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The Art of War
Written by Sun Tzu
Translated by Thomas Cleary
Format: Package, 224 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $18.00
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Written by Sun Tzu
Translated by Thomas Cleary
Format: Package, 224 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $18.00
Read more >
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Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching
A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way
Written by Ursula K. Le Guin
Format: Package, 192 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $18.00
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A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way
Written by Ursula K. Le Guin
Format: Package, 192 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $18.00
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The Pocket Krishnamurti
Written by J. Krishnamurti
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: June 30, 2009
Price: $6.95
A pocket-size treasury of short teachings on the art of living–from one of the greatest spiritual teachers of the twentieth century.
The teachings of J. Krishnamurti are summed up here in compact form in a selection of previously unpublished teachings that explore what he called “the art of living.” He addresses such... Read more >
Written by J. Krishnamurti
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: June 30, 2009
Price: $6.95
A pocket-size treasury of short teachings on the art of living–from one of the greatest spiritual teachers of the twentieth century.
The teachings of J. Krishnamurti are summed up here in compact form in a selection of previously unpublished teachings that explore what he called “the art of living.” He addresses such... Read more >
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The Art of War
Translation, Essays, and Commentary by the Denma Translation Group
Written by Sun Tzu
Translated by Denma Translation Group
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $9.95
A new edition of one of the best-selling translations of the Chinese classic, with extensive commentary and in-depth essays explaining how to apply the wisdom of nonaggression to conflicts in everyday life.
At the core of this ancient strategy manual is the understanding that conflict is an inescapable part of human life... Read more >
Translation, Essays, and Commentary by the Denma Translation Group
Written by Sun Tzu
Translated by Denma Translation Group
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $9.95
A new edition of one of the best-selling translations of the Chinese classic, with extensive commentary and in-depth essays explaining how to apply the wisdom of nonaggression to conflicts in everyday life.
At the core of this ancient strategy manual is the understanding that conflict is an inescapable part of human life... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover,
hardcover,
package,
trade paperback,
trade paperback and a
trade paperback.
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The Philosophy of Tai Chi Chuan
Wisdom from Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Other Great Thinkers
Written by Freya Boedicker and Martin Boedicker
Format: Hardcover, 120 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $14.95
The essence of Tai Chi Chuan lies in the rich philosophy of ancient China. While most Tai Chi practitioners are aware of the value that studying Chinese philosophy can bring to their practice, it is often difficult to pick out those texts that are most relevant to Tai Chi and connected... Read more >
Wisdom from Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Other Great Thinkers
Written by Freya Boedicker and Martin Boedicker
Format: Hardcover, 120 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $14.95
The essence of Tai Chi Chuan lies in the rich philosophy of ancient China. While most Tai Chi practitioners are aware of the value that studying Chinese philosophy can bring to their practice, it is often difficult to pick out those texts that are most relevant to Tai Chi and connected... Read more >
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The Essential Yoga Sutra
Ancient Wisdom for Your Yoga
Written by Geshe Michael Roach and Lama Christie McNally
Format: eBook, 144 pages
On Sale: February 4, 2009
Price: $10.95
The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali is a classic Sanskrit treatise consisting of 195 “threads,” or aphorisms, describing the process of liberation through yoga. Although little is known about Patanjali (most scholars estimate that he lived in India circa 200–300 b.c.), his writings have long been recognized as a vital contribution to... Read more >
Ancient Wisdom for Your Yoga
Written by Geshe Michael Roach and Lama Christie McNally
Format: eBook, 144 pages
On Sale: February 4, 2009
Price: $10.95
The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali is a classic Sanskrit treatise consisting of 195 “threads,” or aphorisms, describing the process of liberation through yoga. Although little is known about Patanjali (most scholars estimate that he lived in India circa 200–300 b.c.), his writings have long been recognized as a vital contribution to... Read more >
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The Quantum and the Lotus
A Journey to the Frontiers Where Science and Buddhism Meet
Written by Matthieu Ricard and Trinh Xuan Thuan
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: February 4, 2009
Price: $14.95
Matthieu Ricard trained as a molecular biologist, working in the lab of a Nobel prize—winning scientist, but when he read some Buddhist philosophy, he became drawn to Buddhism. Eventually he left his life in science to study with Tibetan teachers, and he is now a Buddhist monk and translator for the... Read more >
A Journey to the Frontiers Where Science and Buddhism Meet
Written by Matthieu Ricard and Trinh Xuan Thuan
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: February 4, 2009
Price: $14.95
Matthieu Ricard trained as a molecular biologist, working in the lab of a Nobel prize—winning scientist, but when he read some Buddhist philosophy, he became drawn to Buddhism. Eventually he left his life in science to study with Tibetan teachers, and he is now a Buddhist monk and translator for the... Read more >
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The Way of Leadership
Timeless Strategies for Success from Zen and Taoist Masters
Read by David Warrilow and Michael O'Keefe
Translated by Thomas Cleary
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $29.95
Proven to be invaluable resources for anyone in a position of power, here are three of China’s greatest classical works on leadership, warriorship, and strategy: The Art of War. Read by David Warrilow. This timeless guide is perhaps the most influential book of strategy in the world today. Zen Lessons. Read... Read more >
Timeless Strategies for Success from Zen and Taoist Masters
Read by David Warrilow and Michael O'Keefe
Translated by Thomas Cleary
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $29.95
Proven to be invaluable resources for anyone in a position of power, here are three of China’s greatest classical works on leadership, warriorship, and strategy: The Art of War. Read by David Warrilow. This timeless guide is perhaps the most influential book of strategy in the world today. Zen Lessons. Read... Read more >
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Yoga Gems
A Treasury of Practical and Spiritual Wisdom from Ancient and Modern Masters
Edited by Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D.
