Through Forests of Every Color: Awakening with Koans
By: Joan Sutherland
4.41
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Nautilus Book Award Winner An intimate spiritual and literary journey exploring how Zen koans make…
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1. Treason's Harbour (Aubrey & Maturin, #9)
By: Patrick O'Brian
4.38
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
All Patrick O'Brian's strengths are on parade in this novel of action and intrigue, set partly in M… read more
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"Wittles is up' said Killick"-Patrick O'Brian, Treason's Harbour (Aubrey & Maturin, #9)
"What are bashed neeps?" "Neeps hackit with balmagowry."-Patrick O'Brian, Treason's Harbour (Aubrey & Maturin, #9)
"That is not the Dryad. It has three masts.' 'There is no concealing anything from the Doctor,' said Jack, and turning directly to him he went on, 'Give you joy of our prize: we took her in the night.…"-Patrick O'Brian, Treason's Harbour (Aubrey & Maturin, #9)
"Certainly he had heard of Homer, and had indeed looked into Mr Pope’s version of his tale; but for aught he could make out, the fellow was no seaman. Admittedly Ulysses had no chronometer, and probab…"-Patrick O'Brian, Treason's Harbour (Aubrey & Maturin, #9)
2. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
By: Shunryu Suzuki , Huston Smith , Trudy Dixon , Richard Baker
4.21
Format: 138 pages, Paperback
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” So begins… read more
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"Waves are the practice of the water."-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
"Sincerity itself is the railroad track."-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
"You do not say, “This is enlightenment,"-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
"Zen practice is to open up our small mind."-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
3. The Plot Against America
By: Philip Roth
2.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
This may be alternative history, but it is chillingly and convincingly realistic in its portrayal. … read more
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4. Poetry of Presence: An Anthology of Mindfulness Poems
By: Phyllis Cole , Ruby R. Wilson , Phyllis Cole-Dai
4.04
Format: None pages, Paperback
Mindfulness poems invite us to bring our whole self to whatever moment we're in, and truly live it.… read more
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- buddhism
- nonfiction
5. Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings
By: Nyogen Senzaki , Paul Reps
3.63
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
When Zen Flesh, Zen Boneswas published in 1957 it became an instant sensation with an entire genera… read more
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- zen
6. You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment
By: Thich Nhat Hanh , Sherab Chödzin Kohn
3.57
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In this book Thich Nhat Hanh, the renowned Zen monk, author, and meditation master, distills the es… read more
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- nonfiction
7. On Love and Barley: Haiku of Basho
By: Matsuo Bashō , Lucien Stryk
4.53
Format: None pages, Paperback
Basho, one of the greatest of Japanese poets and the master of haiku, was also a Buddhist monk and … read more
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8. Buddhism Is Not What You Think: Finding Freedom Beyond Beliefs
By: Steve Hagen
4.18
Format: None pages, Paperback
"[Hagan's] book will appeal to readers interested in what true Zen practice is supposed to be about… read more
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9. The Wandering Earth
By: Liu Cixin , Holger Nahm , None , None
3.73
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
First published in Science Fiction World, July 2000. I've never seen the night, nor seen a star; I'… read more
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10. Buddhism without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening
By: Stephen Batchelor
4.10
Format: None pages, Paperback
A national bestseller and acclaimed guide to Buddhism for beginners and practitioners alike In this… read more
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11. Train Dreams
By: Denis Johnson
3.67
Format: 272 pages,
Denis Johnson's Train Dreamsis an epic in miniature, one of his most evocative and poignant fiction… read more
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12. The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
By: Thich Nhat Hanh
4.32
Format: 294 pages, Paperback
With poetry and clarity, Thich Nhat Hanh imparts comforting wisdom about the nature of suffering an… read more
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- nonfiction
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"Everything is in your own heart."-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
"The greatest miracle is to be alive."-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
"Equanimity means to let go, not to abandon."-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
"The greatest gift we can offer anyone is our true presence."-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
13. The End of Your World: Uncensored Straight Talk on the Nature of Enlightenment
By: Adyashanti
4.67
Format: 87 pages, Audio CD
For those serious about enlightenment, author and teacher Adyashanti has some advice: better know w… read more
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14. Leaves of Grass
By: Walt Whitman
3.50
Format: 364 pages, Paperback
A collection of quintessentially American poems, the seminal work of one of the most influential wr… read more
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15. Bankei Zen: Translations from the Record of Bankei
By: None , None
4.10
Format: None pages, Paperback
The eccentric Bankei has long been an underground hero in the world of Zen. At a time when Zen was … read more
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16. Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
By: Sam Harris
3.80
Format: 220 pages, Hardcover
For the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion, Sam Harris's new book is a gu… read more
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17. A Time to Keep Silence
By: Karen Armstrong , Patrick Leigh Fermor
4.34
Format: None pages, Paperback
