Bill Shapiro: 3 books
What We Keep
150 People Share the One Object that Brings Them Joy, Magic, and Meaning
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2018
With contributions from Cheryl Strayed, Mark Cuban, Ta-Nahesi Coates, Melinda Gates, Joss Whedon, James Patterson, and many more--this fascinating collection gives us a peek into 150 personal treasures and the secret histories behind them.
All of us have that one object that holds deep meaning--something...
Other People's Love Letters
150 Letters You Were Never Meant to See
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2011
Fevered notes scribbled on napkins after first dates. Titillating text messages. It's-not-you-it's-me relationship-enders. In Other People’s Love Letters, Bill Shapiro has searched America’s attics, closets, and cigar boxes and found actual letters–unflinchingly honest missives full of lust,...
Holy Places
Matching Sacred Space with Mission and Message
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2007
Building communicate. Stained glass windows, high altars, multi-purpose worship/gymnasium spaces, Plexiglas pulpits, padded pews--these and all other architectural elements say something about a congregation's theology and mission. They point to a faith community's beliefs about worship, identity,...