Floris Books: 174 books
The Intuitive Way of Knowing
A Tribute to Brian Goodwin
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2013
Professor Brian Goodwin was a visionary biologist, mathematician and philosopher. Born in Canada in 1931, he studied biology at McGill University then for his PhD at Oxford under the eminent biologist Conrad Waddington. Understanding organisms as dynamic wholes, he worked to develop an alternate view...
by Gary Lachman
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2011
From the sands of Alexandria via the Renaissance palaces of the Medicis, to our own times, this spiritual adventure story traces the profound influence of Hermes Trismegistus -- the 'thrice-great one', as he was often called -- on the western mind. For centuries his name ranked among the most illustrious...
Jesus the Master Builder
Druid Mysteries and the Dawn of Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
Jesus the Master Builder kept me up all night. Few books have that power.' -- Jonathan Glancey, The Guardian Did Jesus visit Britain? The activities of Jesus before the start of his ministry at the age of thirty have been the subject of much speculation. Did he travel beyond the bounds of Palestine...
You and Your Teenager
Understanding the Journey
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2013
The teenage years can be challenging time, but family therapist Jeanne Meijs sees teenagehood as a journey along a path, a journey that parents and teenagers can travel together. This books helps parents to understand the journey, and how to support their child along the way. As the relationship between...
Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond
A Spiritual and Practical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
Pregnancy and child birth bring about significant physical changes and challenges. Most parents, however, also have spiritual and philosophical questions which most pregnancy books don't address. Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond covers both the practical and spiritual aspects of having a child. Erika Gradenwitz-Koehler...
by Gary Lachman
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
The ability to imagine is at the heart of what makes us human. Through our imagination we experience more fully the world both around us and within us. Imagination plays a key role in creativity and innovation.
Until the seventeenth century, the human imagination was celebrated. Since then, with the...
New Testament
A Rendering by Jon Madsen
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2017
Jon Madsen's translation seeks a way between the strictly literal, which might appear dry and archaic, and contemporary idiom, which risks trivializing. He has retranslated the Greek New Testament in such as way that something of the Spirit working in the early Church can also become part of our modern...
Bedtime Storytelling
Become Your Child's Storyteller
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
"Anyone can master the art of storytelling with the right advice and plenty of practice! Storytelling allows you to lift a story from the page and bring it to life. Without a book you're free -- to personalise stories, make gestures, use props or give a hug or a tickle! But most importantly you...
The Caretakers of the Cosmos
Living Responsibly in an Unfinished World
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2013
Drawing on esoteric, spritual and philosophical thought, this book cononsiders the all-important question -- why are we here? -- and offers a counter-argument to the current nihilsm prevalent in our world.
Rhythms of the Week
And Other Explorations of Time
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2012
The week has a remarkable rhythm that does not fit exactly with either the month or the year, yet most of humanity keeps faith with it. Why did the seven-day week triumph over other ways of subdividing the month in ancient times? The answer, as Wolfgang Held shows, is rooted in the human being. The...
Why Genes Are Not Selfish and People Are Nice
A Challenge to the Dangerous Ideas that Dominate our Lives
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2013
The modern world is dominated by ideas that are threatening to kill us: that life is one long battle from conception to grave; that all creatures, including human beings, are driven by their selfish DNA; that the universe is just stuff, for us to use at will. These ideas are seen as emerging from...
by Ehrenfried E. Pfeiffer
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
This wonderful little book covers everything you need to know about the types of plants known as weeds. Ehrenfried Pfeiffer discusses the different varieties of weeds, how they grow and what they can tell us about soil health. The process of combatting weeds is discussed in principle as well as in...
by Helen Philbrick
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
It has long been observed, by farmers, gardeners and botanists alike, that from time to time certain plants seem to affect certain other plants growing their near them – both favourably and unfavourably. By taking account of these relationships, farmers and gardeners can improve the quality of food...
Brothers and Sisters
The Order of Birth in the Family
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
Are you an oldest, middle, youngest or only child? What effect has your birth order had on your life? In this classic work, Karl König attempts to explain the various characteristi of first-, second- and third-born people, without losing sight of the tremendous individuality of the human being. Just...