Eastern category: 10105 books
by I K Taimni
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2014
The deepest concern of every thinking individual must surely be with the three great subjects which comprise the title of the book, and with the relationships between them. The profound concepts inevitably involved in a discussion of such a theme are presented with great clarity and wisdom, and the...
The Challenge of The Mind
An Essential Guide to Buddha’s Teachings: Zen, Karma, and Enlightenment
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2018
The Challenge of the Mind is an excellent guide to exploring the infinite potential of our mind from Buddha’s perspective. In this book, author Ryuho Okawa shows how we can apply the essential teachings of Buddha to our lives and cultivate deep wisdom and promote a happy, peaceful everyday life.
Through...
Martial Arts and Philosophy
Beating and Nothingness
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2010
Socrates, an Athenian soldier, was a calmly efficient killing machine. His student Plato was an accomplished and broad-shouldered wrestler. Martial arts and philosophy have always gone hand in hand, as well as fist in throat. Philosophical argument is closely parallel with hand-to-hand combat. And...
The Fault Line
Traveling the Other Europe, from Finland to Ukraine
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
An award-winning writer travels the eastern front of Europe, where the push/pull between old empires and new possibilities has never been more evident. Paolo Rumiz traces the path that has twice cut Europe in two—first by the Iron Curtain and then by the artificial scaffolding of the EU—moving...
Leipzig Travel Guide
Sightseeing, Hotel, Restaurant & Shopping Highlights
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2015
Located in the Federal State of Saxony, the city of Leipzig is a popular tourist destination in eastern Germany. Not only is it ranked as one of the most livable cities in the country, Leipzig was also ranked as a city with one of the ‘highest quality of living in Europe’. The city’s fortune...
by NETLANCERS INC
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Collection Of Asian Traditional People Volume 3
Asia is also the origin of many of the most important and ancient world religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism.
Tales of Yukaghir, Lamut, and Russianized Natives of Eastern Siberia :- A collection of folklore...
by Arto der Haroutunian
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
“[A] ground-breaking collection of wonderful pilafs, soups, stuffed vegetables, relishes and pastries. A treasury of delicious dishes” (The Foodie).
Every one of the twelve cookbooks Arto der Haroutunian wrote became a classic; his thoughtful, erudite writing helped to explain to Westerners...
Pomegranates & Pine Nuts
A Stunning Collection of Lebanese, Moroccan and Persian Recipes
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2013
New Cookbook from Former ‘Miss Lebanon’ Explores Modern Middle Eastern Cooking
The Middle East cradles an ancient cuisine—one of the oldest in the world. Despite its pedigree, conflict in the region has largely kept it under wraps to a wider audience. Hummus, tabbouleh, and stuffed vine leaves...
Egyptian Cooking
And Other Middle Eastern Recipes
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2005
Since its original publication twenty years ago, Samia Abdennour's Egyptian Cooking has become a true classic a must-have cookbook for anyone who wants to eat as the Egyptians do. From hearty staples like foul midammis (stewed fava beans) and kushari (a mix of pasta, rice, and lentils under a rich...
Spice
Flavors of the Eastern Mediterranean
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
On a trip to Turkey as a young woman, chef Ana Sortun fell in love with the food and learned the traditions of Turkish cooking from local women. Inspired beyond measure, Sortun opened her own restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the award-winning Oleana, where she creates her own interpretations...
The Mountains of Romania
A guide to walking in the Carpathian Mountains
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2013
Walking and trekking guidebook to Romania's Carpathian Mountains. one of the wildest parts of Eastern Europe. This is a complete guide to exploring the Carpathian mountains and Transylvania, including both remote and more popular areas, such as Poiana Brasov, with detailed descriptions of main bases...
by Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2013
A magisterial overview of the philosophies of the East.
'The time has come for global philosophy to move beyond the model where the West is at the centre of radiating spokes of comparison.' Challenging the notion that Western philosophy is the best or only yardstick against which to judge the...
Battle for the Castle
The Myth of Czechoslovakia in Europe, 1914-1948
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2009
After World War I, diplomats and leaders at the Paris Peace Talks redrew the map of Europe, carving up ancient empires and transforming Europe's eastern half into new nation-states. Drawing heavily on the past, the leaders of these young countries crafted national mythologies and deployed them at...
by Rebecca Kaye
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2015
Romania is one of the most beautiful countries in southeastern Europe and an emerging tourist destination with beautiful villages, well-preserved medieval castles and good Black Sea resorts. The World Travel and Tourism Council recently ranked Romania as the fourth-fastest-growing tourist destination....