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Joseph Campbell, arguably the greatest mythologist of the twentieth century, was certainly one of our greatest storytellers. This masterfully crafted book interweaves conversations between Campbell and some of the people he inspired, including poet Robert Bly, anthropologist Angeles Arrien, filmmaker David Kennard, Doors drummer John Densmore, psychiatric pioneer Stanislov Grof, Nobel laureate Roger Guillemen, and others. Campbell reflects on subjects ranging from the origins and functions of myth, the role of the artist, and the need for ritual to the ordeals of love and romance.

The Children's Book Of Christmas Stories is a wonderful assortment of 35 Christmas-themed tales that have been chosen by editor Asa Dickinson. Authors include Charles Dickens, Hans Christian Andersen, Susan Coolidge, and Elizabeth Harrison. Whether it is for children, or for family gatherings, everyone is sure to be captivated and enthralled!

Anyone new to philosophy soon encounters new ideas that challenge their hidden biases and cherished beliefs, or are at odds with common sense and tradition. Yet, these philosophical ideas are backed by strong arguments, arguments so strong that it’s difficult to identify what is wrong with...

Stell dir vor, du könntest deinem Lebensweg noch mal eine ganz neue Richtung verleihen. Mit nur einem Klick. Julian Beeman, Anfang 40, steckt fest. Sein kleines Kino mitten in San Francisco steht hochverschuldet vor dem Aus, und die Banken verlangen ihr Geld zurück. Die Frau für's Leben hat...

Donald Cubbin, Alkoholiker und Vorsitzender einer der größten Gewerkschaften Amerikas, weiß, dass der Kampf um seine Wiederwahl hart wird. Er weiß, dass sein Assistent mit seiner Frau schläft, dass sein Gegenkandidat ein Psycho ist und dass die Wahlen höchstwahrscheinlich manipuliert...

Drei nicht mehr ganz so junge Männer versuchen auf unterschiedliche Weise nachzuholen, was sie bei ihrer Tochter versäumt haben. Dass sie sich dabei durch eine Verkettung – für den Zuschauer glücklicher – für die Handlung unglücklicher Umstände gegenseitig in die Quere kommen, macht...

Ein gemütliches Wochenende im Wellness-Bereich des Hotels Klostermühle sieht wahrlich anders aus. Dieter, erfolgreicher Waschmittelhersteller und Self-Made-Man, möchte seiner Lebensabschnittsgefährtin ein ganz besonderes Geschenk machen, was allerdings einige Überredungskünste verlangt...

Karl ist Ehemann und Vater, erfolgreicher Zeitungsverleger, knallharter Geschäftsmann sowie begeisterter Besucher klassischer Konzerte. Und er leistet sich mit Sabrina eine Geliebte, sofern sie in seinen Terminkalender passt. Doch eines Tages platzt ein fremder Mann in sein Büro und fordert...

The New Testament in Color is a one-volume commentary on the New Testament written by a multiethnic team of scholars holding orthodox Christian beliefs. Each scholar brings exegetical expertise coupled with a unique interpretive lens to illuminate the ways social location and biblical interpretation work together. Theologically orthodox and multiethnically contextual, The New Testament in Color fills a gap in biblical understanding for both the academy and the church. Who we are and where God placed us―it's all useful for better understanding his Word.

The Number One international bestseller featuring contributions from Daniel Kahneman, Dan Ariely, Ryan Holiday, Alison Gopnik, Howard Gardner, Antonio Damasio, and Aaron James. ‘We need books like this one’ Steven Pinker Stupidity is all around us, from the colleagues who won’t stop...

In 2008, celebrating the long-awaited completion of the English-language translation of The Great Treatise, the Dalai Lama gave a historic six-day teaching at Lehigh University to explain the meaning of this classic text and to underscore its importance. It is the longest teaching that he has ever given to Westerners on just one text, and Westerners have never before had the opportunity to receive such a complete teaching that encompasses the totality of the Buddhist path from the Dalai Lama.

With characteristic humility, His Holiness the Dalai Lama begins this landmark survey of the entire Buddhist path by saying, "I think an overview of Tibetan Buddhism for the purpose of providing a comprehensive framework of the path may prove helpful in deepening your understanding and practice." In this book the Dalai Lama delivers a presentation that is both concise and profound, accessible and engaging.

Take a tour through the Bible with pastor-teacher John MacArthur—unleashing God's truth, one verse at a time.TM The MacArthur Daily Bible takes a portion of the Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs for each day of the year, with daily comments that guide and inform you as you...

Midnight. Some call it the witching hour. Others call it the devil’s hour. Here in the graveyard, midnight is a very special time. It is a time when ghostly spirits are at their strongest, when the veil between our world and theirs is at its thinnest. Legend has it, that while most of the world is asleep, the lack of prayers allow the spirits to communicate under the cover of darkness, among the headstones, their whispers rustling in the leaves of the old oak trees. But if you’re here in the graveyard, you can tell yourself it’s just the wind....

In the Christian West, the Tower of Babel presents itself as a “double object”: a building that really existed, the ziggurat of Babylon known as Etemenanki, and a Biblical story of barely nine verses (Genesis 11:1-9) that has produced more than two thousand years of literary and artistic...

Scorch marks blacken the wireframe dungeon, and the smell of burnt meat hangs in the air. Iarumas’s party stumbles upon a corpse, more charcoal than flesh, and Raraja insists on dragging it out. Murmur—Chant—Pray—Invoke. A largeframed girl named Berkanan gulps the fresh air of her second...

Die Menschen in Nottingham leiden unter der grausamen Herrschaft des gnadenlosen Prinzen John und des gierigen Sheriffs. Zum Glück kommt ihnen der heldenhafte Gesetzlose Robin Hood zu Hilfe, doch er muss alles aufs Spiel setzen, um den Prinzen zu überlisten und seine große Liebe, Lady Marian...

Auf Motunui werden viele Geschichten erzählt, aber einige davon haben die Kinder nun schon ein bisschen zu oft gehört. Doch vielleicht fällt dem Geschichtenerzähler Moni ja etwas Neues ein? Wilde Erzählungen über den Halbgott Maui in seinen verschiedenen Tiergestalten. Über eine...

När Fredrik Vikström får veta att cancern har spridit sig till lever och lungor ger vården honom högst ett år att leva. Men tillsammans med sin hustru Lena bestämmer han sig för att kämpa och kräva nya svar av ett system som redan räknat ut honom. Kampen blir en mardröm av brutala...

Sixty-five writers and artists capture early motherhood in scenes and revelations: a vulnerable, kaleidoscopic record of postpartum life. In the early days with their first babies, two friends began comparing notes on what, exactly, was going on in their postpartum bodies and minds. What was a...