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Gardening at the Dragon's Gate: At Work in the Wild and Cultivated World
by Wendy Johnson  
Powells.com Staff Pick An indispensable guide filled with useful information culled from a lifetime of experience. Reading Johnson's delightful book is a Zen-like experience in itself. Recommended by Ted, Powells.com...
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The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
by Pico Iyer
Powells.com Staff Pick In The Open Road, Pico Iyer gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the Dalai Lama. This is more than a history book, though. The author shares his personal day-to-day spiritual journey in a way that will speak to Westerners. It's a wonderful book; I couldn'...
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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
by Shunryu Suzuki
Powells.com Staff Pick Over the past 10 years I've owned several copies of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: I just can't resist giving it away. In fact, my first copy was given to me by a karate sensei who recommended I "not read it cover to cover, but instead read whichever chapter...
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When Things Fall Apart : Heart Advice for Difficult Times (97 Edition)
by Pema Chodron
Powells.com Staff Pick Buddhism is one of the fastest growing religions in the West, and as it has grown in popularity, a handful of teachers have emerged as international celebrities. Thich Nhat Hanh, Shunryu Suzuki, Chögyam Trungpa and, of course...
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Mindfulness in Plain English ((Rev)02 Edition)
by Bhante H. Gunaratana
Powells.com Staff Pick If you can't go on a walk without your cell phone; if being away from your desk causes serious e-mail anxiety; if you can't go more than a few hours without checking your messages, then you might need this book. Despite the marvels of technology, being...
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American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China
by Matthew Polly
Powells.com Staff Pick In his adventurous and highly comical journey to martial arts' ancient home, China's Shaolin Temple, Matthew Polly tests his fortitude and manhood, picking up a great deal about Chinese culture along the way. Filled with peculiar characters, crazy moves,...
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The New Physics & Cosmology: Dialogues with the Dalai Lama
by Arthur Zajonc
Powells.com Staff Pick "I believe reviewers should state their prejudices, so here goes. I consider books which attempt to equate quantum mechanics with Eastern philosophy to be a blight upon the intellectual landscape. The suggestion put forth by some that Heisenberg's...
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The Buddha's Apprentices: More Voices of Young Buddhists
by Sumi Loundon
Powells.com Staff Pick The Buddha's Apprentices is a wonderful book for people of all ages, whether they are Buddhist or not. The book starts with high school and college students and moves on to middle and late adulthood. Each story presents a different situation that...
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Mindfulness in Plain English (91 Edition)
by Venerable H. Gunaratana
Powells.com Staff Pick If you can't go on a walk without your cell phone; if being away from your desk causes serious e-mail anxiety; if you can't go more than a few hours without checking your messages, then you might need this book. Despite the marvels of technology, being...
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Losing Moses on the Freeway: The 10 Commandments in America
by Chris Hedges
Powells.com Staff Pick In 2002, after fifteen years traversing the world's most dangerous places, war correspondent Chris Hedges published a widely-acclaimed meditation on the psychology of war. Now, he's entered yet another battlefield. In Losing Moses on the Freeway, Hedges...
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