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Ryokan (1758–1831) is, along with Dogen and Hakuin, one of the three giants of Zen in Japan. But unlike his two renowned colleagues, Ryokan was a societal dropout, living mostly as a hermit and a beggar. He was never head of a monastery or temple. He liked playing with children. He had no dharma heir. Even so, people recognized the depth of his realization, and he was sought out by people of all walks of life for the teaching to be experienced in just being around him.

Welcome to Second Wind Life. We’re on a mission that’s all about catching your second wind and thriving in the second act of life. I’m Paul Morton, and like many men more than half way through my allotted span of life, I found myself reflecting deeply: What now? What next? And, perhaps more importantly, what matters most? This show is about that journey. It’s honest conversations, practical wisdom, and real stories from experts and everyday heroes alike. We cover what really counts—Family, Fitness, Faith, Finances, Friendships, Food, our Future, and finding meaningful work or purpose...

Reinhold Messner is one of history's greatest mountaineers, a man who pushed the frontier of what is possible for a whole generation of climbers and beyond. In his new memoir, Against the Wind, Messner looks back on a life of accomplishments and recounts some of the most important episodes after turning eighty in 2024.

In 1939, when John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath was published, it became an instant bestseller and a prevailing narrative in the nation's collective imagination of the era. But it also stopped the publication of another important novel, silencing a gifted writer who was more intimately connected to the true experiences of Dust Bowl migrants. In Riding Like the Wind, renowned biographer Iris Jamahl Dunkle revives the groundbreaking voice of Sanora Babb.

The sun and the wind have a rocky but fulfilling friendship.

A violent storm shakes a lakeside house. In the morning, the family finds that many trees were knocked down, including one very special tree. The swimming tree had helped guide Sammy back to shore ever since she first learned how to swim. Now without it to guide her, Sammy feels unsure until she sees something right next to where the swimming tree used to be.

The late Grammy-winning founder of the legendary pop/R&B/soul/funk/disco group tells his story and charts the rise of his legendary band in this sincere memoir that captures the heart and soul of an artist whose groundbreaking sound continues to influence music today. With a foreword by David...

Take control of your interstitial cystitis treatment with this comprehensive guide. Interstitial cystitis (IC), also called painful bladder syndrome, is a complex bladder pain condition that can be confusing, frustrating, and debilitating. Successful treatment requires a multidisciplinary...

Henry II conquered the largest empire of any English medieval king. Yet it is the people around him we remember: his wife Eleanor, whom he seduced from the French king; his son Richard the Lionheart; Thomas Becket, murdered in his cathedral. Who was this great, yet tragic king? For fans of Dan...

Der zweite Band der großen Familien-Saga von Anke Petersen um ein kleines Hotel auf Amrum Ende des 19./Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts – mit viel Nordsee-Zauber und Nostalgie. Amrum Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts: Die Familie Stockmann hat sich auf der Nordsee-Insel gut eingelebt, und ihr Hotel Inselblick blüht und gedeiht – sehr zum Ärger des Pastors, dem der florierende Betrieb ein ewiger Dorn im Auge ist, da er darin eine Konkurrenz zu seinem eigenen Seehospiz sieht und außerdem im »Inselblick« Sodom und Gomorrha wittert.

The life inside your body is tricky to see, but you can feel it. Life lets you run and laugh and play – like how the wind helps kites to fly across the sky and leaves to dance across the ground. But where does the wind go when it stops blowing? And where does life go when it leaves the body?

Rising Above Lyme Disease is a comprehensive, whole-body approach to overcoming Lyme disease and reclaiming your life. Incidence of Lyme disease is skyrocketing. If caught early, antibiotics can often successfully treat it, but more often than not, Lyme is asymptomatic and evades diagnosis until...

Live your healthiest semaglutide life with this revolutionary guide to successfully and safely using GLP-1 medications. Are you wondering if medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound are right for you? Maybe you have just started taking a GLP-1 drug and found that you’re just...

With eloquent simplicity, one of the world's last Native American medicine men demonstrates how traditional tribal wisdom can help us maintain spiritual and physical health in today's world.

Nach dem Tod ihres Großvaters, dessen Haus noch vom betörenden Duft gerösteter Haselnüsse erfüllt ist, fühlt sie sich verloren. Als sie im Nachlass des Großvaters ein geheimnisvolles Schriftstück und ein altes Foto von Amrum findet, reist sie kurz entschlossen auf die Insel ihrer Kindheitssommer. Die See ist aufgewühlt und stürmisch, doch Julia spürt instinktiv, dass sie inmitten von Wind und Meer die innere Ruhe finden wird, um sich über ihre eigenen Wünsche klar zu werden – und wieder Nougat zuzubereiten, so wie früher.

Struggling with the tragic end of her marriage, Keaka Denney is on a bittersweet adventure in Scotland with her son, Colin. She’s joining him on a weeklong hike along the West Highland Way before he enters university in Glasgow. Soon into the journey, Keaka’s disquieting visions begin—a woman from ages past reaching for Colin, a burning cottage, violence.

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Der neue Teil der Bestseller-Saga um das Traditionscafé! Wiesbaden, 1961. Nachdem Hilde Koch das Café ihrer Familie liebevoll modernisiert hat und es nun mit großer Hingabe leitet, macht ihr völlig unerwartet ihr Bruder Wilhelm die Geschäftsführung streitig. Sein Lebenstraum von einer Karriere beim Film ist gescheitert, während seine Frau Karin als Schauspielerin große Erfolge feiert. Auch auf dem Weinberg von Hildes Ehemann Jean-Jaques steht es nicht zum Besten.

Yorkshire, 1868: June Barlow wächst mit ihren beiden Schwestern in den malerischen Craven Dales auf. Am liebsten unterstützt sie ihre Tante Eliza, die als Hebamme und Heilerin die Menschen versorgt. Doch als Junes ältere Schwester Schwindsucht bekommt, ist sie gezwungen, sich Arbeit in einer der zahlreichen Spinnereien von Bradford zu suchen – eine der schmutzigsten Städte Englands. Hier rauchen die Schornsteine so sehr, dass der Himmel nie richtig hell wird. Dort trifft June ausgerechnet auf Franky O’Donovan. Sie kennt den eigensinnigen irischen Wollsortierer von früher.

Generations of young readers continue to fall in love with Marguerite Henry’s “horse stories.” In one of her most famous, King of the Wind, the author traces the ancestry of the great Kentucky Derby winner, Man o’ War, whose mysterious pedigree is linked to the noble line leading from the Godolphin Arabian.