Author: Shel Silverstein
Genre: Dharma (Buddhist teachings)
The other perspective. This author is a genius.
The Missing Piece
Author: Shel Silverstein
Genre: Dharma (Buddhist teachings)
This is an amazing book. Really great. Written for children too, so it's great for the whole family.
Genre: Dharma (Buddhist teachings)
This is an amazing book. Really great. Written for children too, so it's great for the whole family.
Seven Bamboo Tablets of the Cloudy Satchel
Author: Deng Ming-Dao
Genre: Spirituality
This is a second book relating the life story of Deng Ming-Dao's Taoist teacher.
Quote:
Water evaporates and becomes clouds. Clouds become rain, sleet or snow. Lakes become ice. But throughout all these changes, water does not lose it's essential nature. Some might say that when water becomes ice, it has 'died.' Or when it evaporates, it has 'died.' But this is absurd. In the same way, death is a mere transformation, not an end.
Genre: Spirituality
This is a second book relating the life story of Deng Ming-Dao's Taoist teacher.
Quote:
Water evaporates and becomes clouds. Clouds become rain, sleet or snow. Lakes become ice. But throughout all these changes, water does not lose it's essential nature. Some might say that when water becomes ice, it has 'died.' Or when it evaporates, it has 'died.' But this is absurd. In the same way, death is a mere transformation, not an end.
Reborn in the West
Author: Viki Mackenzie
Genre: Spirituality
The book is composed of several different stories relating to reincarnation. Lama Yeshi's reincarnation as Lama Osel, a Spanish boy, is covered, as well as several less known reincarnations, and the perspectives of two western training therapists who deal with past-life regression.
Genre: Spirituality
The book is composed of several different stories relating to reincarnation. Lama Yeshi's reincarnation as Lama Osel, a Spanish boy, is covered, as well as several less known reincarnations, and the perspectives of two western training therapists who deal with past-life regression.
The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Morgawr
Author: Terry Brooks
Genre: Fantasy
Date Finished: Tuesday, March 20, 2007
The Druids never truly die do they. Neither do they ever revive. There is just some guy in a long black robe with an abominable ability to express his thoughts verbally.
Genre: Fantasy
Date Finished: Tuesday, March 20, 2007
The Druids never truly die do they. Neither do they ever revive. There is just some guy in a long black robe with an abominable ability to express his thoughts verbally.
Last Sword of Power
Author: David Gemmell
Genre: Fantasy
Date Finished: March 18, 2007
This is apparently the second book in the series. I've never seen the first. It kind of ties in with the Jeruselum Man novels, which were great.
Another retelling of the story of Arthur from another perspective. There is over a 1000 years of history between then and now, and Arthur and his court continues to inspire bards everywhere.
Genre: Fantasy
Date Finished: March 18, 2007
This is apparently the second book in the series. I've never seen the first. It kind of ties in with the Jeruselum Man novels, which were great.
Another retelling of the story of Arthur from another perspective. There is over a 1000 years of history between then and now, and Arthur and his court continues to inspire bards everywhere.
Winter Warriors
Author: David Gemmell
Genre: Fantasy
Date Finished: March 17, 2007
Another great book by David Gemmell. Why do we do what we do? What happens to warriors when they get old?
Genre: Fantasy
Date Finished: March 17, 2007
Another great book by David Gemmell. Why do we do what we do? What happens to warriors when they get old?
The Power of Passion
Author: Alan Hobson and Jamie Clarke
Genre: Self-inflated autobiographical-ish
Date Finished: March 14, 2007
Relates some of the details of the authors' participation in 2 teams that attempted to climb Everest in 1991 and 1994. By using an oversized font, as well as many side bars (in an even more oversized font) that repeated text from the book, a book long on pages and short on content was made.
In an effort to make the book relate to their business as professional speakers, it is written from a 'life lesson' perspective, with the authors attempting to dig kernels of wisdom out of the experiences related within.
Did the authors learn life lessons from their two failed attempts to climb Everest? I certainly hope so, since the two failed attempts cost 1.5 million in total.
I wonder how many Nepali children 1.5 million could educate?
Genre: Self-inflated autobiographical-ish
Date Finished: March 14, 2007
Relates some of the details of the authors' participation in 2 teams that attempted to climb Everest in 1991 and 1994. By using an oversized font, as well as many side bars (in an even more oversized font) that repeated text from the book, a book long on pages and short on content was made.
In an effort to make the book relate to their business as professional speakers, it is written from a 'life lesson' perspective, with the authors attempting to dig kernels of wisdom out of the experiences related within.
Did the authors learn life lessons from their two failed attempts to climb Everest? I certainly hope so, since the two failed attempts cost 1.5 million in total.
I wonder how many Nepali children 1.5 million could educate?
How to Think Like Leonardo Davinci
Author: Michael J. Gelb
Genre: Artistic Self Help
Date Finished: March 11, 2007
An interesting book with some good looking exercises that I would like to try, but I didn't think this was an outstanding book. Try "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron.
Genre: Artistic Self Help
Date Finished: March 11, 2007
An interesting book with some good looking exercises that I would like to try, but I didn't think this was an outstanding book. Try "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron.
The Dance of 17 Lives
Genre: Buddhism
Author: Mick Brown
I read this book to try and get an understand of who the Karmapa was and how he fits into Tibetan Buddhism. For that purpose, it is useful. It is not a spiritual book, does not cover the teachings. It is partly just the story of the recognition of a reincarnated Buddhist master and his eventual escape from China. The rest is politics and the author's personality.
Author: Mick Brown
I read this book to try and get an understand of who the Karmapa was and how he fits into Tibetan Buddhism. For that purpose, it is useful. It is not a spiritual book, does not cover the teachings. It is partly just the story of the recognition of a reincarnated Buddhist master and his eventual escape from China. The rest is politics and the author's personality.
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