Yale University Press, 2020. Hardcover. "Elegant and formally ingenious."--Geoff Wisner, Wall Street Journal In a time of social distancing and isolation, a meditation on the beauty of solitude from renowned Buddhist writer Stephen Batchelor When world renowned Buddhist writer Stephen Batchelor turned sixty, he took a sabbatical from his teaching.....
Yale University Press, 2018. Paperback. A leading neuroscientist and pioneer in the study of mindfulness explains why addictions are so tenacious and how we can learn to conquer them We are all vulnerable to addiction. Whether it's a compulsion to constantly check social media, binge eating, smoking, excessive drinking, or.....
Shambhala, 2020. Paperback. From the bestselling author of When Things Fall Apart, an open-hearted call for human connection, compassion, and learning to love the world just as it is during these most challenging times.In her first new book of spiritual teachings in over seven years, Pema Chödrön offers a combination.....
Sounds True, 2015. Hardcover. When her granddaughter was accepted to Naropa University, the celebrated author Pema Chödrön promised that she'd speak at the commencement ceremony. Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better contains the wisdom shared on that day. What do we do when life doesn't go the way we hoped? begins.....
Harmony, 2020. Hardcover. The definitive book of meditation that will help you achieve new dimensions of stress-free livingFor the past thirty years, Deepak Chopra has been at the forefront of the meditation revolution in the West. Total Meditation offers a complete exploration and reinterpretation of the physical, mental, emotional, relational.....
Sorin Books, 2014. Paperback. This volume presents a series of prayers unlike any of the beautiful, formal, orthodox prayers of the Catholic tradition or the warm, extemporized prayers heard from pulpits and dinner tables. Doyle's often-dazzling, always-poignant prayers include eye-opening hymns to shoes and faith and family.
She Writes Press, 2019. Paperback. In Hippie Chick, a rebellious teenager finds her mother dead in the bathroom. To save her from living alone with a difficult father, her older sister sends her a one-way plane ticket to leave New Jersey. Landing in San Francisco, she is thrust into a......
Tarcherperigee, 2016. Paperback. The popular guide to living with kindness now includes a new chapter, introduction, and exercises in this tenth-anniversary edition. When The Power of Kindness first appeared in 2006 it thrilled and challenged readers with one audacious promise: Your acts of generosity and decency are the secret to.....
Portfolio, 2019. Hardcover. An unconventional book of wisdom and life advice from renowned business school professor and New York Times bestselling author of The Four Scott Galloway. Scott Galloway teaches brand strategy at NYU's Stern School of Business, but his most popular lectures deal with life strategy, not business. In.....
Algonquin Books, 2019. Hardcover. A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER As Heard on NPR's This American Life "Ross Gay's eye lands upon wonder at every turn, bolstering my belief in the countless small miracles that surround us." --Tracy K. Smith, Pulitzer Prize winner and U.S. Poet Laureate The winner of the.....
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020. Hardcover. An Oxford professor of archaeology explores the unique history of magic--the oldest and most neglected strand of human behavior and its resurgence today Three great strands of belief run through human history: Religion is the relationship with one god or many gods, masters of.....
Penguin Books, 2019. Paperback. "A sharp and unconventional book -- a swirl of memoir, travelogue and biography of some of history's champion day-dreamers." --Maureen Corrigan, "Fresh Air" A spirited inquiry into the lost value of leisure and daydream The Art of the Wasted Day is a picaresque travelogue.....
Riverhead Books, 2020. Hardcover. The New York Times Bestseller "Riveting, heartbreaking, sometimes difficult, always inspiring." --The New York Times Book Review As seen/heard on Fresh Air, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, NBC Nightly News, MSNBC, Weekend Edition and more An emergency room physician explores how a life of service.....
Sounds True, 2020. Hardcover. What guides us when our world is changing? Discover the path to deeper meaning and purpose through depth psychology and classical thought. How did we get to this crossroads in history? And will we make it through--individually and as a species? "We all assumed that learning.....
Tuttle Publishing, 2020. Hardcover. By dipping into this little book of simple Zen Buddhist sayings, you can calm your anxiety and return serenity to your soul. Are you feeling stress and anxiety from the demands of daily life? Do you feel overwhelmed by your to-do list and the constant deluge of.....
Taschen, 2020. Hardcover. To explore the Tarot is to explore ourselves, to be reminded of the universality of our longing for meaning, for purpose and for a connection to the divine. This 600-year-old tradition reflects not only a history of seekers, but our journey of artistic expression and the ways.....
Simon & Schuster, 2017. Paperback. A compelling, radical, "richly explored" (The New York Times Book Review), and "insightful" (Vanity Fair) collection of essays on art, feminism, neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy from prize-winning novelist Siri Hustvedt, the acclaimed author of The Blazing World and What I Loved. In a trilogy of.....
Simon & Schuster/ Ted, 2014. Hardcover. A follow up to Pico Iyer's essay "The Joy of Quiet," The Art of Stillness considers the unexpected adventure of staying put and reveals a counterintuitive truth: The more ways we have to connect, the more we seem desperate to unplug. Why might a......
Dial Press, 2020. Paperback. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A renowned psychic medium teaches us how to recognize and interpret the life-changing messages from loved ones and spirit guides on the Other Side. "A collection of incredible stories . . . that speak to the universe's endless capacity for magical.....
Back Bay Books, 2019. Paperback. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Empathy Exams comes this transformative work showing that sometimes the recovery is more gripping than the addiction. With its deeply personal and seamless blend of memoir, cultural history, literary criticism, and reportage, The Recovering turns our.....
Pacific Grove, CA: International Institute of Medical Qigong, 2005. Paperback. 7-1/4 x 9-1/4", xxx, 614pp, stiff pictorial wrappers, apps., glossary, biblio., clinical protocol references, about the author, other resources, illustrated with graphs, diagrams, ancient charts. First volume in a five-volume series which seeks to explain the esoteric Daoist and Buddhist.....
Pacific Grove, CA: International Institute of Medical Qigong, 2002. Paperback. 7-1/4 x 9-1/4", xxviii, 568pp, stiff pictorial wrappers, glossary, biblio., clinic references, index, other resources, illustrated with graphs, diagrams, ancient charts. Fourth volume in a five-volume series which seeks to explain the esoteric Daoist and Buddhist structures, theories, and practical.....
Picador USA, 2019. Paperback. A stimulating book about combating despair and complacency with searching reflection. --Heller McAlpin, NPR.org Named a Best Book of 2018 by NPR. One of Lit Hub's 15 Books You Should Read in September and one of Outside's Best Books of Fall A revelatory Alpine journey in.....
Timber Press (OR), 2017. Paperback. "An incredibly thorough guide for identifying, harvesting, and utilizing medicinal plants." --Dr. Deborah Frances RN, ND Naturopathic physician, herbalist, author, and lecturer In Pacific Northwest Medicinal Plants, Scott Kloos is your trusted guide to finding, identifying, harvesting, and using 120 of the region's most powerful.....
W. W. Norton & Company, 2021. Hardcover. The body is a source of pleasure and of pain, at once hopelessly vulnerable and radiant with power. In her ambitious, brilliant sixth book, Olivia Laing charts an electrifying course through the long struggle for bodily freedom, using the life of the renegade.....
