Philosophy & Religion
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The Art of Worldly Wisdom
This perenially popular book of advice on how to achieve personal and professional success is valued for its timeless insights on how to make one's way in the world. Written in the seventeenth century by a Spanish Jesuit scholar, the teachings are strikingly modern in tone and address universal concerns such as friendship, morality, effective leadership, and how to manage one's emotions. The Art of Worldly Wisdom is for anyone… Read More+ Learn More
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The Essence of Chan
A Practical Guide to Life and Practice according to the Teachings of Bodhidharma
Legend has it that more than a thousand years ago, an Indian Buddhist monk named Bodhidharma arrived in China. His approach to teaching was unlike that of any of the Buddhist practitioners who had come to China before him. Bodhidharma confounded and infuriated the emperor with cryptic dialogues before traveling the country and eventually settling into a cave behind Mount Song, where he meditated for nine years, waiting… Read More+ Learn More
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The Integral Approach
If you’ve always wanted to study Ken Wilber’s Integral Theory but have been unsure where to start—or have been intimidated by some of his more voluminous works—this book is for you. The Integral Approach provides the shortest, most complete introduction to Integral Theory, written by Wilber himself. Integral Theory provides an all-inclusive map to everything that all the various world cultures have to tell us about human potential—about… Read More+ Learn More
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Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching
A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way
No other English translation of this greatest of the Chinese classics can match Ursula Le Guin's striking new version. Le Guin, best known for thought-provoking science fiction novels that have helped to transform the genre, has studied the Tao Te Ching for more than forty years. She has consulted the literal translations and worked with Chinese scholars to develop a version that lets the ancient text speak in a… Read More+ Learn More
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