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Hardcover. Etat : Good. annotated. A companion volume to Enduring Grace profiles contemporary women who have dedicated their lives to improving the world, including scientist and environmentalist Jane Goodall, Jewish intellectual and Auschwitz survivor Etty Hillesum, and death-row inmate spiritual counselor Sister Helen Prejean. 20,000 first printing.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. First Edition. Offering a spiritual approach to the study of the human creative process, a Unity minister outlines seven steps--based on the seven days of Creation from the Book of Genesis--designed to release our own creative powers. 17,500 first printing.

Softcover. Etat : Good. Looks at twenty tales that offer unexpected approaches to handling the problems of middle age.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Drawing on his lectures and sermons, an Episcopalian priest and theologian sheds new light on the nature of creativity, demonstrating that communication with God can be revealed in the simplest expressions of human creativity. By the author of One River, Many Wells. 12,500 first printing.

Softcover. Etat : Good. Parents and Teachers. Explains how to inspire children to discover art, revealing the potentially detrimental effects of criticism, evaluation, and praise while advising on how to encourage a child's creative intuition and self-expression without imposing constricting expectations. Original. 15,000 first printing.

Softcover. Etat : Good. Reprint. In 1987 David Crow journeyed to Nepal in search of teachings in Tibetan medicine and Buddhist meditation. For the next ten years, he studied with many teachers. Using his newfound knowledge, Crow opened a clinic in Kathmandu and another in a small mountain village, where he treated beggars from the street as well as high abbots of monasteries. This colorful and captivating story interweaves medical teachings with insights into Tibetan Buddhism, evoking the beauty and wonder of a faraway land.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. First Edition first Printing. Explores the extent to which childhood experiences shape the way people parent, drawing on new findings in neurobiology and attachment research to reveal how interpersonal relationships directly impact the development of the brain and offer parents guidelines on how to raise compassionate and resilient children. 15,000 first printing.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Citing elements that have been building during the generation before the year 2000, an anthropological study predicts the emergence of a different kind of human being, shaped by new technologies and previously dormant capabilities. 12,500 first printing.

Softcover. Etat : Good. Second Printing. Mona Brookes' easy-to-follow, lesson-by-lesson approach to drawing has yielded astounding results with children of all ages and beginning adults. Her unique drawing program has created a revolution in the field of education and a sense of delight and pride among the thousands of students who have learned to draw through her "Monart Method." This invaluable teaching aid not only guides readers through the basics, but also gives important advice on creating a nurturing environment in which self-expression and creativity can flourish. Both practical and enlightening, Drawing With Children inspires educators and parents to bring out the artist in all of us.

