdy little cottage shook.  I stepped over the dog and added a log to the fire. It was the perfect night to curl up in my reading chair with a good book. And that’s what I planned to do. On the table next to my chair was This Is an Uprising: How...

BookMusings: February 2016 eNewsletter Posted by QuakerBooks of FGC Staff on February 10, 2016 Image credit: Marta Rusek BookMusings is the official eNewsletter of QuakerBooks of FGC. Each issue highlights books and themes carefully selected by bookstore staff for your enjoyment, as well as information about sales and other unique opportunities available to our readers. Below is the introductory text and table of contents. View the complete eNewsletter online or as a PDF. Dear Friend, We love books. Hopefully, you do too! QuakerBooks has books that make excellent presents to express your affection. QuakerGifts has Fair Trade crafts and goods if you're looking for that...

BookMusings: January 2016 eNewsletter Posted by QuakerBooks of FGC Staff on January 10, 2016 Image credit: Marta Rusek BookMusings is the official eNewsletter of QuakerBooks of FGC. Each issue highlights books and themes carefully selected by bookstore staff for your enjoyment, as well as information about sales and other unique opportunities available to our readers. Below is the introductory text and table of contents. View the complete eNewsletter online or as a PDF.   Dear Friend, As the new year provides new opportunities, fill them with reading! QuakerBooks of FGC is excited to share the books we are looking forward to in 2016. Start off...

BookMusings: Winter 2015 eNewsletter Posted by QuakerBooks of FGC Staff on December 10, 2015 Image credit: Marta Rusek Book Musings is the official eNewsletter of QuakerBooks of FGC. Each issue highlights books and themes carefully selected by bookstore staff for your enjoyment, as well as information about sales and other unique opportunities available to our readers. Below is the introductory text and table of contents. View the complete eNewsletter online or as a PDF.   Dear Friend, As the days get longer and colder, it's more and more tempting to curl up inside with a book. QuakerBooks of FGC recognizes it's important to nurture...

Book Musings: Ellen's Corner Posted by Ellen Michaud on December 8, 2015   Curled up in a comfortable old reading chair beside the morning fire in my cottage high in the mountains of Vermont, I nudge the sleepy west highland terrier off my lap, reach for a steaming mug of tea, and pick up a copy of Quaker author Brent Bill’s new book, Life Lessons from a Bad Quaker: A Humble Stumble toward Simplicity and Grace. The title is classic Brent. A little humor, a little insight, and a life-sized commitment to nudging us into God’s presence. It’s everything I’ve...