Lantern: 99 books

Father Thomas Keating explores the tragedy of September 11 from the perspective of Christ-consciousness and its continuing emergence in the world. Even as he describes the attacks of that day as the culmination of all of the last centurys growing violence and disregard for innocent life, Father Keating...

The shattering account of one woman's struggle against the forces supporting the abuse of animals, Free the Animals is the best-selling and action-packed story of underground adventure, as well as an eloquent plea for the rights of nonhuman animals. Free the Animals, with an introduction by Chrissie...

In recent years, law enforcement has suffered a number of tactical fiascoes. Officers and agencies have been the subject of civil and criminal sanctions, public confidence has deteriorated and lives have been lost. Unlke most tactical books, which teach tactics as a "skill set," this book emphasizes...

Some people are extremely bright yet emotionally crippled. Others are very loving, yet their daily lives are chaotic. Many have great faith but little clarity, while others are creative but stymied by a lack of confidence. Why are people so lopsided in their development? Why do some of us feel love but...

Field Command is a first of its kind; a full-length tactical science textbook focused specifically on crisis situations faced by the law enforecement community. It expands on the concepts laid out in Heal's Sound Doctrine: A Tactical Primer. The concepts and principles are taken from tactial texts...

Sistah Vegan is a series of narratives, critical essays, poems, and reflections from a diverse community of North American black-identified vegans. Collectively, these activists are de-colonizing their bodies and minds via whole-foods veganism. By kicking junk-food habits, the more than thirty contributors...

Matt Ball and Bruce Friedrich take the plight of the world's animals seriously and have dedicated their lives to ending their suffering. The Animal Activist's Handbook argues that meaning in life is to be found, quite simply, in turning away from the futile pursuit of "more," and focusing instead on...

For many years, congregations have been inspired, challenged, and charmed by the homilies given by the monks who live at St. Benedicts MonasteryThe Magic Monasteryin Snowmass, Colorado. This collection of homilies captures the vitality, wit, and spiritual wisdom of Abbot Joseph Boyle as he explores the scriptures through the important feast days of the Christian calendar.

In 1878, barely a dozen years after the American Civil War, this origin story of The Joe Phenix Detective Series was published as a serial in the New York Saturday Journal. This is Historical Fiction written when it was simply...Fiction! These are very early stories about a two-fisted detective tracking...

In 1971, Lee Myonghi, aged five, was taken from her family and placed in a Korean orphanage. Six months later, she was flown to the United States, where she and two other Korean girls were adopted by a Minnesota couple. They renamed her Kelly Jean. Eleven years later, Kelly found herself at the doorstep...

In this major new work, Father Thomas Keating reflects on the wisdom and legacy of the Alcoholics Anonymous Twelve-Step Method and its connections to, and similarities with, the Christian mystical traditions of centering prayer and Lectio Divina. In conversation with a long-time member of AA meetings,...

Come in to the Cathedral of the Earth to worship and to . . . Find out how "swarm intelligence" is creating smarter phone systems inspired by creativity and collective wisdom of the common ant. Discover what happens when a vision ary artist travels to Africa to bury the portraits of 23 primates who...

Within a succinct framework, Flash Forward! Rethinking Learning answers the why but more importantly the how of aligning our educational practices with the requirements of 21st century learning. Chapters full of illustrative and practical examples of implementation at the classroom, school, and district...

An exhaustive listing of books, journals, articles, films, conferences, college programs, organizations and websites from the new and exciting discipline of Human-Animal Studies. This information was gathered by leading academics in the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences, and is the only reference of its kind.