Ven: 56 books

In Extended Families: A Memoir of India, award-winning author Ven Begamudré traces the history of both sides of his family, telling a story that is both timeless and universal. "My grandmother’s house has two gates. The iron from which they were wrought long ago turned to irony.”...

Most American college campuses are home to a vibrant drinking scene where students frequently get wasted, train-wrecked, obliterated, hammered, destroyed, and decimated. The terms that university students most commonly use to describe severe alcohol intoxication share a common theme: destruction,...

By the time I had arrived in Thailand to take on the responsibilities of an aerial photographer, I had spent three years in the Air Force acquiring the skills and knowledge of photography in general. I felt confident I could put those skills to work as a still-photographer and successfully complete...

This work consists of passages from Ven. Louis' works--principally his four masterpieces of spiritual theology: Book of Prayer and Meditation; The Sinner's Guide; Memorial of the Christian Life and Introduction to the Creed; plus his Compendium of Christian Doctrine. Selections are arranged by topic...

Relatietherapeut Jean-Pierre van de Ven laat in zijn nieuwe boek `Waarom luister je niet? zien dat helder communiceren met je partner de sleutel tot een goede relatie is. Niemand heeft betere oplossingen voor relatieproblemen dan stellen zelf. Als partners met elkaar praten zonder elkaar af of aan...

De welgestelde Celine erft in ‘Alles heeft zijn tijd’ van Ria van der Ven-Rijken een huis van haar oudoom. Hoewel er flink gerenoveerd moet worden, is ze meteen helemaal weg van het huis. In tegenstelling tot haar vriend Daan, die altijd overal kritiek op lijkt te hebben. Maar dan wordt er tot...

Twintigers Gijs en Iris in Vertwijfeling van Ria van der Ven-Rijken kennen elkaar al van jongs af aan omdat hun ouders met elkaar bevriend zijn, en in hun woonplaats kennen de meeste mensen hen als ‘familie’ van elkaar. Het levert dan ook een ongemakkelijke situatie op als ze verliefd op elkaar...

(Warning: It appears that this book has been pirated by many online sites since its first publication last year! Paper Back copy is available at Amazon.) It was still vivid in his mind. It was one quiet Friday night in a private beach house. They made love. It was casual, relaxed, long, uninterrupted,...

In 1937, the Nationalists under Chiang Kaishek were leading the Chinese war effort against Japan and were lauded in the West for their efforts to transform China into an independent and modern nation; yet this image was quickly tarnished. The Nationalists were soon denounced as militarily incompetent,...

Have you ever given up on a dream because no matter how hard you tried, you just seemed to always fail? Have you quit because you saw others succeeding where you had failed? Or has the prospect of starting all over again on a dream made you just abandon the pursuit of your goals altogether? In The...

Can Prayer Cure Mental Illness Today ? Can people fully recover from mental illness ? This book is all about Mental Health. Mental illness is little understood and difficult to properly diagnose, because the symptoms can be aggressive and anti social, the sufferer is often ostracized socially...

Een prachtige, invoelende roman van Ria van der Ven-Rijken, auteur van onder meer De familieband en Kostbaar verlies Als Timons vrouw Nynke verongelukt, is dat een enorme klap voor hem en zijn kinderen. Timon kan het niet aan en zijn schoonouders bieden uitkomst. Maar als Timon vervolgens zelf de draad weer oppakt, geeft dat botsingen. Hoe moeten ze verder?

Turning Toward Awareness posthumously shares wisdom from a western monk ordained in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Written in 1974, Ven. George Teng's incisive writing and unique insights into the workings of the mind still provide an excellent foundation for spiritual practice. Buddhists as well...

La romance déclinée sur tous les genres ! Homme et homme, femme et femme, femme dans un corps d’homme et amoureuse d’un homme... Explorez toutes les combinaisons amoureuses dans ce coffret dédié à l’amour avec un grand A, sans limite de genre ! Sexy Business, David Lange Jonathan...