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McLaughlin, Janice.

Ostriches, dung beetles, and other spiritual masters : a book of wisdom from the wild / Janice McLaughlin. - Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, c2009. - xi, 148 p. : ill. ; 16 x 18 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 148).

Foreword / by Anne Hope -- Baobab tree : healing and reconciliation -- Buffalo : responsible leadership -- Cheetah : solitude -- Crocodile : patience -- Dung beetle : perseverance -- Eland : endurance -- Elephant : communication and community -- Giraffe : adaptation and flexibility -- Greater kudu : freedom -- Hammerkop : ambition -- Hippopotamus : humility and self-acceptance -- Hornbill : unconditional love -- Impala : openness to change -- Lion : playfulness and leisure -- Ostrich : caution -- Owl : courage -- Porcupine (crested) : justice -- Rhinoceros : stability -- Savanna baboon : generosity -- Spotted hyena : laughter -- Thorn tree (acacia) : serenity -- Vervet monkey : friendship -- Warthog : resourcefulness -- Weaver bird : creative conflict management -- Wildebeest : cooperation -- Zebra : originality.

ISBN: 9781570758423 (pbk.) 1570758425 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2009010610

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA981938 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015352148 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Meditations.
Christian life--Catholic authors.
Christian sociology--Catholic Church--Meditations.
Animals--Miscellanea.--Africa, Sub-Saharan

LC Class. No.: BX2182.3 / .M4 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 242