Black and Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us about Race, Resilience, Transformation, and Freedom (Yetunde Pamela Ayo)(Paperback)

Black and Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us about Race, Resilience, Transformation, and Freedom (Yetunde Pamela Ayo)(Paperback)

Nautilus Book Award Gold Recipient. Leading African American Buddhist teachers offer lessons on racism, resilience, spiritual freedom, and the possibility of a truly representative American Buddhism. With contributions by Acharya Gaylon Ferguson, Cheryl A. Giles, Gyōzan Royce Andrew Johnson, Ruth

If I Get to Five: What Children Can Teach Us about Courage and Character (Epstein Fred)(Paperback)

'This book is a testament to the extraordinary depth, powers, and resiliency of children's spirits.' --Marion Wright Edelman, president, Children's Defense Fund If I Get to Five is a one-of-a-kind book by a one-of-a-kind human being. The medical world knows him as Fred Epstein, M.D., the

A Partial Enlightenment: What Modern Literature and Buddhism Can Teach Us about Living Well Without Perfection (Alpert Avram)(Paperback)

In many ways, Buddhism has become the global religion of the modern world. For its contemporary followers, the ideal of enlightenment promises inner peace and worldly harmony. And whereas other philosophies feel abstract and disembodied, Buddhism offers meditation as a means to realize this ideal

Beyond Past Lives - What Parallel Realities Can Teach Us about Relationships, Healing, and Transformation (Kelley Mira)(Paperback / softback)

People are able to transform powerfully when they experience the stories and the profound lessons of their past lives. In this book, the author shares the life-changing lessons that she has learned from her clients to help you find support and understanding, and to empower you in your

Gametek (Engelstein Geoffrey)(Paperback)

What games can teach us about life, the universe and ourselves. If you shuffle a deck of cards what are the odds that the sequence is unique? What is the connection between dice, platonic solids and Newton's theory of gravity? What is more random: a dice tower or a number generator? Can you

The Psychology of Sex (Barker Meg John)(Paperback)

What can psychology teach us about sex?How do different bodies and brains respond sexually?How can we prevent people being stigmatised for their sexuality?The Psychology of Sex takes you on a tour through the different ways that psychologists have created and sustained certain understandings of sex

Two Dogs and a Parrot - What Our Animal Friends Can Teach Us About Life (Chittister Joan)(Paperback / softback)

Joan Chittister invites us to embrace and celebrate the deep bond between humans and animals. Our companion animals draw us out of ourselves and show us what it truly means to be

Thank You for Arguing - What Cicero, Shakespeare and the Simpsons Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion (Heinrichs Jay)(Paperback / softback)

The Meaning of the Bible: What the Jewish Scriptures and Christian Old Testament Can Teach Us (Knight Douglas a.)(Paperback)

In The Meaning of the Bible: What the Jewish Scriptures and Christian Old Testament Can Teach Us, preeminent biblical scholars Douglas A. Knight and Amy-Jill Levine deliver a broad and engaging introduction to the Old Testament--also known as the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible--offering a wealth of

UX Fundamentals for Non-UX Professionals: User Experience Principles for Managers, Writers, Designers, and Developers (Stull Edward)(Paperback)

What can a WWII-era tank teach us about design? What does a small, blue flower tell us about audiences? What do drunk, French marathon-runners show us about software? In 40+ chapters and stories, you will learn the ways in which UX has influenced history and vice versa, and how it continues to

Life Finds a Way - What Evolution Teaches Us About Creativity (Wagner Andreas)(Paperback / softback)

How can new insights into evolution help us solve problems in life, art, business and

I Can't Believe It's Not Buddha!: What Fake Buddha Quotes Can Teach Us about Buddhism (Bodhipaksa)(Paperback)

Quotes from the Buddha are everywhere: on Facebook, Instagram, coffee mugs, posters. There's only one problem: the Buddha didn't actually say most of them. This humorous and informative book takes these fake Buddha quotes as a launching point for a discussion on what the Buddha really did say, and

