The Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei, Paperback - John Stevens

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The greatest athletes in the world today are not the Olympic champions or the stars of professional sports, but the "marathon monks" of Japan's sac...

Reducere. Discover the rich spirituality of monastic life on Mount Athos--a place like no other on earth.Twenty-five years ago, M. Basil Pennington, OCSO, wa...

Reducere. The Holy Mountain of Athos is a self-governing monastic republic on a peninsula in Northern Greece. Standing on the shores of the Aegean Sea is one...

A 39-year-old dad of two, Harold Cabrera is your typical sports weekend warrior, who decides to complete three big challenges before turning 40.Pub...

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Reducere. "The followers of Jesus are to be different, " writes John Stott, "different from both the nominal church and the secular world, different from bot...

Over the centuries, Buddhism has responded to sexuality in a variety of fascinating ways, sometimes suppressing the sexual urge, sometimes sublimat...

Reducere. Se spune ca un rege a adus un cocos de lupta la un antrenor faimos. Zece zile mai tarziu, regele l-a intrebat pe antrenor ce mai face cocosul lui. ...

Re-presentation of a classic exposition of Jesus' teaching for a new generation of readers

The hermit-monk Ryokan, long beloved in Japan both for his poetry and for his character, belongs in the tradition of the great Zen eccentrics of Ch...

Kodokan judo, one of the most well-known martial arts in the world today, was originated by Jigoro Kano (1860-1938). Kano was a martial artist and ...

The authorised full story of the troubled and brilliant comic genius that was Kenneth Williams

People have run Marathons for more than 100 years, but how long is a marathon? Where are they run? Who can enter? Find out all about one of the mos...

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The purpose of this book is to help and encourage Christians in their battle against sin, and to ensure that they have right and biblical expectati...

Publisher: Stenlake PublishingAuthor(s): John R. StevensIllustration(s): 164 illustrations including mapsNumber of pages: 152Publication date: 2014...

The seventy-one-year quest to find the world's highest mountain.Publisher: John Murray PressAuthor(s): Craig StortiNumber of pages: 320Publication ...

The Japanese poet-recluse Ryokan (1758-1831) is one of the most beloved figures of Asian literature, renowned for his beautiful verse, exquisite ca...

A "timely and hugely important" memoir of Justice John Paul Stevens's life on the Supreme Court (New York Times).When Justice John Paul Stevens ret...

Aikido is the Way of Peace, a martial art aimed at harmonizing body and spirit with the natural forces of the universe. Developed in the late 1920s...

Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, had an Ahab-like obsession with Colossalism-a scale that matched his ego and the ...

Reducere. Without Jesus, the Bible makes no sense. And without his atoning death on the cross, the Bible makes no difference. In The View from Mount Calvary,...

DescriptionAikido is the Way of Peace, a martial art aimed at harmonizing body and spirit with the natural forces of the universe. Developed in the...

DescriptionThis definitive, richly illustrated manual covers the essential elements of the philosophy and practice of Aikido, the Japanese martial ...

Reducere. Collected here in this omnibus edition are all three of St. John of the Cross' major works as well as twenty of his magnificent poems. The Ascent o...

1. Sarkam [Offerings for the Great Protectors] 2. Prayer of Kala Rupa 3. Sangva Duva [In Praise of Guyashamaya] 4. Sosol-Prayers of Forgiveness 5. ...

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Reducere. This book is for every person who suspects and hopes there is a better way to live responsibly and compassionately in the complex world we share. I...

Reducere. "I have had enough of this new Abbot " announced one of the monks at Vicovaro. "Yes, Abbot Benedict thinks we have to be always obeying those rules...

A bold and controversial reinterpretation of one of the most famous and decisive battles of the ancient world.

What does it mean to seek first the kingdom in our relationships, values, ambitions, finances and commitment to God?

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Reducere. This definitive, richly illustrated manual covers the essential elements of the philosophy and practice of Aikido, the Japanese martial art that ha...

Reducere. The Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5-7, contains some of Jesus most profound and most memorable teachings. What might these teachings have mean to hi...

Reducere. Grace breeds delight in God, and delight breeds meditation. Meditation is a duty wherein consists the essentials of religion, and which nourishes t...

Reducere. Wallace Stevens is a major American poet and a central figure in modernist studies and twentieth-century poetry. This Companion introduces students...

All the best and most frequently requested poems from one of the UK's most popular poetsPublisher: Otter-Barry Books LtdAuthor(s): Roger StevensIll...