# Required and Optional Books

# Required and Optional Books

## Sources Curriculum Books

All books are available from the [UUA Inspirit Bookstore](http://www.uuabookstore.org/), online retailers, and as ebooks. Many are available in the Foothills library (room 221). If others have taken UU Wellspring at Foothills, they may have copies to lend.

### Read Before the Retreat

- *Everyday Spiritual Practice: Simple Pathways for Enriching Your Life*, Scott Alexander, editor

### Optional (Referred to Throughout the Program)

- *Voices from the Margins* edited by Jacqui James and Mark D. Morrison-Reed
- *To Wake, To Rise: Meditations on Justice and Resilience* edited by Rev. William Sinkford

### Read Before Session 14

- *Heartwood: The Art of Living with the End in Mind* by Barbara Becker

### Read Before Session 18

- *Let Your Life Speak* by Parker Palmer

## Facilitator Resource

- *Hidden Wholeness* by Parker Palmer (not required but helpful for understanding the Circles of Trust framework)

## Participant Journal

- [UU Wellspring Sources Reflection Journal](https://www.amazon.com/UU-Wellspring-Sources-Reflection-Journal/dp/B0BH7ZNJ5D/) (optional purchase for participants; ordered by WSLT as a welcome gift for new facilitators)

## Second-Year Books

Book requirements vary by curriculum. Check [UU Wellspring](https://uuwellspring.org/) for the current list. Past second-year offerings have required:

- *Faithful Practices: Everyday Ways to Feed Your Spirit* edited by Erik Walker Wikstrom (Sacred Arts)

## Book Discounts

Each June, WSLT contacts local bookstores for possible group discounts on required readings.