Gift From the Sea
New York: Pantheon Books Inc., 1975. Hardcover. Twentieth Anniversary Edition. More
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The Tao of Pooh
London: Methuen/Magnet Books, 1984. Ernest H. Shepard (illustrations). First Paperback Edition, Fifth Printing. Paperback. The how of Pooh? The Tao of who? The Tao of Pooh!?! In which it is revealed that one of the world's great Taoist masters isn't Chinese--or a venerable philosopher--but is in fact none other that..... More
The Inward Pilgrimage: Spiritual Classics from Augustine to Bonhoeffer
Minneapolis, Minnesota: Augsburg Publishing House, 1976. Paperback. More
Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World
London: Arrow Books, 2008. Paperback. Here, from Bill Clinton, is a call to action. Giving is an inspiring look at how each of us can change the world. First, it reveals the extraordinary and innovative efforts now being made by companies and organizations—and by individuals—to solve problems and save lives..... More
A Cup of Comfort for Writers: Inspirational Stories That Celebrate the Literary Life
Avon, MA: Adams Media, 2007. Paperback. As every writer knows, keeping the faith isn't always easy. On those days when you find yourself literally at a loss for words, you may long for a little writer's TLC. In A Cup of Comfort for Writers, you'll meet more than fifty writers..... More
Straight Talk About Death For Teenagers: How to Cope With Losing Someone You Love
Boston: Beacon Press, 1993. Second Printing. Paperback. If you are a teenager whose friend or relative has died, this book was written for you. Earl A. Grollman, the award-winning author of Living When a Loved One Has Died, explains what to expect when you lose someone you love. More
Stake Your Claim
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1952. First Edition (presumed), Sixteenth Printing. Hardcover. In this classic text, the master teacher whose works have moved and inspired millions presents inspirational advice and simple self-help that will bring true success and happiness. These seventy-two meditative essays, each accomplished by a brief affirmation..... More
Mister Roger's Neighbourhood: My Neighbourhood Activity Journal
New York: Clarkson Potter, 2020. Max Dalton (Illustrations), Danielle Deschenes (cover design). First Edition. First Printing. Softcover. An official Mister Rogers guided journal that helps families connect with their community, featuring playful prompts that encourage everyone to be the best neighbor they can be! From everyone’s favorite television host..... More
On Being Me: A Personal Invitation to Philosophy
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2020. Emily C. Bernstein (illustrations). First Edition. Hardcover. A moral philosopher’s meditations on some of life’s most important questions We’ve all had to puzzle over such profound matters as birth, death, regret, free will, agency, and love. How might philosophy help us think through these..... More
Declarations of Independence: War Zones and Wheelchairs
London: Penguin Books, 1996. Paperback. More
A Guide to Shamatha Meditation
Auckland: Zhyisil Chokyi Ghatsal Publications, 2001. Paperback. Part of the Ocean of Dharma Series. More
No Handle on the Cross
Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 1977. John Andrew (cover design). First Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback. A meditation on Christianity from South East Asia. More
A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love
UK: Penguin Classics, 2017. First Penguin Classics Edition. Paperback. '[He] inspired a generation ... He changed the course of history' Barack Obama As Martin Luther King, Jr. prepared for the Birmingham campaign in early 1963, he drafted the final sermons for Strength to Love, a volume of his best-known..... More
Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work
London: Penguin Books, 2010. Reprint. Paperback. Called "the sleeper hit of the publishing season" by The Boston Globe, Shop Class as Soulcraft became an instant bestseller, attracting readers with its radical (and timely) reappraisal of the merits of skilled manual labor. On both economic and psychological grounds, author Matthew B...... More
Half The Sky: How to Change the World
London: Virago Press, 2010. First UK Edition. Trade Paperback. From two of our most fiercely moral voices, a passionate call to arms against our era’s most pervasive human rights violation: the oppression of women and girls in the developing world. With Pulitzer Prize winners Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl..... More
Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life
Colorado: Water Brook Press, 2012. Reprint. Paperback. ECPA BESTSELLER—Over one million copies sold! • What Would Your Life be Like if Anything Were Possible? Born without arms or legs, Nick Vujicic overcame his disabilities to live an independent, rich, fulfilling, and “ridiculously good” life while serving as a role..... More
Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment
Boston, Mass: Beacon Press, 1967. First Beacon Paperbacks Edition, Second Printing. Paperback. More
Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit in
New York: Flatiron Books, 2020. First Edition, First Print. Hardcover. For anyone who has ever felt like they don't belong, Sigh, Gone shares an irreverent, funny, and moving tale of displacement and assimilation woven together with poignant themes from beloved works of classic literature. In 1975, during the fall..... More
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
London: Vintage Books, 2004. 40th Anniversary Edition. Paperback. An odyssey into life's challenging philosophical questions during an unforgettable summer motorcycle trip, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance transformed a generation and continues to inspire millions. One of the most influential books written in the past half-century, Robert Pirsig's..... More
Dropping Ashes on the Buddha
New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1976. First Evergreen Edition. Sixth Printing. More
The Kuan Yin Oracle
London: Time Warner Paperbacks, 2003. Trade Paperback. Kuan Yin, the Compassionate One or literally 'the one who sees and hears the cries of the world' is the principal goddess in the eastern firmament. She is centuries older than the Christian Virgin Mary, but not unconnected with her in that in..... More
On Eastern Meditation
New York: New Directions Publishing, 2012. Rodrigo Corral (cover design). First Printing. Softcover. Edited with an introduction by Bonnie Thurston. Merton’s biographer, George Woodcock, once wrote that “almost from the beginning of his monastic career, Thomas Merton tentatively began to discover the great Asian religions of Buddhism and Taoism.”..... More
The Selected Poems of Thomas Merton (Enlarged Edition)
New York: New Directions Publishing, 2020. Trade Paperback. Poet, Trappist monk, religious philosopher, translator, social critic: the late Thomas Merton was all these things. This classic selection from his great body of poetry affords a comprehensive view of his varied and progressively innovative work. Selected by Mark Van Doren and..... More
A Reader's Book of Days: True Tales From the Lives and Works of Writers for Every Day of the Year
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2014. First Edition (stated), First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by the author. A witty and addictively readable day-by-day literary companion. At once a love letter to literature and a charming guide to the books most worth reading, A Reader's Book of Days features..... More
Letters to Change the World: From Parnkhurst to Orwell
London: Ebury Press, 2018. First Printing. Hardcover. In an era where the liberties we often take for granted are under threat, Letters To Change the World is a collection of inspiring letters offering reminders from history that standing up for and voicing our personal and political beliefs is not merely..... More
