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By Pema Chödrön. 2000
American Buddhist nun describes how to apply her religion’s philosophy to achieve happiness. Explains how to communicate, experience difficult emotions,…
and become compassionate using eight worldly dharma or basic Buddhist beliefs. 2000, c1997.For her 50th birthday, Jane Christmas finds herself leading fourteen women along the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, a centuries-old…
European pilgrimage route. Before she leaves, Christmas consults with a psychic, who warns of catfights, lost jewelry, encounters with celebrities, a visit from Death, and a fair-haired man. After less than a week, Christmas sets out on her own, battling loneliness, hunger, and exhaustion while encountering charming villages, forests, more compatible pilgrims - and a fair-haired man. Some descriptions of sex and violence, strong language. 2007.By Alistair Keith Campsie. 1984
After years working as a journalist, the author looked forward to a tranquil life as the owner of a country…
pub in Scotland. However, the locals and staff conspired to create uproarious chaos.By Anne McPherson. 2000
A visit to the time-honoured sites along France's medieval pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela. With reflections on the architecture,…
the spiritual universe of medieval people, and the connections and contradictions between earlier theology and contemporary feminist thought. 2000.By Peter Moore. 2003
Stirred by his approaching fortieth birthday, the author decides to pursue a dream, to explore Italy from the seat of…
a 1961 Vespa. Once the perfect motor scooter is found, and finally made as road worthy as possible, he is off, travelling the back roads from Milan to Rome. 2003.By P. J Kavanagh. 1994
A literary tour of Ireland with a focus on its history and legends. Reveals the unique language and culture that…
evolved on the uninvaded island, so alien to Romanized Europe. Along the way from the north down to Dublin, the author depicts the sound and character of a singular people. 1995, c1994.By Jennifer Gould. 1997
Gould lived and worked in Russia from 1992 to 1994, travelling extensively through the former Soviet Union and recording her…
observations. Chronicling Russia as it re-creates itself, she interviewed new millionaires, soldiers in Chechnya, people just struggling to get by, and even Vladimir Zhirinovsky, leader of Russia's far right. 1997.By Robert Ward. 2002
In Medieval and Renaissance Europe, humble journeyman painters would depict the Virgin Mary on city walls and cobblestones. The most…
beloved figure in Catholic theology has little to say in the Bible itself. It is through a look into history that we may understand how she is viewed today and how that view was formed. 2002.By Joseph Facal. 2011
A l'occasion d'une année sabbatique où il a enseigné à l'université Carolo III de Madrid, Joseph Facal s'est installé avec…
toute sa famille en Espagne. L'auteur y note des réflexions très libres, inspirées par l'actualité et par sa découverte de la vie espagnole. Il s'intéresse aussi bien à la tauromachie qu'au nationalisme catalan, aussi bien au renouveau urbain de Barcelone et de Bilbao qu'aux conséquences de la crise financière sur la vie des Espagnols. Agréable à lire, comme un journal de voyage, cet ouvrage donne aussi sur la réflexion de la société québécoise à partir d'un point de vue extérieur. 2011.By M. F. K Fisher. 1983
The day-to-day adventures of the author in Aix-en-Provence and Marseilles. This is a study of customs and manners, and could…
serve as a guide on how and how not to behave when living abroad. 1983.By Dave Bidini. 2000
Author, musician, and hockey fan Bidini decided to seek out Canada's export sport in the far corners of the world.…
His quest led him to a rink on the eighth floor of a Hong Kong shopping mall, the gritty city of Harbin in northern China, to Dubai and even Transylvania. He discovers that hockey is a powerful connector around the world, and glories in its exhilaration and moments of grace. Some strong language. 2000.By Jan Morris. 2001
Jan Morris has crafted a meditation on a most unusual city. James (as she was then) first visited Trieste as…
a soldier at the end of World War II. Since then, the city has come to represent her own life, with all its hopes, disillusionments, loves and memories. 2001.By Dominique Fernandez. 2012
Récit de trois semaines de traversée de la Russie à bord du Transsibérien. Au fil du voyage, l'auteur poursuit sa…
méditation sur les paysages et les lieux, sur l'art et la littérature russes, avec en toile de fond le passé soviétique.By Daisy Baker, Pamela Mara. 1974
By George Galt. 1982
Galt recounts his personal experiences traveling through the Aegean islands. In addition to a host of incredible characters, Galt has…
to contend with the ghost of his own ancestor, John Galt, who explored the same terrain early in the 19th century. c1982.By Thomas Merton. 1995
Reflections of a noted Trappist monk and writer on major religions of the East. Defines and describes Taoism, Buddhism, Sufism,…
and Hinduism. Observes principles and themes that these religions share with their Western counterparts. Includes introductory materials by George Woodcock. 1995.By Deepak Chopra. 2010
With words like 'depression' and 'recession' in the air, the author underlines the importance of keeping an eye on the…
positive aspects of life and finding ways to experience joy no matter what is happening to you. This book explains how to maintain an optimistic outlook and experience the benefits of having a happy heart and soul, no matter what the circumstances. 2010.By Thich Nhat Hanh. 1988
The author is a poet, Zen master, and nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize. He draws from Buddhist psychology, epistemology,…
and contemporary physics, and uses many anecdotes to accompany the reader on this journey from mindfulness to insight. 1988.By Arthur Gelb, A. M Rosenthal. 1984
By Peter Matthiessen. 2003
1973. Peter Matthiessen and field biologist George Schaller traveled high into the remote mountains of Nepal to study the Himalayan…
blue sheep and possibly glimpse the rare and beautiful snow leopard. Matthiessen, a student of Zen Buddhism, was also on a spiritual quest to find the Lama of Shey at the ancient shrine on Crystal Mountain. As the climb proceeds, Matthiessen charts his inner path as well as his outer one, with a deepening Buddhist understanding of reality, suffering, impermanence, and beauty. 2003.