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The Generous Exchange: How Attention to Beauty, Goodness and Excellence Restores Us and Our World

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Report copyright infringementby Maria Sirois (Author) Number of Pages: 176 Dimensions: 0.41 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: September 05, 2000

Zen Ecology: Green and Engaged Living in Response to the Climate Crisis

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Report copyright infringementby Christopher Ives (Author)Discover a way of living that can help you slow down and stay grounded--and at the same time reduce your ecological impact and engage more fully with the climate crisis. It may seem as though living ecologically and engaging in activism sacrifices our own enjoyment and happiness on the altar of doing the right thing. In this book, professor, naturalist, and Buddhist author Christopher Ives offers an alternative: a way of living that can...

How the Talmud Can Change Your Life: Surprisingly Modern Advice from a Very Old Book

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Report copyright infringementby Liel Leibovitz (Author)For numerous centuries, the Talmud--an extraordinary work of Jewish ethics, law, and tradition--has compelled readers to grapple with how to live a good life. Full of folk legends, bawdy tales, and rabbinical repartee, it is inspiring, demanding, confounding, and thousands of pages long. As Liel Leibovitz enthusiastically explores the Talmud, what has sometimes been misunderstood as a dusty and arcane volume becomes humanity's first self-...

The Prophet (Reader's Library Classics) (Illustrated)

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Report copyright infringementby Kahlil Gibran (Author)The timeless in you is aware of life's timelessness. And knows that yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream.Through the voice of the prophet AlMustafa, Kahlil Gibran touches on the many intricacies of life and the human condition. Love, marriage, children, friendship, joy and sorrow - just a sample of the wide ranging thoughts that effortlessly touch on the mind and soul.An inspiration to millions of people, The Proph...

Fear and Trembling and the Sickness Unto Death

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Report copyright infringementby Søren Kierkegaard (Author), Walter Lowrie (Translator), Gordon Marino (Introduction by)Walter Lowrie's classic, bestselling translation of S ren Kierkegaard's most important and popular books remains unmatched for its readability and literary quality. Fear and Trembling and The Sickness Unto Death established Kierkegaard as the father of existentialism and have come to define his contribution to philosophy. Lowrie's translation, first published in 1941 and late...

The Art of War: The Classic Guide to Strategy: Essential Pocket Classics

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Report copyright infringementby Sun Tzu (Author), Lionel Giles (Translator)Sun Tzu's The Art of War offers the wisdom of ancient China for the modern reader Originally written in the 5th century, The Art of War is a masterpiece of military strategy and Chinese philosophy that has influenced countless leaders, both on the battlefield and in the boardroom. The exhortations and advice from The Art of War have echoed throughout the centuries as pieces of timeless wisdom, no matter the foe you ma...

Ashtavakra Gita - The Heart of Awareness: A bilingual edition in Sanskrit and English

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Report copyright infringementby Ashtavakra (Author), John Richards (Translator), Michael Everson (Editor)The Ashtavakra Gita, or the Ashtavakra Samhita as it is sometimes called, is a very ancient Sanskrit text. Nothing seems to be known about the author, though tradition ascribes it to the sage Ashtavakra; hence the name.There is little doubt though that it is very old, probably dating back to the days of the classic Vedanta period. The Sanskrit style and the doctrine expressed would seem to...

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Report copyright infringementby Swami Vivekananda (Author)Patanjali's yoga sutras, written almost two millennia ago, is a comprehensive text on the theory and practice of yoga. From concentration, its spiritual uses and practice, to manifestation and the process of attaining liberation, the aphorisms state the path to self-realization. One of the key texts of classical yoga, this edition of Patanjali's yoga sutras is a translation by Swami Vivekananda. It includes the Sanskrit text, its trans...

Calvary and the Mass: Two Summits of Grace

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Report copyright infringementby Fulton J. Sheen (Author), Allan Smith (Editor)CALVARY AND THE MASSFulton J. Sheen will present a collection of his writings that will encourage the reader to better understand the transformative power of the Eucharist and the beauty of the Mass.We were there then during that Crucifixion. The drama was already completed as far as the vision of Christ was concerned, but it had not yet been unfolded to all men and all places and all times. If a motion picture reel...

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Report copyright infringementby Philip Toshio Sudo (Author)Unleash the song of your soul with Zen Guitar, a contemplative handbook that draws on ancient Eastern wisdom and applies it to music and performance. Each of us carries a song inside us, the song that makes us human. Zen Guitar provides the key to unlocking this song--a series of life lessons presented through the metaphor of music. Philip Sudo offers his own experiences with music to enable us to rediscover the harmony in each of our...

The Lily of the Field and the Bird of the Air: Three Godly Discourses

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Report copyright infringementby Søren Kierkegaard (Author), Bruce H. Kirmmse (Translator), Bruce H. Kirmmse (Introduction by)A masterful new translation of one of Kierkegaard's most engaging works In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells his followers to let go of earthly concerns by considering the lilies of the field and the birds of the air. S ren Kierkegaard's short masterpiece on this famous gospel passage draws out its vital lessons for readers in a rapidly modernizing and secularizing w...

