How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself? Epictetus, Stoic philosopher Where can you find joy? Gain strength? How should we face our fears? Deal with the death of a loved one? And what about those reoccurring depressing thoughts? While traditional schooling doesn t address such questions, it s exactly what ancient schools of philosophy were all about: They taught you how to live. Even though these schools don t exist anymore, you and I and most people are in as much need of a philosophy that guides us through life as we ever were. This compelling, highly actionable guide shows you how to deal more effectively with whatever life throws at you and live up to your best self. A mix of timeless wisdom and empowering advice, The Little Book of Stoicism will point the way to anyone seeking a calm and wise life in a chaotic world.

The paperback edition of Daniel H. Pink's groundbreaking book, A Whole New Mind. Described by reviewers as "an audacious and powerful work," "a profound read," "right on the money," and "a miracle," the book reveals the six abilities individuals must master in an outsourced and automated world. Several publications named A Whole New Mind one of the best business books of 2005. It is now being translated into 12 languages -- and will appear across Europe and Asia in 2006. For this updated and expanded edition, Pink has added dozens of new tools, tips, and exercises to help individuals and organizations sharpen their right-brain capacities. Find out why Thomas L. Friedman, author of the mega-bestseller The World is Flat, calls A Whole New Mind his "favorite business book."

What do we wish most for our children? Next to being healthy,we want them to be happy, of course! Fortunately, a wide array ofscientific studies show that happiness is a learned behavior, amuscle we can help our children build and maintain. Drawing on what psychology, sociology, and neuroscience haveproven about confidence, gratefulness, and optimism, and using herown chaotic and often hilarious real-world adventures as a mom todemonstrate do’s and don’ts in action, Christine Carter, Ph.D,executive director of UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center,boils the process down to 10 simple happiness-inducing steps. With great wit, wisdom, and compassion, Carter covers theday-to-day pressure points of parenting—how best to discipline, getkids to school and activities on time, and get dinner on thetable—as well as the more elusive issues of helping children buildhealthy friendships and develop emotional intelligence. In these 10key steps, she helps you interact confidently and consiste

Learn the easy steps to harnessing the incredible creativepower of your mind that can enable anyone to Think Like AGenius. How you already think like a genius without even knowing it--page6 The secret formula for genius: C.R.E.A.T.E.--page 22 Ways to overcome the fear that inhibits the genius withinyou--page 58 How to transform the cynicism of I can't do it to the confidenceof I can do anything--page 66 Breaking out of mental ruts and daily routines that block yourroad to genius--page 77 How to turn the obvious into a work of art, a new insight, or amultimillion-dollar creation--page 92 Getting unstuck from the quicksand of indecision andprocrastination--page 106 The secret essence of every stroke of genius--page 165 And much more!

To make the journey into The Power of Now, we will need to leave our analytical mind and its false created self, the ego, behind. Although the journey is challenging, Eckhart Tolle offers simple language and a question and answer format to guide us. Surrender to the present moment, where problems do not exist. It is here we find our joy, are able to embrace our true selves and discover that we are already complete and perfect. If we are able to be fully present and take each step in the Now we will be opening ourselves to the transforming experience of The Power of Now. It's a book to be revisited again and again. This worldwide phenomenon has captured the world's imagination with its ability to change readers' lives for the better.

Dr. Andrew Weils groundbreaking handbook for people who wantto take control of their lives and their health, Health and Healingpresents the full spectrum of alternative healing practices,including holistic medicine, homeopathy, osteopathy, chiropractic,and Chinese medicine, and outlines how they differ fromconventional approaches. The philosophical basis for his work inintegrative medicine and optimum health, Health and Healing drawson Weils own vast clinical and personal experience, as well as oncase studies from around the world.

For several thousand years, yogis have drawn on the powerfulpractice of pranayama, a technique of controlling the breath tomaximize prana or life energy. Pranayama has been practicedto rejuvenate the body and as a means of self-study andself-transformation. While most yoga practitioners today focus on asanas , or body postures, a growing number of people arelearning the complementary practice of pranayama to deepen andenrich their practice. The Yoga of Breath is a guide to learning the fundamentalsof pranayama and incorporating them into an existing yoga practice.Rosen's approach is easy to follow with step-by-step de*ionsof breath and body awareness exercises accompanied by clearillustrations. The book also covers the history and philosophy ofpranayama, offers useful practice tips, and teaches readers how touse props to enhance the exercises.