Softcover. Etat : Good. A guide to breaking through creative blocks to discover the emotional and spiritual rewards of spontaneous art.In Life, Paint and Passion , creativity expert Michele Cassou showed readers how to discover the magic of intuitive expression. For many of us it is difficult just to let go and create something. Cassou shows us that once we engage in the artistic process it is quite possible to gain access to a powerful spiritual reserve within us. In Point Zero , Cassou takes the process further by providing an original method of inquiry that can be utilized in the face of doubt, conflict, and lack of inspiration. Through stories of her work with dozens of students, she shows the reader how to overcome creative difficulties of all kinds.In the creative quest, Cassou teaches us, we must slay three The Dragon of Product fights the artist's spontaneity; the Dragon of Control bars the door to the unknown and the truly mysterious; and the Dragon of Meaning fights intuition and creativity by demanding interpretation and resolution with every move. Cassou arms us with a clear method for creating specific questions relevant to the situation of the moment, questions which are designed to dissolve barriers to creativity. She shows us how we can come face-to-face with the energy that creates our blocks, and then to use this encounter to return to Point Zero , the ground from which pure creation springs. In this place of infinite possibility, art becomes not a means to an end but a place which we may inhabit and in which we can explore our true selves and the mysteries of our lives.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Citing a global phenomenon of impersonal human relations and materialism, a respected transpersonal psychologist argues that individual happiness can occur only through acts of kindness, in a resource that explores eighteen expressions of kindness while demonstrating how kind people are the most likely to survive and thrive in a hostile world. By the author of What We May Be.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. First Edition. Buddha's Warriors is the first book that brings to life Tibet before the Chinese communist invasions and depicts the transition of peaceful monks to warriors with the help of the CIA.Tibet in the last sixty years has been so much mystified and politicized that the world at large is confused about what really happened to the "Rooftop of the World" when Mao Tse-tung invaded its borders in 1950. There are dramatically conflicting accounts from Beijing and Dharamsala (home of the Dalai Lama's government-in-exile). Adding to the confusion is the romanticized spin that Western writers and filmmakers have adopted in an effort to appease the popular myth of Shangri-La.Buddha's Warriors is no fairy tale. Set in a narrative framework but relying heavily on the oral transcripts of the Tibetan men who actually fought the Chinese, Buddha's Warriors tells, for the first time, the inside story of these historic developments, while drawing a vivid picture of Tibetan life before, during, and after Mao's takeover. The firsthand accounts, gathered by the author over a period of seven years, bring faces and deeply personal emotions to the forefront of this ongoing tragedy. It is a saga of brave soldiers and cowardly traitors. It's about hope against desolation, courage against repression, atheism against Buddhism. Above all, it's about what happens to an ancient civilization when it is thrust overnight into the modern horrors of twentieth-century warfare.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. First Edition. A collection of essays by priests, explorers, adventurers, natural historians and anthropoligists traces Western civilization's struggle to intrepret and understand the ancient knowledge of cultures that revere magic men and women, shamans capable of summoning spirits. 12,500 first printing.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. ReviewPaul Fleischman's Cultivating Inner Peace offers no shallow, quick fix, "20 minutes a day, 3 days a week" route to inner peace. He also reveals that you don't need to become a hermit on a mountain top to attain spiritual fulfillment. Rather, Fleischman's first rule on the quest for inner peace is to "make it the number one priority without disrupting or devaluing the spectrum of daily life" Cultivating Inner Peace draws upon thousands of years of human psychology and reveals that those who have obtained "deep, recurrent, life-transforming experiences of inner peace" (including Thoreau, Gandhi, Walt Whitman, Tagore, Suzuki, Scott and Helen Nearing, and the Buddha) share one common bond: their devotion to inner peace was so relentless and powerful that it suffused their daily tasks with "the transcendental, all-permitting light" Cultivating Inner Peace teaches us to savor the journey that brings us finally to the door of liberation, a door which leads directly to inner peace. Cultivating Inner Peace is a highly recommended addition to all personal and community library self-help, self-improvement collections. -- Midwest Book ReviewProduct DescriptionThrough a series of thoughtful, evocative essays, a psychiatrist shows readers how to generate harmony in their everyday lives, using attention, focus, devotion, and commitment as a means to persevere in a world filled with conflict and violence. One Spirit Alt.Amazon.com ReviewInner peace need not be a final prize, only to be awarded after an arduous spiritual trek. Nor does it have to be isolated to the time spent in prayer or meditation. According to Paul Fleischman, inner peace is the focal point that we can turn our attention to throughout the day as we clean out closets, listen to the song of an oriole, or become overwhelmed by humanity's suffering. Written by an award-winning psychiatrist, here is an offering of provocative suggestions (some inspired by the likes of Walt Whitman, Buddha, Gandhi, and the Shakers) for cultivating the pearls of inner peace.From Library JournalPsychiatrist and author Fleischman discusses eight principles for making peace a way of life, including clearly identifying obstacles to peace, learning from spiritual role models, and learning that sorrow can lead to compassion and genuine responsiveness to life. Fleischman's path to peace incorporates the mindfulness of Vipassana meditation with a love of the natural world and a deep concern for the individual's participation in society. By exploring the lives of men and women such as Scott and Helen Nearing, Walt Whitman, Mahatma Gandhi, and the Shakers, Fleischman invites readers to draw on the human legacy of generosity and inner peace in reflecting on their own personal values. Suitable for larger public libraries.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.About the AuthorPaul R. Fleischman, M.D. who has been honored by the American Psychiatric Association for his important contributions to the study of psychiatry and relgion, has been a practicing psychiatrist for more than 20 years. He is the author of The Healing Spirit, Spiritual Aspects of Psychiatric Practice, and Karma and Chaos: New and Collected Essays on Vipassana Meditation. He and his wife have practiced Vipassana meditation with S.N. Goenka since 1974, and have been conducting meditation courses on his behalf since 1987.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. How the mysterious nine-pointed symbol of the enneagram illuminates the worst pitfalls and highest virtues of our psyches.The Enneagram of Passions and Virtues elucidates human experience beyond the personality structure. In the tradition of the enneagram, the Virtues are said to be the affective atmosphere that replaces the compulsive and reactive emotional patterns-called the Passions-as one becomes freer of the ego.Sandra Maitri shows how the shift in our consciousness, or soul, from being informed by the Passions to being informed by the Virtues, is one of the hallmarks of inner development. In this book, Maitri explores how our awareness of the Passions, in turn, leads to the manifestation of the Virtues. This shift supports rowth on the level of personality as well as on the level of what is beyond-Being, or True Nature.Maitri is widely known as one of the most literate and indepth writers and teachers on the uses of the enneagram as a tool of inner development. In this book she provides what can be for some an entry into inner work, and for others, who have been engaged in the journey for a longer time, a uniquely incisive explication of concepts they may have missed.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. First Edition. An examination of the link between psychedelic drugs and religious experiences throughout history summarizes the research of the twentieth century and shares the philosophies of such figures as Sigmund Freud and Saul Bellow. 25,000 first printing.