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Taylor (Author)In Malaise of Modernity, Charles Taylor focuses on the key modern concept of self-fulfillment, often attacked as the central support of what Christopher Lasch has called the culture of narcissism. To Taylor, self-fulfillment, although often expressed in self-centered ways, isn't necessarily a rejection of traditional values and social commitment; it also reflects something authentic and valuable in modern culture. Only by distinguishing w...

Kierkegaard's Writings, VI, Volume 6: Fear and Trembling/Repetition

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Report copyright infringementby Søren Kierkegaard (Author), Edna H. Hong (Editor), Edna H. Hong (Translator)Presented here in a new translation, with a historical introduction by the translators, Fear and Trembling and Repetition are the most poetic and personal of S ren Kierkegaard's pseudonymous writings. Published in 1843 and written under the names Johannes de Silentio and Constantine Constantius, respectively, the books demonstrate Kierkegaard's transmutation of the personal into the lyr...

Integralism: A Manual of Political Philosophy

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas Crean (Author), Alan Fimister (Author)A handbook for those who seek to understand the consequences of this integration of faith and reason for political, economic and individual civic life. The book also serves as a scholastic introduction to political philosophy for those new to the subject. Each chapter finishes with a list of the principal theses proposed.Author BiographyFr Thomas Crean is a friar of the English Province of the Order of Preachers (Dom...

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Report copyright infringementby Eugen Herrigel (Author)Zen in the Art of Archery (Zen in der Kunst des Bogenschie ens) is a book by German philosophy professor Eugen Herrigel, about his experiences studying Kyūdō, a form of Japanese archery, when he lived in Japan in the 1920s. It is credited with introducing Zen to Western audiences in the late 1940s and 1950s. The book sets forth theories about motor learning. Herrigel has an accepting spirit towards and about unconscious control of outer a...

Kierkegaard's Writings, XX, Volume 20: Practice in Christianity

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Report copyright infringementby Søren Kierkegaard (Author), Howard V. Hong (Editor), Howard V. Hong (Translator)Of the many works he wrote during 1848, his "richest and most fruitful year," Kierkegaard specified Practice in Christianity as "the most perfect and truest thing." In his reflections on such topics as Christ's invitation to the burdened, the imitatio Christi, the possibility of offense, and the exalted Christ, he takes as his theme the requirement of Christian ideality in the conte...

The Way of the Living Sword: The Secret Teachings of Yagyu Munenori

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Report copyright infringementby Yagyu Munenori (Author), D. E. Tarver (Author)The Way of the Living Sword is the final installment in D.E. Tarver's popular Warrior Series. It stands beside The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi as one of the greatest writings of the warrior mind. In The Way of the Living Sword, Munenori gives an in-depth explanation of the connection between physical martial arts and the mental process of Zen. While Munenori and Musashi were both avid students of Zen, Mun...

The Ticklish Subject: The Absent Centre of Political Ontology

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Report copyright infringementby Slavoj Zizek (Author)Slavoj Zizek, the maverick philosopher, author of over 30 books, acclaimed as the "Elvis of cultural theory," and today's most controversial public intellectual. His work traverses the fields of philosophy, psychoanalysis, theology, history and political theory, taking in film, popular culture, literature and jokes all to provide acute analyses of the complexities of contemporary ideology as well as a serious and sophisticated philosophy.Au...

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Report copyright infringementby Søren Kierkegaard (Author), Howard V. Hong (Editor), Edna H. Hong (Editor)A comprehensive anthology of Kierkegaard's writings that offers an unmatched introduction to one of the most original and influential modern philosophers This is the most comprehensive anthology of S ren Kierkegaard's works ever published in English. Drawn from the volumes of Princeton's authoritative Kierkegaard's Writings series by editors Howard and Edna Hong, these carefully chosen se...

The Art of the Interesting: What We Miss in Our Pursuit of the Good Life and How to Cultivate It

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Report copyright infringementby Lorraine Besser (Author)Philosopher and popular Middlebury professor Dr. Lorraine Besser reveals the missing third piece in our search for the Good Life--what she calls The Interesting--and teaches us how to cultivate it in our lives. Do you know anyone who's truly living The Good Life? Traditionally, philosophers and psychologists have thought of the Good Life in terms of happiness or meaning, or some combination of both. But, if it's really that simple, if a...

Our Idea of God: An Introduction to Philosophical Theology

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas V. Morris (Author) Number of Pages: 196 Dimensions: 0.56 x 8.62 x 6.22 IN Publication Date: September 16, 2002

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Report copyright infringementby Blaise Pascal (Author), Pierre Zoberman (Translator), David Wetsel (Introduction by)Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, and religious philosopher, who laid the foundation for the modern theory of probabilities. The Pensées are made up of some 800 fragments, that have proven to be an enduring masterpiece since their initial publication in 1670.This volume is a translation of Philippe Sellier's edition of Pascal's Pensées, in addition...

