[Gocamino] [saintjames] RE: More books

[Rosina]

It is scarcely known that Shirley McLaine donated a very sizable percentage of her book profits to several Camino-related religious organizations.  Much to her surprise she found out that under U.S. tax law  she could not use her charitable contributions as a tax deduction, but  she actually had to pay to pay gift taxes to the IRS on such generous largesse! (In the U.S. charitable contributions are only tax-deductible if made to a U.S. properly qualified non-profit organization -501(c)3).
I read in Vienna that the German pilgrim who wrote that blockbuster Camino book also gave away most of the profits therefrom to
charitable and religious organizations.
For the Holy year 2004 Coehlo made a (very nice) Camino DVD accompanying a book of photographs; the undertaking was at the urging of a Japanese TV enterprise and both the book and the DVD had a notation that  profits would be donated.
My favorite Camino book continues to be Linda Davidson's "The Pilgrimage Road to Santiago". Nothing else that I have read, or attempted to, comes anywhere near it.  But, of course, the book is strictly historically and culturally fact-based, and as such it is a veritable treasure.  
Hugs!
Rosina




-----Original Message-----
From: Grant Spangler <gaspangler at hotmail.com>


es, Coelho and MacLaine are a bit out there. Oh, well. That's entertainment. 
I have a library of Camino lit along with several Camino-esque audiobooks; here 
re two for whoever who wants to listen. These links are not published, they are 
rovided for our small virtual community. 
Coelho has actually given back to the Camino in the form of an Albergue. Our 
riends Acacio and Orietta avail themselves as your hosts in Viloria de Rioja, 
n pueblito en Burgos. My appreciation goes out to to Paulo, Acacio and Orietta 
or the years of loving service. 
Paulo Coelho - The Pilgrimage
ttp://www.elcaminosantiago.com/Voice08/ElCaminoSantiago-Voice-08.htm
Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist
ttp://www.elcaminosantiago.com/Voice07/ElCaminoSantiago-Voice-07.htm
Buen Camino,

rant

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