6 best-selling zen books like Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go: Waking Up To Who You Are by Thich Nhat Hanh

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Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go: Waking Up To Who You Are

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

4.00

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

The Zen school of Mahayana Buddhism contends that each one of us is already a Buddha — the enlighte…

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1. Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously

By: Osho

4.14

Format: 193 pages, ebook

Courage is not the absence of fear, says Osho. It is, rather, the total presence of fear, with the … read more

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  • philosophy
  • buddhism
  • nonfiction
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"Qorxu dolu insan üçün həyat təhlükəli olur. Çünki yaşamaq sevmək deməkdir."

-Osho, Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously

"They say: Think twice before you jump. I say: Jump first and then think as much as you want!"

-Osho, Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously

"The crowd is not the problem - you are the problemn. The crowd is not pulling you - you are being pulled..."

-Osho, Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously

"Man is the only animal who feels boredom; it is a great prerogative, it is part of the dignity of human beings."

-Osho, Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously

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2. What the Buddha Taught

By: Walpola Rahula , None

4.18

Format: 151 pages, Paperback

This indispensable volume is a lucid and faithful account of the Buddha’s teachings. “For years,” s… read more

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"Whatever is impermanent is dukkha’ (Yad aniccaṃ taṃ dukkhaṃ)."

-Walpola Rahula, What the Buddha Taught

"You may see the light, but the light is not the result of your eyesight."

-Walpola Rahula, What the Buddha Taught

"Mere suffering exists, but no sufferer is found; The deed are, but no doer is found."

-Walpola Rahula, What the Buddha Taught

"The name one gives is inessential. What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by other name would smell as sweet."

-Walpola Rahula, What the Buddha Taught

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3. 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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  • philosophy
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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

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4. How to Cook Your Life: From the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment

By: Dōgen , Kosho Uchiyama , Kosho Uchiyama Roshi

4.38

Format: 613 pages, Paperback

In the thirteenth century, Zen master Dogen--perhaps the most significant of all Japanese philosoph… read more

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  • buddhism
  • zen
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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5. Go Tell It on the Mountain

By: James Baldwin

4.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

Go Tell It On The Mountain, first published in 1953, is Baldwin's first major work, a semi-autobiog… read more

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6. Wind/Pinball: Two Novels

By: Haruki Murakami , Ted Goossen

3.66

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The debut short novels--nearly thirty years out of print-- by the internationally acclaimed writer,… read more

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7. Propaganda

By: Edward L. Bernays

3.41

Format: 549 pages, Paperback

"Bernays' honest and practical manual provides much insight into some of the most powerful and infl… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
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8. The Heart Sutra: A Comprehensive Guide to the Classic of Mahayana Buddhism

By: Kazuaki Tanahashi , None

3.75

Format: 148 pages, Hardcover

An illuminating in-depth study of one of the most well-known and recited of all the Buddhist texts-… read more

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  • buddhism
  • zen
  • philosophy
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  • spirituality
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9. Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

By: Marshall B. Rosenberg , Arun Gandhi

4.34

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

Do you hunger for skills to improve the quality of your relationships, to deepen your sense of pers… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
"At the root of every tantrum and power struggle are unmet needs."

-Marshall B. Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

"All violence is the result of people tricking themselves into believing that their pain derives from other people and that consequently those people deserve to be punished."

-Marshall B. Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

"Anger is a result of life-alienating thinking that is disconnected from needs. It indicates that we have moved up to our head to analyze and judge somebody rather than focus on what we are needing an…"

-Marshall B. Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

"All criticism, attack, insults, and judgments vanish when we focus attention on hearing the feelings and needs behind a message. The more we practice in this way, the more we realize a simple truth: …"

-Marshall B. Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

10. In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon

By: Dalai Lama XIV , Bhikkhu Bodhi

3.73

Format: None pages, Paperback

The works of the Buddha can feel vast, and it is sometimes difficult for even longtime students to … read more

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11. The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit

By: Mark Bramhall , Michael Finkel

3.90

Format: 5 pages, Audio CD

Many people dream of escaping modern life, but most will never act on it. This is the remarkable tr… read more

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  • nonfiction
"I read. That's my form of travel."

