14 Best nonfiction books like The Te of Piglet by Benjamin Hoff

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The Te of Piglet

By: Benjamin Hoff

3.76

Format: 257 pages, Paperback

In The Te of Piglet, the Piglet character of the Winnie the Pooh books explains the Chinese concept…

"Reality is what one makes it. And the more negative reality one nurtures and creates, the more of it one has."

-Benjamin Hoff, The Te of Piglet

"When we give up our images of self-importance and our ideas of what should be, we can help things become what they need to be."

-Benjamin Hoff, The Te of Piglet

"Treat gain and loss the same.' Don't be Intimidated. Don't make a Big Deal of anything - just accept things as they come to you."

-Benjamin Hoff, The Te of Piglet

"It is very hard to be brave," said Piglet, sniffing slightly, "when you're only a Very Small Animal." Rabbit, who had begun to write very busily, looked up and said: "It is because you are a very small animal that you will be Useful in the adventure before us."

-Benjamin Hoff, The Te of Piglet

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1. A Way of Being

By: Irvin D. Yalom , Carl R. Rogers

4.23

Format: 395 pages, Paperback

A profound and deeply personal collection of essays by renowned psychologist Carl Rogers The lat… read more

Similar categories in Irvin D. Yalom's A Way of Being book and Benjamin Hoff's The Te of Piglet

  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • self help
"The strongest force in our universe is not overriding power, but love."

-Irvin D. Yalom, A Way of Being

"I am isolated. I sit in a glass ball, I see people through a glass wall. I scream, but they do not hear me. - Ellen West"

-Irvin D. Yalom, A Way of Being

"I regret it when I suppress my feelings too long and they burst forth in ways that are distorted or attacking or hurtful."

-Irvin D. Yalom, A Way of Being

"The intolerant "true believer" is a menace to any field, yet I suspect each one of us finds traces of that person in ourself."

-Irvin D. Yalom, A Way of Being

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2. The Blythes Are Quoted (Anne of Green Gables, #9)

By: L.M. Montgomery , Benjamin Lefebvre , Elizabeth Rollins Epperly

3.79

Format: 527 pages, Hardcover

The Blythes Are Quoted is the last work of fiction by the internationally celebrated author of Anne… read more

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3. Tao Te Ching

By: Lao Tzu , Gia-Fu Feng , Jane English , Jacob Needleman , Toinette Lippe

4.30

Format: 107 pages, Paperback

A lucid translation of the well-known Taoist classic by a leading scholar-now in a Shambhala Pocket… read more

Similar categories in Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching book and Benjamin Hoff's The Te of Piglet

  • buddhism
  • eastern philosophy
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • self help
"The heart that gives, gathers."

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

"Love is a decision - not an emotion!"

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

"When nothing is done, nothing is left undone."

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

"To understand the limitation of things, desire them."

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

Cover of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice by Shunryu Suzuki, Huston Smith, Trudy Dixon, Richard Baker

4. 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

Similar categories in Shunryu Suzuki's Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice book and Benjamin Hoff's The Te of Piglet

  • buddhism
  • eastern philosophy
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • self help
"Waves are the practice of the water."

-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

"Sincerity itself is the railroad track."

-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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5. The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur

By: Daoud Hari

4.26

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

I am the translator who has taken journalists into dangerous Darfur. It is my intention now to take… read more

Similar categories in Daoud Hari's The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur book and Benjamin Hoff's The Te of Piglet

  • nonfiction
Cover of The World of Christopher Robin: The Complete When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six (Winnie-the-Pooh, #3-4) by Ernest H. Shepard, A.A. Milne

6. The World of Christopher Robin: The Complete When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six (Winnie-the-Pooh, #3-4)

By: Ernest H. Shepard , A.A. Milne

3.47

Format: 156 pages, Hardcover

The world of Christopher Robin is a world of childhood-gay, rollicking, imaginative-a world of real… read more

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7. Answer to Job

By: C.G. Jung , R.F.C. Hull

4.17

Format: 121 pages, Paperback

Jung has never pursued the "psychology of religion" apart from general psychology. The unique impor… read more

Similar categories in C.G. Jung's Answer to Job book and Benjamin Hoff's The Te of Piglet

  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"«Es necesario acostumbrarse a la idea de que 'tiempo' es un concepto relativo, y que propiamente tiene que ser completado por el concepto de una pleromática existencia 'simultánea' o 'bárdica' de tod…"

