The Show-Off Monkey and Other Taoist Tales, Hardcover - Mark W. McGinnis

A picture book of Taoist wisdom tales inspired by the ancient philosopher Chang Tzu, for children ages 5-10, beautifully illustrated with original ...

For thousands of years, students of the Tao have gleaned inspiration and illumination from its parables, and these thought-provoking examples discu...

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In the spirit of Dr. Seuss, Roald Dahl, and Shel Silverstein, "Tales For Your Monkey Mind" are "Fables and Modern Fairy Tales for Children." Each i...

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The short stories in this collection, from the tale of the idle young man dawdlingpleasantly in Venice to the Romanian villager meditating revenge ...

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As the child of peasants, Karen grew up with a pair of simple red shoes. Then, when her parents died, Karen was adopted by a rich old woman who gav...

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In his pioneering book Seizing the White Space, Mark W. Johnson argued that business model innovation is the most proven path to transformational g...

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