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by Alan Watts
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 1999
The widespread influence of Buddhism is due in part to the skill with which a way of liberation was refined by it's teachers and became accessible to people of diverse cultures.
In this dynamic series of lectures, Alan Watts takes us on an exploration of Buddhism, from its roots in India to...
by Alan Cohen
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1996
The bestselling author of I Had It All the Time and The Dragon Doesn't Live Here Anymore has written this daily inspiration for heart-centered living reflecting his heartfelt philosophy. He was deeply moved by a line from Man of La Mancha - "Take a deep breath of life and consider how it should...
Behold the Spirit
A Study in the Necessity of Mystical Religion
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2011
Just as groundbreaking today as it was when it first appeared, Behold the Spirit is philosopher Alan Watts’s timeless argument for the place of mystical religion in today’s world. Drawing on his experiences as a former priest, Watts skillfully explains how the intuition of Eastern religion—Zen...
Why Terrorism Works
Understanding the Threat, Responding to the Challenge
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
The greatest danger facing the world today, says Alan M. Dershowitz, comes from religiously inspired, state sponsored terrorist groups that seek to develop weapons of mass destruction for use against civilian targets. In his newest book, Dershowitz argues passionately and persuasively that global terrorism...
Tracking Ancient Legends
How the Biblical Flood, Sky Gods, and Ufos Fit into Prehistory
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2013
Can we logically combine recent research on human origins with ancient legends of floods, paradise lost, and cloud clad gods destroying civilizations? Yes, says author Alan Daniel, who has thoughtfully joined key primordial legends with mitochondrial DNA research, archeological and anthropological...
by Alan Russell, Ken Kuhlken
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2010
In No Cats, No Chocolate, mystery authors Ken Kuhlken and Alan Russell hit the road with high hopes and dreams of winning the fame they're convinced they deserve, as guests on a national television show. As always, they believe their failure to sell millions of books results from a conspiracy perhaps...
by Ken Kuhlken, Alan Russell
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Road Kill introduces Ken Kuhlken and Alan Russell, an odd pair of mystery writers on an epic journey to convince America's readers. to buy their books. But allied against them are dark forces perhaps led by their competitors. For evidence read on.
The Scientific Community Is in Agreement! “There...
Faith of Leap, The (Shapevine)
Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure & Courage
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2011
As Helen Keller observed, "Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."
To Michael Frost and Alan...
by Alan Forrest
Language: Dutch
Release Date: April 2, 2013
Language: Dutch
Release Date: April 2, 2013
In de ogen van veel Fransen is hij nog altijd de grootste veldheer aller tijden en de man die van Frankrijk een modern land maakte. Daarbuiten wordt hij dikwijls gezien als een brute veroveraar en tiran, een totalitair heerser, een Hitler avant la lettre. Napoleon Bonaparte, de zoon van een Corsicaanse...
by Alan Wilkinson
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2014
The Church of England and the First World War (first published in 1978) explores in depth the role of the church during the tragic circumstances of the First World War using biographies, newspapers, magazines, letters, poetry and other sources in a balanced evaluation.
The myth that the war...
by Alan Bennett
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2014
Clive Dunlop was a masseur of exceptional talents. His 'services' were much in demand amongst the great and the good and after his untimely death at the age of 34 they -- the film stars and politicians, the writers and publishers, the TV pundits and celebrity chefs -- are gathered for his memorial...
The Gladiator
The Secret History Of Rome's Warrior Slaves
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2008
Condemned and yet feared by emperors, almost certain to be slaughtered and yet adored by the masses, the gladiator was the superstar of his day. His existence was invariably short and violent, improved only faintly by the prospect of honor, wealth, and public attention. Yet men gave up their freedom...
Radetzky
Imperial Victor and Military Genius
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2010
History remembers Wellington's defeat of Napoleon, but has forgotten the role of Field Marshal Radetzky in the battles which led to Napoleon's abdication and first exile in 1814. As Chief of Staff to the Allied Coalition of 1813-1814, Field Marshal Count Joseph Radetzky von Radetz determined the shape...
Tracking the Hooligans
The History of Football Violence on the UK Rail Network
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2016
‘On an average Saturday, some thirty trains carried police escorts of between two and eight officers. Officers sometimes reached the destination with their uniforms soiled with spittle, and other filth, burnt with cigarette ends, or slashed.’ Charting the history of violent acts committed by football...