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The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao
Ian Johnson · Pantheon
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a revelatory portrait of religion in China today - its history, the spiritual traditions of its Eastern and Western faiths, and the ways in which it is influencing China's future. The Souls of China tells the story of one of the world's great... |
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Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy
Anne Lamott · Riverhead Books
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
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From the bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow and Stitches comes a powerful exploration of mercy, its limitless (if sometimes hidden) presence, why we ignore it, and how we can embrace it."Mercy is radical kindness," Anne Lamott writes in her enthralling and heartening book,... |
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Man, Myth, Messiah: Answering History's Greatest Question
Rice Broocks · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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Did Jesus Really Exist? The search for the historical Jesus continues to be headline news. Any speculative theory seems to get instant attention as the debate rages about His real identity and the claims made in His name. Did Jesus really exist? Is there real historical evidence that demonstrates... |
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The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life
Michael Puett · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 224
Format: Print book
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For the first time an award-winning Harvard professor shares his wildly popular course on classical Chinese philosophy, showing you how these ancient ideas can guide you on the path to a good life today.Why is a course on ancient Chinese philosophers one of the most popular at Harvard?... |
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The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook
Niall Ferguson · Penguin Press
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover
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A brilliant recasting of the turning points in world history, including the one we're living through, as a collision between old power hierarchies and new social networksMost history is hierarchical: it's about emperors, presidents, prime ministers and field marshals. It's about states,... |
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The People and the Books: 18 Classics of Jewish Literature
Adam Kirsch · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 384
Format: Print book
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An essential exploration of a rich literary tradition from the Bible to modern times, by a "rare literary authority" (New York Times Book Review) . Jews have long embraced their identity as "the people of the book." But outside of the Bible, much of the Jewish literary... |
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An Appeal to the World: The Way to Peace in a Time of Division
DALAI LAMA · William Morrow
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
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In this brief, urgent "appeal to the world," His Holiness the Dalai Lama addresses our time of division, calling on us to draw upon the innate goodness of our shared humanity to overcome the rancor, mistrust, and divisiveness that threaten world peace and sustainability. 　"I... |
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The Jewish Wedding Now
ANITA DIAMANT · Scribner
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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Newly revised and updated, the definitive guide to planning a Jewish wedding, written by bestselling novelist Anita Diamant - author of The Red Tent and The Boston Girl - and one of the most respected writers of guides to contemporary Jewish life.This complete, easy-to-use guide explains... |
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From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds
Daniel C Dennett · Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover
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One of America's foremost philosophers offers a major new account of the origins of the conscious mind.How did we come to have minds?For centuries, this question has intrigued psychologists, physicists, poets, and philosophers, who have wondered how the human mind developed its unrivaled... |
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Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment
ROBERT WRIGHT · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times Bestseller From one of America's greatest minds, a journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness.Robert Wright famously explained in The Moral Animal how evolution shaped the human... |
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