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Planet Medicine: Origins, Revised Edition
Origins
Written by Richard Grossinger
Preface by John E. Upledger


Format: eBook, 664 pages
On Sale: March 26, 2013
Price: $24.99

Planet Medicine is a major work by an anthropologist who looks at medicine in a broad context. In this edition, additions to this classic text include a section on Reiki, a comparison of types of palpation used in healing, updates on craniosacral therapy, and a means of understanding how different alternative... Read more >
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The Happy Life
The Happy Life
Written by David Malouf
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307907714
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The Happy Life
The Search for Contentment in the Modern World
Written by David Malouf


Format: Hardcover, 112 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2013
Price: $19.95

By Australia’s greatest contemporary author, an elegant, succinct meditation on what makes for a happy life. ;-)

“Happiness surely is among the simplest of human emotions and the most spontaneous,” says David Malouf. But what exactly are we looking for when we chase happiness? At this particular moment in history, privileged, industrialized...

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The Happy Life
The Happy Life
Written by David Malouf
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ISBN: 9780307907820
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The Happy Life
The Search for Contentment in the Modern World
Written by David Malouf


Format: eBook, 112 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2013
Price: $9.99

By Australia’s greatest contemporary author, an elegant, succinct meditation on what makes for a happy life. ;-)

“Happiness surely is among the simplest of human emotions and the most spontaneous,” says David Malouf. But what exactly are we looking for when we chase happiness? At this particular moment in history, privileged, industrialized...

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Phi
Phi
Written by Giulio Tononi
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307907219
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Phi
A Voyage from the Brain to the Soul
Written by Giulio Tononi


Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $30.00

This title is printed in full color throughout.

From one of the most original and influential neuroscientists at work today, here is an exploration of consciousness unlike any other—as told by Galileo, who opened the way for the objectivity of science and is now intent on making subjective experience a part of...

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Phi
Phi
Written by Giulio Tononi
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307907226
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Phi
A Voyage from the Brain to the Soul
Written by Giulio Tononi


Format: eBook, 380 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $15.99

This title is printed in full color throughout.

From one of the most original and influential neuroscientists at work today, here is an exploration of consciousness unlike any other—as told by Galileo, who opened the way for the objectivity of science and is now intent on making subjective experience a part of...

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Illusions
Illusions
Written by Richard Bach
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307824356
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Illusions
The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
Written by Richard Bach


Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2012
Price: $7.99

In the cloud-washed airspace between the cornfields of Illinois and blue infinity, a man puts his faith in the propeller of his biplane. For disillusioned writer and itinerant barnstormer Richard Bach, belief is as real as a full tank of gas and sparks firing in the cylinders...until he meets Donald Shimoda--former... Read more >
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Healing and the Mind
Healing and the Mind
Written by Bill Moyers
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307816931
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Healing and the Mind

Written by Bill Moyers


Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: May 9, 2012
Price: $17.99

At last, the paperback edition of the monumental  best-seller (almost half a million copies in  print!) that has changed the way Americans think about  sickness and health -- the companion volume to the  landmark PBS series of the same name. In a  remarkably short period of time, Bill Moyers's  Healing And The Mind has become a  touchstone, shaping... Read more >
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The History of Sexuality, Vol. 3
The History of Sexuality, Vol. 3
Written by Michel Foucault
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307819260
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The History of Sexuality, Vol. 3
The Care of the Self
Written by Michel Foucault


Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: April 18, 2012
Price: $11.99

The Care of the Self is the third and possibly final volume of Michel Foucault's widely acclaimed examination of "the experience of sexuality in Western society." Foucault takes us into the first two centuries of our own era, into the Golden Age of Rome, to reveal a subtle but decisive break... Read more >
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Self Comes to Mind
Self Comes to Mind
Written by Antonio Damasio
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307474957
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Self Comes to Mind
Constructing the Conscious Brain
Written by Antonio Damasio


Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
On Sale: March 6, 2012
Price: $15.95

A leading neuroscientist explores with authority, with imagination, and with unparalleled mastery how the brain constructs the mind and how the brain makes that mind conscious.
 
Antonio Damasio has spent the past thirty years researching and and revealing how the brain works. Here, in his most ambitious and stunning work yet, he...