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Report copyright infringementby Tsunetomo Yamamoto (Author)In eighteenth-century Japan, Tsunetomo Yamamoto created the Hagakure, a document that served as the basis for samurai warrior behavior. Its guiding principles greatly influenced the Japanese ruling class and shaped the underlying character of the Japanese psyche, from businessmen to soldiers. Bushido is the first English translation of this work. It provides a powerful message aimed at the mind and spirit of the samurai warrior. With ...

Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality: The 1905 Edition

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Report copyright infringementby Sigmund Freud (Author), Phillippe Van Haute (Introduction by), Herman Westerink (Introduction by)The first edition of this classic work from 1905 shows a radically different psychoanalysis Available for the first time in English, the 1905 edition of Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality presents Sigmund Freud's thought in a form new to all but a few ardent students of his work. This is a Freud absent the Oedipal complex, which came to dominate his ideas and ...

Absolute Recoil: Towards a New Foundation of Dialectical Materialism

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Report copyright infringementby Slavoj Zizek (Author)Argues that, in the face of the failures of philosophical materialism, the only way to keep up with the challenges of the modern world is to embrace dialectical materialism and provides a new foundation for the philosophy.Author BiographySlavoj iek is a Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic. He is a professor at the European Graduate School, International Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities, Birkbeck College, Univers...

The Tao of Twin Peaks: The Meaning Behind David Lynch's Hit TV Series

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Report copyright infringementby Dickerson (Author), Gilbert Leiker (Illustrator)Is Twin Peaks a cult-like phenomenon...or a mystery that needs to be solved...or simply the fever dream of its eccentric creator? No other show in the history of television has sparked so many questions and The Tao of Twin Peaks proposes answers to those who seek to understand this surreal, multilayered, and metafictional story. Much has been written about Twin Peaks, but this book is markedly different. It is not...

Everyday Wild: An Illustrated Guide for Mindfulness in Nature

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Report copyright infringementby Kathryn Hunter (Author), Bo Hunter (Author)A colorful, charming, and immersive guide to exploring and treasuring the complex, miraculous natural world in your own backyard and beyond. Everyday Wild is an illustrated celebration of the vast natural diversity of the world, one that you can find by simply stepping outside. This guide to backyard (or front stoop!) ecology encourages you to notice every sight, sound, and smell--the rustle of falling leaves, the chir...

Hidden Guests: Migrating Cells and How the New Science of Microchimerism Is Redefining Human Identity

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Report copyright infringementby Lise Barnéoud (Author), Bronwyn Haslam (Translator), J. Lee Nelson (Afterword by)What if some of your cells were not your own? What if they once belonged to someone else? Part mind-bending medical mystery--part cutting-edge science--Hidden Guests uncovers the astonishing phenomenon of microchimerism: the presence of foreign cells inside our own bodies. The incredible story of how those cells got there--and what they do once they arrive--might change everything ...

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Report copyright infringementby Lewis Vaughn (Author)Bioethics: Principles, Issues, and Cases explores the philosophical, medical, social, and legal aspects of key bioethical issues. Opening with a thorough introduction to ethics, bioethics, and moral reasoning, it then covers influential moral theories and the criteria for evaluating them. Integrating eighty-nine readings, numerous classic bioethical cases, and abundant pedagogical tools, this text addresses the most provocative and controve...

Henry David Thoreau's Kalendar: Charts and Observations of Natural Phenomena

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Report copyright infringementby Kristen Case (Author)An immersive, beautifully illustrated revelation of Henry David Thoreau's final project--a monthly almanac of natural phenomena.In the last years of his life, Henry David Thoreau created something new. Part blueprint for a major new work, part scientific chart, and part re-envisioning of the way we experience the passage of time, Thoreau's Kalendar was more a tool than a text. Comprised of six multipage charts of "general phenomena," the Ka...

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Report copyright infringementby Edward W. Said (Author)A sweeping and intellectually rigorous work of literary criticism that moves the field forward, from one of the preeminent public scholars "[Said's] book is relaxed and discursive, original, immensely learned, fluently written."―John Bayley, The New York Times Book Review Edward W. Said, author of Beginnings and the controversial yet seminal Orientalism, is one of the most acclaimed public intellectuals of our time. In this sweeping and r...

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Report copyright infringementby Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado (Author), Ian Bogost (Editor), Christopher Schaberg (Editor)Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Taco is a deep dive into the most iconic Mexican food from the perspective of a Mexico City native. In a narrative that moves from Mexico to the United States and back, Sánchez Prado discusses the definition of the taco, the question of the tortilla and the taco shell, and...