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Start Here Now
An Open-Hearted Guide to the Path and Practice of Meditation
Susan Piver
TARGET CONSUMER:
Fans of Susan Piver
Readers of Shambhala Sun magazine and Mindful
Readers interested in learning meditation, or who want to invigorate their existing
practice, especially women aged 40+
The concise, jargon-free guide to learning what Buddhist meditation is--and
isn't--with advice on how to start a meditation practice.
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BISAC 2: Body, Mind & Spirit - Mindfulness &
Meditation
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If you want to meditate but have no idea where to start, this book by
best-selling author and Buddhist teacher Susan Piver will help you: it contains
everything you need to know to start a meditation practice and, even more
importantly, to continue one. It defines what meditation is (and what it is not),
offers tips for making the practice a part of your life, dispels the most common
misconceptions, describes the obstacles we all face and how to navigate them,
and addresses the most frequently asked questions. Piver gives a concise overview
of the various popular styles of Buddhist meditation and offers suggestions on
how to explore them further. Most important, this book contains specific, concrete
steps for beginning your own meditation practice in a stress-free, dogma-free,
jargon-free way.
Don't be shy--give meditation a try! There's no need to go to a meditation center or a
class. Susan Piver will walk you through all you need to know to about meditation and how
you can simply and easily start a practice of your own. Meditation as part of a healthy lifestyle: Meditation has gained broad acceptance as a
way to manage stress, ease anxiety, manage unwanted behaviors like overeating, lower
blood pressure, and deal with pain and other medical issues.
Active and popular author: Susan Piver gives workshops and talks around the country,
leads a popular online meditation program, and has more than 5,500 followers on Twitter.
Author Bio: SUSAN PIVER is an author and meditation instructor whose books
include the New York Times best seller The Hard Questions, How Not to Be Afraid
of Your Own Life, and The Wisdom of a Broken Heart. She has appeared on Oprah,The Today Show, the CBS Early Show, The Tyra Banks Show, and other
national television programs in connection with her books. She leads workshops
and retreats around the country on living an awakened life.
Residence: Boston Hometown: Washington DC Author Site: www.susanpiver.com
The Buddha Walks into the Office
A Guide to Livelihood for a New Generation
Lodro Rinzler
TARGET CONSUMER:
Generation Next: the crop of collegians and young professionals under 35 or so
The growing demographic of people who consider themselves "spiritual but not
religious"--who are open to Buddhist ideas without necessarily wanting to become
Buddhists
Fans of Lodro's The Buddha Walks into a Bar and Walk Like a Buddha
Anyone who's contemplating entering the workforce
Anyone already part of the workforce who wants to make their work deeply
meaningful
From the author of the best-selling Buddha Walks into a Bar . . ., wisdom for
"Generation Next" on how to make your work meaningful, satisfying, and of
benefit to others.
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BISAC 2: Business & Economics - Careers
BISAC 3: Self-Help - Personal Growth - General
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In-House Editor: Dave O'Neal
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The question "What do I want to do with my life?" is more difficult to answer for
today's twenty-somethings than it was for their parents--not only do today's jobs
look different, but career paths are altogether less of a sure thing. It's in this
modern context that Lodro Rinzler provides Generation Y with wisdom for
approaching the whole issue of livelihood--not only how to find work, but how to
bring compassion and meaning into the job once you've got it. It's wisdom from
the Buddhist tradition that works for anyone, presented with the clever humor that
made Lodro's first book so popular. The book is divided into three parts: Part One focuses on deciding what you
want to do with your life, job-wise and otherwise; Part Two explores how to be
beneficial to others, beginning with those at your office and moving out to the
world at large; and Part Three shows how to turn even the most difficult work
situations into opportunities for awakening. Lodro has a gift for presenting the Buddhist teachings in a way that's practical,
funny, and entertaining, but the book is ultimately quite serious: it's about using
your livelihood to wake up.
A dream track record: Lodro's first book, The Buddha Walks into a Bar . . ., released in
January 2012, has netted more than 43,000 copies to date and continues to reorder
strongly. His second book, Walk Like a Buddha (Oct. 2013), has sold 14,000 copies to date.
Wisdom for a generation in crisis: Career expectations for young people today are
different than those for previous generations. The path from college to a rewarding job is
far less certain. It's people in this situation that Lodro addresses with wisdom for looking
at work in new ways.
For Buddhists--and semi-Buddhists: Lodro has an especially strong following among
the "spiritual-but-not-religious" demographic of twenty- and thirty-somethings--the
ones among whom one often hears the phrase "If I'm anything, I guess I'm a Buddhist . . ."
A well-regarded young teacher who speaks to his generation: The son of American
Buddhist parents, Lodro Rinzler is a "dharma brat" who went on to become a Buddhist
teacher. He teaches in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition and has led numerous retreats
and workshops. He writes a regular column, "What Would Sid Do?" (Sid = Siddhartha, the
Buddha), for Beliefnet.com and for the Huffington Post.