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: December 10, 2008
Price: $16.00
Here is an inspirational and accessible introduction to the deep inner wisdom of yoga gathered from sources both ancient and modern by one of America’s most respected yoga scholars.
YOGA GEMS
For the millions of Americans who now practice yoga regularly, here is the perfect introduction to the rich philosophical and spiritual tradition... Read more >
A Treasury of Practical and Spiritual Wisdom from Ancient and Modern Masters
Edited by Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D.
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: December 10, 2008
Price: $16.00
Here is an inspirational and accessible introduction to the deep inner wisdom of yoga gathered from sources both ancient and modern by one of America’s most respected yoga scholars.
YOGA GEMS
For the millions of Americans who now practice yoga regularly, here is the perfect introduction to the rich philosophical and spiritual tradition... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Backdoor to Enlightenment
Eight Steps to Living Your Dreams and Changing Your World
Written by Za Rinpoche and Ashley Nebelsieck
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2008
Price: $14.00
Everyone dreams of a better life. All the things you’ve ever wanted — happiness, loving relationships, well-being, abundance, and peace of mind — are all qualities of enlightenment, a way of embracing our fullest potential that seemed unavailable to us, until now.
For thousands of years, the secret to enlightenment has... Read more >
Eight Steps to Living Your Dreams and Changing Your World
Written by Za Rinpoche and Ashley Nebelsieck
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2008
Price: $14.00
Everyone dreams of a better life. All the things you’ve ever wanted — happiness, loving relationships, well-being, abundance, and peace of mind — are all qualities of enlightenment, a way of embracing our fullest potential that seemed unavailable to us, until now.
For thousands of years, the secret to enlightenment has... Read more >
Also available as a
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The Backdoor to Enlightenment
Eight Steps to Living Your Dreams and Changing Your World
Written by Za Rinpoche and Ashley Nebelsieck
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2008
Price: $14.00
Eight Steps to Living Your Dreams and Changing Your World
Written by Za Rinpoche and Ashley Nebelsieck
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2008
Price: $14.00
Everyone dreams of a better life. All the things you’ve ever wanted — happiness, loving relationships, well-being, abundance, and peace of mind — are all qualities of enlightenment, a way of embracing our fullest potential that seemed unavailable to us, until now.
For thousands of years, the secret to enlightenment has...
