The introduction of this book reads, "Beauty, like every otherquality — courage, fear, ugliness, trust, truth, wisdom — is a partof us and apart from us, inside us and outside us, personal andimpersonal. Beauty invites us to build bridges and make connectionsbetween the senses and the soul, between contemplation andexpression, between ourselves and the world." In this wide-rangingand deeply felt book, artist and writer J. Ruth Gendler invites usto reclaim and celebrate the often misunderstood quality of beautyas one of the most profound and essential forces in our lives.Drawing upon observations from art and mythology, science andnature, contemporary culture and personal experience, the authorlooks at her subject in its most generous implications — not simplyas a reflection of surface and image, but as a pathway towholeness, integrity, coherence, and ultimately, to love. Writtenwith curiosity, courage, a discerning eye and a lyricalsensibility, and illustrated with evocative line drawings by theauthor,
In an era when the relationship between Islam and the Westseems mainly defined by mistrust and misunderstanding, it isimportant to remember that for centuries Muslim civilization wasthe envy of the world. Lost History fills a significant void and isessential reading for anyone seeking to understand the major theearly Muslims played in influencing modern society. Morgan reveals how early Muslim advancements in science andculture laid the cornerstones of the European Renaissance, theEnlightenment, and modern Western society. As he chronicles theGolden Ages of Islam, beginning in A.D. 570 with the birth ofMuhammad, and resonating today, he introduces scholars like IbnAl-Haytham, Ibn Sina, Al-Tusi, Al-Khwarizmi, and Omar Khayyam,towering figures who revolutionized the mathematics, astronomy, andmedicine of their time and paved the way for Newton, Copernicus,and many others. And he reminds us that inspired leaders fromMuhammad to Suleiman the Magnificent and beyond championedreligious tolerance, encou
本书包括：价值与货币；货币的特质性价值；目的序列中的货币；个体自由；个人价值之货币等价物；生活风格等。
The ancient Taoist text that forms the central part of thisbook was discovered by Wilhelm, who recognized it as essentially apractical guide to the integration of personality. Foreword andAppendix by Carl Jung; illustrations. Translated by Cary F.Baynes.A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
Perhaps the French philosopher's masterpiece, which isconcerned with an extraordinary question: What does it mean to bemad?
Uses a conversation between a troubled businessman and hisfriend to outline the principles of success.
Since its original publication by Little, Brown Companyin 1942, this author's Mythology has sold millions of copiesthroughout the world established itself as a perennialbestseller in its various available formats: hardcover, tradepaperback, mass market paperback. Mythology succeeds like noother book in bringing to life for the modern readeer the Greek,Roman Norse myths legends that are the keystone ofWestern culture - the stories of gods heroes that haveinspired human creativity from antiquity to the present. This newBack Bay trade paperback edition of Mythology replaces the Meridianedition formerly available from the Penguin Group. In August 1998 anew mass market paperback edition of Mythology published by WarnerBooks will replace the Mentor/Dutton Signet mass market editionformerly available from the Penguin Group
"Draper's love for music is contagious.She provides a useul set of listening exercises,or music breaks,at the end of each chapter,as well sa an extensive'listenin g bibliography'for enhancing every aspect of life,from work to sex." Emotions are more manageable when music gives them an objective reality oustside us.A seventeenth-centwy spanish king had to hear a celebrated tenor,Farinelli,sing every day before he conisdered himself to meet his court .Are we so different,when a few minutes of Bach ,Mozart,or Beethoven can bring us back into balance and reestablish our sense of the essential goodness of life?We may not understand what comes over us ,why our body relaxes or why our heart melts at the sound of a certain melody or chord change.But when music puts us in harmony with our deepest nature we feel more authentic,more fluid and responsive. Music has a transformative power that has only recently been understood by science but has always been understood by the human heart. This field guide shows
人生是剧场。? 长久以来，生活经验的积累，主动内建或被动植入的信念演变为我们内心的“木马程序”，逐步导致了故步自封的自囚状态，让我们在毫无察觉的情况下被篡改潜意识、控制自主性，一再受困于重复的剧情，在不快乐与挣扎中轮回。? 假若不及时清除，木马程序就会越来越强大，直到耗尽你的所有能量。? 《人类木马程序》就像人间剧场上方的大型探照灯，帮每个人照亮舞台，打掉“木马之墙”，看清自己在演哪出戏。? 看得清，我们就可以改变自己的生命剧本，把悲剧改为喜剧，从而打开全新的生命维度，不要再让木马程序运作不想要的人生。?
