Black and Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us about Race, Resilience, Transformation, and Freedom
By: Cheryl A. Giles
4.34
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Leading African American Buddhist teachers offer lessons on racism, resilience, spiritual freedom, …
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1. Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation
By: Angel Kyodo Williams , Lama Rod Owens , Jasmine Syedullah
4.38
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
Igniting a long-overdue dialogue about how the legacy of racial injustice and white supremacy plays… read more
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"I do the things that I do because I know that I can die at any second. I experience great suffering when I forget my impermanence. My teachers have taught me to love myself, and that has cause me to …"-Angel Kyodo Williams, Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation
2. The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East
By: Sandy Tolan
4.11
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
In 1967, Bashir Al-Khayri, a Palestinian twenty-five-year-old, journeyed to Israel, with the goal o… read more
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"Bashir walked toward a glass cabinet in the dining room. Dalia followed Bashir, and the two stood looking through the glass. "Look at the cabinet and tell me what you see," Bashir said. "Is this a te…"-Sandy Tolan, The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East
3. Rock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem
By: bell hooks
3.50
Format: 250 pages, Paperback
In Rock My Soul, world-renowned scholar and visionary bell hooks takes an in-depth look at one of t… read more
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4. The Other Shore: A New Translation of the Heart Sutra with Commentaries
By: Thich Nhat Hanh
4.09
Format: 129 pages,
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5. Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha
By: Thich Nhat Hanh , Nguyen Thi Hop , Mobi Ho
4.41
Format: 600 pages, Paperback
Presenting the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha, drawn directly from 24 Pali, Sanskrit, and Chi… read more
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"To be loved means to be recognized as existing."-Thich Nhat Hanh, Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha
"Everything depends on everything else. The One contains the many, and the many contains the One"-Thich Nhat Hanh, Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha
"You cannot reach lofty heights in art if you do not first discover the unsurpassable beauty in your own heart. If you would like to play the flute truly well, you must find your true self on the Path…"-Thich Nhat Hanh, Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha
"He saw that the key to liberation would be to break through ignorance and to enter deeply into the heart of reality and attain a direct experience of it. Such knowledge would not be the knowledge of …"-Thich Nhat Hanh, Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha
6. Being Peace (Being Peace, #1)
By: Thich Nhat Hanh , Arnold Kotler
3.66
Format: 341 pages, Paperback
Since its publication in 1987, "Being Peace" has become a classic of contemporary religious literat… read more
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7. You Have to Say Something
By: Dainin Katagiri
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Dainin Katagiri was a central figure in the transmisison of Zen in America. Selections of his talks… read more
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8. The Way of Tenderness: Awakening through Race, Sexuality, and Gender
By: Zenju Earthlyn Manuel , None
3.31
Format: None pages, Paperback
"What does liberation mean when I have incarnated in a particular body, with a particular shape, co… read more
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9. The Three Pillars of Zen
By: Philip Kapleau
3.61
Format: 130 pages, Paperback
Through explorations of the three pillars of Zen--teaching, practice, and enlightenment--Roshi Phil… read more
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10. Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice
By: Shohaku Okumura , Thomas Wright , Kosho Uchiyama , None
4.08
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
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11. Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear. Get On the Mat. Love Your Body.
By: Jessamyn Stanley
3.74
Format: 70 pages, Paperback
From the unforgettable teacher Jessamyn Stanley comes Every Body Yoga, a book that breaks all the s… read more
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12. The Art of Communicating
By: Thich Nhat Hanh
2.80
Format: None pages, ebook
Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, bestselling author of Peace is Every Stepand one of the most respected … read more
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13. Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution
By: Cat Bohannon
4.32
Format: 624 pages, Hardcover
THE REAL ORIGIN OF OUR SPECIES: a myth-busting, eye-opening landmark account of how humans evolved,… read more
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14. Blackouts
By: Justin Torres
3.77
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of We the Animals, Blackouts mines lost histories--personal and collect… read more
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15. Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
By: Adrienne Maree Brown
4.25
Format: 441 pages, Paperback
How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience? How can we awaken within ourse… read more
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"In other words, I want an erotic that demands space be made for honest bodies that like to also fuck."-Adrienne Maree Brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
"revolution cannot be created by conforming to existing roles in relationships already defined by the systems we want to overthrow."-Adrienne Maree Brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
"Women and femmes who love money are free to be demanding. The world has tried to fool them into thinking that getting paid for care or sex “cheapens"-Adrienne Maree Brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
"Money buys protection. It buys time off and privacy. And it buys nice, pretty shit. Money also buys food, housing, and health care. Getting paid enough to meet our needs—and more—feels good. I’m not …"-Adrienne Maree Brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
16. Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto
By: Tricia Hersey
4.08
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Far too many of us have claimed productivity as the cornerstone of success. Brainwashed by capitali… read more
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- race
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17. The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation
By: Anna Malaika Tubbs
4.09
Format: 261 pages, Hardcover
In her groundbreaking and essential debut The Three Mothers, scholar Anna Malaika Tubbs celebrates … read more
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- race
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"Bertis, Louise, and Alberta, grew from children, to teenagers, to young women at a time when the birth of a nation characterized black men as scoundrels intent on brutalizing white women. When the pi…"-Anna Malaika Tubbs, The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation
