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Paradoxically, contemporary horrors like ethnic cleansing are deeply rooted in humanity's highest aspirations, which have given rise to countless similar upheavals and atrocities perpetrated over millennia. Although the ideals embodied in religion and philosophy are considered to be humanity's prime "civilizing" force, religions that preach love have been used to justify the bloodiest massacres, and utopian ideals have fomented intolerance and...

Paradoxically, contemporary horrors like ethnic cleansing are deeply rooted in humanity's highest aspirations, which have given rise to countless similar upheavals and atrocities perpetrated over millennia. Although the ideals embodied in religion and philosophy are considered to be humanity's prime "civilizing" force, religions that preach love have been used to justify the bloodiest massacres, and utopian ideals have fomented intolerance and...

This collection of Indian love stories is a rare find. Traditional love stories handed down through families from generation-to-generation, these heart-warming, and sometimes playful, tales are written in a manner that lets the reader feel as if he were sitting at the feet of an elder. The lively stories provide authentic glimpses of Native culture, history, and customs from historical periods long past that continue to inform the present. Unl...

This richly descriptive book includes recipes and folklore about the preparation of food by Southwest Indians. A bestselling favorite, which delights the palate and the eye, this cookbook ventures beyond mere recipes into the hearts and souls of the Pueblo and Navajo Indians. In these native cultures, the growth of food and its preparation are intimately tied to religious ceremony. The forty-four full-color photographs depict rituals, dances ...

Stumbough's anecdotes about her kin read like a chat with a cherished friend.... She makes a bit of family research sound like a good idea". (Booklist)This colorful chronicle of pioneering experience emerges from Virginia Stumbough's priceless collection of family letters, diaries, scrapbooks, albums, and oral history. Mrs. Stumbough, who was born shortly after Oklahoma Territory achieved statehood, treats us to a wealth of family and personal...

From the award-winning author of "Children's Book of Yoga" comes a new book that looks at the elements in nature--earth, water, fire, and air--to see how they relate to specific yoga poses.

To complete things is a magnificent portrait of Bodhidharma (Japanese: Daruma), attributed to the incomparable Zen ink painter Sesshu Toyo (1420-1506). This volume also contains essays on Fukushima in particular and Zen calligraphy in general by some of the leading scholars in the field.

In this eminently readable and beautifully designed book, editor Fikes has salvaged one of the inspirational stories of our time. Reuben Snake's journey is a vital embodiment of how living faith, humility, terrific self-discipline, and dedication to a cause greater than ourselves can transform a life and improve the lives of those around us." (Noetic Sciences Review)"Snake's eloquent life story, based on tape-recorded interviews." (Publishers ...

In this eminently readable and beautifully designed book, editor Fikes has salvaged one of the inspirational stories of our time. Reuben Snake's journey is a vital embodiment of how living faith, humility, terrific self-discipline, and dedication to a cause greater than ourselves can transform a life and improve the lives of those around us". (Noetic Sciences Review)"Snake's eloquent life story, based on tape-recorded interviews". (Publishers ...

Community planner Susan Guyette presents the first field-tested model of development planning that addresses the special concerns of Native American and rural communities. In Guyette's model, revitalizing cultural traditions becomes the central focus of the economic planning process. The author demonstrates, step by step, how community planning works, using the creation of the Poeh Center at Pojoaque Pueblo in northern New Mexico as a case stu...

When Skywoman falls from the upper world, the birds and animals living in the watery place below must catch her and create ground on which she can stand. Thus Turtle Island, the earth, is born. In this beautiful book written and Illustrated by Native Americans the ancient stories of the Iroquois peoples are retold. Beginning with Skyworld and the creation of Earth, the authors weave together tales of creation, of the bravery of children and th...

A People's Ecology: Explorations in Sustainable Living presents a tapestry of perspectives on food and the interplay of health, cultural ecology, and environment, which are the fabric and foundation of all sustainable living. It offers personal stories, documented information, traditional understandings, and speculations on future directions. Each contribution calls on us to reclaim our human heritage of "caring for our home fires" -- a metaph...

Frank Thomas and Marlene Leopold illustrate their appreciation for good food, proving that delicious can also be healthy. The list of health benefits of citrus will undoubtedly grow, but it is what citrus does to taste that has maintained its popularity. It not only imparts a wonderful fresh flavour to foods, but also acts as a natural tenderiser to meat, poultry, and fish. Citrus lovers will be unable to resist the imaginative original recipe...

Two very important books have appeared in 1996: 'Reuben Snake: Your Humble Serpent' and 'One Nation Under God: The Triumph of the Native America Church.' I say they're important because they are designed for the U.S. Government and the American people as an audience. The books are not teaching Indigenous people about peyote, they're documents to voice the concerns of indigenous Nations, to protect those of us who participate in the spiritualit...

A monumental teaching that is profoundly transforming and liberating. His words are seeds sown from his heart into ours". (Richard Gere)The words of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people, continue to bring inspiration, hope, and love to peoples of all cultures. His message of the universal need for kindness at every level, from person-to-person relations to global action, transcends all cultu...

Who are Carlotta J. Thompkins, Lottie Deno, Miss Kitty, Laura Denbo, Faro Nell, and Charlotte Thurmond? For answers to these and other questions, read Cynthia Rose's account of the life of Lottie Deno.... Recommended for anyone that is interested in reading a complete history of a western gambler from cradle to grave". (Review of the West)"Rose paints an intriguing picture of Western heroine Lottie Deno.... Readers will gain insight into the d...

Who are Carlotta J. Thompkins, Lottie Deno, Miss Kitty, Laura Denbo, Faro Nell, and Charlotte Thurmond? For answers to these and other questions, read Cynthia Rose's account of the life of Lottie Deno.... Recommended for anyone that is interested in reading a complete history of a western gambler from cradle to grave". (Review of the West)"Rose paints an intriguing picture of Western heroine Lottie Deno.... Readers will gain insight into the d...

Set during the 1970s when corporate consolidation and competition began to change the way we did business, this book is both an indelible portrait of corporate culture gone haywire and the story of one man's rueful journey toward wisdom. It is suitable for veterans of big business and an informative tale for anyone embarking on a corporate career.

In a novel based on the author's corporate experience, Professor Ray Pendleton becomes an executive at automotive firm, where he must navigate a minefield of unspoken rules and traps, deal with capricious promotions, and fend off a corporate enemy--all while trying to keep his family intact. An indelible portrait of corporate culture gone haywire.

Written in prose as rich and earthy as the land and people it portrays, this classic novel of the Southwest is about a family of homesteaders raising beans and themselves in southern New Mexico of the 1920s and 1930s.