Transformational Security Awareness: What Neuroscientists, Storytellers, and Marketers Can Teach Us about Driving Secure Behaviors (Carpenter Perry)(Paperback)

Expert guidance on the art and science of driving secure behaviors Transformational Security Awareness empowers security leaders with the information and resources they need to assemble and deliver effective world-class security awareness programs that drive secure behaviors and culture change

The Life and Death of Latisha King: A Critical Phenomenology of Transphobia (Salamon Gayle)(Paperback)

What can the killing of a transgender teen can teach us about the violence of misreading gender identity as sexual identity?The Life and Death of Latisha King examines a single incident, the shooting of 15-year-old Latisha King by 14-year-old Brian McInerney in their junior high school classroom in

The Making of a Leader: What Elite Sport Can Teach Us about Leadership, Management and Performance (Young Tom)(Paperback)

From polar explorers and politicians to CEOs and sports coaches, we are fascinated with the makeup of leaders. How do they thrive under pressure and inspire others to do the same? How do they establish a culture of long-term success? Performance psychologist Tom Young has worked closely with teams

Frighteners - Why We Love Monsters, Ghosts, Death & Gore (Laws Peter)(Paperback / softback)

A celebratory exploration of what our morbid tendencies can teach us about humanity, society and spirituality from the 'Sinister

What's Science Ever Done for Us: What the Simpsons Can Teach Us about Physics, Robots, Life, and the Universe (Halpern Paul)(Paperback)

A playful and entertaining look at science on The Simpsons This amusing book explores science as presented on the longest-running and most popular animated TV series ever made: The Simpsons. Over the years, the show has examined such issues as genetic mutation, time travel, artificial intelligence,

The Ecology of Care: Medicine, Agriculture, Money, and the Quiet Power of Human and Microbial Communities (Donovan Peter)(Paperback)

What can Cuban doctors, innovative ranchers in Saskatchewan, and the microbiome teach us about how to care for people and the Earth at the same time? In this richly layered book, Didi Pershouse takes us on a fast-moving, sharp-witted journey through her own life: from growing up with the

Two Beats Ahead - What Great Musical Minds Teach Us About Creativity and Innovation (Panay Panos A.)(Paperback / softback)

Awake at the Bedside: Contemplative Teachings on Palliative and End-Of-Life Care (Ellison Koshin Paley)(Paperback)

This book isn't about dying. It's about life and what life has to teach us. It's about caring and what giving care really means. In Awake at the Bedside, pioneers of palliative and end-of-life care as well as doctors, chaplains, caregivers and even poets offer wisdom that will challenge, uplift,

Live Long and Evolve: What Star Trek Can Teach Us about Evolution, Genetics, and Life on Other Worlds (Noor Mohamed A. F.)(Paperback)

An engaging journey into the biological principles underpinning a beloved science-fiction franchiseIn Star Trek, crew members travel to unusual planets, meet diverse beings, and encounter unique civilizations. In these remarkable space adventures, does Star Trek reflect biology and evolution as we

The Scene That Became Cities: What Burning Man Philosophy Can Teach Us about Building Better Communities (Caveat Magister (Benjamin Wachs))(Paperback)

A practical and irreverent guide to Burning Man, its philosophy, why people do this to themselves, and how it matters to the world Over 30 years Burning Man has gone from two families on a San Francisco beach to a global movement in which hundreds of thousands of people around the world create

The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us about Living Fully (Ostaseski Frank)(Paperback)

The cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project and pioneer behind the compassionate care movement shares an inspiring exploration of the lessons dying has to offer about living a fulfilling life. Death is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of every

The Jane Austen Diet: Austen's Secrets to Food, Health, and Incandescent Happiness (Kozlowski Bryan)(Paperback)

What can Jane Austen teach us about health? Prepare to have your bonnet blown... From the food secrets of Pride and Prejudice to the fitness strategies of Sense and Sensibility, there's a modern health code hidden in the world's most popular romances. Join Bryan Kozlowski as he unlocks this 'health