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…
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1. 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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- zen
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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
2. No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering
By: Thich Nhat Hanh
4.25
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
The secret to happiness is to acknowledge and transform suffering, not to run away from it. Here, T… read more
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"Suffering has its beneficial aspects. It can be an excellent teacher."-Thich Nhat Hanh, No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering
"The most effective way to show compassion to another is to listen, rather than talk."-Thich Nhat Hanh, No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering
"If you can be aware that you have a living body, and notice when there's tension in your body, that's already an important insight."-Thich Nhat Hanh, No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering
"Without suffering, there's no happiness. So we shouldn't discriminate against the mud. We have to learn how to embrace and cradle our own suffering and the suffering of the world, with a lot of tende…"-Thich Nhat Hanh, No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering
3. Till We Have Faces
By: C.S. Lewis
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
In this timeless tale of two mortal princesses- one beautiful and one unattractive- C.S. Lewis rewo… read more
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- religion
4. The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge
By: Jeremy Narby
3.46
Format: None pages, Paperback
This adventure in science and imagination, which the Medical Tribunesaid might herald "a Copernican… read more
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- nonfiction
5. Become What You Are
By: Alan W. Watts , Mark Watts
5.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
"Life exists only at this very moment, and in this moment it is infinite and eternal. For the prese… read more
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6. 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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7. The Tartar Steppe
By: Dino Buzzati , Stuart Hood
3.80
Format: 25 pages,
Often likened to Kafka's The Castle, The Tartar Steppe is both a scathing critique of military life… read more
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8. Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2)
By: Octavia E. Butler
4.02
Format: 293 pages, Paperback
This Nebula Award-winning sequel to Parable of the Sower continues the story of Lauren Olamina in s… read more
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9. How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
By: Michael Greger , Gene Stone
4.20
Format: 24 pages, Hardcover
From the physician behind the wildly popular website NutritionFacts.org, How Not to Die reveals the… read more
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10. The Tao of Pooh
By: Benjamin Hoff , Ernest H. Shepard
4.01
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
The Wisdom of Pooh. Is there such thing as a Western Taoist? Benjamin Hoff says there is, and th… read more
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"I think, therefore I am... confused."-Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh
"If people were Superior to Animals, they'd take better care of the world"-Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh
"The wise are who they are. They work with what they've got and do what they can do."-Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh
"No matter how useful we may be, sometimes it takes us a while to recognize our own value."-Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh
11. Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body
By: Daniel Goleman , Richard Davidson
4.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Two New York Times-bestselling authors unveil new research showing what meditation can really do fo… read more
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12. How to Be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving
By: David Richo
3.68
Format: 113 pages, Paperback
"Most people think of love as a feeling," says David Richo, "but love is not so much a feeling as a… read more
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13. Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
3.87
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
In this series of linked personal essays, Robin Wall Kimmerer leads general readers and scientists … read more
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14. Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
By: Tara Brach
4.16
Format: 355 pages, Paperback
For many of us, feelings of deficiency are right around the corner. It doesn’t take much--just hear… read more
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- nonfiction
- religion
- self help
"The boundary to what we can accept is the boundary to our freedom."-Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
"I found myself praying: "May I love and accept myself just as I am."-Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
"Observing desire without acting on it enlarges our freedom to choose how we live."-Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
"What would it be like if I could accept life--accept this moment--exactly as it is?"-Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
15. Making It So
By: Patrick Stewart
4.33
Format: 469 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited memoir from iconic, beloved actor and living legend Sir Patrick Stewart! From h… read more
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- nonfiction
16. Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
By: Charles Duhigg
4.05
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780593243916. Who and what are supercommunicators? They're the … read more
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"Strong leaders didn't help people align. In fact, groups with a dominant leader had the least amount of neural synchrony."-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
"To communicate with someone, we must connect with them. When we absorb what someone is saying and they comprehend what we say, it's because our brains have, to some degree, aligned."-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
17. Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
By: Cal Newport
3.73
Format: 244 pages, Hardcover
Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess over quality. From the New York Times bestsellin… read more
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"What are we really doing here?"-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job like that where you didn’t have to worry about being productive?"-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"The world of cognitive work lacks coherent ideas about how our efforts should be organized and measured."-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"The pandemic didn’t introduce this trend so much as push its worst excesses beyond the threshold of tolerability."-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
18. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
By: Gabor Maté
4.32
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
By the acclaimed author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the c… read more
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- self help
19. Living Untethered: Beyond the Human Predicament
By: Michael A. Singer
4.45
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
The book you need right now is finally here! From beloved spiritual teacher Michael A. Singer—autho… read more
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20. Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
By: Susan Magsamen
3.91
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A life-altering journey through the science of neuroaesthetics, which offers proof for how our brai… read more
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21. The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet
By: Jeff Goodell
4.32
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The world is waking up to a new wildfires are now seasonal in California, the Northeast is getting… read more
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22. What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds
By: Jennifer Ackerman
4.16
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An instant New York Times bestseller! From the author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a… read more
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23. A New Science of the Afterlife: Space, Time, and the Consciousness Code
By: Daniel Drasin
4.00
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Reveals how the continuity of consciousness beyond the physical body can be objectively demonstrate… read more
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24. How We Live Is How We Die
By: Pema Chodron
4.30
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
As much as we might try to resist, endings happen in every moment—the end of a breath, the end of a… read more
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25. Such Kindness
By: Andre Dubus III
4.01
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Tom Lowe’s identity and his pride are invested in the work he does with his back and his hands. He … read more
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26. Be Mine
By: Richard Ford
3.99
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford: the final novel in the world of Frank Bascombe, one of the… read more
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27. Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight-Loss Drugs
By: Johann Hari
4.31
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The bestselling author of Lost Connections and Stolen Focus offers a revelatory look at the drugs u… read more
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28. A Little Bit of Zen: An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
By: Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara
3.77
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
This entry in the popular Little Bit of series introduces the ancient practice of Zen Buddhism. W… read more
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29. Dreams of Light: The Profound Daytime Practice of Lucid Dreaming
By: Andrew Holecek
4.38
Format: 323 pages, Paperback
A world-renowned expert in lucid dreaming and Tibetan dream yoga guides us into the tradition’s day… read more
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"How can you become free if you don't even know you're trapped?"-Andrew Holecek, Dreams of Light: The Profound Daytime Practice of Lucid Dreaming
30. 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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31. Singing and Dancing Are the Voice of the Law: A Commentary on Hakuin's “Song of Zazen”
By: Bussho Lahn
4.20
Format: 220 pages, Paperback
“This is one of the best books on Zen and Zen practice that I have read in years. Busshō uses a wel… read more
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