For modern spiritual seekers and yoga students alike, here isan irreverent yet profound guide to the most sophisticatedteachings of the yoga wisdom tradition–now brought to contemporarylife by a celebrated author, psychotherapist, and leading Americanyoga instructor. While many Westerners still think of yoga as an invigoratingseries of postures and breathing exercises, these physicalpractices are only part of a vast and ancient spiritual science.For more than three millennia, yoga sages systematically exploredthe essential questions of our human existence: What are the rootcauses of suffering, and how can we achieve freedom and happiness?What would it be like to function at the maximum potential of ourminds, bodies, and spirits? What is an optimal human life? Nowhere have their discoveries been more brilliantly distilledthan in a short–but famously difficult–treatise called theYogasutra. This revered text lays out the entire path of innerdevelopment in remarkable detail–ranging from

Pete Dunne has taught birding to beginners for years, but he hasnever found the right book to help them get started. Now thepopular birding author identifies the skills and tools available topeople with any amount of interest, great or small, in birdwatching. Beginning with backyard birding and moving through aquick but comprehensive survey of tools of the trade, Dunneoutlines ten basic, simple steps in bird identification that canmake a birder out of the most casual of observers. He goes on toshow beginning birders how to use their skills to explore newhorizons through birding by ear, birding by telescope, and findingand identifying rare or difficult birds. Written in the lively,authoritative style that has made Dunne one of the most popularwriters in this field today, Pete Dunne on Bird Watching willinspire in readers both a growing passion for birding and alifelong respect for the natural world and its inhabitants.

In the cloud-washed airspace between the cornfields ofIllinois and blue infinity, a man puts his faith in the propellerof his biplane. For disillusioned writer and itinerant barnstormerRichard Bach, belief is as real as a full tank of gas and sparksfiring in the cylinders...until he meets Donald Shimoda--formermechanic and self-described messiah who can make wrenches fly andRichard's imagination soar.... In Illusions, the unforgettable follow-up to hisphenomenal bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull, RichardBach takes to the air to discover the ageless truths that give oursouls wings: that people don't need airplanes to soar...that eventhe darkest clouds have meaning once we lift ourselves abovethem... and that messiahs can be found in the unlikeliestplaces--like hay fields, one-traffic-light midwestern towns, andmost of all, deep within ourselves.

THE KEY TO A BETTER BODY—in shape, energized, and youthful—isa healthy brain. Based on the latest medical research, as well ason Dr. Amen’s two decades of clinical practice at the re?nownedAmen Clinics, where Dr. Amen and his as?sociates pioneered the useof the most advanced brain imaging technology, Change YourBrain, Change Your Body shows you how to take the very bestcare of your brain. With fifteen practical, easy-to-implement solutions involvingnutritious foods, natural supplements and vitamins,positive-thinking habits, and, when neces?sary, highly targetedmedications, Dr. Amen shows you how to: * Reach and maintain your ideal weight * Soothe and smooth your skin at any age * Reduce the stress that can impair your immune system * Sharpen your memory * Increase willpower and eliminate the crav?ings that keep you fromachieving your exercise and diet goals * Enhance sexual desire and performance * Lower your blood pressure without medication * Avoid depression and elevate the enjoyment you take in

Not your typical boring diet book, this is a tart-tongued,no-holds-barred wakeup call to all women who want to be thin. Withsuch blunt advice as, "Soda is liquid Satan" and "You are a totalmoron if you think the Atkins Diet will make you thin," it's arallying cry for all savvy women to start eating healthy andlooking radiant. Unlike standard diet books, it actually makes thereader laugh out loud with its truthful, smart-mouthed revelations.Behind all the attitude, however, there's solid guidance. SkinnyBitch espouses a healthful lifestyle that promotes wholegrains, fruits, and vegetables, and encourages women to get excitedabout feeling "clean and pure and energized."

Is it possible to run a multibillion-dollar corporation on thepower of trust? Must you set aside your authentic self as you climbthe corporate ladder? Is there another role for technology beyondsaving costs and creating efficiencies? In The Power of Many, MegWhitman, former president and CEO of eBay, speaks to thesequestions and more, identifying ten core values that steeredher—and can steer any leader—to success without ethicalcompromise. During her decade at the helm of eBay, Meg Whitman transformed itfrom a tiny start-up into a nearly $8 billion global powerhouse,revolutionizing the way goods are bought and sold online. Fortunemagazine twice named her the Most Powerful Woman in Business.

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."