Sayings and Anecdotes, Paperback

Diogenes the Cynic is famed for walking the streets with a lamp in daylight, looking for an honest man. His biting wit and eccentric behavior were ...

Reducere. Wiser is a compilation of 366 Sanskrit sayings collected from various works in Sanskrit from ancient times, particularly, Subhashita Ratna Bhandaga...

Reducere. Timeless and contemplative sayings from the earliest Christian sages of desert spirituality can be a companion on your own spiritual journey.The de...

The Desert Fathers were the first Christian monks, living in solitude in the deserts of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. In contrast to the formalized ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Meir LirazSome of the stories will make you cry others will make you smile, none will leave you indifferent. Are you ready ...

Contributor(s): Author: XunziTranslator: Eric L. HuttonIntroduction by: Eric L. HuttonThis is the first complete, one-volume English translation of...

Reducere. Description2005 Southwest Book Award The stories are charmingly frank, unexpectedly humorous, sometimes sad, all reminiscent of a simpler, though n...

DescriptionA fascinating exploration of the rich oral traditions of Southern Appalachia, and the latest volume in the classic, multi-million-copy-s...

Our Daily Bread charmingly weaves together the customs, rituals, anecdotes, legends and sayings that tell the story of bread, from Mesopotamia, thr...

Reducere. A modern Saint Francis, Sundar Singh (1889-1929) left the wealth of his home at sixteen to live as a sadhu, or wandering holy man. His beggar-like ...