Ten Crises

In late 2008, the world's financial system was teetering on the brink of systemic collapse. While the impacts of the global financial crisis would be felt immediately, at every level of the economy, it would also send years-long aftershocks through investment, banking and regulatory circles worldwide. More than a decade after the worst year of the global financial crisis, what has been learned from its harsh lessons? Are governments and regulators more prepared for another financial system failure that would significantly affect the real economy? What may be the potential triggers for such a collapse to occur in the future?

In her latest novel, Wolitzer (The Wife; etc.) takes a close look at the opt out generation: her cast of primary characters have all abandoned promising careers (in art, law and academia) in favor of full-time motherhood. When their children were babies, that decision was defensible to themselves and others; 10 years on, all of these women, whose interconnected stories merge during their regular breakfasts at a Manhattan restaurant, harbor hidden doubts.

Life is hard. We live in a time riddled with political, emotional, economic, and spiritual crises. In this simple book Deb Engle offers a way for readers to stay true to their spiritual principles, find peace in a time of chaos, and display the divine light in a world that appears to be increasingly dark and ominous. This is a little book of spiritual practice that outlines 10 steps for maintaining an authentic spiritual practice.