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May 27, 2008
The Joy of Living
Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness
Written by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche and Eric Swanson
Foreword by Daniel Goleman


Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: May 27, 2008
Price: $13.95

An illuminating perspective on the science of meditation—and a handbook for transforming our minds, bodies, and lives

In The Joy of Living, world-renowned Buddhist teacher Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche—the “happiest man in the world”—invites us to join him in unlocking the secrets to finding joy and contentment in the everyday. Using the basic... Read more >
Also available as an abridged audio CD, audiobook download, eBook and a hardcover.
Buddha or Bust
In Search of Truth, Meaning, Happiness, and the Man Who Found Them All
Written by Perry Garfinkel


Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2007
Price: $13.95

Why does an idea that’s 2,500 years old seem more relevant today than ever before? How can the Buddha’s teachings help us solve many of the world’s problems? Journalist Perry Garfinkel circumnavigated the globe to discover the heart of Buddhism and the reasons for its growing popularity—and ended up discovering himself... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
The Laughing Jesus
Religious Lies and Gnostic Wisdom
Written by Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy


Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: June 27, 2006
Price: $14.00

An Incendiary Wake-Up Call to the World

What if the Old Testament is a work of fiction, Jesus never existed, and Muhammad was a mobster?

What if the Bible and the Qur'an are works of political propaganda created by Taliban-like fundamentalists to justify the sort of religious violence we are witnessing in the... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents
Guiding Your Children to Success and Fulfillment
Written by Deepak Chopra


Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: March 28, 2006
Price: $12.95

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success was a phenomenon that touched millions of lives. Its author, Deepak Chopra, received thousands of letters from parents who expressed the desire to convey the principles they had learned to their children, along with questions about how to do so.

The Seven Spiritual Laws for... Read more >
Also available as an abridged audio CD, audiobook download and an eBook.
Peace Is the Way
Bringing War and Violence to an End
Written by Deepak Chopra


Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: December 27, 2005
Price: $13.00

“There is no way to peace, peace is the way.”

This statement has never been more true. Now, Deepak Chopra expands on A. J. Muste’s insight, teaching us how to expand awareness, stop reacting out of fear, and reject war—one person at a time. As Dr. Chopra says, “Violence may be... Read more >
Also available as an abridged audio CD, audiobook download and an eBook.
Faith and Fortune
How Compassionate Capitalism Is Transforming American Business
Written by Marc Gunther


Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: November 22, 2005
Price: $14.00

Lately the headlines have delivered dispiriting news about wrongdoing and scandal in business. But behind the headlines lies a surprising, untold story: Corporate America is changing for the better. Faith and Fortune tells the stories of the extraordinary people who are leading the way and the admirable companies they have built... Read more >
Also available as an eBook and a hardcover.
Paths to God
Living the Bhagavad Gita
Written by Ram Dass


Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: October 25, 2005
Price: $12.12

World-renowned philosopher and spiritual teacher Ram Dass—author of the groundbreaking classic Be Here Now—presents the contemporary Western audience with a lively, accessible guide to the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, the classic Hindu text that has been called the ultimate instruction manual for living a spiritual life. Read more >
Also available as an eBook and a hardcover.
Journey from the Land of No
A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran
Written by Roya Hakakian


Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: June 28, 2005
Price: $13.00

From the Hardcover

“We stormed every classroom, inscribed our slogans on the blackboard . . . Never had mayhem brought more peace. All our lives we had been taught the virtues of behaving, and now we were discovering the importance of misbehaving. Too much fear had tainted our days. Too many afternoons... Read more >
Also available as an eBook and a hardcover.
The Silence We Keep
A Nun's View of the Catholic Priest Scandal
Written by Karol Jackowski


Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: March 22, 2005
Price: $13.00

In this uplifting and empowering call to action, Karol Jackowski, a nun for more than forty years, speaks out about her life and vocation, women in the Church, the sexual scandal in the priesthood and why the Catholic hierarchy won’t fix it, and how Catholics will take back their Church. Read more >
Cinema Nirvana
Enlightenment Lessons from the Movies
Written by Dean Sluyter


Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: February 22, 2005
Price: $14.00

Movie fans and spiritual seekers, unite! In Cinema Nirvana, meditation teacher and award-winning film critic Dean Sluyter illuminates the hidden enlightenment teachings of Casablanca, Jaws, The Graduate, The Godfather, Memento, and ten other classic films, revealing spiritual wisdom in everything from 007’s secret weapons to the colors of the Seven Dwarfs’... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
The Probability of God
A Simple Calculation That Proves the Ultimate Truth
Written by Dr. Stephen D. Unwin


Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: October 26, 2004
Price: $12.95

Does God exist?

This is probably the most debated question in the history of mankind. Scholars, scientists, and philosophers have spent their lifetimes trying to prove or disprove the existence of God, only to have their theories crucified by other scholars, scientists, and philosophers. Where the debate breaks down is in the... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
The Quantum and the Lotus
A Journey to the Frontiers Where Science and Buddhism Meet
Written by Matthieu Ricard and Trinh Xuan Thuan


Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: October 26, 2004
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 >
Nothing Sacred
The Truth About Judaism
Written by Douglas Rushkoff


Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: March 23, 2004
Price: $14.00

Acclaimed writer and thinker Douglas Rushkoff, author of Ecstasy Club and Coercion, has written perhaps the most important—and controversial—book on Judaism in a generation. As the religion stands on the brink of becoming irrelevant to the very people who look to it for answers, Nothing Sacred takes aim at its problems... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
The New Joys of Yiddish
Completely Updated
Written by Leo Rosten
Revised by Lawrence Bush


Format: Trade Paperback, 496 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2003
Price: $19.95

Enjoy the most comprehensive and hilariously entertaining lexicon of the colorful and deeply expressive language of Yiddish. With the recent renaissance of interest in Yiddish, and in keeping with a language that embodies the variety and vibrancy of life itself, The New Joys of Yiddish brings Leo Rosten’s masterful work up... Read more >
Also available as an audiobook download.
The Christian Book of Questions
350 Questions to Explore Your Beliefs and Deepen Your Faith
Written by Laura E. Boswell


Format: Trade Paperback, 216 pages
On Sale: June 24, 2003
Price: $9.95

Take a Personal Look at Faith, Ethics, and Morals in Today's World

• Are donations still charity if you claim them on your tax return?
• Is it wrong to miss church because you have too much work to do?
• God made us in his image—is that physical, spiritual, or both?

These are tough... Read more >