More from Lodro: His new book on meditation, Sit Like a Buddha, is scheduled for
December 2014
Author Bio: LODRO RINZLER is a teacher in the Shambhala tradition of Vajrayana
Buddhism. He has taught numerous workshops and retreats. His column, "What
Would Sid Do?" (Sid = Siddhartha, the Buddha), appears regularly in the Huffington
Post and is the basis for his second book, Walk Like a Buddha: Even if Your Boss
Sucks, Your Ex Is Torturing You, and You're Hungover Again.
Residence: New York, New York Hometown: New York, New York
The Vow-Powered Life
Discovering the Joy of Living with Purpose
Jan Chozen Bays
TARGET CONSUMER:
All those interested in using mindfulness for conscious living
Readers of the author's best-selling previous books
Mindfulness practitioners and meditators who want to go deeper
Zen students
How making a vow--consciously setting an intention--can be a powerful tool
for achieving all sort of goals, from the author of the best-selling Mindful
Eating.
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Making a vow is a powerful mindfulness practice--and all you have to do to tap
into that power is set your intention consciously. A vow can be as "small" as the
aspiration to smile at someone at least once every day, or as "big" as marriage; as
personal as deciding to be mindful when picking up the phone or as universal as
vowing to save all sentient beings. It can be deeply spiritual, utterly ordinary, or
both. Zen teacher Jan Chozen Bays looks to traditional Buddhist teachings to show
the power of vows--and then applies that teaching broadly to the many vows we
make. She shows that if we work with vows consciously, they set us in the
direction of achieving our goals, both temporal and spiritual.
A best-selling author: Jan Chozen Bays's three books have sold more than 72,000 copies
altogether. A powerful jump start for acheiving your goals: Vows, taken on consciously, become
like an engine powering you toward a life of focused purpose. You do it anyway--why not do it for a reason? We set intentions all the time
unconsciously (the daily Starbucks venti double latte . . .). If you do it consciously, the
intention can set you in a direction that leads toward a goal--and it powers you to get
there.
A broad appeal--way beyond Zennists: Bays's Zen-based teaching is known for being
accessible to everyone, whether they have any interest in Zen or not.
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Praise for Jan Chozen Bays's previous books:
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"With [Jan Chozen Bays's] help, mindfulness practice becomes a powerful yet delightful
gateway to the inner peace that is within reach of us all."--Spirituality & Health
"Insightfully explores compassion, creativity, faith, and fear."--Library Journal Author Bio: JAN CHOZEN BAYS, MD, is a Zen master in the White Plum lineage of
the late master Taizan Maezumi Roshi. She serves as a priest and teacher at the
Jizo Mountain-Great Vow Zen Monastery in Clatskanie, Oregon. She is also a
pediatrician who specializes in the evaluation of children for abuse and neglect.
Residence: Clatskanie (pronounced KLAT-skan-aye), OR (Portland area)
Mindfulness in Action
Making Friends with Yourself through Meditation and Everyday
Awareness
Chogyam Trungpa; edited by Carolyn Rose Gimian
TARGET CONSUMER:
People interested in meditation from a secular point of view
Readers of Mindful magazine and the many other books and publications that
explore this topic
Mindfulness and meditation practitioners who want to take their practice one step
further
Fans and students of Chögyam Trungpa
How to practice mindfulness meditation and bring awareness into everyday
life--from the best-selling author of many classic works on meditation.
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Mindfulness in Action is a book about meditation, about the practice and
experience of mindfulness and awareness, and about how these meditative
qualities influence our everyday lives. It is a practitioner's book: a book for people
who want to practice meditation and also apply meditative insight to their lives. It
includes practice instructions, as well as insights into the principles and aspects of
meditation that are the foundations of mindfulness.
Shaped for today's mindfulness audience, this book presents a broad, secular
approach to meditation and teaches how to practice awareness to improve one's
life.
A great master's summation of the heart of mindfulness, giving teachings appropriate
for a beginner, but that could last a lifetime.
Mindfulness on the cover of Time magazine: Meditation and mindfulness are no longer
esoteric or obscure. From the cover of Time, to the Wall Street Journal, to corporate offices
everywhere, mindfulness is a part of our culture. A book for the mindfulness community from a well-known voice: This is a book for
those interested in mindfulness and meditation, a huge and growing community. There
are no foreign terms in this book, and references to Buddhism are almost nonexistent.
Chögyam Trungpa always spoke in plain language, and this book has been edited to
maximize that approach. Ever-increasing visibility: Chögyam Trungpa's books are more popular now than ever.
The author died more than 25 years ago, yet he has over 38,000 Facebook fans, and there
is growing interest in this work.
Taking mindfulness one step further: Whereas most books on mindfulness leave off at a
certain point of simply incorporating meditation practice and mindfulness into our lives,
this book takes it a step further, exploring the natural progression from mindfulness to
awareness, or insight, and also how compassion naturally arises as an outgrowth of our
experiences of opening and letting go in meditation.