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Stumbling Toward Enlightenment
Stumbling Toward Enlightenment
Written by Geri Larkin
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307808134
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Stumbling Toward Enlightenment

Written by Geri Larkin


Format: eBook, 232 pages
On Sale: November 30, 2011
Price: $12.99

A humorous and honest collection of Buddhist wisdom from a Western beginner'­s perspective.

Instead of promising a straight and clear path to enlightenment, author and teacher Geri Larkin shows us that even stumbling along that path can lead to self-discovery and awakening, especially if we prize the journey and not the destination... Read more >
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Understanding a Course in Miracles
Understanding a Course in Miracles
Written by D. Patrick Miller, Foreword by Iyanla Vanzant
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307807793
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Understanding a Course in Miracles
The History, Message, and Legacy of a Spiritual Path for Today
Written by D. Patrick Miller
Foreword by Iyanla Vanzant


Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: November 23, 2011
Price: $11.99

This comprehensive introduction to the grassroots phenomenon A Course in Miracles covers the book's role in America's changing spiritual landscape, investigates its origins and history, and explains its principal tenets and philosophies. Weaving together extensive research and student perspectives, journalist D. Patrick Miller sheds light on the provocative and oft-misunderstood text... Read more >
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The Secret Tradition of the Soul

Written by Patrick Harpur


Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: October 18, 2011
Price: $16.99

In The Secret Tradition of the Soul, author Patrick Harpur argues that answers to life’s most difficult questions—the meaning of life, the nature of self, and the existence of an afterlife—can be met by a visionary tradition that runs through Western culture, from Greek philosophy and Renaissance alchemy to Romantic poetry... Read more >
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The Secret Tradition of the Soul
The Secret Tradition of the Soul
Written by Patrick Harpur
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781583943151
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The Secret Tradition of the Soul

Written by Patrick Harpur


Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: October 18, 2011
Price: $17.95

In The Secret Tradition of the Soul, author Patrick Harpur argues that answers to life’s most difficult questions—the meaning of life, the nature of self, and the existence of an afterlife—can be met by a visionary tradition that runs through Western culture, from Greek philosophy and Renaissance alchemy to Romantic poetry... Read more >
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Teaching Yoga
Essential Foundations and Techniques
Written by Mark Stephens
Foreword by Mariel Hemingway


Format: eBook, 432 pages
On Sale: September 6, 2011
Price: $22.95

Teaching Yoga is an essential resource for new and experienced teachers as well as a guide for all yoga students interested in refining their skills and knowledge. Addressing 100% of the teacher training curriculum standards set by Yoga Alliance, the world's leading registry and accreditation source for yoga teachers and schools... Read more >
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Shadow Yoga, Chaya Yoga
The Principles of Hatha Yoga
Written by Shandor Remete


Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: July 26, 2011
Price: $18.95

In Shadow Yoga, Chaya Yoga, author Shandor Remete shows how to utilize yoga to enhance all aspects of physical and spiritual health. Focusing specifically on the hatha tradition, the book delves deep into original Sanskrit texts, explaining the theoretical foundation of yoga in clear, encouraging language. Remete describes the "shadows" noted... Read more >
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Love and the Soul
Creating a Future for Earth
Written by Robert Sardello
Foreword by Robert Simmons


Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: June 28, 2011
Price: $18.95

With economies in peril, war in the Middle East, genocides, global warming, and a host of other grim phenomena, the world has never seemed so besieged. The solution, says Robert Sardello, lies with the individual. In this timely, thoughtful book, he explains how the soul can engage with the outer world... Read more >
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Deep Play
Deep Play
Written by Diane Ackerman
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307763334
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Deep Play

Written by Diane Ackerman


Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2011
Price: $11.99

With A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman let her free-ranging intellect loose on the natural world.  Now in Deep Play she tackles the realm of creativity, by exploring one of the most essential aspects of our characters: the abitlity to play.