"Their military experience made them more of a threat. Their pride was seen as something in need of control. Once again irrational white supremacist fears turned into extreme forms of brutality. Accor…"-Anna Malaika Tubbs, The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation
18. This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
By: Cole Arthur Riley
4.63
Format: 203 pages, Hardcover
In her stunning debut, the creator of Black Liturgies weaves stories from three generations of her … read more
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"Anxiety is not a passive predator."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
"Rest is an act of defiance, and it cannot be predicated on apology."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
"Those who believe love is a scarcity are less likely to give it away freely."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
"In community, we can push back on the expectation that we exhaust ourselves."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
19. Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals (Emergent Strategy, 2)
By: Alexis Pauline Gumbs
4.47
Format: 174 pages, Paperback
Undrowned is a book-length meditation for social movements and our whole species based on the subve… read more
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"Could we communicate more like manatees, who stay in communication in all kinds of emergencies, place their bodies in a way that protects children, touch each other to remember and know?"-Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals (Emergent Strategy, 2)
"I respect you as so much bigger than my own understanding. And me too. I don't have to be available to be eligible for breath. I don't have to be measurable in a market of memes. I don't have to be v…"-Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals (Emergent Strategy, 2)
20. Mary Magdalene Revealed: The First Apostle, Her Feminist Gospel & the Christianity We Haven't Tried Yet
By: Meggan Watterson
4.25
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
--WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER-- The Gospel of Mary Magdalene reveals a very different love story… read more
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21. The Enchanted Life: Unlocking the Magic of the Everyday
By: Sharon Blackie
4.04
Format: 356 pages, Paperback
Taking as her starting point the inspiration and wisdom that can be derived from myth, fairy tales,… read more
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22. The Vagina Bible: The Vulva and the Vagina—Separating the Myth from the Medicine
By: Jen Gunter
4.35
Format: 420 pages, Paperback
OB/GYN, writer for The New York Times, USA Today, and Self, and host of the show Jensplaining, Dr. … read more
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"There is a strong mind-body connection so depression and anxiety are important cofactors for pain. They don't cause it but they are accelerants. Think of whatever causes your pain as the match that s…"-Jen Gunter, The Vagina Bible: The Vulva and the Vagina—Separating the Myth from the Medicine
23. The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs
By: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
4.46
Format: 333 pages, Paperback
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha follows up their incredible book Care Work with The Future Is Disa… read more
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"There is no one disabled future. But in mine, there is guaranteed income, housing, access, food, water, and education for all—or money has been abolished. I get paid to write from my bed. The births …"-Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs
"Sometimes I feel impatient about how much ableism has forced us to emphasize accessibility to get people to pay even a modicum of attention to it. Collective access is revolutionary because disabled …"-Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs
"A future where disability justice won looks like queer, trans, Black, Indigenous, folks of colour, and women, girls, and nonbinary humans are living in a world where disability is the norm, and where…"-Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs
24. The Prophets
By: Robert Jones Jr.
3.92
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780593085684 A novel about the forbidden union between two ensl… read more
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"Good, he thought. Let it be ugly so it could be truth."-Robert Jones Jr., The Prophets
"Every travesty that had ever been committed had been committed by plain people."-Robert Jones Jr., The Prophets
"Our responsibility is to tell you the truth. But since you were never told the truth, you will believe it a lie. Lies are more affectionate than truth and embrace with both arms."-Robert Jones Jr., The Prophets
"Isaiah smiled at Samuel's unwillingness, his grunts and sighs and head shaking, even though he understood the danger in it. Tiny resistances were a kind of healing in a weeping place."-Robert Jones Jr., The Prophets
25. Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger
By: Lama Rod Owens
4.41
Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition
Reconsidering the power of anger as a positive and necessary tool for achieving spiritual liberatio… read more
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"The body tells the truth regardless of if we speak its language or not. ... Often my practice has focused on trying to meet my body where it is, instead of constantly trying to get it to meet me wher…"-Lama Rod Owens, Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger
26. Black and Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us about Race, Resilience, Transformation, and Freedom
By: Cheryl A. Giles
4.34
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Leading African American Buddhist teachers offer lessons on racism, resilience, spiritual freedom, … read more
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27. Little Rot
By: Akwaeke Emezi
3.67
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling new novel from the bestselling, award-winning Akwaeke Emezi, about five friends trying … read more
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28. The First Free Women: Poems of the Early Buddhist Nuns
By: Matty Weingast
4.07
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
The Therigatha ("Verses of the Elder Nuns") is the oldest collection of known writings from Buddhis… read more
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29. America's Racial Karma: An Invitation to Heal
By: Larry Ward
4.26
Format: 144 pages, Kindle Edition
Immediate, illuminating, and hopeful: this is the key set of talks given by leading Zen Buddhist te… read more
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30. Transcending: Trans Buddhist Voices
By: Kevin Manders
4.39
Format: 192 pages, paperback
A compelling collection of the many voices and experiences of trans, genderqueer, and nonbinary Bud… read more
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31. Daughter Drink This Water: A Book of Sacred Love
By: Jaiya John
4.51
Format: 238 pages, Paperback
Many believed he was thousands of years old. The women had prayed for an ancient one to come. They … read more
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