What Is Zen?: Plain Talk for a Beginner's Mind (Fischer Norman)(Paperback)

What Is Zen?: Plain Talk for a Beginner's Mind (Fischer Norman)(Paperback)

An accessible and enjoyable introduction to Zen Buddhist practice--in a reader-friendly question-and-answer format--by two highly regarded teacher-writers This unique introduction to Zen teaching and practice is structured as a Q&A, making it a most useful reference for new and seasoned

Beginners (Carver Raymond)(Paperback / softback)

What We Talk About When We Talk About Love is Carver's most famous collection of short stories and remians one of the most influential pieces of modern literature to

What Is Philosophy of Mind? (McClelland Tom)(Paperback)

We all have minds, but what exactly is a mind? Is your mind the same thing as your brain? How does what's happening in your mind cause your behaviour? Can you know what's going on in other people's minds? Can you even be sure what's going on in your own? Are babies conscious? How about cats? Or

Cabinet making for Beginners Handbook (Fleming Stephen)(Paperback)

'A kitchen without a cabinet is like a body without a soul.'This is what a wise cabinetmaker uttered when I asked what cabinet making meant to him.I have been practicing all the aspects of woodworking like Joinery, Woodturning, and Furniture making along with Cabinet Making, and I must say this art

Machine Learning For Absolute Beginners: A Plain English Introduction (Theobald Oliver)(Paperback)

Featured by Tableau as the first of '7 Books About Machine Learning for Beginners' Ready to crank up a virtual server and smash through petabytes of data? Want to add 'Machine Learning' to your LinkedIn profile?Well, hold on there...Before you embark on your epic journey, there are some theory and

Black History for Beginners (Dennis Denise)(Paperback)

What is Black History? Did you know what blacks were in Cortez's crew in Mexico, with Pizarro in Peru and Alvarado in Quito...that when Balboa discovered the Pacific Ocean, 30 black people were with him....that when Alarcon and Coronado conquered Mexico, black people were with them too? Any

Freemasonry for Beginners (Lomas Robert)(Paperback)

Many people have heard of Freemasonry, but few have any idea what it is, what it does, or why it exists. Freemasonry is not a religion, but rather a spiritual self-help society whose declared purpose is to help members become better citizens, and it has a strong track record of doing just that

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: 50th Anniversary Edition (Suzuki Shunryu)(Paperback)

Named one of the 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Twentieth Century (Spirituality & Practice) A 50th Anniversary edition of the bestselling Zen classic on meditation, maintaining a curious and open mind, and living with simplicity. In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the

Norman Hall's Firefighter Exam Preparation Book (Hall Norman)(Paperback)

Guaranteed Top Scores on Your Firefighter's Exam! Want to be a firefighter? Do you know what is involved in taking the exam? Don't take a chance at failing a test you could ace--learn from the expert, Norman Hall. For more than a decade, Norman Hall's Firefighter Exam Preparation Book has been the

Useful Probability for Bridge Players (Laderman Julian)(Paperback)

Beginners rely heavily on bridge maxims. Are they accurate? What is the mathematics behind them? Useful Probability for Bridge Players examines these questions. The emphasis here is on 'useful'. This is not an academic tome, but a discussion of the aspects of probability that every bridge player

Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness: Zen Talks on the Sandokai (Suzuki Shunryu)(Paperback)

When Shunryu Suzuki Roshi's Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind was published in 1972, it was enthusiastically embraced by Westerners eager for spiritual insight and knowledge of Zen. The book became the most successful treatise on Buddhism in English, selling more than one million copies to date. Branching

Let's Not Talk Anymore (Pixin Weng)(Paperback)

A five-generation family history told through what is seen and heard, if not saidLet's Not Talk Anymore weaves together five generations of women from Weng Pixin's family, each at age fifteen. Her lineage is full of breakages--her great grandmother Kuan is sent away from her family in South China,

Fischer Black P (Mehrling Perry)(Paperback)

praise for FISCHER BLACK AND THE REVOLUTIONARY IDEA OF FINANCE 'The story of Fischer Black. . . . is remarkable both because of the creativity of the man and because of the revolution he brought to Wall Street. . . . Mehrling's book is fascinating.' --FINANCIAL TIMES 'A fascinating history of

The New World Economy: A Beginner's Guide (Epping Randy Charles)(Paperback)

What is blockchain? What is Bitcoin? How can central banks be instrumental in guiding a nation's economy? What are the underlying causes of trade deficits? Do trade wars actually help the domestic economy? How has the behavior of millennials and Generation Z affected the global economy? Find out

Aesthetics: A Beginner's Guide (Taliaferro Charles)(Paperback)

Explaining what art is and what's not art. What is art? Why do we find some things beautiful but not others? Is it wrong to share MP3s? These are just some of the questions explored by aesthetics, the philosophy of art. In this sweeping introduction, Charles Taliaferro skilfully guides us through

What is Zen? (Watts Alan)(Paperback)

What Is Zen? examines Zen's religious roots, its influence on Eastern and Western culture, its transcendent moments, and the methods of Zen meditation that are currently

Postmodernism for Beginners (Powell Jim)(Paperback)

If you are like most people, you're not sure what Postmodernism is. And if this were like most books on the subject, it probably wouldn't tell you.Besides what a few grumpy critics claim, Postmodernism is not a bunch of meaningless intellectual mind games. On the contrary, it is a reaction to the

How To Talk To Robots and Why You Should - A Beginner's Handbook to Successfully Navigating a Future Dominated by Artificial Intelligence (Goldstaub Tabitha)(Paperback / softback)

How To Talk To Robots, is your girls guide to Artificial Intelligence. Entrepreneur Tabitha Goldstaub welcomes you into the AI world with a warm embrace. She brilliantly breaks down the tech-bro barriers offering a straightforward introduction and makes clear the enormous benefits of understanding

On Humanism (Norman Richard)(Paperback)

What is humanism and why does it matter? Is there any doctrine every humanist must hold? If it rejects religion, what does it offer in its place? Have the twentieth century's crimes against humanity spelled the end for humanism?On Humanism is a timely and powerfully argued philosophical defence of

What I Stand for Is What I Stand On (Berry Wendell)(Paperback / softback)

The Threefold Cord: Mind, Body, and World (Putnam Hilary)(Paperback)

What is the relationship between our perceptions and reality? What is the relationship between the mind and the body? These are questions with which philosophers have grappled for centuries, and they are topics of considerable contemporary debate as well. Hilary Putnam has approached the divisions

Drupal 8 for Absolute Beginners (Barnett James)(Paperback)

Drupal 8 for Absolute Beginners is your definitive guide to starting from scratch with Drupal even if you have little web knowledge. This book teaches you the basics of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP in relation to Drupal, so that you can begin to use this popular CMS with all of its features.You

Criminological Skills and Research for Beginners: A Student's Guide (Caulfield Laura)(Paperback)

Criminological Skills and Research for Beginners is a comprehensive and engaging guide to research methods in Criminology, and the skills required for academic success. Written specifically for undergraduate students and novice researchers, this book has been designed as a lively and accessible

An Introduction to Hindustani Classical Music: A Guidebook for Beginners (Singha Vijay Prakash)(Paperback)

An Introduction to Hindustani Classical Music: A Guidebook for Beginners is Vijay Singha's comprehensive guide to savour and appreciate classical music. Written in a simple and easy-to-comprehend style, this book delves into the understanding of raga sangeet, semi-classical and fusion music, raga