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Religion, Buddhism
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The Buddha and his disciple Subhuti teach us how to cut through our dualistic ways of looking at the world…
in order to have a deeper contact with the wondrous reality that is inside us and all around us. 1992.
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Sports and games, Baseball
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Follows the Cubs' early days as the first powerhouse baseball team, winners of the 1907 and 1908 World Series; their…
storied players, such as Billy Sunday, the 2nd baseman who became the most popular preacher in America; their old stadiums; their owners, from chewing gum magnate William Wrigley to Thomas Ricketts, CEO of Ameritrade; and their time between the two World Wars; all of it leading up to the momentous last World Series appearance and the breaking of the famed curse. 2017.
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Nature, Animals and wildlife, Christianity, Buddhism
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O'Reilley embarked on a year of tending sheep. In this often hilarious book, she describes her work in an agricultural…
barn and her extended visit to a Buddhist monastery in France. She seeks in both places a spirituality based not in "climbing out of the body" but rather in existing fully in the world. 2000.
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Sports and games, Baseball
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In this course, Kenyon College professor, Timothy Shutt provides a history of baseball in America, from its origins through today's modern game. 2007.
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Buddhism
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A handbook for cultivating fearlessness and awakening a compassionate heart, and how to make friends with ourselves and develop genuine…
compassion toward others. The author shows how to "start where we are" - embracing rather than denying the painful aspects of our lives - and frames her teachings around 59 traditional Tibetan Buddhist maxims. 2001, c1994.
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Sports and games, Baseball, United States travel and geography
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After covering bloody events in Middle East war zones, a foreign correspondent returns to America determined to take time off.…
Lamb, also hoping to renew his boyhood enthusiasm for baseball, spends a summer observing sights, sounds, players, and fans in ballparks. This account chronicles his journey across the country and into the recesses of his memory. Some strong language. c1991.
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Biography, Sports biography, Lifestyle, Baseball
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The lively story of baseball's "superduperstar" as he approaches the end of his dramatic career on the diamond. Jackson describes…
his childhood and college years, his stint in the minor leagues in the Deep South, and his legendary career as a feisty slugger. Strong language. Bestseller 1984.
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Philosophy, Buddhism
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L'auteur, philosophe et maître zen, s'interroge sur le sens que nous pouvons donner à notre vie et sur notre présence…
en ce monde. Une méditation sur le mystère de l'existence s'appuyant sur les philosophes d'Orient et d'Occident. 2007.
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Sports and games, Baseball
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The former ESPN columnist and analytics pioneer dramatically recreates an action-packed 2017 game between the Oakland A's and eventual World…
Series Champion Houston Astros to reveal the myriad ways in which Major League Baseball has changed over the last few decades. 2018.
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Religion, Buddhism
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Discusses getting rid of fear and worry and the pursuit of happiness. 1999.
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Philosophy, Buddhism
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L'auteure nous parle du bouddhisme : "Le terme bouddha n'est pas un nom, mais indique un état d'esprit, un esprit…
parvenu au point le plus élevé de son développement. Traduit littéralement, il signifie "l'illuminé"...". 1991.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Religion, Buddhism
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" En juillet 2000, Danielle Lamoureux fait sa petite valise et met le cap sur la Nouvelle-Écosse, où elle passe…
les neuf années suivantes à l'abbaye de Gampo, dirigée par Ani Pema Chödron. Elle y prend les vœux monastiques dans la tradition bouddhiste de Shambhala. Elle devient Ani Lodrö Palmo. Dans L'armée de la bienveillance, l'auteure, sous forme de lettres à son fils, livre le récit captivant de l'expérience spirituelle authentique qu'elle a vécue au Cap-Breton. En plus de témoigner de sa transformation profonde, Ani Lodrö Palmo répond à la soif de sens actuelle et nous aide à composer avec les petits et grands défis de la vie. Convaincue qu'il nest pas nécessaire de se retirer du monde pour trouver la paix de l'esprit, capable de prouver qu'il y a un monastère dans le cœur de tous les êtres humains, elle s'applique, à l'aide d'enseignements simples, tout en douceur, à éveiller la nonne ou le moine qui dort en chacun de nous. " -- 4e de couv.
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Religion, Buddhism
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Dix contes tibétains est un recueil d'histoires ancestrales qui ont pour thème l'essence même du bouddhisme : la compassion.Ces contes…
à la beauté sobre et sublime éveilleront votre esprit et le nourriront. Ils vous inviteront à effectuer les changements auxquels vous aspirez pour être en harmonie avec vous-même et avec les autres. 2018. Titre uniforme: Ten tales from Tibet.
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Sports and games, Baseball
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Bob Tewksbury shows listeners a side of baseball only he can provide, given his singular background as both a longtime…
MLB pitcher and a mental skills coach for two of the sport's most fabled franchises, the Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants. 2018.
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Movie and television tie-insSports and games, Baseball
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Author of "The New New Thing" describes how Billy Beane, general manager of baseball's Oakland Athletics, came in first place…
in the American League West in 2002. Examines Beane's use of computers, statistics, and scouting to achieve success despite a minor league budget. Strong language. Bestseller. 2003.
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Biography, Religious biography, Buddhism
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Conte dans l'esprit du bouddhisme tibétain, sous forme d'une "pièce monologue" jouée au Festival d'Avignon en 1997. Premier volet de la Trilogie de l'invisible. 2002, c1997.
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Sports and games, Baseball
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A sportswriter's memoir of "the gilded era of baseball," the postwar years before million-dollar salaries, television networks, and player strikes.…
Recounts his experiences covering the Brooklyn Dodgers and offers observations on Willie Mays, Leo Durocher, Mickey Mantle, and other stars. 1997.
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Philosophy, Buddhism, Science and technology
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Ces entretiens reflètent deux tranches de vie: celle d'un astrophysicien né bouddhiste qui souhaite confronter ses connaissances scientifiques avec ses…
sources philosophiques, et celle d'un scientifique occidental qui est devenu moine bouddhiste et dont l'expérience personelle l'a conduit à comparer deux approches de la réalité. 2000.
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Buddhism
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Les échanges entre un père philosophe et un fils converti au bouddhisme qui travaille auprès du dalaï-lama.
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Religion, Buddhism
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Des conseils pour pratiquer le silence des mots, le silence visuel et le silence du corps, grâce à la respiration, l'autohypnose ou l'écoute active. 2017.