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Everything Is God: The Radical Path of Nondual Judaism מאת Jay Michaelson We usually think of God as an entity entirely separate from us. Hasidic Jews and Kabbalists (along with practitioners of some other spiritual traditions) have long asserted that God is not separate from us at all. In this nondual view, everyone and everything manifests God. Once considered a radical...

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Living a Joyous Life: The True Spirit of Jewish Practice מאת David Aaron Secular and religious Jews alike will find wisdom and inspiration in this new book in which Rabbi David Aaron reveals the joy that living a Jewish life can bring. With his characteristic humor, enthusiasm, and insight, Rabbi Aaron looks at key, and often misunderstood, aspects of Jewish practice—o...

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Let's Go Outside!: Outdoor Activities and Projets to Get You and Your Kids Closer to Nature מאת Jennifer Ward From the author of I Love Dirt! comes a new selection of outdoor games, projects,and adventures specifically for families with children ages 8–12.As children get older and more socially active, it becomes harder and harder to come up with stimulating outdoor activities that appeal to them a...

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Everyday Holiness: The Jewish Spiritual Path of Mussar מאת Alan Morinis Mussar is an illuminating, approachable, and highly practical set of teachings for cultivating personal growth and spiritual realization in the midst of day-to-day life. Here is an accessible and inspiring introduction to this Jewish spiritual path, which until lately has been best known in the worl...

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The Mindful Leader: Awakening Your Natural Management Skills Through Mindfulness Meditation מאת Michael Carroll In The Mindful Leader, Michael Carroll focuses on ten key principles of mindfulness and how they apply to leading groups and organizations, addressing a range of topics along the way, including how to: heal the “toxic workplace,” where anxiety and stress impede performance cultivate courage ...

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Falling Hard: A Journey into the World of Judo מאת Mark Law A witty and compelling journey into the enigmatic sport of judo—the culture, drama, history, and practice.On his fiftieth birthday, journalist and self-described “indolent sportsman” Mark Law decided to take up judo on a whim and ended up getting hooked on the sport. Falling Hard

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The Natural Laws of Good Luck: A Memoir of an Unlikely Marriage מאת Ellen Graf The quirky and funny story of a woman in upstate New York who marries a man from China whom she barely knows. They don’t share a language or a culture, but together they discover what matters most—a story of taking risks, culture clash, and the journey to real love.Ellen was lonely and ha...

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Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships: Healing the Wound of the Heart מאת John Welwood While most of us have moments of loving freely and openly, it is often hard to sustain this where it matters most—in our intimate relationships. Why, if love is so great and powerful, are human relationships so challenging and difficult? If love is the source of happiness and joy, why is it so har...

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Carefree Clothes for Girls: 20 Patterns for Outdoor Frocks, Playdate Dresses, and More (Make Good: Crafts + Life) מאת Junko Okawa Full of unhemmed edges, ruffles, buttons, and lace—and above all, personality—the garments presented in this book offer whimsical charm and practical playfulness. From simple dresses with ruffled sleeves to blouses with lace and pants with legwarmers, all of the clothes in this book are of simpl...

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The Creative Family: How to Encourage Imagination and Nurture Family Connections מאת Amanda Blake Soule When you learn to awaken your family’s creativity, wonderful things will happen: you’ll make meaningful connections with your children in large and small ways; your children will more often engage in their own creative discoveries; and your family will embrace new ways to relax, play, and grow t...

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Climbing Jacob's Ladder: One Man's Journey to Rediscover a Jewish Spiritual Tradition מאת Alan Morinis Jewish by birth, though from a secular family, Alan Morinis explored Hinduism and Buddhism as a young man. But in 1997, in the face of personal crisis, he turned to his Jewish heritage for guidance. In his reading he happened upon a Jewish spiritual tradition called Mussar. Gradually he realized tha...

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Making Peace with Autism: One Family's Story of Struggle, Discovery, and Unexpected Gifts מאת Susan Senator Receiving a diagnosis of autism is a major crisis for parents and families, who often feel as if their world has come to an end. In this insightful narrative, a courageous and inspiring mother explains why a diagnosis of autism doesn't have to shatter a family's dreams of happiness. Senator offers t...