Softcover. Etat : Good. 15th Printing. A complete introduction to psychosynthesis, a growth-orientated psychology, which shows how to resolve inner conflicts, free blocked energy, and identify with the highest, most noble human purposes.

Softcover. Etat : Good. Geared for beginner musicians and those returning to an instrument, this book suggests methods of learning, offering advice on sight reading, selecting music, and developing stage confidence.

Softcover. Etat : Good. First Edition. Millions of people have learned to draw using the methods of Dr. Betty Edwards. Now, in an essential companion to her bestselling classic, Edwards offers readers the key to mastering this art form: guided practice in their newfound creative abilities.Here are forty new exercises that cover each of the five basic skills of drawing. Each practice session includes a brief explanation and instructional drawings, suggestions for materials, sample drawings, and blank pages for the reader's own drawings. Also provided in this spiral-bound workbook is a pullout viewfinder, a crucial tool for effective practice. While The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain focused primarily on portrait drawing with pencil, this workbook gives readers experience in various subject matter-still life, landscape, imaginative drawing-using alternative mediums such as pen and ink, charcoal, and conté crayon.For all those who are taking a drawing class, who have already received instruction through a book or course, or who prefer to learn by doing, this volume of carefully structured "homework" offers the perfect opportunity to reinforce and improve their skills and expand their repertoire.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Defines ultradian rhythms, tells how they affect us, and how they can be used advantageously.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. This story of one little girl's journey through our foster-care system forms an intimate portrait of foster care in America and the children whose lives are forever shaped by it.Augusten Burroughs called Kathy Harrison's memoir Another Place at the Table a "riveting and profoundly moving story of a hero, disguised as an everyday woman." In One Small Boat, Harrison tells the story of one little girl who arrived on her doorstep, and describes how caring for this child was an experience that challenged everything she thought she knew about foster-care parenting and the needs of the children she shelters.Daisy was five when she arrived in Harrison's bustling home. Mother of three children by birth and three by adoption, and with a handful of foster kids always coming and going, Harrison had ten children under her roof at any given time. But Daisy was in many ways unique. Daisy's birth mother wasn't poor, uneducated, or drug addicted. She simply couldn't bring herself to take care of her little girl, and the effects on the child were heartrending. Daisy was unwilling to eateven frightened of itand seemed to have a severe speech impediment. After two weeks in Kathy's loving home, however, Daisy began to thrive. What had happened to her? And how can a foster-care parent give back all that has been taken from a child like Daisyknowing that she might leave one day very soon? Harrison had seen many children pass through her doors, but this one touched her in a way she didn't immediately understand.One Small Boat will be of deep interest to anyone who has nurtured and cared for a child or anyone interested in the intricate web that is our social welfare system.

