Eastern category: 10105 books
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
Liberation Through Understanding in the Between
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2011
The most accessible and informative version of the Buddhist classicavailable in English, with instruction in meditation, illuminating commentary, and guidance in the practical use of the prayers
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The so-called “Tibetan Book of the Dead” has been renowned for centuries as a cornerstone of...
Hinduism and the 1960s
The Rise of a Counter-Culture
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
The West has drawn upon Hinduism on a wide scale, from hatha yoga and meditation techniques, to popular culture in music and fashion, yet the contribution of Hinduism to the counter-culture of the 1960s has not been analysed in full.
Hinduism and the 1960s looks at the youth culture of the...
Hagakure
The Book of the Samurai
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
Living and dying with bravery and honor is at the heart of Hagakure, a series of texts written by an eighteenth-century samurai, Yamamoto Tsunetomo. It is a window into the samurai mind, illuminating the concept of bushido (the Way of the Warrior), which dictated how samurai were expected to behave,...
Where the West Ends
Stories From the Balkans, the Black Sea, and the Caucasus
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2012
Prize-winning author Michael J. Totten returns with a masterpiece of travel writing and history in this journey through thirteen nations—all but two formerly communist—just beyond the edge of the West where few casual travelers venture. His work as an independent foreign correspondent takes him...
by Philip Marsden
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2015
Ebook edition of Philip Marsden’s classic travel book, published to coincide with the centenary of the Armenian massacres. After centuries of prominence as a world power, Armenia has withstood every attempt during the 20th century to destroy it. With a name redolent both of dim antiquity and of...
by Dante Mena
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2011
This is an excerpt from our larger guide to all of Hungary, focusing on Budapest and the surrounding area primarily. The author is a resident of Budapest, who knows the region intimately and takes us behind the scenes to discover its best features the sights, the places to stay and eat, the shopping,...
The Great Clod
Notes and Memoirs on Nature and History in East Asia
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning poet of Turtle Island: a meditative, scholarly memoir of Asia—“a book . . . not quite like any other but trademark Snyder” (Kirkus Reviews).
Over the course of his singular career, the Pulitzer Prize–winning poet, essayist, environmental activist, and...
Fools Rush In
A True Story of Love, War, and Redemption
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2010
Offering an in-depth personal account of the Bosnian and Herzegovinian war, this autobiography follows the author as he departed for conflict-ridden Eastern Europe in the early 1990s. Demonstrating how the protagonist discovered his own love of humanity, this narrative documents his career as an aid-worker,...
by Maria Hurst
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2012
Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Helsinki, Finland. Founded in 1550, Helsinki the "Daughter of the Baltic" has been the Finnish capital since 1812, when it was rebuilt by the tsars of Russia along the lines of a miniature St. Petersburg, a role it has played in many a Cold...
The Way of Aikido
Life Lessons from an American Sensei
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2000
“This book is a warmhearted handshake, a graceful and practical invitation to enter and blend with the ahhh of the world. It is as natural and wise an introduction to the spirit of the martial arts as you can find on paper.”—**Jack Kornfield, bestselling author of A Path with Heart
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by Eknath Easwaran
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2011
Take your fate into your own hands by facing death, not fleeing from it.
Easwaran is one of the twentieth century's great spiritual teachers and an authentic guide to timeless wisdom. Understand death, Easwaran writes, and you’ll live more wisely – you’ll learn more, love more, and contribute...
Master of the Three Ways
Reflections of a Chinese Sage on Living a Satisfying Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
At once profound, spiritual, and witty, Master of the Three Ways is a remarkable work about human nature, the essence of life, and how to live simply and with awareness. In three hundred and fifty-seven verses, the author, Hung Ying-ming—a seventeenth-century Chinese sage—explores good and evil,...
Crossroads in Psychoanalysis, Buddhism, and Mindfulness
The Word and the Breath
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2013
A comprehensive collection of essays exploring the interstices of Eastern and Western modes of thinking about the self, Crossroads in Psychoanalysis, Buddhism, and Mindfulness: The Word and the Breath documents just some of the challenges, conflicts, pitfalls, and “wow” moments that inhere in...
by Dalai Lama, Sofia Stril-Rever
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
In this elegant self-portrait, the world’s most outspoken and influential spiritual leader recounts his epic and engaging life story. The Dalai Lama’s most accessible and intimate book, My Spiritual Journey is an excellent introduction to the larger-than-life leader of Tibetan Buddhism—perfect...