{"product_id":"the-secret-sorrow-jay-e-valusek-9781450258296","title":"The Secret Sorrow: A Memoir of Mourning the Death of God","description":"\"Valusek stands with one foot on either side of the chasm that separates those who believe in God from those who do not, inviting us to build a bridge from the raw materials of our common humanity. I tremendously respect his effort.\" \u003cbr\u003e-Eric Maisel, Ph.D., author of \u003ci\u003eThe Atheist's Way\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe Secret Sorrow\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant, mesmerizing memoir, proximately about the loss of faith but more generally about encountering-and working through-the pain that accompanies the loss of meaning. Valusek's journey takes us into bleak territory, but never abandons us there. Instead, he leads us to a new place of affirmation centered in a sacred view of the natural world. I loved it.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Ursula Goodenough, Ph.D., professor of biology, fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sacred Depths of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Jay Valusek has written beautifully about how mindfulness helped him find meaning and joy in the midst of great loss. Present, loving awareness became a powerful way of healing his suffering, enabling him to emerge from the darkness of despair into the light of a new moment.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Micki Fine, M.A., L.P.C., certified mindfulness teacher, founder of Mindful Living of Houston, Texas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jay E. Valusek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1450258298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781450258296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.35d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jay E. Valusek","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44159385665791,"sku":"9781450258296","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d64fa56d-33af-4b4c-adce-c21ec3b79067.jpg?v=1689082291","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-secret-sorrow-jay-e-valusek-9781450258296","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}