Harvest Books, June 1970. Trade Paperback. An analysis of the nature, causes, and significance of violence in the second half of the twentieth century. Arendt also reexamines the relationship between war, politics, violence, and power. "Incisive, deeply probing, written with clarity and grace, it provides an ideal framework for understanding..... More
Knopf, March 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Karen Armstrong begins this spellbinding story of her spiritual journey with her departure in 1969 from the Roman Catholic convent she had entered seven years before--hoping, but ultimately failing, to find God. She knew almost nothing of the changed world to which she was..... More
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, August 2010. Trade Paperback. A renowned Harvard professor's brilliant, sweeping, inspiring account of the role of justice in our society--and of the moral dilemmas we face as citizens For Michael Sandel, justice is not a spectator sport, The Nation's reviewer of Justice remarked. In his acclaimed..... More
William Morrow & Company, October 2010. Trade Paperback. A provocative and positive response to Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and other New Atheists, Good Without God makes a bold claim for what nonbelievers do share and believe. Author Greg Epstein, the Humanist chaplain at Harvard, offers a world view..... More
Riverhead Trade, March 2007. Trade Paperback. "[Thich Nhat Hanh] shows us the connection between personal, inner peace and peace on earth." --His Holiness The Dalai Lama Nominated by Martin Luther King, Jr. for a Nobel Peace Prize, Thich Nhat Hanh is one of today's leading sources of wisdom, peace, compassion..... More
Self-Realization Fellowship Publishers, 1972. Trade Paperback. Paramhansa Yogananda was the first great master of India to live in the West for an extended period. Sent to America in 1920, he introduced tens of thousands of Americans to yoga. This is his autobiography. More
Anthony Publishing Company, December 1988. Trade Paperback. "A Guide to the I Ching" is an interpretive manual to the classic Wilhelm/Baynes translation of the I Ching. Now a classic in its own right and translated into other languages (German, Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian, and Italian), the "Guide" is recognized by teachers..... More
Paragon House, June 1998. Hardcover. Traces the life of the renowned Jewish religious philosopher, discussing his youth, his education in turn-of-the-century Vienna, his Zionism, and the impact of world politics on his life and thought. 2nd printing; Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Text free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket Very..... More
Doubleday Anchor, January 1960. Mass Market PaperBack. Mild shelf wear. Protestant-Catholic-Jew first published 1955 by Doubleday, reissued and revised, 1960. Shelf worn, chipped at edges. [309 pages]. More
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
Urbanomic/Sequence Press, 2012. Trade Paperback. Introductory collection of writings by a creative and subversive thinker, ranging from the origins of "non-philosophy" to its evolution into what Laruelle now calls "non-standard philosophy." The question "What is non-philosophy?" must be replaced by the question about what it can and cannot do. To..... More
Shambhala, August 1993. First Thus. Paper Back. In English translation for the first time, this is "the most authoritative scripture" regarding how the Dharma was planted in Tibet, according to His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Titles in the original Tibetan "The Sanglingma Life Story," it was recorded by the dakini..... More
Doubleday Anchor, January 1960. First Thus. Mass Market PaperBack. Mass market paperback, a Doubleday Anchor first issue in soft cover. Leaning spine with darkening and creases. Dust stains, soiling, creased corner. Previous owner's name in ink on cover verso. Pencilled underlining scattered heavily throughout text. [420 pages plus three page..... More
Simon & Schuster, December 1995. Paper Back. First published in English in 1965, The Reawakening is Primo Levi's bestselling sequel to his classic memoir of the Holocaust, Survival in Auschwitz. The Reawakening is the inspiring story of Levi's liberation from the German death camp in January 1945 by the Red..... More
Doubleday Books, March 2008. Hardcover. A beautiful collection of blessings to support you through both the ordinary and extraordinary events of life, from the author of the bestselling Anam Cara "John O'Donohue is a man of the soul."--Times (London) To Bless the Space Between Us is a compelling blend of..... More
Harvest Books, April 1977. Trade Paperback. C.S. Lewis's reputation as a religious writer is rivaled by his skill as a writer of fiction, to which the interplanetary trilogy and the seven "Chronicles of Narnia" bear witness. The present volume collects all of his shorter fiction: "The Dark Tower" and "The..... More
Anchor Doubleday, January 1956. First Edition. Trade Paperback. A Doubleday Anchor Original. Stated, First Edition. Darkened spine. Dust stained covers front and rear. Worn edges. Textblock edges dust stained especially top edge. [350 pages]. More
Doubleday Anchor, 1962. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack. Mass market paperback with previous owner's name inked half title page. Pencil underlining scattered through text here and there. [314 pages]. More
Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, August 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. The New York Times bestselling author of The Geography of Bliss embarks on a rollicking intellectual journey, following in the footsteps of history's greatest thinkers and showing us how each--from Epicurus to Gandhi, Thoreau to Beauvoir--offers practical and..... More
Anchor, September 2010. Trade Paperback. In this gripping narrative history, Lesley Hazleton tells the tragic story at the heart of the ongoing rivalry between the Sunni and Shia branches of Islam, a rift that dominates the news now more than ever. Even as Muhammad lay dying, the battle over who..... More
privately published / The Hazen Foundation, 1965. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. Light grey paper with sun bleached spine and margins. Black lettering and decorations front panel. Area at bottom of front panel is bubbled. Spine is without text. Textured cream colored end papers. addendum slip was glued to bottom of title..... More
Modern Library, January 1949. Hardcover. Solid binding, mildly worn at spine; Clean, sturdy green cloth boards w/ immaculate gilt at spine; Pages free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket ($1.95 orig. price) shows mild to moderate edge-wear w/ chipping and closed tears present; Jacket now housed in protective mylar to ensure..... More
Modern Library, January 1950. Hardcover. Tight binding; Clean, sturdy red cloth boards w/ black and gilt design/lettering; Pages free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket ($1.95 orig. price) mildly edge-worn w/ slight chipping and closed tears present, mild scuffing at jacket rear; Jacket now housed in protective mylar to ensure further..... More
Gramercy, March 1988. Hardcover. Sixty classic fairy tales, including such childhood favorites as Hansel and Gretel, the Frog Prince, Rapunzel, Red Riding Hood, and more, are all here in this delightful collection that features the extraordinary artwork of Arthur Rackham in 16 full-color plates as well as black and white..... More
Continnuum-3pl, April 1998. Paper Back. Essays discuss reason and understanding, interpretation, language, meaning, the human sciences, social sciences, and general hermeneutic theory. Gently used; Covers mildly worn from handling; Spine un-creased; Text free of markings w/ a few pages dog-eared; An excellent reading copy. More
