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The Art of War
by Sun-tzu  Synopsis Conflict is an inevitable part of life, according to this ancient Chinese classic of strategy, but everything necessary to deal with conflict wisely, honorably, victoriously, is already present within us. Compiled more than two thousand years ago by a...
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Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion
by Pema Chodron Publisher Comments Short, stand-alone readings designed to help us cultivate compassion and awareness amid the challenges of daily living. More than just a collection of thoughts for the day, this book offers a progressive program of spiritual study. Comfortable with...
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When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
by Pema Chodron Synopsis There is a fundamental opportunity for happiness right within our reach, yet we usually miss it--ironically, while we are caught up in attempts to escape pain and suffering. Drawn from traditional Buddhist wisdom, Pema Chodron's radical and compassionate...
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Teachings of the Buddha
by Jack Kornfield Synopsis 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...
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On Bullshit
by Harry G. Frankfurt 
Powells.com Staff Pick Lying is a craft, but bullshitting is an art. "Hence the familiar notion of the 'bullshit artist,'" moral philosopher Harry Frankfurt reminds us in this fun, erudite treatise. On Bullshit surely ranks as one of the best gift books to come along in quite...
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Experience and Education
by John Dewey Publisher Comments Experience and Education is the best concise statement on education ever published by John Dewey, the man acknowledged to be the pre-eminent educational theorist of the twentieth century. Written more than two decades after Democracy and Education (Dewey'...
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True Love: A Practice for Awakening the Heart
by Thich Nhat Hanh Publisher Comments In this little treasure, Thich Nhat Hanh offers a Buddhist view of love along with techniques for manifesting it in our daily lives. In his characteristically direct, simple, and compassionate style, he explores the four key aspects of love as described...
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The Art of Peace: Teachings of the Founder of Aikido
by Morihei Ueshiba Publisher Comments These inspirational teachings show that the real way of the warrior is based on compassion, wisdom, fearlessness, and love of nature. Drawn from the talks and writings of Morihei Ueshiba, founder of the popular Japanese martial art known as Aikido, The...
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Candide #1: Candide
by Voltaire Publisher Comments Candide is the story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate, clings desperately to the belief that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds." On the surface a witty, bantering tale, this eighteenth...
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Fear and Trembling (06 Edition)
by Soren Kierkegaard Publisher Comments The perfect books for the true book lover, Penguins Great Ideas series features twelve more groundbreaking works by some of historys most prodigious thinkers. Each volume is beautifully packaged with a unique type-driven design that highlights the...
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Varieties of Religious Experience (02 Edition)
by William James Publisher Comments After completing his monumental work, The Principles of Psychology, William James turned his attention to serious consideration of such important religious and philosophical questions as the nature and existence of God, immortality of the soul, and free...
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Mandalas Stained Glass Coloring Book
by Marty Noble Publisher Comments Popular among designers and crafters, the circular symmetry of mandala designs also makes them fun to color. This eye-catching collection of "stained glass" illustrations invites coloring book fans to apply their hues to a variety of these intriguing...
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The Republic (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Plato Publisher Comments Famous philosophical treatise of the 4th century BC concerns itself chiefly with the idea of justice, as well as such Platonic theories as that of ideas, the criticism of poetry, and the philosopher's role. Source of the famous cave myth and prototype...
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Finite and Infinite Games (87 Edition)
by James P. Carse Synopsis An extraordinary book that will dramatically change the way you experience life. Finite games are the familiar contests of everyday life, the games we play in business and politics, in the bedroom and on the battlefied -- games with winners and losers, a...
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Common Sense, Rights of Man (03 Edition)
by Thomas Paine Synopsis Noted works by one of the most eloquent proponents of democracy are together in this one volume. Paine's 1776 pamphlet "Common Sense" is joined by "The Rights of Man, " his defense of the French Revolution, and selections from "The Crisis."...
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The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs
by Friedrich Nietzsche Publisher Comments Nietzsche called The Gay Science "the most personal of all my books." It was here that he first proclaimed the death of God -- to which a large part of the book is devoted -- and his doctrine of the eternal recurrence. Walter Kaufmann's commentary, with...
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Wisdom of the Buddha: The Unabridged Dhammapada (Dover Thrift Editions)
by F Max Muller Publisher Comments Few sacred texts present their wisdom with the clarity of the Buddhist Dhammapada, or Path to Virtue. These ancient verses offer a compelling introduction to Buddhist thought, revealing the Four Truths — concerning the nature of the world and our...
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The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction
by Michel Foucault Publisher Comments The author turns his attention to sex and the reasons why we are driven constantly to analyze and discuss it. An iconoclastic explanation of modern sexual history....
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Thus Spake Zarathustra (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche Publisher Comments A 19th-century literary masterpiece, tremendously influential in the arts and in philosophy, uses the Persian religious leader Zarathustra to voice the author's views, including the introduction of the controversial doctrine of the Übermensch, or...
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Man's Search for Meaning - With New Foreward (06 Edition)
by Viktor E. Frankl Publisher Comments Psychiatrist Viktor Frankls memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Between 1942 and 1945 Frankl labored in four different camps, including Auschwitz, while his...
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