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Tao Te Ching
Written by Lao Tzu
Illustrated by Stephen Addiss
Translated by Stanley Lombardo and Stephen Addiss
Introduction by Burton Watson
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: December 11, 2007
Price: $18.95
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Written by Lao Tzu
Illustrated by Stephen Addiss
Translated by Stanley Lombardo and Stephen Addiss
Introduction by Burton Watson
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: December 11, 2007
Price: $18.95
Read more >
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Teachings of the Buddha
Edited by Jack Kornfield
Format: Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $6.99
This treasury of essential Buddhist writings draws from the most popular Indian, Tibetan, Chinese, and Japanese sources. Among the selections are some of the earliest recorded sayings of the Buddha on the practice of freedom, passages from later Indian scriptures on the perfection of wisdom, verses from Tibetan masters on the... Read more >
Edited by Jack Kornfield
Format: Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $6.99
This treasury of essential Buddhist writings draws from the most popular Indian, Tibetan, Chinese, and Japanese sources. Among the selections are some of the earliest recorded sayings of the Buddha on the practice of freedom, passages from later Indian scriptures on the perfection of wisdom, verses from Tibetan masters on the... Read more >
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Eastern Philosophy For Beginners
Written by Jim Powell
Illustrated by Joe Lee
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: August 21, 2007
Price: $14.95
The spiritual rewards and intellectual challenges of Eastern philosophy are revealed in this visually stunning book, illustrated by Joe Lee and with 19th-century engravings. Eastern philosophy is not only an intellectual pursuit, but one that involves one’s entire being. Much of it is so deeply entwined with the non-intellectual art of... Read more >
Written by Jim Powell
Illustrated by Joe Lee
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: August 21, 2007
Price: $14.95
The spiritual rewards and intellectual challenges of Eastern philosophy are revealed in this visually stunning book, illustrated by Joe Lee and with 19th-century engravings. Eastern philosophy is not only an intellectual pursuit, but one that involves one’s entire being. Much of it is so deeply entwined with the non-intellectual art of... Read more >
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The Art of Peace
Written by Morihei Ueshiba
Format: Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: April 3, 2007
Price: $6.99
The real way of the warrior is based on compassion, wisdom, fearlessness, and love of nature. So taught the great Morihei Ueshiba (1883–1969), founder of the Japanese martial art of Aikido. Aikido is a disciple Ueshiba called the “Art of Peace.” It offers a nonviolent way to victory in the face... Read more >
Written by Morihei Ueshiba
Format: Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: April 3, 2007
Price: $6.99
The real way of the warrior is based on compassion, wisdom, fearlessness, and love of nature. So taught the great Morihei Ueshiba (1883–1969), founder of the Japanese martial art of Aikido. Aikido is a disciple Ueshiba called the “Art of Peace.” It offers a nonviolent way to victory in the face... Read more >
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Shambhala
The Sacred Path of the Warrior
Written by Chogyam Trungpa
Format: Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: March 27, 2007
Price: $7.99
There is a basic human wisdom that can help solve the world’s problems. It doesn’t belong to any one culture or region or religious tradition—though it can be found in many of them throughout history. It’s what Chögyam Trungpa called the sacred path of the warrior. The sacred warrior conquers the... Read more >
The Sacred Path of the Warrior
Written by Chogyam Trungpa
Format: Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: March 27, 2007
Price: $7.99
There is a basic human wisdom that can help solve the world’s problems. It doesn’t belong to any one culture or region or religious tradition—though it can be found in many of them throughout history. It’s what Chögyam Trungpa called the sacred path of the warrior. The sacred warrior conquers the... Read more >
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hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Tao Te Ching
A New Translation
Written by Sam Hamill
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2007
Price: $14.00
Part poetry, part paradox, always stirring and profound, Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching has been inspiring readers since it was written over two thousand years ago. This masterpiece is also one of the most frequently translated books in all of history, in part because the multiple meanings of the Chinese characters... Read more >
A New Translation
Written by Sam Hamill
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2007
Price: $14.00
Part poetry, part paradox, always stirring and profound, Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching has been inspiring readers since it was written over two thousand years ago. This masterpiece is also one of the most frequently translated books in all of history, in part because the multiple meanings of the Chinese characters... Read more >
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The Illustrated Book of Five Rings
Written by Miyamoto Musashi
Translated by Thomas Cleary
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $24.95
Written by the master swordsman and undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi in 1643, The Book of Five Rings has become a classic on the arts of strategy and confrontation. Musashi's wise and penetrating advice and observations are applicable not only to martial artists but for leaders in all professions; he analyzes the... Read more >
Written by Miyamoto Musashi
Translated by Thomas Cleary
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $24.95
Written by the master swordsman and undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi in 1643, The Book of Five Rings has become a classic on the arts of strategy and confrontation. Musashi's wise and penetrating advice and observations are applicable not only to martial artists but for leaders in all professions; he analyzes the... Read more >
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Ruling Your World
Ancient Strategies For Modern Life
Written by Sakyong Mipham
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $12.95
