UMW BOOK SELECTIONS
2008


EDUCATION FOR MISSION

End of the Spear: A True Story by Steve Saint

They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from
Sudan by Benson Deng, Alephonsion Deng Benjamin Ajak

Miniskirts, Mothers and Muslims: A Christian Woman in a Muslim Land
By Christine A. Mallouhi


NUTURING FOR COMMUMITY

For God and Country: Faith and Patriotism Under Fire by James Yee

Grace Matters: A Memoir of Faith, Friendship and Hope in the Heart of
The South by Chris P. Rice

Who’s Raising Your Child: Battling the Marketers for Your Child’s Heart?
And Soul by Laura J. Buddenberg & Kathleen M. McGee

Keeping Spiritual Balance as We Grow Older: More than 65 Creative Ways to
Use Purpose, Prayer, and the Power of Spirit to Build Meaningful
Retirement by Molly Srode & Bernie Srode

I Choose to Stay: A Black Teacher Refuses to Desert the Inter City by Salome
Thomas

SOCIAL ACTION

Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario

When the Rivers Run Dry: Water—The Defining Crisis of the 21st
Century by Fred Pearce

Hard Line: Life and Death on the U.S.-Mexican Border by Ken Ellingwood

SPIRITUAL GROWTH

Jesus’ Parables of the Lost and Found by James W. Moore

Longing to Pray: How the Psalms Teach us to Talk with God by
J. Ellsworth Kalas

Leap of Faith: Memoirs of An Unexpected Life by Queen Noor (Large
Print)

10 Gospel Promises for Later Life by Jane Marie Thibault (Large Print)

Letters to a Young Doubter by William Sloane Coffin

Living Bountifully! The Blessing of Responsible Stewardship by Linda H.
Hollies


2007 SELECTIONS

EDUCATION FOR MISSION

The Blindfold’s Eyes: My Journey from Torture to Truth, by Sister Dianna Ortiz
(This book counts as one book in Education for Mission and one book in
Social Action)

The Storyteller’s Companion to the Bible: New Testament Women by Dennis E.
Smith and Michael E. Williams

Kite Runner – Khaled Hosseini

NUTURING FOR COMMUMITY

Beginning Again: Benedictine Wisdom for Living with Illness by Mary C. Earle


SOCIAL ACTION

Taught by America: A Story of Struggle and Hope in Compton by Sarah
Sentilles