Books & Film
RBG’s Brave & Brilliant Women
33 Jewish Women to Inspire Everyone
This collection of biographies of brave and brilliant Jewish women–selected in collaboration with the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg and including an introduction written by the Supreme Court justice herself. This intergenerational book features a roster of inspirational historical role model and recounts the life story of Justice Ginsburg and why these women were important to her. Includes a call to action. (Random House)
Elie Wiesel
An Extraordinary Life and Legacy
In this striking volume, Epstein shares her memories of Wiesel and brings together 36 reflections from friends, colleagues and others who knew him—including his son Elisha Wiesel, Michael Berenbaum, Wolf Blitzer, Father Patrick Desbois, Ben Kingsley, Ronald S. Lauder, Bernard-Henri Lévy, Kati Marton, Itzhak Perlman, Natan Sharansky, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Oprah Winfrey and Ruth Wisse. The foreword is by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks and the afterword is by Ted Koppel. (MomentBooks)
Spiritual bathing
The Illustrated Guide to Spiritual Water Rituals
Rosita Arvigo and Nadine Epstein explore traditions—many lost or forgotten—that have been intertwined with religion, spirituality and culture since ancient times. From baptism to mikvahs to charity baths, these traditions serve as a way to reconnect with nature or God; rejuvenate mind, body and soul; and relieve anxiety, insomnia and depression. This beautifully illustrated guide encompasses knowledge from 15 world traditions and features instructions about how to create nurturing and restorative spiritual bathing rituals. (Ten Speed Press/ Echo Point Books)
Rainforest Home Remedies
Rainforest Healing from Your Home and Garden
This book suggests alternatives to chemical anti-depressants and painkillers that you can find in your garden or spice rack. It explores Maya healing philosophies and includes remedies that may help soothe and relieve envy, grief, sadness and fear. It Complete with a Maya cleansing ritual even help rid your house of negative energy. (HarperOne)
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Sastun
My Apprenticeship with a Maya healer
The compelling drama of American herbologist Rosita Arvigo's quest to preserve the knowledge of Don Elijio Panti, one of the last surviving and most respected traditional healers in the rainforest of Belize. (HarperOne)
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Selected Anthologies
The late great Mexican border
Reports From a Disappearing Line
"This book may be one of the best collections of border essays and insights I've read. The editors have wisely chosen to include some of the best writers from the region instead of the usual hash of academics. When I wasn't laughing, I was crying. How often can you really say that about a book?"- El Planeta Platica (Cinco Puntos Press)
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Racing in the street: the Bruce Springsteen Reader
Bruce Springsteen’s ability to express in words and music the deepest hopes, fears, loves, and sorrows of average Americans has made him a hero to his millions of devoted fans. Racing in the Street is the first comprehensive collection of writings about Springsteen, featuring the most insightful, revealing, famous, and infamous articles, interviews, reviews, and other writings. This nostalgic journey through the career of a rock-’n’-roll legend chronicles every album and each stage of Springsteen’s career. (Penguin)
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Nine Lives
Favorite Profiles of Famous People from the Annals of Moment Magazine
Featuring profiles of Jon Stewart, Albert Einstein, Bob Dylan, Walter Mosley, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sergey Brin, Brian Epstein, Tony Kushner and Oliver Sacks. Foreword by Sidney Offit. Afterword by Gloria Steinem. (MomentBooks)
Film
Sastun: My Apprenticeship with a Maya Healer
Written by Nadine Epstein and Guido Verweyen
Sastun tells the story of American herbalist Rosita Arvigo, whose quest to explore the healing powers of plants led her to the rain forest of Belize where she befriended one of the last remaining Maya shamans, Don Elijio Panti. While learning his secrets during her apprenticeship she unearthed her life’s work: to preserve Don Elijio's ancient healing knowledge and to bridge the gap between science and traditional healer's wisdom. (2002)