-C.G. Jung, Answer to Job

"«El que algo sea una realidad 'física' no es el único criterio de verdad. También existen verdades 'anímicas', las cuales no pueden ni probarse ni explicarse, pero tampoco negarse físicamente. [...] …"

-C.G. Jung, Answer to Job

"I would even go so far as to say that the mythical character of a life is just what expresses its universal human validity. It is perfectly possible, psychologically, for the unconscious or an archet…"

-C.G. Jung, Answer to Job

"The difference between the "natural" individuation process, which runs its course unconsciously, and the one which is consciously realized, is tremendous. In the first case consciousness nowhere inte…"

-C.G. Jung, Answer to Job

Cover of The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady (The Squire's Tales, #2) by Gerald Morris

8. The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady (The Squire's Tales, #2)

By: Gerald Morris

4.22

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

Squire Terence and Sir Gawain are off questing again, but this time their journey is overshadowed b… read more

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"Failure is easy. This is a badge of shame."

-Gerald Morris, The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady (The Squire's Tales, #2)

"Which do you hate more: breaking your word or dying?" "I don't know. I've never done either."

-Gerald Morris, The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady (The Squire's Tales, #2)

"Modesty is not a bad habit, after all," the priest said. "Although humility would be better."

-Gerald Morris, The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady (The Squire's Tales, #2)

"They've named the well after you." "How did they know my name?" "They don't. They invented one."

-Gerald Morris, The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady (The Squire's Tales, #2)

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9. The Way of Chuang Tzu (Shambhala Library)

By: Zhuangzi , Thomas Merton

4.20

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Chuang Tzu—considered, along with Lao Tzu, one of the great figures of early Taoist thought—used pa… read more

Similar categories in Zhuangzi's The Way of Chuang Tzu (Shambhala Library) book and Benjamin Hoff's The Te of Piglet

  • buddhism
  • eastern philosophy
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • taoism
"I know the joy of fishes In the river Through my own joy, as I go walking Along the same river."

-Zhuangzi, The Way of Chuang Tzu (Shambhala Library)

"To know when to stop To know when you can get no further By your own action, This is the right beginning!"

-Zhuangzi, The Way of Chuang Tzu (Shambhala Library)

"The greatest politeness Is free of all formality. Perfect conduct Is free of concern. Perfect wisdom Is unplanned. Perfect love Is without demonstrations. Perfect sincerity offers No guarantee."

-Zhuangzi, The Way of Chuang Tzu (Shambhala Library)

"The greatest politeness is free of all formality. Perfect conduct Is free of concern. Perfect wisdom is unplanned. Perfect love is without demonstrations. Perfect sincerity offers No guarantee."

-Zhuangzi, The Way of Chuang Tzu (Shambhala Library)

Cover of The Te of Piglet by Benjamin Hoff

10. The Te of Piglet

By: Benjamin Hoff

3.76

Format: 257 pages, Paperback

In The Te of Piglet, the Piglet character of the Winnie the Pooh books explains the Chinese concept… read more

Similar categories in Benjamin Hoff's The Te of Piglet book and Benjamin Hoff's The Te of Piglet

  • buddhism
  • eastern philosophy
  • inspirational
  • humor
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • taoism
  • self help
"Reality is what one makes it. And the more negative reality one nurtures and creates, the more of it one has."

-Benjamin Hoff, The Te of Piglet

"When we give up our images of self-importance and our ideas of what should be, we can help things become what they need to be."

-Benjamin Hoff, The Te of Piglet

"Treat gain and loss the same.' Don't be Intimidated. Don't make a Big Deal of anything - just accept things as they come to you."

-Benjamin Hoff, The Te of Piglet

"It is very hard to be brave," said Piglet, sniffing slightly, "when you're only a Very Small Animal." Rabbit, who had begun to write very busily, looked up and said: "It is because you are a very sma…"

-Benjamin Hoff, The Te of Piglet

Cover of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1) by Robert M. Pirsig

11. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)

By: Robert M. Pirsig

3.78

Format: 540 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Robert M. Pirsig's Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is an examination of how we live, a medi… read more

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  • philosophy
  • religion
  • spirituality
  • self help
"This forest silence improves anyone."

-Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)

"The more you read, the more you calm down."

-Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)

"For every fact there is an infinity of hypotheses. "

-Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)

"To all appearances he was just drifting. In actuality he was just drifting."

-Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)

12. Shipwreck (Island, #1)

By: Gordon Korman

3.84

Format: 467 pages, Paperback

Six kids. One fate. They didn't want to be on the boat in the first place. They were sent there as … read more

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Cover of Tao: The Watercourse Way by Alan W. Watts, Chungliang Al Huang, None

13. Tao: The Watercourse Way

By: Alan W. Watts , Chungliang Al Huang , None

4.17

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

A lucid discussion of Taoism and the Chinese language . . . profound, reflective, and enlightening.… read more

Similar categories in Alan W. Watts's Tao: The Watercourse Way book and Benjamin Hoff's The Te of Piglet

  • buddhism
  • eastern philosophy
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • taoism
  • self help
"[S]een as a whole the universe is a harmony or symbiosis of patterns which cannot exist without each other."

-Alan W. Watts, Tao: The Watercourse Way

"Trust in human nature is acceptance of the good-and-bad of it, and it is hard to trust those who do not admit their own weakness."

-Alan W. Watts, Tao: The Watercourse Way

"The human organism has the same kind of innate intelligence as the ecosystems of nature, and the wisdom of the nerves and senses must be watched with patience and respect."

-Alan W. Watts, Tao: The Watercourse Way

"[W]hen "the rule of law" becomes absolutized and everything is done by the book or the computer, people call out in desperation for the intervention of a reasonable human being."

-Alan W. Watts, Tao: The Watercourse Way

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14. The Way of Zen

By: Alan W. Watts

4.17

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

The Way of Zen begins as a succinct guide through the histories of Buddhism and Taoism leading up t… read more

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  • buddhism
  • eastern philosophy
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • self help
"I have no other self than the totality of things of which I am aware."

-Alan W. Watts, The Way of Zen

"For there is never anything but the present, and if one cannot live there, one cannot live anywhere."

-Alan W. Watts, The Way of Zen

"[T]he joy of travel is not nearly so much in getting where one wants to go as in the unsought surprises which occur on the journey."

-Alan W. Watts, The Way of Zen

"A te elibera de convenție nu înseamnă a o refuza cu dispreț, ci a nu fi amăgit de ea. Înseamnă a fi capabil să o folosești ca pe un instrument, nu a fi folosit de ea."

-Alan W. Watts, The Way of Zen

15. Fire on the Mountain

By: Edward Abbey

3.78

Format: 472 pages, Paperback

Edward Abbey was a hero to environmentalists and rebels of every stripe. With Fire on the Mountain,… read more

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16. Taoism: An Essential Guide

By: Eva Wong

3.74

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A leading scholar feng shui master presents the great depth and diversity of Taoist philosophy, pra… read more

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  • buddhism
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • taoism
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17. A Walk in the Wood: Meditations on Mindfulness with a Bear Named Pooh

By: Joseph Parent

3.93

Format: None pages, Audio CD

A Walk in the Wood: Meditations on Mindfulness with a Bear Named Pooh offers life lessons grounded … read more

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  • inspirational
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • self help
Cover of Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World by Ryan Holiday

18. Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World

By: Ryan Holiday

4.21

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

In his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • inspirational
  • self help
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19. How to See

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

4.31

Format: 125 pages, Paperback

Truly see yourself How to See is about our misperceptions, how we can gain insight and how mindf… read more

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  • buddhism
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • self help
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20. The World of Pooh: The Complete Winnie-The-Pooh and the House at Pooh Corner

By: A.A. Milne

4.57

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

The world of Pooh is a world of enchantment. It is a world forever fixed in the minds and hearts of… read more

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14 Best philosophy books like The Te of Piglet by Benjamin Hoff

Transform Your Habits

A Way of Being

Irvin D. Yalom , Carl R. Rogers

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Tao Te Ching

Lao Tzu , Gia-Fu Feng , Jane English , Jacob Needleman , Toinette Lippe

4.30

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

None

Zhuangzi , Martin Palmer , Elizabeth Breuilly

None

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20 Top audiobook books like Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World by Ryan Holiday

Transform Your Habits

Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

Charles Duhigg

4.05

Transform Your Habits

Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

Morgan Housel

4.19

Transform Your Habits

Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things

Adam M. Grant

4.12

Transform Your Habits

A Thousand Ships

Natalie Haynes

4.07

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