North Atlantic Books imprint: 461 books
Fart Proudly
Writings of Benjamin Franklin You Never Read in School
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2019
A mention of flatulence might conjure up images of bratty high school boys or lowbrow comics. But one of the most eloquent—and least expected—commentators on the subject is Benjamin Franklin. The writings in Fart Proudly reveal the rogue who lived peaceably within the philosopher and statesman....
On the Warrior's Path, Second Edition
Philosophy, Fighting, and Martial Arts Mythology
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2010
The urge to forge one’s character by fighting, in daily life as well as on the mat, appeals to something deep within us. More than a collection of fighting techniques, martial arts constitute a path to developing body, spirit, and awareness. On the Warrior’s Path connects the martial arts with...
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
Awakening Upon Dying
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Awakening Upon Dying, with introductory commentary by Dzogchen Buddhist master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, is a new translation of the ancient text also known as The Great Liberation through Hearing in the Intermediate State. Both a practical guide and intriguing historical,...
Exit Laughing
How Humor Takes the Sting Out of Death
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
There’s nothing funny about dying … or is there? Malachy McCourt, Jacquelyn Mitchard, and 22 more share hilarious and moving stories of confronting death. Exit Laughing makes death more approachable as it reveals the funny side of “passing on.” As painful as it is to lose a loved one, *Exit...
Overcoming Trauma through Yoga
Reclaiming Your Body
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
Survivors of trauma—whether abuse, accidents, or war—can end up profoundly wounded, betrayed by their bodies that failed to get them to safety and that are a source of pain. In order to fully heal from trauma, a connection must be made with oneself, including one’s body. The trauma-sensitive...
Soulshaping
A Journey of Self-Creation
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
Soulshaping is the inspiring memoir of an archetypal "male warrior"–a trial lawyer–who struggled to find his heart and a more authentic, soulful path. Rivetingly personal and profoundly universal, this book is for anyone who has heard a whisper of something truer calling out to them...
Jump Girl
The Initiation and Art of a Spirit Speaker--A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
The remarkable life story of growing up psychic and learning to work with Spirit, as told by a medium and psychic seer
Carrying on traditions woven of her Blackfoot and Celtic roots, Salicrow is a natural psychic medium from a family with a long history of profound connection to the unseen...
The Cannabis Manifesto
A New Paradigm for Wellness
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2015
Written bythe founder and CEO of the world's largest medical cannabis dispensary, The Cannabis Manifesto delivers a clear, concise history of cannabis as a medicine, details the unintended consequences of prohibition, and considers its future as a regulated consumer product. Steve DeAngelo draws on...
The Unlikely Peace at Cuchumaquic
The Parallel Lives of People as Plants: Keeping the Seeds Alive
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Martín Prechtel’s experiences growing up on a Pueblo Indian reservation, his years of apprenticing to a Guatemalan shaman, and his flight from Guatemala’s brutal civil war to life in the U.S. inform this lyrical blend of memoir, cultural commentary, and spiritual call to arms. The Unlikely Peace...
The Cracking Tower
A Strategy for Transcending 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2010
End-of-the-world paranoia has been with us since time immemorial. Now, with the end of the legendary Mayan “long count” calendar looming on December 21, 2012 and recent threats of a worldwide economic collapse triggering widespread apprehension and a search for answers, The Cracking Tower offers...
The Parent's Guide to Homeopathy
Safe, Natural Remedies for Children, from Newborns through Teens
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
This book is the most comprehensive and easy-to-use guide available for parents who want to use homeopathy to treat their children's illnesses safely, gently, and effectively. Practical, concise, and user-friendly, *The Parents' Guide to Homeopathy *provides homeopathic remedies for more than 150...
by Lenore Kandel, Diane di Prima
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
Jack Kerouac immortalized her in his novel Big Sur. A student of Zen, she hung out with Gary Snyder and Allen Ginsberg and was a speaker at San Francisco’s Human Be-In. But Lenore Kandel was no muse or hanger-on; she was a brilliant lyric poet, often unabashedly erotic, and that’s where her legacy...
2013
Raising the Earth to the Next Vibration
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2011
For the Earth to move to the next vibration, says Richard Grossinger, consciousness must change in profound ways, and these involve core elements of humanity: evil, grief, bliss, and compassion. 2013 locates these elements in often unlikely places and seeks their nature and capacity for change. With...
Dude, Where's My Black Studies Department?
The Disappearance of Black Americans from Our Universities
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2011
***WINNER, 2008 PEN Oakland - Josephine Miles National Literary Award
Blacks have been vanishing from college campuses in the United States and reappearing in prisons, videos, and movies. Cecil Brown tackles this unwitting "disappearing act" head on, paying special attention to the...