Willy: 181 books

The CBC Massey Lectures, Canada's preeminent public lecture series, are for many of us a highly anticipated annual feast of ideas. However, some of the finest lectures, by some of the greatest minds of modern times, have been lost for many years -- unavailable to the public in any form. This...

An 'inverse anthology' of great writers' oddest poetry ... select works from 1oo years of Pulitzer Prize-winning poets ... taken totally out of context & 'repackaged' in laughable & light-hearted, head-scratching & hilarious ways ... includes a bio of every cited poet, for added nutritional value.

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) war ein deutscher Maler, Grafiker, Mathematiker und Kunsttheoretiker von europäischem Rang. Das gesteigerte Selbstbewusstsein und die vielschichtige Selbstreflexion deutet sich in Dürers zahlreichen Selbstporträts an. In ihnen thematisiert der Künstler seinen eigenen...

The chess playing mind does not work like a machine. Selecting a move results from rather chaotic thought processes and is not the logical outcome of applying a rational method. The only problem with that, says International Master Willy Hendriks, is that most books and courses on improving at chess...

“Professor Schumann, of Smith College, was six years old when Hitler came to power in Germany. He grew up in a smallish, very ship-minded town on the approach to the Kiel Canal. The place was far from the centers of power and corruption, and devoid of concentration camps. Young Willy became a devoted...

A guide to Bangkok's notorious Khaosan Road & elegant Imperial District. Includes three walking itineraries, with maps to guide you to all 16 temples. Including: the glorious marble splendor of Wat Benjamabophit, Bangkok's tallest standing Buddha at Wat Inthara Wiharn, the world-famous Muay Thai...

A guide to the ethnic & cultural melting pot of central Kuala Lumpur’s historic downtown. Includes six different maps, with walking itineraries; covering the Brickfields & Chinatown neighborhoods. Twenty four temples are visited & included; representing the Muslim, Hindu,...

A guide to the Silom neighborhood & Bangkok's Wrong Side of the Tracks. Includes three walking itineraries with maps; covering 17 temples. Features: the magical snow white Wat Suan Phlu . the blazing blue tile of Wat Muang Khae . the whimsical one-of-a-kind Boat Temple at Wat Yannawa ....

A guide to Thonburi - Bangkok's original regional national capital. Includes three walking itineraries, with maps to guide you to 18 temples. Features: the landmark Wat Arun, Temple of the Dawn . the enormous Sitting Buddha at Wat Kalayanmit . Wat Rakhang, the great Temple of the Bells ....

A guide to every single major Buddhist Temple on the Island of Ayutthaya + 4oo years’ worth of royal ruins. Includes two walking itineraries with maps covering the island’s 22 largest temples plus the Somdet Phra Sri Nakarin Park; a large park home to several dozen (more) smaller minor...

Collected wonders from the world’s most Amazing place … barefoot monks’ daily dawn alms rounds … all the smells that make up Bangkok … Thai women’s eternal war with Thai rain … drinking ‘yadong’ rice whiskey & talking Country Isan ... the art of (bad) Thai massage … understanding...

Treasure & wonders from across the Asian continent … from the crossroads of Kuala Lumpur on the Malaysian archipelago … to walking barefoot thru the temples of Bagan, in central Myanmar …to getting thru motorcycle traffic in Vietnam … how the monkeys of Agra do … an ode to the Bahn Mi...

A walking guide to the spiritual heart of the Thai people & the geographical core of Bangkok, Koh Ratan Kosin - 'the Island of the Kings'... Includes three itineraries, with maps to guide you to all 15 temples on the island; incl. the world-famous Grand Palace & Wat Phra Kaew, the great reclining...

A biography of America's premier Black monk, aka Milwaukee's Ghetto Friar Tuck. Brother Booker Ashe was many things to many people. He was a famous clergyman, a civil rights leader, an inner city icon, a national black celebrity, a civic cornerstone, a chef, a theatrical buff, and a brother to all....