Religion/Philosophy/Spirituality
A History of Philosophy: Volume 1, Greece & Rome Part 1 -- D134A
A Doubleday / Image Books, 1962. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack. Mass market paperback. Complete & unabridged. New revised edition. Sunned spine with vertical crease down center. Moderate shelfwear with some edgewear. [319 pages]. More
Perceiving Reality: Consciousness, Intentionality, and Cognition in Buddhist Philosophy
Oxford University Press, July 2015. Paper Back. What turns the continuous flow of experience into perceptually distinct objects? Can our verbal descriptions unambiguously capture what it is like to see, hear, or feel? How might we reason about the testimony that perception alone discloses? Christian Coseru proposes a rigorous and..... More
Q & A: Conversations with Harvard Scholars
Harvard Office of News and Public Affairs, June 1991. Hardcover. This is a collection of interviews conducted by Peter Costa with Harvard researchers, scholars and administrators on topics ranging from science to Shakespeare, avant-garde art to ozone depletion, parenting to philosophy, revolution to rule-based behaviour. Top of jacket chipped. Brodart..... More
Situationists: Art, Politics, Urbanism
Actar, 1996. Oversize Softcover. Small quarto {8 & 3/8 x 10 & 3/8); stiff textured cardstock with French folds. Mildly worn at cover edges with one tiny superficial chip bottom corner front panel. Interiors clean, without markings. In Spanish & English. 167 pages. More
Troubled by Truth: Biographies in the Presence of Mystery
Pilgrim Pr. Trade Paperback. Faith biographies of Salman Rushdie, Elie Wiesel, Arnold Toynbee, Abraham Heschel, Henry Martyn, Charles Freer Andrews, Constance E. Padwick, James Parkes, Isma 'il al-Faruqi, Salah 'Abd al-Sabur, Asaf 'Ali Asghar Fyzee, Raimundo Panikkar, and Wilfred Cantwell Smith. More
Philosophy
Sterling, October 2009. Hardcover. How should we live? What really exists? And how do we know for sure? In this lively and engaging study, Edward Craig argues that learning philosophy is merely a matter of broadening and deepening what most of us do already. But he also shows that philosophy..... More
The Age of Enlightenment -- HR 1423
Harper & Row, 1969. First Thus. Trade Paperback. First paperback edition. Soft cover with mildly darkened spine [331 pages + 10 page list of Harper & Row titles.]. More
San Ten no Kata: Kihon Drills of San Ten Karate
iUniverse, Inc., June 2003. Trade Paperback. The San Ten no Kata, by Sensei Vincent A. Cruz, is a series of five drills for students of Shotokan karate. The drills introduce all of the techniques used in the traditional Shotokan katas in a natural sequence of study that progresses from white..... More
Gods of myth and stone;: Phallicism in Japanese folk religion
Weatherhill, January 1974. First Edition. Cloth. Quarto. {7 & 3/4' x 10 & 1/2} Edgeworn dustjacket, especialy at top. Sun bleached margins of rear jacket panel and spine. Flap is not clipped. Chocolate brown cloth covered boards with gold lettering on spine. Textured golded ochre end pages. 295 pages. More
Maitreya’s Distinguishing the Middle from the Extremes (Madhyāntavibhāga) Along with Vasubandhu’s Commentary (Madhyāntavibhāga-bhāsya): A Study and ... (Treasury of the Buddhist Sciences)
American Institute of Buddhist Studies, July 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. The Madhyantavibhaga is classified by later Indian, Chinese, and Tibetan traditions as belonging to the Yogacara school, and is considered to be one the treatises of Maitreya. The text offers a treatment of some key doctrines of the Mahayana, including..... More
Final Letters
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, January 1991. Hardcover. Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Text free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket Very Good w/ no significant flaws to disclose; An excellent copy. More
Mediaeval Isma'ili History and Thought
Cambridge University Press, April 2001. Paper Back. Until recently, the Ismai`ilis were judged almost exclusively on the basis of hostile Muslim and European sources. This volume, the result of some of the most recent scholarship in the area and written by leading contemporary authorities in the field, sheds a new..... More
Kata & Free Fighting - The Hidden Link: Masters Secrets Volume 1 - Form to Function
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, January 2015. Trade Paperback. For the longest time the question of kata's relevance to fre-fighting has been in question. This book bridges the gap between the formal solo exercises of karate, taekwondo, and kenpo and free-fighting. Dan Anderson, author of American Freestyle Karate: A Guide to..... More
Traditional Ninja Weapons -- Fighting Techniques of the Shadow Warrior(Unique Literary Books of the World, #108)
Unique Publications, December 1986. Paper Back. It's all here, from knife fighting skills to wielding the sickle and chain. This is the "official" guide to the combat tools and forbidden secrets of Japan's ninja clans! The author, Charles Daniel, is a yodan in taijutsu. Mr. Daniel is well-known for his..... More
Be Here Now
Lama Foundation, 1978. Trade Paperback. Beloved guru Ram Dass tells the story of his spiritual awakening and gives you the tools to take control of your life in this "counterculture bible" (The New York Times) featuring powerful guidance on yoga, meditation, and finding your true self. When Be Here Now..... More
Questions of Phenomenology: Language, Alterity, Temporality, Finitude
Fordham University Press, November 2012. Trade Paperback. Françoise Dastur is well respected in France and Europe for her mastery of phenomenology as a movement and her clear and cogent explications of phenomenology in movement. These qualities are on display in this remarkable volume. Dastur guides the reader through a series..... More
Feng Shui For Dummies
For Dummies, November 2000. Trade Paperback. According to Feng Shui practitioners the design of a room can have a dramatic effect on health, wealth and success. This guide shows how to arrange furniture, lighting, colours and other interior elements for maximum benefit. More
KunTao: The Esoteric Martial Art of Southeast Asia
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, November 2014. Trade Paperback. This book gives an overview of the history of KunTao, explaining the Hakka culture as well as how KunTao came into being. After tracing the history back several thousand years Mr. Seiwert goes on to examine the roots of KunTao and the..... More
Don't Know Much about the Bible
William Morrow & Company, September 1998. Book Club. Hardcover. "Don't Know Much About the Bible," by "New York Times" bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis, is designed to illuminate everything we need to know about the Good Book but never learned. Davis brings the world of the Old and New Testaments..... More
The God Delusion
Mariner Books / Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008. Trade Paperback. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER In the seminal text on atheism in the twenty-first centuy, renowned scientist Richard Dawkins examines the irrationality of believing in God and the grievous harm religion has inflicted on society. From the sex-obsessed tyrant in..... More
Warp & Weft: In Search of the I Ching
Capall Bann Pub, October 1997. Trade Paperback. Light foxing on the edge of the printblock. Barcode has been struck through with pen. More
The Structuralists: from Marx to Lévi-Strauss (A847)
Doubleday Anchor, 1972. First Edition. Magazine. Sunned spine & mild wear. Previous owner's name inked in 3 colors of ballpoint half title page.330 pages. More
Poser: My Life in Twenty-three Yoga Poses
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, December 2010. Hardcover. "The studio was decorated in the style of Don't Be Afraid, We're Not a Cult. All was white and blond and clean, as though the room had been designed for surgery, or Swedish people. The only spot of color came from the Tibetan..... More