Ekhart Tolle's message is simple: living in the now is thetruest path to happiness and enlightenment. And while this messagemay not seem stunningly original or fresh, Tolle's clear writing,supportive voice, and enthusiasm make this an excellent manual foranyone who's ever wondered what exactly "living in the now" means.Foremost, Tolle is a world-class teacher, able to explaincomplicated concepts in concrete language. More importantly, withina chapter of reading this book, readers are already holding theworld in a different container--more conscious of how thoughts andemotions get in the way of their ability to live in genuine peaceand happiness. Tolle packs a lot of information and inspirational ideas into ThePower of Now. (Topics include the source of Chi, enlightenedrelationships, creative use of the mind, impermanence, and thecycle of life.) Thankfully, he's added markers that symbolize"break time." This is when readers should close the book and mullover what they just read. As a result, The Power o

This is by far the best thing I've ever read about negotiation. It is equally relevant for the individual who would like to keep his friends, property, and income and the statesman who would like to keep the peace. --John Kenneth Galbraith.

A world-renowned child psychiatrist takes us inside hispioneering work with trauma victims to offer a groundbreaking newperspective on how stress and violence affect children'sbrains--and how they can be helped to heal. Child psychiatrist Bruce Perry has treated children faced withunimaginable horror: genocide survivors, witnesses, children raisedin closets and cages, and victims of family violence. Here he tellstheir stories of trauma and transformation.

"The Way We Think is a dazzling tour of the complexities ofhuman imagination."--George Lakoff, co-author of Philosophy in theFlesh and Where Mathematics Comes From. In its first two decades,much of cognitive science focused on such mental functions asmemory, learning, symbolic thought, and language acquisition--thefunctions in which the human mind most closely resembles acomputer. But humans are more than computers, and the cutting-edgeresearch in cognitive science is increasingly focused on the moremysterious, creative aspects of the mind. The Way We Think is a landmark synthesis that exemplifies thisnew direction. The theory of conceptual blending is already widelyknown in laboratories throughout the world; this book is itsdefinitive statement. Gilles Fauconnier and Mark Turner argue thatall learning and all thinking consist of blends of metaphors basedon simple bodily experiences. These blends are then themselvesblended together into an increasingly rich structure that makes upour mental funct

Since its release in 1949, The Hero with a ThousandFaces has influenced millions of readers by combining theinsights of modern psychology with Joseph Campbell’s revolutionaryunderstanding of comparative mythology. In these pages, Campbelloutlines the Hero’s Journey, a universal motif of adventure andtransformation that runs through virtually all of the world’smythic traditions. He also explores the Cosmogonic Cycle, themythic pattern of world creation and destruction. As part of the Joseph Campbell Foundation’s Collected Works ofJoseph Campbell, this third edition features expandedillustrations, a comprehensive bibliography, and more accessiblesidebars. As relevant today as when it was first published, The Herowith a Thousand Faces continues to find new audiences in fieldsranging from religion and anthropology to literature and filmstudies. The book has also profoundly influenced creativeartists—including authors, songwriters, game designers, andfilmmakers—and continues to i

Malcolm Gladwell, the #1 bestselling author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, and What the Dog Saw, offers his most provocative---and dazzling---book yet. Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than a stone and a sling, and ever since then the names of David and Goliath have stood for battles between underdogs and giants. David's victory was improbable and miraculous. He shouldn't have won. Or should he have? In David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell challenges how we think about obstacles and disadvantages, offering a new interpretation of what it means to be discriminated against, or cope with a disability, or lose a parent, or attend a mediocre school, or suffer from any number of other apparent setbacks. Gladwell begins with the real story of what happened between the giant and the shepherd boy those many years ago. From there, David and Goliath examines Northern Ireland's Troubles, the mind