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A uniquely playful and incisive collection of Zen teaching stories from a beloved American master.A modern classic, now in a new expanded edition. In the tradition of the great koan collections and the records of ancient masters, Robert Aitken distills a lifetime of teaching down to its essence. Intriguing and…
The Christie sisters and their bookshop cat, Agatha, flirt with coldhearted crime when bookish matchmaking turns into a date with death.
Sisters Ellie and Meg Christie share a love of books, reading, and their new roles as co-caretakers of the Book Chalet, their family’s historic bookshop tucked midway up a…
Kategorier: Folkliga föreställningar och kontroversiell kunskap Folktro, myter och legender Samhälle och kultur: allmänt Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap
Extending deep into the caverns of humanity’s oldest memories, beyond 60,000 years of history and into the Dreamtime, this collection of Australian Aboriginal myths has been passed down through the generations by tribal storytellers. The myths were compiled at the turn of the century by K. Langloh Parker, one of…
’The most interesting of the great female writers of the Golden Age. This disarmingly low-key tale of a mysterious disappearance is the perfect introduction to her world’ VAL MCDERMID
’The definition of a classic, a real cut above. It hasn’t aged a day’ JOSEPH KNOX
When Hollywood-star…
Many people do not know their body as they would know a friend, that is, as someone they listen to and understand.
This is a book that provides you with tools, by giving you an understanding of how the different parts of your body and mind work together to form your experience of life.
It combines scientific facts,…
Kategorier: Andlighet och religiös erfarenhet Aspekter av religion Filosofi och religion Religion och tro
HOLY MADNESS explores the religious phenomenon referred to as crazy wisdom — the purposefully outrageous, convention-destroying behaviour of spiritual adepts in every great tradition, from Christian Fools for Christ through the Sufi Path of Blame, to the charismatic leaders of new religions. The author explores…
Compelling and straight-shooting wisdom for coping with whatever challenges life throws at us from the New York Times bestselling author of Unfu*k Yourself.
When facts, figures, knowledge and everything you think you know is turned on its head, where do you turn to? How does one cope? Gary has taught thousands of…
An inspiring collection of some of the best-loved quotes from the legendary icon, Frida Kahlo
Pocket Frida Kahlo Wisdom is an inspiring collection of some of her best quotes on love, style, life, art and more, and celebrates the Mexican icon’s immense legacy.
Frida Kahlo is undoubtedly one of the most…
Known for her strong beliefs and fearless attitude, Pocket Coco Chanel Wisdom highlights some of the designer’s most memorable quotes. With insights on style, women, love and life, this book pays tribute to one of the the world’s biggest fashion icons.
Coco Chanel was one of the most renowned designers of…
Pocket Bowie Wisdom is full of insights into music, identity, fame, love and creativity from one of the most pioneering musicians of all time. This collection of quotes makes a perfect gift for the Bowie fan in your life.
Hilarious quotes, witty one-liners, and self-deprecating humour from the Queen of Country Dolly Parton
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A crow looks around.
It wants to find food.
The crow sees a nut.
Yum! It is good food.
GO! Is a series of beginner books that can be used for teaching or independent reading.
Die Wise does not offer seven steps for coping with death. It does not suggest ways to make dying easier. It pours no honey to make the medicine go down. Instead, with lyrical prose, deep wisdom, and stories from his two decades of working with dying people and their families,…
Kategorier: Citatsamlingar och aforismer Referensverk Referensverk, informationshantering och tvärvetenskap Uppslagsverk och referensverk
This is a collection of wisdom and insights of hundreds of people from all over the world throughout history to modern days. They are meant to help you achieve knowledge, happiness, understanding and health. Perhaps they will make you smile or laugh. You might agree or disagree, like or dislike. What if they also…
Guy Kawasaki has been a fixture in the tech world since he was part of Apple’s original Macintosh team in the 1980s. He’s widely respected as a source of wisdom about entrepreneurship, venture capital, marketing, and business evangelism, which he’s shared in bestselling books such as The Art of the…
Wise children är Angela Carters bästa bok. Den förtjänar alla litterära pris den kan få och mer därtill: hängivna läsare i kommande generationer. Edmund White, Times Literary Supplement
Wise Children är definitivt den roligaste och mest levande av Angela Carters romaner. Den skulle säkerligen få den Store Barden själv…
Proverbs bring color to our speech. A way to understand a foreign culture is to learn its proverbs. This book presents a selection of more than 700 proverbs and wise sayings from the Arabic world. The dialectal forms are changed and presented in Modern Standard Arabic. The Arabic expressions are paralleled with…
Trained as a monk in Thailand, Burma, and India, Jack Kornfield experienced at hand the life-changing power of Buddhist teachings: the emphasis on the nobility and sacredness of the human spirit, the fine-grained analysis of emotion and thought, the precise techniques for healing, training, and transforming the mind…
Sequel to the extraordinary THE NAME OF THE WIND, THE WISE MAN’S FEAR is the second instalment of this superb fantasy trilogy from Patrick Rothfuss. This is the most exciting fantasy series since George R. R. Martin’s A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, and a must-read for all fans of HBO’s GAME OF THRONES.…
A leading spiritual teacher offers this illuminating guide to Buddhism’s transformational psychology. Filled with stories from Kornfield’s Buddhist psychotherapy practice, it also includes a moving account of his own recovery from a violence-filled childhood.