Softcover. Etat : Good. Covers spiritual concepts that have traditionally been grouped into numbered sets in both the past and present.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. First Edition. Defines human potentiality and discusses how to achieve it and use it for social good.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. A guide to breaking addictive religious beliefs and behaviors--a refusal to question authority and the use of guilt to control others--draws on AA's Twelve-Step program.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. First Edition. The author describes his break with his guru, his battle with depression, and his struggle to come to grips with his previous spiritual life, which leads to a realization of the power of love and his direct relationship with the Divine.

Softcover. Etat : Good. A step-by-step guide to discovering the untapped wisdom of Judaism.Have you ever stopped to look at a breathtaking sunset and felt tremendous joy, calmness, or even timelessness? Has your entire body ever responded to something with awe? The Art of Amazement helps us to identify the source of that wonder, and to cultivate it and experience it daily-even hourly and minute by minute.Rabbi Seinfeld's powerful book outlines the ancient Jewish spiritual arts in clear terms for any spiritual seeker. The art of amazement is practical and accessible to anyone, and does not demand a radical lifestyle change. Each chapter in the book offers a lesson paired with exercises to help make small changes in routine to ultimately achieve a larger shift in perspective.Judaism is a profound and complex spirituality. Now The Art of Amazement brings this wisdom within reach of us all, and we can learn how to take joy and pleasure in even the smallest of everyday occurrences.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. More than one hundred methods for developing greater intimacy, resolving conflicts, improving communication, and enhancing sexual and recreational activities are detailed here in a unique compendium of "games" for adults in relationships. 10,000 first printing.

Softcover. Etat : Good. 1. Describes a variety of spices, salsas, hot sauces, and condiments, and shares recipes for interntional-style recipes for appetizers, salads, soups, grain dishes, vegetables, eggs, seafood, poultry, meat, breads, and pastries.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. First Edition. The rollicking true story of the legendary writer and editor who ruled over Americas fantasy and supernatural pulp journals in the mid-twentieth century, and shaped todays UFO and sci-fi cultures: Ray Palmer.Meet Ray Palmer. A hustler, a trickster, and a visionary. The hunchbacked Palmer, who stood at just over four feet tall, was nevertheless an indomitable force, the ruler of his own bizarre sector of the universe. Armed with only his typewriter, Palmer changed the world as we know it - jumpstarting the flying saucer craze; frightening hundreds of thousands of Americans with true stories of evil denizens of inner earth; and reporting on cover-ups involving extraterrestrials, the paranormal, and secret government agencies.As editor for the ground-breaking sci-fi magazine Amazing Stories and creator of publications such as Other Worlds, Imagination, Fate, Mystic, Search, Flying Saucers, Hidden World, and Space Age, Palmer pushed the limits and broke new ground in science fiction publishing in the 1940s and 1950s-and was reviled for it by purists who called him the man who killed science fiction.In the first-ever biography devoted to the figure who molded modern geek culture, pulp scholar Fred Nadis paints a vivid portrait of Palmer-a brilliant, charming, and wildly willful iconoclast who helped ignite the UFO craze, convinced Americans of hidden worlds and government cover ups, and championed the occult and paranormal.Palmer overcame serious physical handicaps to become the most significant editor during the golden age of pulp magazines; he rebelled in his own inimitable way against the bland suburban vision of the American Dream; he concocted new literary genres; and he molded our current conspiracy culture decades before The X-Files claimed that the truth was out there.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Explains how to draw on the power of intuition to transform one's life, drawing on personal experience and insightful guidance to illuminate the path to understanding and intuitive wisdom and to provide readers with the tools to lead a more fulfilling life. 15,000 first printing.