The first edition, released in 1995, was lauded by seasonedpractitioners and beginners alike. And no wonder. While most of theearly English-language books on feng shui were dauntingly mysticalor relied on complex calculations or culturally specific designpractices, Feng Shui Made Easy took a more holistic approach,clearly explaining the fundamentals while guiding readers on aninner journey of understanding. Thoughtfully written and beautifully illustrated, the book isstructured around an “architecture of consciousness” that is reallythe inner landscape. The book explores each “house” of thebagua—the chart representing one’s journey through life;relationships with parents, loved ones, and community; creativity;spirituality; and connectedness to the source of life—and thesymbolism of the corresponding I Ching trigram. Feng Shui Made Easyhelps readers discover the nature of these connections, as well aslearn what obstructions must be removed to change fixed patterns ofbehavior and rest

In what is both a radical approach to the Bible , and afundamental return to its narrative prose, Robert Alter reads theOld Testament with new eyesthe eyes of a literary critic. Altertakes the old yet simple step of reading the Bible as a literarycreation.

Composed by an unknown author in early thirteenth-centuryFrance, "The Quest of the Holy Grail" is a fusion of Arthurianlegend and Christian symbolism, reinterpreting ancient Celtic mythas a profound spiritual fable. It recounts the quest of the knightsof Camelot - the simple Perceval, the thoughtful Bors, the rashGawain, the weak Lancelot and the saintly Galahad - as they journeythrough danger and temptation to reach the elusive Holy Grail. Butonly one of them is judged worthy to see the mysteries within thesacred vessel, and look upon the ineffable. Enfused with tragicgrandeur and an aura of mysticism, "The Quest" is an absorbing andradiant allegory of man's perilous search for divine grace, and hada profound influence on later Arthurian romances and versions ofthe Grail legend.