A groundbreaking study of the lost tradition of Tibetan Zen containing the first translations of key texts from one thousand years ago.Banned in Tibet, forgotten in China, the Tibetan tradition of Zen
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Alec Shorecross is 14 and has already left school to work in the local mine. He's paid 13 cents an hour to toil in the underground darkness. When war breaks out, Alec ships overseas in search of a dif
In Chocky, pioneering science-fiction master John Wyndham takes on an enigma as strange as anything found in his classic worksThe Day of the Triffids or The Chrysalids—the mind of a child.It’s not ter
In Belfast, Northern Ireland, memories of the city’s troubled history haunt every street corner, but for one tortured soul, the incredible violence in his past is also his most cherished legacy.Rea Ca
The Goal Mapping system is a tried, tested, proven and popular method for setting and achieving goals in any area of life, and in any endeavour. This book aims to have an impact on both the left and t
NEVER ENDING DREAMSSyaoran and friends continue to dimension hop in their never-ending search for Princess Sakura’s missing feathers. In Recort, Syaoran finds himself stuck in a book full of Kurogane’
Don’t miss this latest installment in Arne Dahl’s acclaimed thriller series, winner of the German Crime Writing Prize.Stockholm’s Intercrime team—a specialized group created to investigate violent, in
"A brilliant young scholar's history of 175 years of teaching in America shows that teachers have always borne the brunt of shifting, often impossible expectations. In other nations, public schools ar
Everyone Anton Walker grew up with is corrupt. His parents dealt in stolen goods, and he was a successful purveyor of forged documents until he abandoned it all in his early twenties, determined to li
The second-largest country in South America, Argentina has been through great changes in recent years. Its journey from dictatorship to democracy has left many scars, but these are largely eclipsed by
Kahlil Gibran’s masterpiece, The Prophet, is one of the most beloved spiritual classics of our time. It has sold millions of copies in more than forty languages since it was first published in 1923.Th
Months after the last of the Wells sons jumped out of his bedroom window in Axton House (incidentally forgetting to open it first), a strange couple of Europeans arrive in Virginia to take possession
"Critically acclaimed author Graham Joyce returns with a sexy, suspenseful,and slightly supernatural novel set 1976 England during the hottest summer in living memory, in a seaside resort where the pa
Science has had a profound influence in shaping contemporary perspectives of reality, yet few in the public have fully grasped the profound implications of scientific discoveries. This book describes
“He turned his back on the old man to mourn in silence this unnecessary death and his part in it; but the sight of the coffin brought anger instead ...” In 1957, burned-out journalist John leaves Lond
The Demon Cycle meets The Wheel of Time in this action-packed adventure! FromNew York Times bestselling author and acclaimed videogame writer Drew Karpyshyn comes the third and final novel in an origi
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In this first collection of film writing from Evergreen Review, the legendary publication's important contributions to film culture are available in a single volume. Featuring such legendary writers a
In the wake of the Civil War, freed slaves found a town in rural Kansas that they named Galatia. A century later, white people built a town next to it, Galatea. Two New Yorkers, Colin and Justin, only
In the tradition of Chuck Klosterman and Carl Wilson’s Let’s Talk About Love, an unforgettable account of fame, fandom, and the problem of making art in the twenty-first century.In the old days, fame
"The beloved author at her storytelling best: four wonderful novellas of Americans abroad and Europeans in America. In these absorbing and exquisitely made novellas of relationships at home and abroad
Set in the French and Spanish courts of the eighteenth century, this novel is based on a true story about the fate of two young princesses caught in the intrigues and secrets of the momentPhilippe d’O
In time so long ago begins our play,In clash-strewn galaxy far, far away.To Shmi or not to Shmi? Torn between duty to the Jedi, attraction to Padme, and concern for his beloved mother, yeoman Jedi Ana
"An explosive thriller about two couples who are caught in a web of conflicting passions while deep-sea diving off the beautiful Canary Islands; Sven Fiedler is a young lawyer in Germany who decides h
This saga of a swiftly increasing family of rabbits in search of a new place to call their own, rendered in exquisitely detailed artwork featuring cut-outs and gatefolds, is a perfect book for small c
From an award-winning black journalist, a tough-minded look at the treatment of ethnic minorities both in newsrooms and in the reporting that comes out of them, within the changing media landscape.Fro
Experience the morning homilies of Pope Francis and witness how he continues to change the life of the Catholic Church.Shortly after seven in the morning, Pope Francis gives a brief homily in the litt
In this passionately written and controversial book, first published in 1978, Catherine Clement, Communist, feminist and analysand, asks what the social function of psychoanalysis should be and condem
How have ideas about white women figured in the history of racism? Vron Ware argues that they have been central, and that feminism has, in many ways, developed as a political movement within racist so
When a U.S. Army Claims officer stationed in South Korea is murdered in grisly fashion the roustabout duo of George Sueno and Ernie Bascom go against orders to track a calculating killer.Early one rai
Battalion 3/5 suffered the highest number of casualties in the war in Afghanistan. This is the story of one platoon in that distinguished battalion.Aware of U.S. plans to withdraw from the country, kn
When the woman who would become Indra Devi was born in Russia in 1899, yoga was virtually unknown outside of India. By the time of her death, in 2002, it was being practiced everywhere, from Brooklyn
It's alive! It's alive! Not exactly what Mary Shelley had in mind, Frankenstein: The Mad Science of Dick Briefer reanimates the most unusual Frankenstein take of all. What began as a horror feature in
What do a talking doughnut, a crabby politician, and a lovelorn balloon have in common? They're all citizens of the candy-colored knitted world known as Mochimochi Land. Adventures in Mochimochi Land
A historical mystery featuring the witty and wily Mary Handley, the first woman detective in Brooklyn, as she tries to prove herself in a man's world while solving a high profile murder.Mary Handley i
The images in Lin Dan—never before published and taken specially for this book—portray the young man in a previously unseen dimension, at times even brazen and unprincipled. In each of these photograp
"You are gods."Blasphemy? No, those mysterious words, spoken by Jesus in the Gospel of John and alluded to in Psalm 82, point to a holy longing deep in our hearts that tells each of
An examination of how mainstream feminism has been mobilized in support of racist measuresFeminist Christine Delphy co-founded the journal Nouvelles questions feministes with Simone de Beauvoir in the
An examination of how mainstream feminism has been mobilized in support of racist measuresFeminist Christine Delphy co-founded the journal Nouvelles questions feministes with Simone de Beauvoir in the
