When Zen master Ikkyu Sojun (1394-1481) was appointed headmaster of the great temple at Kyoto, he lasted nine days before denouncing the rampant hypocrisy he saw among the monks there. He in turn invited them to look for him in the sake parlors of the Pleasure Quarters. A Zen monk-poet-calligrapher-musician, he dared to write about the joys of erotic love, along with more traditional Zen themes. He was an eccentric and genius who dared to defy authority and despised corruption. Although he...

Devised by the man recorded in Guinness as the world's fastest reader--80 pages per minutes--this is the only program that combines the most up-to-date learning techniques and psychological discoveries with proven speed-reading methods and ancient tools like meditation to significantly improve both reading speed and comprehension.

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the sense of poetry evident in the originals. Under the editorship of Peter Burian and Alan Shaprio, each volume includes a critical introduction, commentary on difficult passages, ampl...

Nagô Grandma and White Papa is a signal work in Brazilian anthropology and African diaspora studies originally published in Brazil in 1988. This edition makes Beatriz Gois Dantas’s historioethnographic study available to an English-speaking audience for the first time.Dantas compares the formation of Yoruba (Nagô) religious traditions and ethnic identities in the Brazilian states of Sergipe and Bahia, revealing how they diverged from each other due to their different socia...

This book provides perspectives and insights across the educational system for how we might move toward living out this wish in all schools. The chapters provide perspectives on fundamental questions that have been guiding recent research on wellbeing in schools: How do school communities flourish together? How does supporting educator wellbeing connect to teaching, learning, leading in schools? What characteristics, qualities and strategies support the wellbeing of the whole school commun...

The perfect introductory soccer book for children ages 3-7! First in a new series, this picture book gets kids excited about playing the beautiful game! It includes an inspiring message from U.S. Men s National Team star Landon Donovan! A useful glossary and quiz are also included.

With Speed Reading Secrets you could:- Remember what you read- Read and understand complex materials and textbooks- Devour information faster than ever- Save time and energy by reading materials in minutes instead of hours- Go through emails, magazines, and other information quickly- Complete projects ahead of schedule- Absorb information like a sponge- Reduce stress- Spend less time studying while improving your grades...

Explode your brain’s ability to think and process information at lightning speed!With information doubling every six months, you need to have an edge. Brain Power Booster will teach you to quickly learn, process, and remember all types of information.After listening to Brain Power Booster, you could :- Comprehend and remember what you read- Overcome writer’s block and other self-imposed limitations- Get in (and stay in) the creative “zone”- Harn...

Imagine what it would be like to study for less time and get all "A"s.Imagine never again having to cram for exams and "acing" every test every time.How would you like to complete college in only 3 years?With "The Student Success System", you could :- Learn how to study more efficiently and effectively- Study less and get far better grades…consistently- Extract the most important information from your textbooks- Double your reading and comp...

You mind has a hidden energy source that will unlock your true personal power.When you unlock this power source you can fully utilize both your conscious and subconscious mind, which could enable you to instantly:- Think faster and more efficiently- Become highly intuitive- Use your intuition to make the right decision- Experience far more mental and physical energy- Be more creative and come up with new ideas quickly- Develop your si...

A beloved classic—the original book on happiness, with new material from His Holiness the Dalai LamaNearly every time you see him, he's laughing, or at least smiling. And he makes everyone else around him feel like smiling. He's the Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet, a Nobel Prize winner, and a hugely sought-after speaker and statesman. Why is he so popular? Even after spending only a few minutes in his presence you can't help feeling happier.