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The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

Bodhidharma

• Paperback | Engels
• A fifth-century Indian Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma is credited with bringing Zen to China. Although the tradition that traces its ancestry back to him ... Lees meer

The Poetry of Rilke

Rainer Maria Rilke

• Paperback | Engels
• For the past twenty-five years, North Point Press has been working with Edward Snow, "Rilke's best contemporary translator" (Brian Phillips, The New R... Lees meer

Simple Cooking

John Thorne

• Paperback | Engels
• John Thorne's classic first collection is filled with straightforward eating, home cooking, vigorous opinions, and the gracefully intelligent writing ... Lees meer

Serious Pig

John Thorne, Matt Lewis Thorne

• Paperback | Engels
• In this collection of essays, John Thorne sets our to explore the origins of his identity as a cook, going "here" (the Maine coast, where he'd summere... Lees meer

The Truth of Yoga

Daniel Simpson

• Paperback | Engels
• A succinct, approachable guide to the origins, development, key texts, concepts, and practices of yoga. Yoga is practiced by many millions of people w... Lees meer

Bhakti Yoga

Edwin F Bryant

• Paperback | Engels
• "Teachers and students, scholars and practitioners of religion like, will be sure to keep this volume on hand in their research and for the sake of pr... Lees meer

The Sweet Science

A J Liebling

• Paperback | Engels
• A.J. Liebling's classic New Yorker pieces on the "sweet science of bruising" bring vividly to life the boxing world as it once was. The Sweet Science ... Lees meer

Yoga of the Yogi

Kausthub Desikachar

• Paperback | Engels
• This deeply personal biographical tribute by Krishnamacharya's grandson includes photographs, archival materials, and family recollections that have n... Lees meer

The Book of Images

Rainer Maria Rilke

• Paperback | Engels
• Now substantially revised by Edward Snow, whom Denise Levertov once called "far and away Rilke's best translator," this bilingual edition of The Book ... Lees meer

The Essential Canon of Classical Music

David Dubal

• Paperback | Engels
• The ultimate guide to classical composers and their music-for both the novice and the experienced listener Music, according to Aaron Copland, can thri... Lees meer

Mother Tongue

Wallis Wilde-Menozzi

• Paperback | Engels
• A probing and poetic examination of language, food, faith, and family attachment in Italian life through the eyes of an American who moved to Parma wi... Lees meer

An Alphabet for Gourmets

M F K Fisher

• Paperback | Engels
• In Alphabet for Gourmets , M.F.K. Fisher arranges a selection of her essays in a whimsical way that reveals the breadth and depth of her passion. From... Lees meer

Uncollected Poems

Rainer Maria Rilke

• Paperback | Duits
• Between the New Poems of 1907 and 1908 and his death in 1926, Rainer Maria Rilke published only two major volumes of poetry--the Duino Elegies and the... Lees meer

The Mind of Clover

Robert Aitken

• Paperback | Engels | Right Action Essays Zen Buddhist PR | nr. 1
• In Taking the Path of Zen , Robert Aitken provided a concise guide to zazen (Zen meditation) and other aspects of the practice of Zen. In The Mind of ... Lees meer

Giant Bluefin

Douglas Whynott

• Paperback | Engels
• This elegantly written and compelling work portrays the way the Japanese demand for giant bluefin tuna has altered the lives of Cape Cod fishermen. In... Lees meer

Just Enough Liebling

A J Liebling

• Paperback | Engels
• Abbott Joseph Liebling was one of the greatest of all New Yorker writers, a colorful figure who helped set the magazine's urbane tone and style. Just ... Lees meer

If Dogs Could Talk

Vilmos Csányi

• Paperback | Engels
• "This book is endlessly enlightening and entertaining . . . will appeal to all dog owners." --Ann LaFarge, Taconic News How do dogs think? Short of br... Lees meer

A Sabbath Life

Kathleen Hirsch

• Paperback | Engels
• Poetic and provocative, a challenge to women to create more spiritually rich and balanced lives.A successful writer and a committed feminist, Kathleen... Lees meer

French Cooking in Ten Minutes

Edouard de Pomiane

• Paperback | Engels
• A beautiful reprint of Edouard de Pomiane's classic collection of recipes for simply prepared meals is more useful now than ever before. Illustrated w... Lees meer

Mothers

• Paperback | Engels
• This remarkable collection of twenty stories about motherhood by writers who are mothers evokes every stage of the journey, from pregnancy and birth t... Lees meer

Elements of Garden Design

Joe Eck

• Paperback | Engels
• Elements of Garden Design does what few gardening books do--it addresses the process of conceiving a whole garden, as opposed to a single element like... Lees meer

The Road Home

Ethan Nichtern

• Paperback | Engels
• In this wise and witty invitation to Buddhist meditation, Ethan Nichtern, a senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition, investigates the journ... Lees meer

The Body Toxic

Nena Baker

• Paperback | Engels
• We are running a collective chemical fever that we cannot break. Everyone everywhere now carries a dizzying array of chemical contaminants, the by-pro... Lees meer

A Neutral Corner

A J Liebling

• Paperback | Engels
• A Neutral Corner collects fifteen previously unpublished boxing pieces written by legendary sportswriter A.J. Liebling between 1952 and 1963. Demonstr... Lees meer