Kuan Yin: The Princess Who Became the Goddess of Compassion (Van Der Meer Maya)(Pevná vazba)

Kuan Yin: The Princess Who Became the Goddess of Compassion (Van Der Meer Maya)(Pevná vazba)

Spirituality & Practice 'Best Books of 2021' Award WinnerBank Street College of Education 'The Best Children's Books of the Year' Moonbeams Children's Book Awards 'Best Illustrator' Silver Winner Two sisters discover the power of love and the true meaning of compassion in this princess-adventure

The Promise of Kuan Yin: Wisdom, Miracles, & Compassion (Palmer Martin)(Paperback)

The best and most comprehensive book on the most important and best-loved Chinese goddess.Walk down the streets of Chinatown in any American or western European city and look around. She is there. Walk through the downtown streets, look in a shop window. She is there. Go to any city in China and

Bodhisattva of Compassion: The Mystical Tradition of Kuan Yin (Blofeld John)(Paperback)

She is the embodiment of selfless love, the supreme symbol of radical compassion, and, for more than a millennium throughout Asia, she has been revered as 'The One Who Hearkens to the Cries of the World.' Kuan Yin is both a Buddhist symbol and a beloved deity of Chinese folk religion. John

Prussian Princesses: The Sisters of Kaiser Wilhelm II (Van Der Kiste John)(Pevná vazba)

Kaiser Friedrich III and his consort Victoria, Princess Royal of Great Britain, had six children who lived to maturity, the eldest being Kaiser Wilhelm II. The three younger sisters, Victoria, Sophie and Margaret, were particularly supportive of their mother during her widowhood and remained close

The Kuan Yin Transmission Book: Healing Guidance from Our Universal Mother (Fairchild Alana)(Pevná vazba)

Awaken Kuan Yin's light within you and shine it into your life and into the world. This glorious full-color book from bestselling author Alana Fairchild invites you into the wisdom temple of the Universal Mother, a place of sanctuary, miraculous grace, and healing. Complete with stunning color

The End of the Habsburgs: The Decline and Fall of the Austrian Monarchy (Van Der Kiste John)(Pevná vazba)

In 1806, the Holy Roman Empire ceased to exist when Francis II became Emperor of Austria. 112 years later, the Habsburg empire collapsed after the First World War after surviving many tribulations. During the year of revolutions in 1848 the much-loved but incompetent Emperor Ferdinand had abdicated

Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America's Doctor (Messner Kate)(Pevná vazba)

The definitive picture book biography of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and one of the most crucial figures in the COVID-19 pandemic. Before he was Dr. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Anthony

Maya Angelou: The Complete Poetry (Angelou Dr Maya)(Pevná vazba)

As the world celebrates and reflects on the beautiful life of Maya Angelou, Virago presents an updated collection of her works of poetry, collected together for the first

Poems (Yeats W B)(Pevná vazba)

A leader of the twentieth-century Irish nationalist movement, who eventually became one of the Free States's senators, William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) is also the greatest poet that nation has yet

The Tudor Bride (Hickson Joanna)(Paperback)

The thrilling story of the French princess who became an English queen, from the best-selling author of The Agincourt Bride. Perfect for fans of The White Queen.Even the greatest of queens have rules - to break them would cost her dearly...King Henry V's new French Queen, Catherine, dazzles the

The Story of Tutankhamun: An Intimate Life of the Boy who Became King - Garry J. Shaw

A lively new biography of Tutankhamun―published for the hundredth anniversary of his tomb’s modern discovery   The discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 sparked imaginations across the globe. While Howard Carter emptied its treasures, Tut-mania gripped the world―and in many

Pertinax: The Son of a Slave Who Became Roman Emperor (Elliott Simon)(Pevná vazba)

'The author vividly documents Pertinax's last days and effectively captures the tenor of the era, a time awash in corruption and violence. Roman history enthusiasts will find new material to digest and general readers, useful context for the Roman way of life.' -- KirkusThe son of a former slave,

Athena: The Story of a Goddess (Greenberg Imogen)(Pevná vazba)

Mies van der Rohe - Space - Material - Detail (Stach Edgar)(Pevná vazba)

It is understood that Mies van der Rohe is one of the most important architects of the Modern movement. But how do Mies' ideas on architecture and on the logic of construction relate to his built - and sometimes unbuilt - oeuvre? This book investigates this question based on 14 projects, with a

Little Olympians 2: Athena, Goddess of Wisdom (Newton A. I.)(Pevná vazba)

Little gods, big personalities The series follows little versions of the Greek gods who are at a camp so they can learn to control their powers and use them properly-as well as learn to get along with one another. The next book in this series follows Athena as the Little Olympians prepare for

The Princess and the Pawper: A Doggy Tale of Compassion by Leia (Boey Daniel)(Pevná vazba)

When Luke was rescued, he was very skinny and malnourished, with flaky skin, patchy fur and the saddest eyes, red from crying himself to sleep every night. And he was smelly from not having showered for a very long time.Everywhere he went, people would make unkind, snide remarks about him.Till he

Courageous Compassion, 6 (Dalai Lama)(Pevná vazba)

The sixth volume of the Dalai Lama's definitive Library of Wisdom and Compassion series. Courageous Compassion, the sixth volume of the Library of Wisdom and Compassion series, continues the Dalai Lama's teachings on the path to awakening. The previous volume, In Praise of Great Compassion, focused

At the Birth of Bowie - Life with the Man Who Became a Legend (Lancaster Phil)(Pevná vazba)

A new, personal look at the genesis of a music legend by the drummer in Bowie's first

The Gods and Goddesses of Greece and Rome

The essential illustrated guide to the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome, vividly retelling their stories and exploring their origins. Who were the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome? What did they mean to the people who worshipped them? Although their time of widespread

Empress of the East: How a European Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire (Peirce Leslie)(Pevná vazba)

The 'fascinating...lively' story of the Russian slave girl Roxelana, who rose from concubine to become the only queen of the Ottoman empire (New York Times). In Empress of the East, historian Leslie Peirce tells the remarkable story of a Christian slave girl, Roxelana, who was abducted by slave

Catherine the Great - Portrait of a Woman (Massie Robert K.)(Paperback / softback)

The extraordinary story of an obscure German princess who became one of the most powerful women in

The Ultimate Guide to Yin Yang (Cummins Antony)(Pevná vazba)

The first book to fully explore and explain the concept of yin yang, breaking it down in easy-to-follow terms for all those interested in Daoism, alternative medicine, martial arts and other Eastern fields of study. Illustrated with striking red/black graphics that make the concepts more

The Gambler Wife: A True Story of Love, Risk, and the Woman Who Saved Dostoyevsky (Kaufman Andrew D.)(Pevná vazba)

An intimate new portrait of the bold and determined woman who saved Dostoyevsky's life--and became a pioneer in Russian literary history In the fall of 1866--against the backdrop of Russia's first feminist movement--an independent-minded young stenographer named Anna Snitkina went to work for a

Disney Princesses: The Castle Collection - Step inside the enchanting world of the Disney Princesses!(Pevná vazba)