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Lanny Cotler novel, "In the Beginning the Dance"

Visited "The Book Juggler" downtown and discovered Lanny Cotler has a new (2011) novel, "In the Beginning the Dance".
"I believe we are here to listen to each other's stories because they can help make sense of our lives. It is in sharing our stories that we inspire hope and make leaps of faith that can move us beyond our limitations. This story is a transformational healing journey. "In the Beginning the Dance" combines stories of indigenous wisdom with modern medical science, tells the difference between healing and curing; explores the volatile interface between cultures, the struggles about identity and finding one's place in the world, what it means to be in a tribe, and how to move beyond separateness to universality. In the Beginning the Dance may inspire you to look again at what you know and see the familiar from a new perspective. This book may open your mind so that you can create new endings to your old stories, and tell them to somebody who's ready to listen." - Carl A. Hammerschlag, M.D.
I'm four chapters in and felt it worthy of a mention. Winding stories between educated young college graduates wrestling with their culture, the things and people they care about.

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