{"product_id":"shining-darkness-linda-hess-9781966608646","title":"Shining Darkness: Tales of Violence and Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The stories are shimmering, and the wisdom is real. A gift to the world.\" --Valarie Kaur\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Vivid and powerfully told...takes the reader on an arduous and courageous journey, from violence and addiction to spiritual awakening and love.\" --Elaine Pagels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShining Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e coheres around a central theme: knowing and transforming violence, from the intimately personal through the public and political. In this memoir in essays, Buddhist practitioner, teacher, and professor Linda Hess draws a long arc through trauma and addiction, literature and religion, social action and Buddhist practice, as well as life in northern California, New York City, and India.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Linda Hess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1966608640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781966608646\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Monkfish Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Linda Hess","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801368539391,"sku":"9781966608646","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shining-darkness-linda-hess-9781966608646","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}