You’re stuck in the airport security line, late for a flight. The line isn’t moving. You’re angry at the security personnel for taking so long, you’re irritated at the other passengers for having so much stuff, you’re mad at your boss for sending you on this trip in the first place... Read more >
Ancient Strategies For Modern Life
Written by Sakyong Mipham
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $12.95
You’re stuck in the airport security line, late for a flight. The line isn’t moving. You’re angry at the security personnel for taking so long, you’re irritated at the other passengers for having so much stuff, you’re mad at your boss for sending you on this trip in the first place... Read more >
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The Ultimate Medicine
Dialogues with a Realized Master
Written by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Edited by Robert Powell
Foreword by Peter Madill
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: September 28, 2006
Price: $15.95
The Ultimate Medicine is not for those who like their spirituality watered down, but for serious students searching for awareness. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897-1981) lived and taught in a small apartment in the slums of Bombay. A realized master of the Tantric Nath lineage, he supported himself and his family by... Read more >
Dialogues with a Realized Master
Written by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Edited by Robert Powell
Foreword by Peter Madill
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: September 28, 2006
Price: $15.95
The Ultimate Medicine is not for those who like their spirituality watered down, but for serious students searching for awareness. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897-1981) lived and taught in a small apartment in the slums of Bombay. A realized master of the Tantric Nath lineage, he supported himself and his family by... Read more >
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I Ching
The Book of Change
Written by Thomas Cleary
Format: Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $5.99
The I Ching (Book of Change) is considered the oldest of the Chinese classics, and has throughout Chinese history commanded unsurpassed prestige and popularity. Containing several layers of text and given numerous levels of interpretation, the I Ching has been venerated for more than three thousand years as an oracle of... Read more >
The Book of Change
Written by Thomas Cleary
Format: Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $5.99
The I Ching (Book of Change) is considered the oldest of the Chinese classics, and has throughout Chinese history commanded unsurpassed prestige and popularity. Containing several layers of text and given numerous levels of interpretation, the I Ching has been venerated for more than three thousand years as an oracle of... Read more >
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Tao Te Ching
Written by Lao Tzu
Format: Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $7.99
Written more than two thousand years ago, the Tao Teh Ching, or “The Classic of the Way and Its Virtue,” is one of the true classics of the world of spiritual literature. Traditionally attributed to the near-legendary “Old Master,” Lao Tzu, the Tao Teh Ching teaches that the qualities of the... Read more >
Written by Lao Tzu
Format: Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $7.99
Written more than two thousand years ago, the Tao Teh Ching, or “The Classic of the Way and Its Virtue,” is one of the true classics of the world of spiritual literature. Traditionally attributed to the near-legendary “Old Master,” Lao Tzu, the Tao Teh Ching teaches that the qualities of the... Read more >
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Miyamoto Musashi
His Life and Writings
Written by Kenji Tokitsu
Translated by Sherab Chodzin Kohn
Format: Trade Paperback, 528 pages
On Sale: June 20, 2006
Price: $35.00
Miyamoto Musashi, who lived in Japan in the fifteenth century, was a renowned samurai warrior. He has become a martial arts icon, known not just as an undefeated dueler, but also as a master of battlefield strategy. Kenji Tokitsu turns a critical eye on Musashi's life and writings, separating fact from... Read more >
His Life and Writings
Written by Kenji Tokitsu
Translated by Sherab Chodzin Kohn
Format: Trade Paperback, 528 pages
On Sale: June 20, 2006
Price: $35.00
Miyamoto Musashi, who lived in Japan in the fifteenth century, was a renowned samurai warrior. He has become a martial arts icon, known not just as an undefeated dueler, but also as a master of battlefield strategy. Kenji Tokitsu turns a critical eye on Musashi's life and writings, separating fact from... Read more >
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Inward Revolution
Bringing About Radical Change in the World
Written by Jiddu Krishnamurti
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: March 21, 2006
Price: $16.00
J. Krishnamurti was one of the most influential and widely known spiritual teachers of the twentieth century. Here, he inquires with the reader into how remembering and dwelling on past events, both pleasurable and painful, give us a false sense of continuity, causing us to suffer. His instruction is to be... Read more >
Bringing About Radical Change in the World
Written by Jiddu Krishnamurti
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: March 21, 2006
Price: $16.00
J. Krishnamurti was one of the most influential and widely known spiritual teachers of the twentieth century. Here, he inquires with the reader into how remembering and dwelling on past events, both pleasurable and painful, give us a false sense of continuity, causing us to suffer. His instruction is to be... Read more >
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The Essential Yoga Sutra
Ancient Wisdom for Your Yoga
Written by Geshe Michael Roach and Lama Christie McNally
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: December 27, 2005
Price: $11.99
The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali is a classic Sanskrit treatise consisting of 195 “threads,” or aphorisms, describing the process of liberation through yoga. Although little is known about Patanjali (most scholars estimate that he lived in India circa 200–300 b.c.), his writings have long been recognized as a vital contribution to... Read more >
Ancient Wisdom for Your Yoga
Written by Geshe Michael Roach and Lama Christie McNally
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: December 27, 2005
Price: $11.99
The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali is a classic Sanskrit treatise consisting of 195 “threads,” or aphorisms, describing the process of liberation through yoga. Although little is known about Patanjali (most scholars estimate that he lived in India circa 200–300 b.c.), his writings have long been recognized as a vital contribution to... Read more >
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