{"product_id":"home-inside-the-globe-embracing-our-human-family-9781963827194","title":"Home Inside the Globe: Embracing Our Human Family","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA memoir taking you to far-flung places across the globe and the inner realms of the soul\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHome Inside the Globe\u003c\/i\u003e takes its place beside some of the best travel memoirs, but it stands on its own as a new kind of reading experience. Gail Straub's writing is infused with the pace of a poet and the grace of a mystic.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e --Elizabeth Lesser, cofounder of Omega Institute and author of \u003ci\u003eBroken Open\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a world run amuck with seemingly irreparable differences and conflicts, Gail Straub's memoir offers an antidote. As a seeker on pilgrimage across the Sahara with indigenous Tuaregs, trekking off the beaten trail high in the Himalayas, the intrepid Straub seeks out all that is different so that she can become whole. As an activist, Gail becomes immersed in Gorbachev-era Russia and Deng Xiaoping-era China. She empowers sex-workers in India and Syrian refugees in Jordan. Here out beyond man-made political borders, she finds a boundless realm where we connect as human beings transcending nationality, skin color, gender, socio-economic status, and religion. \u003ci\u003eHome Inside the Globe\u003c\/i\u003e is an invitation to awaken as individuals so that we can fully participate in creating a better world for all people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egailstraub.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e About the Author \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Gail Straub is the author of eight books, including the best-selling \u003ci\u003eEmpowerment\u003c\/i\u003e, coauthored with her husband, David Gershon, and translated into fourteen languages; the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Rhythm of Compassion\u003c\/i\u003e; her feminist memoir \u003ci\u003eReturning to My Mother's House\u003c\/i\u003e; the fairy tale \u003ci\u003eRéveil . . . and the Old One at the Edge of the World\u003c\/i\u003e; and, most recently, her award-winning nature writings \u003ci\u003eThe Ashokan Way\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSolace and Sanctuary\u003c\/i\u003e in collaboration with the artist Kate McGloughlin. Gail's books have garnered three Nautilus Silver Medal Awards as well as three Foreword Reviews Book Awards. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Along with being a writer, Gail Straub cofounded the Empowerment Institute in 1981 and is considered a visionary pioneer in the field of empowerment. One of the world's leading authorities on women's empowerment, she also cofounded IMAGINE: A Global Initiative for the Empowerment of Women to help women heal from violence, build strong lives, and contribute to their community. IMAGINE initiatives have taken root throughout Africa, India, and the Middle East, where they have impacted several million lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Gail lives with her husband in their home perched on the edge of the Ashokan Reservoir and the Catskill Mountain Watershed in the Hudson River Valley in New York. Find her online at gailstraub.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Illustrator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Will Lytle is a born-and-raised Catskills comic artist and illustrator. Deeply influenced by the natural environment of the Catskill Mountains, he works hard to capture the form of magic they inspire. His work includes large and intricate wall murals, window displays at prominent shops in New York and Paris, and illustrations for the authors Clark Strand, Perdita Finn, Nina Shengold, and many more. Will constantly seeks to widen and diversify his artistic vision. He currently lives and works in New York's Mid-Hudson Valley. Find him online at https: \/\/thorneater.tumblr.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wonderwell Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51346483118354,"sku":"9781963827194","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_08e41716-08b7-4bdc-8d49-a6b302028416.jpg?v=1749046566","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/home-inside-the-globe-embracing-our-human-family-9781963827194","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}