Many of todays children face challenges and obstacles far beyond what their parents ever imagined. These 20 thoroughly modern retellings of ancient Buddhist tales give parents a fun, low-pressure way ...
Ophelia struggles to find her own identity and clashes with her mother over her strict rules. Her Japanese grandmother helps her find herself by telling her stories about goddesses.
... of symptoms. It does this by revealing how a doctor thinks when faced with patients telling their storiesthat is, by ranking the possible diagnosis in terms of probability. For the first time in a popular ...
Each day we face a barrage of images and ideas -- from society and the media -- telling us who we should be. We are led to believe that if we look perfect, live perfect, and do everything perfectly, we' ...
... Chuldah, and Esther ò Uses the gematria of Jewish metaphysics to demonstrate that prophecy is a mystical initiatory path by which Divine Will is made known, not only a tool for telling the future ò Presents ...
... author Deborah Blum uses her extraordinary storytelling skills and scientific insight to explore nothing less than the nexus of science and religion. It is a territory as fascinating to us now as it was ...
... the meaning of death and how to approach it. Sushila Blackman places deathand lifein a truer perspective, by telling us of others who have left this world with dignity. Graceful Exits offers valuable ...
... of research, storytelling, poetry, and memoir ? is like a sacred magnet, pulling on the spiritual heart of all seekers.ö?Elizabeth Lesser, Cofounder, Omega Institute; Author, Broken Open: How Difficult ...
In this stunning follow-up to the global phenomenon The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown demonstrates once again why he is the world's most popular thriller writer. The Lost Symbol is a masterstroke of storytellinga ...
These never before published teaching stories of the yoga master Swami Kripalu are at once down-to-earth and transcendent. The Swami was fond of telling stories as a way of making his often subtle and ...
Despite its 800-year history and standing as one of the most popular branches of Buddhism in the world, Shin Buddhism has been passed on primarily through an oral tradition, leaving few books written about ...
... teacher and follow its leadings toward a sense of meaning and purpose. Tellingstories from his own life and the lives of others who have made a difference, he shares insights gained from darkness and ...
These beautifully illustrated tales capture the mystery, enchantment, and profound spiritual teachings of India. Story-telling has always been the way that India's holy men, the saints and sadhus, taught ...
... of achieving. Yet, while our stories profoundly affect how others see us and we see ourselves, too few of us even recognize that we're telling stories, or what they are, or that we can change them -- and, ...
Masterful retelling of Irish and Welsh stories and tales of the Ultonian and Ossianic cycles, the voyage of Maeldun, and the myths and tales of the Cymry (Welsh). Favorite and familiar stories of Cuchulain, ...
... beauty, intoxication, and controlùwith the plants that satisfy them: the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato. In telling the stories of four familiar species, Pollan illustrates how the plants ...
... for the Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center at the University of Michigan Healing Fibromyalgia: The Three-Step Solution is not just another book telling you how to live with fibromyalgia--it's a guide ...
... members of the family, including children and adolescents. Family Power answers parents' most common questions about family weight-management issues while clearly telling you what works and what doesn't. ...
... prevents victims from telling their stories, promotes adversarial enmity over community repair, and fails to equate legal duty with moral responsibility. Legal outcomes that make sense to lawyers and judges ...