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Five Books Everyone Should Read At Least Once
By Vince Passaro
O, The Oprah Magazine  |  From the May 2005 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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'The Wisdom of the Desert' translated by Thomas Merton
The Wisdom of the Desert: Sayings from the Desert Fathers of the Fourth Century
translated by Thomas Merton

We all sometimes need to imagine what it would be like to live simply and purely, dedicated to a force larger than ourselves.
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