Epstein: 378 books
Thoughts Without A Thinker
Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013
Blending the lessons of psychotherapy with Buddhist teachings, Mark Epstein offers a revolutionary understanding of what constitutes a healthy emotional life
The line between psychology and spirituality has blurred, as clinicians, their patients, and religious seekers explore new perspectives...
Open to Desire
The Truth About What the Buddha Taught
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2006
“A masterpiece. . . . It teaches us how not to fear and repress, but to rechannel and harness the most powerful energies of life toward freedom and bliss.” —ROBERT THURMAN
It is common in both Buddhism and Freudian psychoanalysis to treat desire as if it is the root of all suffering and...
by Dr. Mark Epstein, M.D.
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Immersed in Buddhist psychology prior to studying Western psychiatry, Dr. Mark Epstein first viewed Western therapeutic approaches through the lens of the East. This posed something of a challenge. Although both systems promise liberation through self-awareness, the central tenet of Buddha's wisdom is...
Good Without God
What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2009
A provocative and positive response to Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and other New Atheists, Good Without God makes a bold claim for what nonbelievers do share and believe. Author Greg Epstein, the Humanist chaplain at Harvard, offers a world view for nonbelievers that dispenses...
by Richard A. Epstein
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
The painful performance of the American economy in the past decade is not a function of bad luck. It is the product of flawed institutional design. Right now we are reaping the harvest of efforts to reinvigorate the progressive programs of the New Deal that stress high progressive taxes, large transfer...
Pharmacy on a Bicycle
Innovative Solutions to Global Health and Poverty
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2013
Every four minutes, over 50 children under the age of five die. In the same four minutes, 2 mothers lose their lives in childbirth. Every year, malaria kills nearly 1.2 million people, despite the fact that it can be prevented with a mosquito net and treated for less than $1.50. Sadly, this list goes...
Frozen in Time
Twenty Stories
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
The estimable Joseph Epstein—essayist, past editor of The American Scholar, and recipient of the 2003 National Humanities Medal along with Hal Holbrook and John Updike—brings together twenty short stories in his first such collection since 2010. Most, though not all, of the stories are set in...
by Adam Jay Epstein
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
Chopping blades, scorpion nests, giant spiderwebs—no one makes traps better than Wily Snare.
He has never seen the sun, or blue sky, or even his parents. Wily Snare lives underground, creating traps to keep treasure-seekers away from the gold in an ancient wizard’s dungeon. He spends his...
Brandy
A Global History
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
Made from distilled wine, brandy has a long, noble tradition of refined consumption, but it has also recently experienced a surge in popularity thanks to new cocktail trends. Brandy chronicles the history of this very popular spirit, traveling from medieval alchemists to present-day drink mixologists...
Healthy Beauty
Your Guide to Ingredients to Avoid and Products You Can Trust
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
“Whether you stop using synthetics altogether or decide to slowly work them out of your life, this book will inspire you into a healthier lifestyle” (All Natural Beauty).
Splashy ads and commercials are everywhere we turn, promising to keep our appearances fresh and our partners satisfied....
Knitting in Circles
100 Circular Patterns for Sweaters, Bags, Hats, Afghans, and More
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
You won’t believe what you can make with knitted circles!
One circle can become a stylish hat or an adorable shrug. Two, and you have a unique handbag or cover-up. Knit more circles, and you can make show-stopping scarves, capes, sweaters, afghans—even a stunning lace dress.
Only...
Supreme Neglect
How to Revive Constitutional Protection For Private Property
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2008
As far back as the Magna Carta in 1215, the right of private property was seen as a bulwark of the individual against the arbitrary power of the state. Indeed, common-law tradition holds that "property is the guardian of every other right." And yet, for most of the last seventy years, property rights...
by Jean Epstein
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
The advent of the cinema radically altered our comprehension of time, space, and reality. With his experience as a pioneering avant-garde filmmaker, Jean Epstein uses the universes created by the cinematograph to deconstruct our understanding of how time and space, reality and unreality, continuity...
by Edward Jay Epstein
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2011
An investigation by Edward Jay Epstein into the De Beers cartel and the fantastic machine that created the illusion that diamonds are forever. The story of the men and manipulations that maintained the value of diamonds for over a century. Based on interviews with Harry Oppenheimer and the key executives...