Inspired by years of scholarly training and decades of solitary retreat, Tibetan monk Gen Lamrimpa offers a concise overview of all phases of the Kalachakra practice: the preliminaries, the initiation
A poet, a mother, a lover of the land, and a student of zoology, Pattiann Rogers is at home in the vocabulary of nature. The Dream of the Marsh Wren reveals the genesis of some of her most admired poe
Fabien Ouaki was granted the opportunity to sit down with the Dalai Lama and talk with him about anything, and asked the Dalai Lama for his thoughts on the everyday issues that fill our news, Trade Pa
This poignant historical novel about two teenagers from different worlds centers on a little-known event on the World War II homefront. To Adam Bornstein, a 15-year-old Jewish Yugoslavian, World War I
Friend, confidante, and role model, your beloved aunt may be your father's sister, your mom's best friend, a teacher, or a neighbor. The Aunties Keepsake Book is an experience that aunties and their n
This fresh, opulent presentation of the Bhagavad-Gita, India's great spiritual masterpiece, is truly unique. Profusely illustrated with 40 color plates and more than 50 black-and-white drawings, this
Dramatically depicts a government mental institution, ostensibly run to help the mentally ill, that is caught up in corruption and an ironic disregard for human life
A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the YearAbraham Rodriguez, Jr. captures what it's like to grow up too fast amid the crushing poverty of the South Bronx in this collection, a gritty slice
The Nation of Islam's Minister Louis Farrakhan is undeniably one of the most controversial and oft-maligned figures in American social and cultural politics. Now, for the first time, leading African-A
When a beautiful married woman walks into Pastor Daniel Vedra's life and conjures up memories of his first wife, Jitka, he struggles with the chaos the affair creates for his wife, his children, his v
An illustrated look at the contemporary English rock band, The Verve, chronicles the four years of reckless hedonism and interpersonal conflicts that preceded their rise to fame with their third album
Using concepts of schizophrenia, R.D. Laing demonstrates that we tend to invalidate the subjective and experiential and accept the proper societal view of what should occur within the family.A psychoa
"C. B. Macpherson examines the rival ideas of democracy—the communist, Third World, and Western-liberal variants—and their impact on one another. He suggests that the West need not fear any challenge
Homicide: Life on the Screen is a comprehensive account of the series on screen and behind the scenes. Benefiting from the cooperation of Baltimore Pictures and NBC, Tod Hoffman's book makes use of un
Feng shui means "the flow of things." In this breakthrough book, the Chinese principles of energy flow, usually applied to arranging one's home, are extended to the most intimate house we inhabit--our
Left alone for much of the day by her working mom, Cassie is thrilled when a beautiful dog comes to her door, until she comes to realize that it is an Arctic wolf and is suddenly forced to decide what
O Solo Homo is a diverse, definitive, and hugely entertaining collection representing the cutting edge of queer solo performance. The pieces in O Solo Homo touch nerves that run deep ? from sex, polit
Argues against scientific naturalism, or scientism, which holds that the only legitimate claims about the world are those that can be tested by the methods of the natural sciences and proposes instead
A collection of provocative explorations of the pleasures and rituals of dominance and submission articulates the psychological desires that direct people into dominant or submissive relationships, em
Enter the mystical world of infrared photography. Author Joseph Paduano covers the equipment and techniques one needs to produce stunning infrared images in b&w or color". . . . escorts the reader
Featuring never-before-published essays by former Panther members and Panther scholars, a collection of articles examines the black revolutionaries' organizational dynamics, treatment of women, and co
A young woman returns again and again in dreams and her imagination to the stories that her mother told her about a father who loved her but whom she did not know until she starts to relive her mother
The Rolling Stones Chronicle is the most complete record ever undertaken of the Rolling Stones' lives and careers in an illustrated diary format from 1960 to the present day. Packed with in-depth info
Documents the startling true story of the 1839 revolt of Mendi slaves aboard the Amistad to restore their freedom, and how former President John Quincy Adams sided with the slaves and won freedom for
Wallace (religious studies, U. of California-Santa Barbara) was a Tibetan Buddhist monk for 14 years in India and Switzerland. He combines the findings of western scientists and philosophers on the na
The two symbols at the heart of Christian belief -- the Cross and the Grail -- represent the two faces of contemporary Christianity. The Cross is its outward face -- masculine, public, exalted. The Gr
Marybeth Bond, editor of the award-winning 'Travelers' Tales: A Woman's World and author of the bestselling Gutsy Women, has now written another indispensable pocket guide full of tips for mothers on
Alex D. is on the verge of just about everything and consumed by a restless, unanswered longing that rebels against jumping through the hoops of school. Staring down the tunnel to a mundane adulthood,
?Beyond the wonderful insights ... there is a portrait of the world in the eye of the storm between two world wars. It is a novel of awakening ?? awakening to sex, yes ... but also an awakening to the
A critique of the Information Age explores the high-tech subcultures that have evolved as a result of technological advances, and discusses cyberpunks, technopagans, rogue technologists, and cyberhipp
Charles Hartshorne is arguably the most important living metaphysician and one of the most eminent figures of American philosophy in the twentieth century. He is internationally known for his contribu
Ex-bureaucrat-turned-successful Moscow businessman Max Borodin confronts the trials and tribulations of post-Soviet Russia as he copes with a nagging wife, exhausting mistress, troublesome brother, an
A thrilling retelling by master storyteller Jean Houston of the legendary exploits of the founder of the Iroquois Confederacy, known as the Peacemaker. Under his leadership they created a peaceful dem
Civil rights activists, educators, writers, artists, and workers - these are the women of The Afro-American Woman: Struggles and Images, an excellent anthology of essays that provides a more accurate