-Mark Bramhall, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit

"The word "noise" is derived from the Latin word nausea."

-Mark Bramhall, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit

"He left because the world is not made to accommodate people like him."

-Mark Bramhall, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit

"There was no one to complain to in the woods, so I did not complain,' Knight said."

-Mark Bramhall, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit

12. Night Sky with Exit Wounds

By: Ocean Vuong

4.00

Format: 258 pages, Paperback

Ocean Vuong's first full-length collection aims straight for the perennial "big"--and very human--s… read more

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13. The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession

By: Susan Orlean

4.22

Format: 160 pages,

The Orchid Thiefis Susan Orlean's tale of an amazing obsession. Determined to clone an endangered f… read more

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14. Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior

By: Chögyam Trungpa , Carolyn Rose Gimian

3.44

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

In this practical guide to enlightened living, Chogyam Trungpa offers an inspiring vision for our t… read more

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15. Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself

By: Nedra Glover Tawwab

4.28

Format: 282 pages, ebook

End the struggle, speak up for what you need, and experience the freedom of being truly yourself. … read more

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  • nonfiction
"We don't naturally fall into perfect relationship; we create them"

-Nedra Glover Tawwab, Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself

"I’m not doing this to disrespect you. I’m doing this to respect myself."

-Nedra Glover Tawwab, Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself

"Assume that people know only what you tell them, honor only what you request, and can't read your mind."

-Nedra Glover Tawwab, Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself

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16. 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

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17. Alphabetical Diaries

By: Sheila Heti

4.02

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling confessional from the award-winning, beloved author of Pure Colour. Sheila Heti kept a… read more

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  • nonfiction
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18. Laziness Does Not Exist

By: Devon Price

3.94

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From social psychologist Dr. Devon Price, a conversational, stirring call to “a better, more human … read more

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  • nonfiction
"If someone's behavior makes no sense to us, passing judgment on it feels very natural."

-Devon Price, Laziness Does Not Exist

"This tendency to blame people for their own pain is comforting, in a twisted way: it allows us to close up our hearts and ignore the suffering of others."

-Devon Price, Laziness Does Not Exist

"We live in a world where hard work is rewarded and having needs and limitations is seen as a source of shame. It's no wonder so many of us are constantly overexerting ourselves, saying yes out of fea…"

-Devon Price, Laziness Does Not Exist

"If you're entitled to moments of rest, of imperfection, of laziness and sloth, then so are homeless people, and people with depression, and people who are addicted to drugs. If your life has value no…"

-Devon Price, Laziness Does Not Exist

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19. The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens our Businesses, Infantilizes our Governments and Warps our Economies

By: Mariana Mazzucato

3.63

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A vital and timely investigation into the opaque and powerful consulting industry and what to do ab… read more

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20. Realizing Genjokoan: The Key to Dogen's Shobogenzo

By: Shohaku Okumura

4.62

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

Dogen, the thirteenth-century Zen master who founded the Japanese Soto school of Zen, is renowned a… read more

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  • buddhism
  • nonfiction
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21. Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go: Waking Up To Who You Are

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

4.00

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

The Zen school of Mahayana Buddhism contends that each one of us is already a Buddha — the enlighte… read more

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10 best-selling philosophy books like Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go: Waking Up To Who You Are by Thich Nhat Hanh

Transform Your Habits

Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously

Osho

4.14

Transform Your Habits

What the Buddha Taught

Walpola Rahula , None

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

Shunryu Suzuki , Huston Smith , Trudy Dixon , Richard Baker

4.21

Transform Your Habits

How to Cook Your Life: From the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment

Dōgen , Kosho Uchiyama , Kosho Uchiyama Roshi

4.38

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Transform Your Habits

The Cow in the Parking Lot: A Zen Approach to Overcoming Anger

Leonard Scheff , Susan Edmiston

3.00

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Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

Marshall B. Rosenberg , Arun Gandhi

4.34

Transform Your Habits

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents

Lindsay C. Gibson

4.39

Transform Your Habits

How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

David Brooks

4.14

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