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In Becoming Wise, Tippett distills the insights she has gleaned from her public radio program and podcast "On Being." This book offers a grounded and fiercely hopeful vision of humanity for this century -- of personal growth but also renewed public life and human spiritual evolution.
Tippett has interviewed the most extraordinary voices examining the great questions of meaning for our time. Here, she distills the insights she has gleaned from these...
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399 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 26 cm
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English
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"In her new book, Grace Bonney continues where In the Company of Women left off and connects the dots between women of all generations (from ages 18 to 100), offering a brand-new perspective on empowering and empowered women. Collective Wisdom will include a multilayered tapestry of interviews, conversations, intimate photos, wish lists, artwork, images of handwritten letters, and more, designed so it's both a keepsake and a treasury of wisdom that...
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Why Were the Teachings of the Original Christians Brutally Suppressed by the Roman Church? - Because they portray Jesus and Mary Magdalene as mythic figures based on the Pagan Godman and Goddess - Because they show that the gospel story is a spiritual allegory encapsulating a profound philosophy that leads to mythical enlightenment - Because they have the power to turn the world inside out and transform life into an exploration of consciousness Drawing...
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242 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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A "look at what it means to grow old and a ... guide to well-being, [this book] weaves together the stories and wisdom of six New Yorkers who number among the 'oldest old' -- those eighty-five and up"--Dust jacket flap.
9) Crazy wisdom
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ix, 202 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Chögyam Trungpa describes "crazy wisdom" as an innocent state of mind that has the quality of early morning-fresh, sparkling, and completely awake. This fascinating book examines the life of Padmasambhava-the revered Indian teacher who brought Buddhism to Tibet-to illustrate the principle of crazy wisdom. From this profound point of view, spiritual practice does not provide comfortable answers to pain or confusion. On the contrary, painful emotions...
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xvii, 177 pages ; 23 cm.
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How is it that pets are able to travel thousands of miles through unknown territory to reunite with their beloved humans? How can dogs detect cancer with up to a 98 percent accuracy rate, and foresee epileptic or diabetic seizures in their owners? How do animals seem to know an earthquake is coming long before the world's best seismologists? In Animal Wisdom, veterinarian and animal advocate Linda Bender offers a wealth of amazing stories and research-based...
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262 pages ; 24 cm
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Part family memoir, part Studs Terkel, How To Live considers some unusual sources--deathbed confessions, late-in-life journals--as well as offering a rich compilation of interviews with the over-70 set to deliver a highly optimistic look at our dying days.
12) Guest artist
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1 videodisc (approximately 75 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The story of a young man coming face to face with his hero an exploring the tangled relationship between the dreams of youth and the wisdom of age.
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xli, 211 pages ; 20 cm
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"The best advice First Lady Barbara Bush offered her family, staff, and close friends"--
As a mother, Barbara Bush made sure we all knew that your children must come first, and one of the most important things you can do is to read to them. As a friend and mentor, she showed that you had to be true to yourself. Even at the end of her life, she taught us how to die with grace. Her advice ranged from what to wear, what to say or not say, and how to...
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333 pages ; 22 cm
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Español
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"El tiempo es la prueba del carácter de un hombre. El carácter es la medida de la hombría. La sabiduría llega con los años ... Esas frases pueden sonar muy repetidas, pero contienen grandes verdades. La integridad y la sabiduría son esenciales para la vida de un cristiano. En este libro, el Dr. Núñez nos conduce a las Escrituras, rescata esos dos valores y nos guía en maneras prácticas para aplicarlos en cada área de nuestra vida."--Cover.
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x, 228 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
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"Jenna Bush Hager, the former first daughter and granddaughter, #1 New York Times bestselling author, and coanchor of the Today show, shares moving, funny stories about her beloved grandparents and the wisdom they passed on that has shaped her life" --
To the world, George and Barbara Bush were America's president and first lady. To Hager, they were her beloved Gampy and Ganny, who taught her about respect, humility, kindness, and living a life of...
16) Seven blind mice
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In this retelling of the Indian fable, seven blind mice discover different parts of an elephant and argue about its appearance.
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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Choctaw author Tim Tingle tells the story of his famly's move from Oklahome Choctaw country to Pasadena, Texas. Spanning fifty years, the book describes the problems encounted by his Choctaw grandmother from her orphan days at an Indian boarding school to hardships she met at her new home on the Texas Gult Coast. It is the story of one family's efforts to honor the past while struggling to gain a foothold in modern America.
18) Margarito
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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Español
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"Una entrañable historia sobre el valor de la experiencia y la sabiduría que puede aportarnos el paso del tiempo."--Casadellibro.
A good-natured, helpful donkey becomes a favorite of all the farm animals, until a beautiful, young, but arrogant colt arrives to replace the aging donkey.
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41 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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A collection of 21 riotous tales and riddles about the Mullah Nasruddin. Why does Mulla Nasruddin spoon yoghurt into the river? What is the reason he rides his donkey backwards? Why does he paint a picture that is blank? And is he crazy to move into the house of the man who's just burgled him? Find out all about the amazing antics of Nasruddin in these twenty-one hilarious stories and riddles, famous throughout the Middle East for their jokes, riddles...
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