Bookshelf: Spring 2013
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Text Box: National Geographic’s Geography of Religion (2006) Edited by Susan Tyler Hitchcock and John L. Esposito. This encyclopedic and illustrated volume contains very readable and informative articles on the world’s major religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. A great gift book. Hardcover, large size in over 400 pages. Text Box: Rumi: Everyman’s Library Pocket Poets (2006) Collected by Peter Washington from various publications. A nice gift book. Text Box: The Tao Te Ching (1995) A modern, beautiful translation of Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu by Brian Browne Walker. Text Box: The Norton Anthology of Poetry (2004, 5th edition) A wealth of poetry in over 2000 pages. Edited by Margaret Ferguson, Mary Jo Salter, and Jon Stallworthy. Text Box: Almost Invisible: Poems (2012) By Mark Strand. A small (68 p.) collection of prose poems by one of America’s major contemporary poets. Text Box: The Empty Boat (New Odyssey Series) (2004) Poems by Michael Sowder. Published by Truman State University Press. Winner of the 2004 T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry. Text Box: The Pocket Rumi (2008, 2nd edition) Edited by Kabir Helminski. A Shambhala Pocket Classic. A wonderful collection of Rumi’s poetry, first published in 2001. Text Box: Rumi: Bridge to the Soul (2007) A wonderful Rumi anthology by Coleman Barks including an account of Barks’ trip to Iran. Text Box: Peace is Every Step (1992) Subtitled “The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday life.” By Thich Nhat Hanh. This is one of his best known books. Text Box: Rumi and Islam (2004) Subtitled “Selections from His Stories, Poems and Discourses—Annotated and Explained,” by Ibrahim Gamard. Text Box: The Unknown Teachings of Lao Tzu: Hua Hu Ching (1995) The Hua Hu Chings contains the little known but very profound oral teachings of La Tzu. A collection of 81 lessons, beautifully rendered to modern English by Brian Walker. Text Box: The Art of Being (1994) By Erich Fromm (1900-1980). A 1994 reprint. A sequel to Fromm’s classic work The Art of Loving (1956). Text Box: Peace is Every Breath (2012) By Thich Nhat Hanh. Subtitled, “A Practice for Our Busy Lives.” The Vietnamese Zen teacher, who lives in exile in France, is one of the best known Buddhist teachers in the Western world . Text Box: A Little History of the World (2005) By E.H. Gombrich, published by Yale University Press. Check also the hardcover Illustrated Edition published in 2011. Text Box: The New Oxford Book of English Verse (1972) Complied by Helen Gardner. English verse from 1250-1950. Over 900 pages. Reprinted several times since 1972. Text Box: Abraham (2002, 2005) By Bruce Feiler. Subtitled, “A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths.” Text Box: Man and Camel (2008) By Mark Strand. The eleventh collection of Strand’s poetry. Text Box: House Under the Moon (New Odyssey Series) (2012) A new collection of poems by Michael Sowder, professor or English literature and poetry at Utah State University. Text Box: The Children of Abraham (2006) “Judaism, Christianity and Islam.” By F.E. Peters (Princeton Classic Editions). Text Box: A Little History of Philosophy (2012) By Nigel Warburton, published by Yale University Press. An overview of the history of Western Philosophy. Text Box: A History of God (1994) By Karen Armstrong. Subtitled, “ A 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.” Text Box: The God Delusion (2006, 2008) By Richard Dawkins, a renowned atheist biologist, and one of his best-known and best-selling books. Text Box: India: A Sacred Geography (2012) By Diana L. Eck. A Harvard professor offers a readable account of the popular pilgrimage places in India. A blende of history, geography, religion, culture and spiritual journey. Text Box: Persian Pilgrimages (2002) By Afshin Molvai. Also published in 2005 as The Soul of Iran: A Nation’s Journey to Freedom. A very informative and entertaining account of journeys to various towns and historical places in Iran.