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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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