Insight Dialogue is a way of bringing the tranquility and insight attained in meditation directly into your interactions with other people. It’s a practice that involves interacting with a partner in a retreat setting or on your own, as a way of accessing a profound kind of insight. Then, you take that insight on into the grind of everyday human interactions. Gregory Kramer has been teaching the practice (which he originated) for more than a decade in retreats around the world. It...

I pensieri ci pensano. Le emozioni, avvilenti o appaganti, ci tengono in ostaggio. Eppure continuiamo a chiamare «spontaneità» questo viluppo carico di automatismi e di reattività condizionata, che una cultura dell’eccitazione permanente rafforza a nostro danno. È nella vita di relazione che si innesca più acutamente la sofferenza associata alla dinamica di desideri e attaccamenti. Ed è lì che occorre disinnescarla, sostiene Gregory Kramer.Figura di spicco internazionale nell’ambito...

Many lay Buddhists struggle to carry the benefits of their studies and meditation practice into their twenty-first-century lives. How might our daily experience of both life and the Buddha's teachings shift if there were no separation between them?In A Whole-Life Path, Gregory Kramer invites us to see the noise, complexity, and challenges of today's world as doorways to fully embodied Dhamma wisdom. Drawing on decades of meditation, study, and teaching, he explores the ess...

A Critical Companion to Christopher Nolan provides a wide-ranging exploration of Christopher Nolan's films, practices, and collaborations. From a range of critical perspectives, this volume examines Nolan's body of work, explores its industrial and economic contexts, and interrogates the director's auteur status. This volume contributes to the scholarly debates on Nolan and includes original essays that examine all his films including his short films. It is structured into three s...

This is a big combination of a series of books. There are 8 titles, which are subdivided into the following topics:Topic 1: This book can help you improve your social skills and see the benefits of such skills. Aside from that, we will also dive into the actual benefits of shyness, which may surprise you. You will learn about the top 5 ways to make small talk worth the trouble, the best ways to end it, and ways to go beyond it.Topic 2: When it comes to reading others’ thoug...

This is a big combination of a series of books. There are 8 titles, which are subdivided into the following topics:Topic 1: Socializing can be a real challenge. You may not think of it as such, but if you take into account all the subtle body language, what different meanings the words imply, and tone of voice, it can be tricky for those who get nervous or don’t possess the skills to see all those references.Topic 2: Many people have become masters at reading people’s thoug...

This is a big combination of a series of books. There are 8 titles, which are subdivided into the following topics:Topic 1: This book is full of helpful tips on social skills.Some people may suffer from shyness or feel awkward when socializing. The first chapter of this book will talk about that. Additionally, the best ways to make small talk work in your favor will be discussed, as well as more tips to talk to anyone about basically anything.Topic 2: How do you com...

This is a huge combination of a series of books. There are 24 titles, which are subdivided into the following topics:Topic 1: Socializing can be a real challenge. You may not think of it as such, but if you take into account all the subtle body language, what different meanings the words imply, and tone of voice, it can be tricky for those who get nervous or don’t possess the skills to see all those references.Topic 2: When it comes to reading others’ thoughts, it matters t...

Sigmund Freud hired Otto Rank as his secretary and funded Rank's PhD in literature at the University of Vienna. In 1910, at age 26, Rank published 'A Dream That Interprets Itself'. Freud could not praise the essay highly enough; impressed by Rank's erudition, Freud invited his protégé to contribute two chapters, on poetry and myth, in 1914 to The Interpretation of Dreams. Thereafter, Rank's name would appear under Freud's on the title page of the foundational text of psychoanalysis for the...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNOMINATED FOR AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2025 GRAMMYS'There are many incredible revelations about the relationships of John and Yoko and Paul and Linda and their impact on the band. This is one of those audiobooks you can't shut off and will never forget.' -AudioFile (Earphones Award Winner)'I can think of no one better placed to tell the story behind The Beatles than ...

At the end of his life, Charles was left with one question: What was it all for?After his tour of duty and an unremarkable post-Army business career, Charles spent his twilight years watching old movies and waiting for his grandkids to call. He'd lived a good life and been a decent man, but now that his wife was gone, he was...lonely.Until his old friend Bert introduced him to Crossroads, the new VR sensation. In this virtual world he can move without pain, explore...

"There are many incredible revelations about the relationships of John and Yoko and Paul and Linda and their impact on the band. This is one of those audiobooks you can't shut off and will never forget."—AudioFile (Earphones Award Winner)An oral history of The Beatles from never-before-seen interviews.All You Need Is Love is a groundbreaking oral history of the one of the most enduring musical acts of all time. The material is comp...