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Zen and the Art of Dealing with Difficult People: How to Learn from your Troublesome Buddhas

Mark Westmoquette - Watkins Publishing
Format: Paperback

This is a guide to applying the teachings of mindfulness and Zen to the troublesome or challenging people in our lives. Perhaps you can see there's often a pattern to your behaviour in relation to them and that it often causes pain - perhaps a great deal of pain. The only way we can grow...
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The Volunteer: One Man, an Underground Army, and the Secret Mission to Destroy Auschwitz

Jack Fairweather - Custom House
Format: Hardcover

"Superbly written and breathtakingly researched, The Volunteer smuggles us into Auschwitz and shows us - as if watching a movie - the story of a Polish agent who infiltrated the infamous camp, organized a rebellion, and then snuck back out. We are squarely confronted with the other...
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Character Still Counts: It Is Time to Restore Our Lasting Values

Merritt, James - HARVEST HOUSE PUBL


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Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

Thich Nhat Hanh - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

In this masterful work, one of the most revered spiritual leaders in the world today shares his wisdom on how to be the change we want to see in the world.In these troubling times we all yearn for a better world. But many of us feel powerless and uncertain what we can do. Thich Nhat Hanh...
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The Party Crasher: How Jesus Disrupts Politics as Usual and Redeems Our Partisan Divide

Joshua Ryan Butler - Multnomah
Format: Paperback

Discover America's four political religions and why Jesus is crashing them all!. "A must-read for any and all who seek the way of Jesus." - Jay Kim, pastor and author of Analog Christian. The political divide is wider than ever. Each side demands ultimate allegiance that's...
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Buddhism 101: From Karma to the Four Noble Truths, Your Guide to Understanding the Principles of Buddhism

ADAMS MEDIA. - Adams Media
Format: Hardcover

Learn everything you need to know about Buddhism in this clear and straightforward new guide.Buddhism was founded thousands of years ago, and has inspired millions of people with its peaceful teachings. Buddhism 101 highlights and explains the central concepts of Buddhism to the modern...
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Miracles on the Hardwood: The Hope-and-a-Prayer Story of a Winning Tradition in Catholic College Basketball

John Gasaway - Twelve
Format: Hardcover


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Pagan Portals - Hellenic Paganism

Samantha Leaver - Moon Books
Format: Paperback

Hellenic Paganism has been growing in interest for a number of years and steadily becoming a strong presence in neo-Paganism. As with most paths there are many differing practices in the Hellenic world, all underpinned by the values and ethics of what is understood to be the Hellenic way of life....
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The Island of Extraordinary Captives: A True Story of an Artist, a Spy and a Wartime Scandal

Simon Parkin - ?Scribner
Format: Hardcover


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Exploring American Jewish History through 50 Historic Treasures (AASLH Exploring America's Historic Treasures)

Avi Y. Decter - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Exploring American Jewish History through 50 Historic Treasures offers students and general readers new perspectives on the rich complexity of Jewish experiences in America. As one of America's most fascinating and enduring minorities, American Jews have played key roles in every era of American...
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