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Alice Walker

Now Is the Time to Open Your Heart (Random House) She's at it again! This time, Alice Walker takes to the rain forest for the most-recent leg of her spiritual journey. We meet shamans, visit Hawaiian grief circles, and learn the secrets of ethno-botany...

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By Michael Silverblatt • Jun 3, 2004 • 30m Listen

Now Is the Time to Open Your Heart (Random House)

Alice Walker takes to the rain forest for the most-recent leg of her spiritual journey. We meet shamans, visit Hawaiian grief circles, and learn the secrets of ethno-botany. To his surprise, the Bookworm enjoys the trip!

Read an excerpt from Now Is the Time to open Your Heart.

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