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Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
"In 1993, Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge spent fifty days walking solo across Antarctica, becoming the first person to reach the South Pole alone, accompanied only by a radio whose batteries he had removed before setting out. In this book, an astonishing and transformative meditation, Kagge explores the silence around us, the silence within us, and the silence we must create. By recounting his own experience and discussing the observations of poets,...
Author
Publisher
New World Library
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
In this elegantly written and illustrated book, bestselling author Susan Chernak McElroy has gathered the voices of the wind, weather, animals, and elements and transcribed the he truths they have to share. Badgers and bison, magpies and moose, eagles and elk, all have wisdom teachings that shed light on our common journey through life.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
How far do you want God to go in getting your attention? Don't answer too quickly. What if God moved you to another land? (As He did Abraham.) What if He called you out of retirement? (Remember Moses?) How about the voice of an angel or the bowel of a fish (Gideon and Jonah.) God does what it takes to get our attention. That's the message of this book: the relentless pursuit of God.
5) One day my soul just opened up: 40 days and 40 nights toward spiritual strength and personal growth
Author
Publisher
Fireside
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Real Happiness at Work brings the profound benefits of meditation to an area where people could use it most--the workplace. And it's written by one of the world's leading meditation teachers. A follow-up to Real Happiness, the New York Times bestseller, Sharon Salzberg's Real Happiness at Work is a practical guide to improving work life through mindfulness, compassion, and ingenuity. It's about being committed without being consumed, competitive without...
Author
Publisher
Harper SanFrancisco
Pub. Date
1997.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Intimately personal and inspiring, Bread for the Journey is a daily feast of fresh insight into the challenges and deep joys of a life lived in close communion with God. Nouwen is a wise, loving companion who invites us along as he finds joy in the community of loss, true freedom in forgiveness of others, and hope in surprising places. Each daily meditation is a stepping-stone along a path of private discovery, offering Nouwen's seasoned yet fresh...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"In this wonderful collection, famed theologian Dr. John Baillie shares personal prayers for people who are seeking a better understanding of God and themselves. Organized by morning and evening--with special prayers for Sundays--A Diary of Private Prayer is written with eloquence, piety, and directness. Blending praise and meditative thoughts about God with a concern for the social and individual good, these daily invocations help and inspire us...
Author
Publisher
Spanish Pubs Llc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"Una guía para aprender a sobrellevar, comprender y superar la pérdida de un ser querido. Convertido en un clásico contemporáneo de la materia, Martha Whitmore Hickman escribió este libro tras la muerte de su hija en un trágico accidente cuando ésta tenía solamente 16 años. En Sanar una pérdida nos brinda una preciosa recopilación de frases y pensamientos que nos ayudarán en los momentos de dolor y tristeza tras una pérdida. Grandes pensadores...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
The Source of Self-Regard is brimming with all the elegance of mind and style, the literary prowess and moral compass that are Toni Morrison's inimitable hallmark. It is divided into three parts: the first is introduced by a powerful prayer for the dead of 9/11; the second by a searching meditation on Martin Luther King Jr., and the last by a heart-wrenching eulogy for James Baldwin. In the writings and speeches included here, Morrison takes on contested...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the team that brought you The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, a daily devotional of Stoic meditations—an instant Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestseller.
Why have history's greatest minds—from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson, along with today's top performers from Super Bowl-winning football coaches to CEOs and celebrities—embraced the wisdom...
Why have history's greatest minds—from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson, along with today's top performers from Super Bowl-winning football coaches to CEOs and celebrities—embraced the wisdom...
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