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|  | Naked Song by Coleman Barks
The words of this 14th-century Kahmiri mystic speak to us across the centuries with clarity and courage. Barks rescues them from obscurity and restores their author to her rightful place among the greatest mystical poets. AUTHOR: Coleman Barks
PUBLISHER: Maypop
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Self Help 
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 | Take My Advice by Harmon
Rilke's LETTERS TO A YOUNG POET moved a young James Harmon to seek out similarly inspiring advice for himself. So he wrote to his favorite novelists, thinkers, artists, politicians, film stars, and visionaries with a simple request for their best advice, and after 10 years he managed to collect a bale of unorthodox responses. Herein lies the collective wisdom Harmon gathered from 80 cultural figures, wisdom that will steel a reader's resolve on everything from love to death to taking advice. Contributors include Alphonso Lingis, Spalding Gray, Mary Gaitskill, Ram Dass, William S. Burroughs, Katherine Hepburn, and more. AUTHOR: Harmon
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Self Help
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 | Daily Life Strategies for Teens by Jay McGraw
With DAILY LIFE STRATEGIES FOR TEENS, Jay provides a day-by-day guide to life that will show you how to boost self-confidence, build friendships, resist peer pressure, and achieve your goals. Packed with quotes, ideas, and inspiration, Jay McGraw's straightforward, insightful, and humorous guide gives you a road map for surviving and thriving in your teen years and beyond. Using the techniques from Dr. Phillip C. McGraw's LIFE STRATEGIES, his son Jay shows teens how to put the Life Laws into effect every day. Take the steps to make your life the best it can be! AUTHOR: Jay McGraw
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Trade Paperbacks
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Self Help
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 | Come & Sit by Marcia Z. Nelson
The meditation experience demystified--an essential guide to what goes on in meditation centers of many spiritual traditions Today's would-be student of meditation is confronted with such a wealth of available traditions from which to learn that it can make the prospect intimidating. Where should I start? Which one should I try? COME & SIT is the perfect companion to guide you on your way. From Christian centering prayer, to Sufi dhikr (chanting the names of God), to Zen Buddhist zazen (formal silent meditation), this book demystifies both the kinds of meditation practiced in different spiritual traditions and the places people go to do them-and gives you a real feel for which method might suit you best. Why do people meditate? How might meditation affect my life? What kinds of meditation are there? What do people do in each meditation tradition? Do I have to be a member of a specific religion to practice meditation? Where should I start? Meditator and journalist Marcia Z. Nelson addresses all of these questions as she takes you on visits to meditation centers of seven different types-Christian, Zen, Insight (Vipassana), Tibetan, Hindu, Sufi, and Jewish-representing the wide range of spiritual traditions that can now be found throughout America. She shows what a typical visit to each is like and talks to the teachers and the people who go there to discover how they got started, why they keep going, and what benefits they derive from the practice. A list of further resources for in-depth exploration of each tradition, a directory of centers, and a glossary of terms make this guide exactly what you need to start meditating. COME & SIT is not only a handbook for the beginning meditator, but also an excellent resource for anyone who wants to know more about the world's great meditation traditions. AUTHOR: Marcia Z. Nelson
PUBLISHER: SkyLight Paths Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Self Help
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 | Minding the Body, Mending the Mind by Herbert Benson, Joan Borysenko
Based on her ground-breaking work at the Mind/Body Clinic at Harvard Medical School, Borysenko has created the first systematic, medically tested program to unlock the mind's power to manipulate health. Tells how to use the mind's power to dramatically improve physical and emotional health. AUTHOR: Herbert Benson, Joan Borysenko
PUBLISHER: Bantam Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Self Help
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 | Mythic Journey by Juliet Sharman-Burke
Distilled from a variety of traditions, THE MYTHIC JOURNEY is a unique self-help companion, a book that relies on the wisdom of myths to aid in the everyday struggles of life. AUTHOR: Juliet Sharman-Burke
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Trade Paperbacks
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Self Help
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