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The Open-Focus Brain: Harnessing the Power of Attention to Heal Mind and Body מאת Les Fehmi This breakthrough book presents a disarmingly simple idea: The way we pay attention in daily life can play a critical role in our health and well-being. According to Dr. Les Fehmi, a clinical psychologist and researcher, many of us have become stuck in “narrow-focus attention”: a tense, constric...

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Felting for Baby: 25 Warm and Woolly Projects for the Little Ones in Your Life (Make Good: Crafts + Life) מאת Saori Yamazaki Every item is a little sweeter when it’s made with materials that are just right, and the soft, warm, and durable nature of wool felt makes it the perfect material for the little ones in your life. The twenty-five felted projects in this book—from soft play mats and warm wool vests to snuggly te...

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The Five Ways We Grieve: Finding Your Personal Path to Healing after the Loss of a Loved One מאת Susan A. Berger In this new approach to understanding the impact of grief, Susan Berger goes beyond the commonly held theory of stages of grief with a new typology for self-awareness and self-transformation.Susan Berger offers practical advice for healing from a major loss in this presentation of five basic ...

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I Love Dirt!: 52 Activities to Help You and Your Kids Discover the Wonders of Nature מאת Jennifer Ward I Love Dirt! presents 52 open-ended activities to help you engage your child in the outdoors. No matter what your location—from a small patch of green in the city to the wide-open meadows of the country—each activity is meant to promote exploration, stimulate imagination, and heighten a child's ...

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Climbing jacob's ladder; one man's journey to rediscover a jewish spiritual tradition Alan Morinis

Climbing jacob's ladder; one man's journey to rediscover a jewish spiritual tradition מאת Alan Morinis

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When No One Understands: Letters to a Teenager on Life, Loss, and the Hard Road to Adulthood מאת Brad Sachs When Amanda first came to Dr. Sachs for treatment, she had attempted suicide more than once. Withdrawn and cynical, she refused to speak during her therapy sessions. Determined to connect, Dr. Sachs tried something unconventional: he wrote letters to Amanda between sessions and invited her to write ...

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To Buy or Not to Buy: Why We Overshop and How to Stop מאת April Benson  Are you a shopaholic? Do you use shopping as a quick fix for the blues? Do you often buy things that you don’t need or can’t afford? Do your buying binges leave you feeling anxious or guilty? Is your shopping behavior hurting your relationships? Have you tried to stop but been unable to...

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Linen, Wool, Cotton: 25 Simple Projects to Sew with Natural Fabrics (Make Good: Crafts + Life) מאת Akiko Mano Sewing with all-natural fabrics can make an incredible difference in the quality of the items we make, with a look and feel that provides the ultimate in comfort. The twenty-five simple sewing projects in this book offer home accessories made from linen, wool, and cotton, from durable linen aprons t...

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What the Stones Remember: A Life Rediscovered מאת Patrick Lane In this exquisitely written memoir, poet Patrick Lane describes his raw and tender emergence at age sixty from a lifetime of alcohol and drug addiction. He spent the first year of his sobriety close to home, tending his garden, where he cast his mind back over his life, searching for the memories he...

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The Return of Desire: A Guide to Rediscovering Your Sexual Passion מאת Gina Ogden Drawing on three decades of experience as a sex therapist and sex researcher, Dr. Gina Ogden shows you how to: Open up to the four energies that spark desire Create heart-to-heart communication with your partner Transcend guilt, shame, and "good-girls-don't" messages Help heal the sexual wounds of...

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Partners in Healing: Simple Ways to Offer Support, Comfort, and Care to a Loved One Facing Illness מאת William Collinge This book offers a new sense of empowerment for the intimate partners of people living with serious health problems. Collinge draws on cutting-edge scientific research along with his experience counseling couples facing serious illness to offer a range of insights, strategies, and techniques that ca...

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Jake Fades: A Novel of Impermanence מאת David Guy Jake is a Zen master and expert bicycle repairman who fixes flats and teaches meditation out of a shop in Bar Harbor, Maine. Hank is his long-time student. The aging Jake hopes that Hank will take over teaching for him. But the commitment-phobic Hank doesn’t feel up to the job, and Jake is beginni...