"Deep play" is that more intensified form of play that... Read more >
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Teaching Yoga
Teaching Yoga
Written by Mark Stephens, Foreword by Mariel Hemingway
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781556438851
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Teaching Yoga
Essential Foundations and Techniques
Written by Mark Stephens
Foreword by Mariel Hemingway


Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: May 25, 2010
Price: $22.95

Teaching Yoga is an essential resource for new and experienced teachers as well as a guide for all yoga students interested in refining their skills and knowledge. Addressing 100% of the teacher training curriculum standards set by Yoga Alliance, the world's leading registry and accreditation source for yoga teachers and schools... Read more >
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Shadow Yoga, Chaya Yoga
Shadow Yoga, Chaya Yoga
Written by Shandor Remete
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781556438769
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Shadow Yoga, Chaya Yoga
The Principles of Hatha Yoga
Written by Shandor Remete


Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: January 12, 2010
Price: $18.95

In Shadow Yoga, Chaya Yoga, author Shandor Remete shows how to utilize yoga to enhance all aspects of physical and spiritual health. Focusing specifically on the hatha tradition, the book delves deep into original Sanskrit texts, explaining the theoretical foundation of yoga in clear, encouraging language. Remete describes the "shadows" noted... Read more >
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Awakening the Buddha Within
Awakening the Buddha Within
Written by Lama Surya Das
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780385530989
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Awakening the Buddha Within
Eight Steps to Enlightenment
Written by Lama Surya Das


Format: eBook, 432 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2009
Price: $15.99

Lama Surya Das, the most highly trained American lama in the Tibetan tradition, presents the definitive book on Western Buddhism for the modern-day spiritual seeker.

The radical and compelling message of Buddhism tells us that each of us has the wisdom, awareness, love, and power of the Buddha within; yet most of... Read more >
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Reiki: The True Story
Reiki: The True Story
Written by Don Beckett
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781583942673
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Reiki: The True Story
An Exploration of Usui Reiki
Written by Don Beckett


Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: April 7, 2009
Price: $23.95

Reiki: The True Story is a comprehensive investigation of Reiki as both a healing practice and a lifelong path of spiritual awakening. Author and Reiki expert Don Beckett weaves together a new story about Reiki’s origins and its founder’s true vision. The foundation of this book is the teachings of a... Read more >
Cancer and the Search for Lost Meaning
Cancer and the Search for Lost Meaning
Written by Pier Mario Biava
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781556437786
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Cancer and the Search for Lost Meaning
The Discovery of a Revolutionary New Cancer Treatment
Written by Pier Mario Biava


Format: Trade Paperback, 168 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $15.95

In this groundbreaking work, Dr. Pier Mario Biava argues that the problem with cancer is not the disease itself, but how to treat it, how to approach the affected body. Malfunctioning cells, he says, need not always be cut out or chemically destroyed: they can be reprogrammed for normal functioning. This... Read more >
Love and the Soul
Love and the Soul
Written by Robert Sardello, Foreword by Robert Simmons
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781556437533
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Love and the Soul
Creating a Future for Earth
Written by Robert Sardello
Foreword by Robert Simmons


Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: December 9, 2008
Price: $18.95

With economies in peril, war in the Middle East, genocides, global warming, and a host of other grim phenomena, the world has never seemed so besieged. The solution, says Robert Sardello, lies with the individual. In this timely, thoughtful book, he explains how the soul can engage with the outer world... Read more >
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Stumbling Toward Enlightenment
Stumbling Toward Enlightenment
Written by Geri Larkin
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781587613296
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Stumbling Toward Enlightenment

Written by Geri Larkin


Format: Trade Paperback, 232 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2008
Price: $16.95

A humorous and honest collection of Buddhist wisdom from a Western beginner'­s perspective.

Instead of promising a straight and clear path to enlightenment, author and teacher Geri Larkin shows us that even stumbling along that path can lead to self-discovery and awakening, especially if we prize the journey and not the destination... Read more >
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Understanding a Course in Miracles
Understanding a Course in Miracles
Written by D. Patrick Miller, Foreword by Iyanla Vanzant
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781587613128
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Understanding a Course in Miracles
The History, Message, and Legacy of a Spiritual Path for Today
Written by D. Patrick Miller
Foreword by Iyanla Vanzant


Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2008
Price: $15.95

This comprehensive introduction to the grassroots phenomenon A Course in Miracles covers the book's role in America's changing spiritual landscape, investigates its origins and history, and explains its principal tenets and philosophies. Weaving together extensive research and student perspectives, journalist D. Patrick Miller sheds light on the provocative and oft-misunderstood text... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
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