Atlantic Books imprint: 617 books
The Smell of Rain on Dust
Grief and Praise
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
Inspiring hope, solace, and courage in living through our losses, author Martín Prechtel, trained in the Tzutujil Maya shamanic tradition, shares profound insights on the relationship between grief and praise in our culture--how the inability that many of us have to grieve and weep properly for the...
by David Mckie
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
In Bright Particular Stars, David McKie examines the impact of 26 remarkable British eccentrics on 26 unremarkable British locations. From Broadway in the Cotswolds, where the Victorian bibliomaniac Sir Thomas Phillipps nurtured dreams of possessing every book in the world, to Kilwinning in Scotland,...
May I Be Frank
How I Changed My Ways, Lost 100 Pounds, and Found Love Again
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
"What happens when Tony Soprano meets Deepak Chopra? That's how people have described my story. I might throw some Woody Allen in there and a dash of Hunter S. Thompson." So says Frank Ferrante of his amazing journey from obesity and drug addiction to vibrant health and happiness.
At...
Union Jack
The Story of the British Flag
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
Known the world over as a symbol of the United Kingdom, the Union Jack is an intricate construction based on the crosses of St, George, St, Andrew and St, Patrick. Nick Groom traces its long and fascinating past, from the development of the Royal Standard and 17th-century clashes over the precise...
Smart Yoga
Apply the Alexander Technique to Enhance Your Practice, Prevent Injury, and Increase Body Awareness
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
David Moore draws on thirty years of teaching to bring fresh and practical insights into how the Alexander Technique can contribute to a safer and more effective yoga practice. With a wealth of illustrations that support the clear, precise explanations, this book offers comprehensive advice in modifying...
Biokinetics and Biodynamics of Human Differentiation
Principles and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
Fifty years ago the field of human embryology was incomplete; prior to that time the anatomy of early human embryos was still unknown, and there was much to be learned about the older stages of human embryonic development. It is now understood that human organs result from step-by-step differentiations...
The Seasons
An Elegy for the Passing of the Year
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
For millennia, the passing seasons and their rhythms have marked our progress through the year. But what do they mean to us now that we lead increasingly atomized and urban lives and our weather becomes ever more unpredictable or extreme? Will it matter if we no longer hear, even notice, the first...
The Souvenir
A Daughter Discovers Her Father's War
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Louise Steinman’s American childhood in the fifties was bound by one unequivocal condition: “Never mention the war to your father.” That silence sustained itself until the fateful day Steinman opened an old ammunition box left behind after her parents’ death. In it she discovered nearly 500...
The Secret Life of Babies
How Our Prebirth and Birth Experiences Shape Our World
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2014
A bold affirmation that we are sentient before conception and in the womb, The Secret Life of Babies reveals author Mia Kalef's groundbreaking findings: babies are able to remember their earliest experiences, this consciousness precedes the physical development of the brain itself, and medical interventions...
Applied Kinesiology, Revised Edition
A Training Manual and Reference Book of Basic Principles and Practices
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
The revised edition of the best-selling book on Applied Kinesiology, Applied Kinesiology, Revised Edition introduces a diagnostic method that uses manual muscle testing to assess the body's "Triad of Health"--structure, chemistry, and psyche. To perform a muscle test, the practitioner applies...
The Psoas Solution
The Practitioner's Guide to Rehabilitation, Corrective Exercise, and Training for Improved Function
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
The first book to comprehensively discuss the function of the psoas in posture, movement, and exercise, The Psoas Solution identifies the functional anatomy, biomechanics, and motor control of the psoas and its role in core and hip stabilization. Integrating research with clinical experience, Evan...
The Cannabis Health Index
Combining the Science of Medical Marijuana with Mindfulness Techniques To Heal 100 Chronic Symptoms and Diseases
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
This comprehensive sourcebook combines evidence-based insights from more than 1,000 studies from cannabinoid and consciousness research to present a convincing case for the powerful healing effects of medical marijuana on over 100 chronic symptoms and diseases. Written by a former paramedic with a...
Wondrous Child
The Joys and Challenges of Grandparenting
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2012
A Santa Cruz postpartum doula, a New Hampshire flute-maker, a Zen teacher, a dance therapist, a Sri Lankan film director—these are a few of the grandparents who share their stories in this bracing collection. The essays cover a wide range of experiences as they examine the marrow of this often undervalued...
The Elements of Skill
A Conscious Approach to Learning
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2013
Why do so many beginners, both children and adults, fail to master chosen skills? The Elements of Skill was inspired by—and addresses—that question with a program based on proven techniques. The book, written by a renowned practitioner of the Alexander Technique, outlines an educational system...