While still a teenager, Patrick Leigh Fermor made his way across Europe, as recounted in his classi… read more
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18. Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard
By: Douglas W. Tallamy
4.37
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Douglas W. Tallamy’s first book, Bringing Nature Home, sparked a national conversation about the li… read more
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- nonfiction
19. No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model
By: Richard C. Schwartz
4.15
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
Discover an empowering new way of understanding your multifaceted mind—and healing the many parts t… read more
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- nonfiction
"The big insight was that giving a troubled person a psychiatric diagnosis and seeing that as the sole or main cause of their symptoms was unnecessarily limiting, pathologizing, and could become self-…"-Richard C. Schwartz, No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model
"IFS can be seen as attachment theory taken inside, in the sense that the client’s Self becomes the good attachment figure to their insecure or avoidant parts. I was initially amazed to discover that …"-Richard C. Schwartz, No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model
20. Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder
By: Gabor Maté
4.32
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder as genetically based – and offers r… read more
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- nonfiction
"Sick and weak are not useful entries in the dictionary of self-understanding."-Gabor Maté, Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder
"Given their automatic tuning out, ADD children forever find themselves being told to “pay attention"-Gabor Maté, Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder
21. When You Greet Me I Bow: Notes and Reflections from a Life in Zen
By: Norman Fischer
4.20
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
From beloved Zen teacher Norman Fischer, a collection of essays spanning a life of inquiry into Zen… read more
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22. The Cat Who Taught Zen
By: James Norbury
4.32
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
From the author and illustrator of the international bestseller Big Panda and Tiny Dragon comes a b… read more
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"What we want is seldom what we need. And what we need is almost never what we want."-James Norbury, The Cat Who Taught Zen
"I once heard someone say, it was not the journey or the destination that mattered most, but the company."-James Norbury, The Cat Who Taught Zen
"If something isn’t right, just telling your friend can make it seem better, even though they might not know how to fix it."-James Norbury, The Cat Who Taught Zen
"It is better to begin the journey, make some mistakes and correct your course, than to wait until everything is perfect and never even start"-James Norbury, The Cat Who Taught Zen
23. Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing – Including You
By: Brad Stulberg
4.05
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
NATIONAL BESTSELLER A revelatory book on rethinking change, creating a rugged and flexible mindset … read more
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- nonfiction
24. The Unreality of Memory: And Other Essays
By: Elisa Gabbert
4.20
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
"Terror, disaster, memory, selfhood, happiness . . . leave it to a poet to tackle the unthinkable s… read more
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- nonfiction
"In the era of fake news - a natural extension of the era of news proper - we don't just look to the media for facts, we look to it for narratives."-Elisa Gabbert, The Unreality of Memory: And Other Essays
"Often, when something bad happens, I have a strange, instinctual desire for things to get even worse—I think of a terrible outcome and then wish for it. I recognize the pattern, but I don’t understan…"-Elisa Gabbert, The Unreality of Memory: And Other Essays
25. Through Forests of Every Color: Awakening with Koans
By: Joan Sutherland
4.41
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Nautilus Book Award Winner An intimate spiritual and literary journey exploring how Zen koans make… read more
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26. The Circle of the Way: A Concise History of Zen from the Buddha to the Modern World
By: Barbara O'Brien
4.28
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
A comprehensive, accessible guide to the fascinating history of Zen Buddhism--including important f… read more
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- nonfiction
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27. Being-Time: A Practitioner's Guide to Dogen's Shobogenzo Uji
By: Shinshu Roberts
4.22
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
A tour-de-force guide to Zen Master Dogen’s most subtle and sophisticated philosophical that being… read more
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28. Vasubandhu's "Three Natures": A Practitioner's Guide for Liberation
By: Ben Connelly
4.56
Format: 312 pages, Paperback
A plain-English commentary on Vasubandhu's classic Treatise on the Three Natures that shows us an i… read more
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- buddhism
29. The Five Houses of Zen (Shambhala Dragon Editions)
By: Thomas Cleary
4.05
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
For all its emphasis on the direct experience on insight without reliance on the products of the in… read more
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30. Zen Chants: Thirty-Five Essential Texts with Commentary
By: Kazuaki Tanahashi
4.10
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
An introduction to Zen chanting practice, with new accurate and chantable translations of the texts… read more
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- zen
31. Enlightenment Is an Accident: Ancient Wisdom and Simple Practices to Make You Accident Prone
By: Tim Burkett
4.43
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
A warm-hearted guide to Buddhist practice for those ready to contend with the reality that enlighte… read more
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