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Lessons for the Living: Stories of Forgiveness, Gratitude, and Courage at the End of Life מאת Stan Goldberg When Stan Goldberg was diagnosed with cancer, he was afraid and deeply saddened by his prognosis, as anyone in his situation would be. Unlike many, however, he chose to face his fear by helping others in the process of dying—he signed up as a hospice volunteer to be at the bedsides of people who a...

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Patchwork Style: 35 Simple Projects for a Cozy and Colorful Life (Make Good: Crafts + Life) מאת Suzuko Koseki The tradition of patchwork and quilted items goes back hundreds of years and most often conveys a sense of warmth and comfort. While the bold and bright designs in this book are meant for the modern crafter, that inherent sense of warmth is still expressed in these unique and stunning projects. Crea...

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Sitting Practice: A Novel מאת Caroline Adderson It only takes a moment for your life to be changed forever—as the characters of this darkly comic novel discover early on. The fateful moment for the newlyweds Ross and Iliana comes with the freak automobile accident that leaves Iliana paralyzed, Ross grief-stricken, and both of them struggling to...

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Wrestling with the Angel of Democracy: On Being an American Citizen מאת Susan Griffin What does is it mean to be a citizen of the United States? Susan Griffin’s provocative investigation of that question takes us from the Declaration of Independence to the Iraq War, with many stops in between. Her conclusion: democracy is nothing less than a revolution of consciousness, and the rev...

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Raising a Left-Brain Child in a Right-Brain World: Strategies for Helping Bright, Quirky, Socially Awkward Children to Thrive at Home and at School מאת Katharine Beals Strategies for helping bright, quirky, socially awkward children to thrive at home and at school.Does your child:• Have impressive intellectual abilities but seem puzzled by ordinary interactions with other children?• Prefer to spend time with adults or alone rather than with other kids?...

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Nikolski: A Novel מאת Nicolas Dickner A sweet and quirky novel that follows three characters as they search for home while clinging to artifacts of their past: a misdirected compass, a book with no cover, and tales of piracy.This is a story of three characters—Noah, Joyce, and the anonymous narrator—as each leave their far-flung bir...

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The Challenge of the Soul: A Guide for the Spiritual Warrior מאת Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein In times of upheaval, many of us seek guidance from a spiritual mentor, someone who has confronted challenges and become a stronger person as a result. Here Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein draws from his own hard-won insights and personal experiences as a congregational rabbi, martial artist, FBI chapl...

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The Sign for Drowning: A Novel מאת Rachel Stolzman Anna has grown up haunted by her younger sister's death. In the life she constructs as a barrier against the emotional wreckage of her family tragedy, Anna settles comfortably into a career as a teacher of deaf children. But a challenge arrives—in the form of a young girl. Adrea's disarming vulner...

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On Becoming an Alchemist: A Guide for the Modern Magician מאת Catherine MacCoun Many regard alchemy as a metaphor for inner transformation. But this is only half the story. According to Catherine MacCoun, alchemy is no mere metaphor. It’s real magic. Transforming the inner world is, for the alchemist, a way to transform the outer world. Through studying the principles of alch...

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Handmade Home: Simple Ways to Repurpose Old Materials into New Family Treasures מאת Amanda Blake Soule Handmade Home offers simple sewing and craft projects for the home that reflect the needs, activities, and personalities of today’s families. Filled with thirty-three projects made by reusing and repurposing materials—from vintage feedsacks to old sheets and towels—and including some pr...

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Knitting for Good!: A Guide to Creating Personal, Social, and Political Change Stitch by Stitch מאת Betsy Greer Every time we knit, we have the opportunity to create positive change in ourselves, our community, and in the world. That’s Betsy Greer’s fervent belief, and in this book she shows us how. Betsy explores the ways we can use knitting to slow down in a fast-paced culture, while using the craft to ...

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Islands Apart: A Year on the Edge of Civilization מאת Ken McAlpine A humorous and wise look at contemporary American life—and how time spent alone in nature can give us a fresh perspective and greater clarity about what matters most.In this touching and often humorous book, author Ken McAlpine does what many of us long to do. Overwhelmed by the hectic pace...