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3rd paperback printing. Condition: Very good plus, light spine crease, light edge wear. As human beings, we all share the desire for happiness and meaning in our lives. According to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the ability to find true fulfillment lies within each of us. In this very special book, the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet, Nobel Prize winner, and… Ler mais sobre este item

36th paperback printing. Condition: Near fine, very light spine crease. This indispensable volume is a lucid and faithful account of the Buddha's teachings. "For years," says the Journal of the Buddhist Society, "the newcomer to Buddhism has lacked a simple and reliable introduction to the complexities of the subject. Dr. Rahula's What the Buddha Taught fills the need as only could be… Ler mais sobre este item

Simon & Schuster, New York, 2015. 2nd trade paperback edition. Condition: New. For the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion, Sam Harris's latest New York Times bestseller is a guide to meditation as a rational practice informed by neuroscience and psychology. From Sam Harris, neuroscientist and author of numerous New York Times bestselling books, Waking Up is for the twenty… Ler mais sobre este item

Condition: Very good, light edge wear and small corner creases, spine has creasing, previous owner's name on inside front cover. In French. Preface and chronology by Rene Pomeau.

Condition: Very good plus, light edge wear, soil mark at bottom edge, inscription on inside front cover. In The Four Agreements, don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, the Four Agreements offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives to a… Ler mais sobre este item

Condition: Near fine, very light edge wear, memento from a wedding printed on the front cover, else fine. Life lessons from over 100 professions, Learning on the Job, gives profound insight into our daily life. Included are first-hand accounts of the Rebbe's guidance to business people.

L.C. Page and Co., Boston, 1908. 2nd impression. Condition: Fair, edge wear and peeling at spine and ends, fading and scuffing at spine, corner bumping, light foxing, a couple of loose pages at beginning and end of book, seems to be slightly miscut, loose binding. Early educational and development book.

Shamballa, Boston 5th trade paperback printing. Condition: Near fine, very light edge wear and corner bumps. Join one of the greatest contemporary philosophers on a breathtaking tour of time and the Kosmos--from the Big Bang right up to the eve of the twenty-first century. This accessible and entertaining summary of Ken Wilber's great ideas has been expanding minds now for two… Ler mais sobre este item

Sun Dial Press, New York. No edition stated. Condition: Good in fair dust jacket, green cloth with black raised lettering and illustration of prone figure in a field, reading. Book has light edge wear and corner bumps, slight fading. Dust jacket has multiple tears and wear. David Grayson, pseudonym of Ray Stannard Baker, American author, who began as a Chicago newspaper… Ler mais sobre este item

Harper, New York, 1989. 18th paperback printing. Condition: Good, edge and corner wear, fading to cover, light price sticker residue, slight corner creasing, spine crease, well read. Henry David Thoreau's masterwork, Walden, is a collection of his reflections on life and society. His simple but profound musings—as well as Civil Disobedience, his protest against the government's interference with civil liberty—have inspired… Ler mais sobre este item

Citadel Press. 8th trade paperback printing. Condition: Near fine, very light edge and corner wear, price sticker on rear cover. This is Jean-Paul Sartre's classic literary manifesto. Arguing on many levels, it is philosophical and historical, critical and pedagogic; yet there is a single intention which frames the whole. Among the topics discussed are: "What is Writing?" "Why Write?" and "For… Ler mais sobre este item

Allen and Unwin, London, 1987. 3rd trade paperback printing. Condition: Near fine, very light edge and corner wear, light nicks at spine ends, else fine. Bertrand Russell is concerned in this book with the foundations of knowledge. He approaches his subject through a discussion of language, the relationships of truth to experience and an investigation into how knowledge of the structure… Ler mais sobre este item

Bobbs Merrill Company, 1981. 22nd trade paperback printing. Condition: Good, edge and corner wear, creasing at corners spine nicks, light underlining and highlighting. Well read. Political tract with far reaching influence.

Penguin, New York. 24th paperback printing in this edition. Condition: Near fine, very light edge and corner wear. Because of the absence of writings by Socrates, we only know of his philosophical beliefs through the writings of his students. Fortunately many of these have survived through to today and provide an excellent primary source for the understanding of this great philosopher.… Ler mais sobre este item

Harper, New York, 1995. 12th paperback printing. Condition: Near fine, very light edge and corner wear, price sticker on rear cover. In this expanded edition of the bestselling classic The Hero Within, Carol S. Pearson gives us a unique vocabulary to explore the link between ancient archetypes and our contemporary lives.Works like Joseph Campbell's The Hero With a Thousand Faces have… Ler mais sobre este item

Tarcher, New York. 5th trade paperback printing. Condition: Near fine, very light edge and corner wear; light nicks at spine ends. One of the twentieth century's most profound re-examinations of the lost tenets of the Christian faith, with a new preface by Needleman. A dramatic rediscovery of the essence of Christian thought by philosopher and bestselling author Jacob Needleman.

Tarcher, New York, 2008. First trade paperback printing. Condition: Near fine, very light edge and corner wear, light nicks at spine ends. The bestselling author, philosopher and religious scholar offers his most gripping and broadly appealing work, asking the ultimate question of human nature: Why do we repeatedly violate our most cherished values and beliefs?

Tarcher, New York, 2010. First trade paperback printing. Condition: Near fine, very light corner wear and slight nicks at spine. In his most deeply personal work, religious scholar Needleman cuts a clear path through today's clamorous debates over the existence of God, illuminating an entirely new way of approaching the question of how to understand a higher power.

Yalu U. Press, New Haven. 2nd trade paperback printing. Condition: Very good minus, edge and corner wear, tiny creases at corners, spine creasing and nicks, rear cover has slight edge creasing. The first comprehensive interpretation of Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra—an important and difficult text and the only book Nietzsche ever wrote with characters, events, setting, and a plot. Laurence Lampert's chapter-by-chapter… Ler mais sobre este item

Vintage V-369, New York. Later printing (4.95 on cover). Condition: Near fine, very light edge and corner wear. The Birth of Tragedy (1872) was Nietzsche's 1st book. Its youthful faults were exposed by him in the brilliant 'Attempt at a Self-Criticism' which he added to the new edition of 1886. But the book, whatever its excesses, remains one of the most… Ler mais sobre este item