Pico Iyer: 20 books
Die Kunst des Innehaltens
Ein Plädoyer für Entschleunigung. TED Books
Language: German
Release Date: August 20, 2015
Über den LUXUS der EntschleunigungIn einer Welt voller Angebote und Möglichkeiten stellt sich der bekannte Essayist und Autor Pico Iyer dem letzten großen Abenteuer: der Kunst des Innehaltens, der Entschleunigung. Nachdem er selbst ein Leben lang unterwegs war, von den Osterinseln über Katmandu...
Tropical Classical
Essays from Several Directions
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2011
In Tropical Classical the author of Video Nights in Katmandu and The Lady and the Monk visits a holy city in Ethiopia, where hooded worshippers practice a Christianity that has remained unchanged since the Middle Ages. He follows the bewilderingly complex route of Bombay's dabbawallahs, who each day...
Video Night in Kathmandu
And Other Reports from the Not-So-Far East
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2010
Mohawk hair-cuts in Bali, yuppies in Hong Kong and Rambo rip-offs in the movie houses of Bombay are just a few of the jarring images that Iyer brings back from the Far East.
Falling Off the Map
Some Lonely Places of The World
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2011
The author of Video Night in Kathmandu ups the ante on himself in this sublimely evocative and acerbically funny tour through the world's loneliest and most eccentric places. From Iceland to Bhutan to Argentina, Iyer remains both uncannily observant and hilarious.
Zen and the Rescue Dog
Journeying with Your Dog on the Path to Enlightenment
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2019
Think you don’t have time to really get to know your shelter dog?
Using the steps in Zen Buddhism as a starting off point, this book offers insights, practical tips, and exercises you can use to bond with your adopted dog and achieve a more relaxed and enjoyable life together. While feeding,...
by 皮科‧艾爾 Pico Iyer
Language: Chinese
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Language: Chinese
Release Date: January 1, 2016
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生活與謀生，有時候背道而馳
這本書是份邀請，邀請你一起踏上靜思的探索旅程
在這個快速移動的世界裡，沒有比靜定更急迫的事了
機器愈來愈像我們神經系統的一部分，我們失去了晚上的休息時間、沒有了周末，
我們就像急診室醫生一樣，永遠在待命中，但等到必須治療自己的時候，卻找不到處方籤。
在這個講求速度的年代，沒有什麼比放慢腳步，更讓人有活力；
在這個分心錯亂的世界，沒有什麼比注意力，更奢侈昂貴；
在這個不斷移動的時代，沒有什麼比定靜，更加急迫。
無關宗教，不涉團體，
靜思的目的，是貼近個人的感悟。
不是要隔絕於世界，而是不時脫離一下，才能在這個瘋狂加速的世界，穩住方向。
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