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Grappling with the questions we all have about life, the author deconstructs the prevailing spiritual, therapeutic, and self-help methods we use to try to change ourselves. By taking this journey of exploration with him, we come face-to-face with the unknown and the potential for radical transformation.

People everywhere revere images and stories of religious figures--from Buddha and Jesus to Kuan Yin and the Virgin of Guadalupe--to remind themselves of the spiritual dimensions of life. But whether raised in a religious tradition or not, many people are mystified by spiritual icons from other cultures. This gift book for all seasons provides essential information about 27 figures from the world's wisdom traditions in a beautiful and lively gr...

This book tells how a progressive public school in Colorado has transformed the lives of its alumni. It is about what happens to children and adults when they are encouraged to follow their bliss. It is also about personal empowerment and the development of confidence, curiosity, and compassion in our public schools. This book offers stories and reflections from the alumni of a school where the students hired the teachers, ran their own govern...

If you want a hundred sound reasons to open your heart to the Divine, READ THIS BOOK.

For Viet Nguyen, the only thing worse than rules are the people who enforce them. This may not be the best attitude to have in a society that punishes dissent with death. A rebellious teenager is often the main character of young adult fiction, but what makes Viet particularly interesting is that he challenges a system that borders on genocide. Communist tanks advance through Viet's Saigon neighbourhood when he is fourteen years old, and overt...

This book takes readers into the messy, wondrous struggle for human change that occurs in classrooms. Written by long-time college professor Jeremiah Conway, the book contains teaching stories in which he reflects on the insights he and his students have gained from each other. Through engaging narrative, he illuminates the transformative effects of education on the "student from hell" who argues with him constantly, a student diagnosed with t...

This book presents a place of boundless creativity in which we can be constantly challenged and inspired to fulfill the wonders of the human potential.

Laura Simms is an acclaimed storyteller whom The New York Times has called a major force in the revival of storytelling in America. Laura's way of telling a story allows the mind of the listener to rest in a realm of imagination beyond thought, and stimulates its faculties of kindness and relationship. In this book she examines the spiritual and social aspects of storytelling, and its process of engagement.

This book explores the spiritual essence of abortion, its historical context, and the empowering lessons of the abortion experience. Abortion can help anyone learn the importance of making conscious choices about how we live our lives. It opens the way to greater connection with life, love, death, and power. It is a rite of passage from identifying as a victim to knowing from the heart. It is a legitimate experience. The essentially pro-life n...

Points out fundamental missteps we have made through the ages, and explains why they're counter-productive. This title gives guidelines using a 7-step/7-principle matrix for parents to foster their children's development in a vibrantly growth-oriented fashion, rather than a protection-oriented fashion.

This is Dr Richard Selznick's follow-up to the acclaimed "The Shut-Down Learner", details a broader scope of potential problems faced by schoolchildren and offers techniques and insights to help them learn. Dr Selznick explores reading and writing issues, behavioural problems, difficulties with organisation, social skills, medication, parents' interactions with teachers, excessive use of technology, the importance of patience, and more. The pr...

Taoists call it yin and yang, Buddhists refer to the two truths: existence is both absolute and relative. Just as physicists accept that a subatomic particle is also a wave, we can understand that the universe is both one (absolute, undivided) and many (conceptual, material). Mystics get lost in the absolute, while most of us see only the relative. Matt Mullen points out that both are necessary for living a life in concert with the way things ...

7 CDs. Approximate running time: 420 minutes. In this CD set, Steven Harrison presents a clear choice: We can live in our ideas about life, or we can live in the powerful flow of life itself. Harrison challenges us to cut through all the ideas and descriptions we have about our lives, including our ideas about spirituality, and to directly experience that which is alive and real. He encourages us to take the risk of creativity by paying attent...

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Book & CD. No other book on this subject gives such a complete picture of what it takes to launch and sustain a voice-over career. Through the compelling stories of highly successful voice-over professionals, both novices and experienced actors will learn everything they need, from how to develop their talent to tips for landing that first big job. In this expanded and revised edition, the author has added the advice of two more actors, making...

Jim Nollman is an internationally known musician and ecologist who doesn't hesitate to get up-close and personal with a pod of gray whales, a herd of buffaloes, and a school of dolphins in his quest to communicate directly with these creatures. His writing conveys his joy and sense of brotherhood in these encounters. 'The Man Who Talks to Whales' opens us up to the idea that animals can educate us and contribute to the growth and development o...

N Nosirrah is considered by his followers to be perhaps the most notable writer and speaker of the past century on the Way of the Mystic, while his critics insist that the man is functionally illiterate, a fraud, and possibly a lunatic. Nosirrah himself maintains that since neither he, his fans, nor his critics exist, he is therefore in an unknowable state beyond any form of praise or critique. As such, the author was unable to authorise his o...

This book shows you how to start, run, and build a freelance writing business doing whatever type of writing you prefer. The book is indispensable for writers at every stage of their career. The book covers entry-level assignments, marketing and self-promotion, and how to write a business plan. More experienced writers will discover how to maximise their earning potential, which jobs pay the best, how to work with an agent, the most successful...

Most of us feel challenged in some area of life - our careers, our health, our relationships. We are being thwarted by the hardwiring of our brains. Adrianne Ahern's techniques train the brain to support optimal health, success, and well-being. These techniques can help you: Increase focus, creativity, and eagerness, Meet life's challenges with confidence and calm, Positively and effectively respond to change, Reduce negative impacts of a stre...

Ed Smith defines enchantment as 'that place where our life and our deepest dreams merge' and he maintains that it is our true nature. In 'Relentless Love', he proposes that we can live lives of enchantment through the practice of relentless love. He inspires us to create a world based on our intention to love and our faith in life and contends that evolution is propelling us to do so. He defines evolution as 'events you do not like that conver...