"Mindfulness is the direct path to insight--and no one has ever illuminated that wonderful
path more skillfully than Chögyam Trungpa."--Pema Chödrön "From one of the great spiritual teachers of all times, a book on mindfulness that inspires a
fresh and open engagement with our inner and outer world. This guide to meditation has
psychological depth, humor and, above all, an illuminating wisdom that dances through
every page."--Tara Brach, Ph.D., author of Radical Acceptance and True Refuge
Author Bio: CHÖGYAM TRUNGPA (1940-1987)--meditation master, teacher, and
artist--founded Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, the first Buddhist-inspired
university in North America; the Shambhala Training program; and an international
association of meditation centers known as Shambhala International. He is the
author of numerous books, including more than 25 published posthumously.
Recent titles include Smile at Fear: Awakening the True Heart of Bravery and Work,
Sex, Money: Real Life on the Path of Mindfulness. CAROLYN ROSE GIMIAN has been
a meditation teacher for more than 35 years. A senior student of Chögyam
Trungpa, she is the editor of many of his books, including Shambhala: The Sacred
Path of the Warrior and Smile at Fear: Awakening the True Heart of Bravery.
Residence: deceased Hometown: Tibet
The Heart Sutra
A Comprehensive Guide to the Classic of Mahayana Buddhism
Kazuaki Tanahashi
TARGET CONSUMER:
Zen students everywhere--there's virtually no Zennist who wouldn't find this
fascinating
All students of Tibetan Buddhism
Practitioners and students of Buddhism in all the schools, for that matter
Fans of Kazuaki Tanahashi, one of the great modern Zen elders and the renowned
translator of Dogen
An illuminating in-depth study of one of the most well-known and recited of
all the Buddhist texts--by the renowned modern translator.
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BISAC 2: Religion - Buddhism - Rituals & Practice
BISAC 3: Religion - Zen Buddhism
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Tricycle magazines
The first-century classic Prajnaparamita Hridaya Sutra may be the best known
of all the Buddhist Scriptures. It's a key Zen text, chanted daily by many, but is
studied extensively in the Tibetan tradition too. In just about thirty-five lines, it
expresses the truth of impermanence and the release of suffering that results
from the understanding of that truth with a breathtaking economy of language.
Kazuaki Tanahashi's guide to the Heart Sutra is the result of a life spent working
with it and living it. He outlines the history and meaning and then analyzes the
text line by line in its various forms (Sanskrit, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan,
Mongolian, and various key English translations), providing a deeper
understanding of the history and etymology of the elusive words than is generally
available to the nonspecialist, yet with a clear emphasis on the relevance of the
text to practice. It includes a fresh, modern translation of the text by the author
and Roshi Joan Halifax.
The best-known of all Zen texts: The Heart Sutra is chanted daily in Zen centers
throughout the world in all the traditions--there simply is no Buddhist text better known
and loved by Zennists. Unlike any other commentary: The Heart Sutra has been the subject of commentary for
nearly 2,000 years--there are many commentaries available today, but none of them
employs this level of textual analysis.
Precursor of modern physics: Scientists find in the Heart Sutra hints of what we now
understand about the nature of matter: "Form is emptiness, emptiness is form." Includes the definitive new translation: Kaz Tanahashi and Roshi Joan Halifax's fresh
translation of the Heart Sutra is informed by deep study and practice as well as by a
careful analysis of each word. This translation will serve as a reference point for all others.
Author Bio: KAZUAKI TANAHASHI is the translator and editor of numerous works
by the great Japanese Zen master Eihei Dogen. He is also a renowned calligrapher,
a pioneer of the genre of "one stroke painting," and the creator of multicolor enso
(Zen circles). His brushwork has been shown in solo exhibitions in galleries,
museums, and universities all over the world.
Residence: San Francisco Bay Area, California
Nothing Holy about It
The Zen of Being Just Who You Are
Reading Line: Stories, koans, poems, and memories of my
extraordinary teachers
Tim Burkett; foreword by Norman Fischer
TARGET CONSUMER:
Fans of Shunryu Suzuki's Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Zen students, Midwestern and otherwise
Those interested in the life of Shunryu Suzuki--readers of David Chadwick's
Crooked Cucumber or Zen Is Right Here
Those interested in the life of Dainin Katagiri Roshi, author of Returning to Silence
and Every Moment Is the Universe
All those who'd like an engaging, accessible introduction to Zen teaching and
practice
Zen teachings--charmingly infused with elements of memoir--by a popular
modern teacher who "grew up" at the feet of two of the great figures who
brought Zen to America, Shunryu Suzuki and Dainin Katagiri. He employs his
reminiscences of those two great masters as teaching anecdotes.
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BISAC 2: Biography & Autobiography - Religious
BISAC 3: Biography & Autobiography - Personal
Memoirs
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Tim Burkett was twenty when he met Suzuki Roshi, and it was love at first sight.
He immediately quit pursuing the career in law to which his illustrious family of
jurists inclined him, and became a serious Zen student. He went on to become a
licensed psychotherapist and then followed Katagiri Roshi to Minneapolis to
become a founder of the Zen scene there. He never left. Now that he's himself a
revered Zen teacher, he's decided to articulate his own view of Zen. He structures
the teaching according to five not-necessarily sequential levels on the road to
enlightenment: (1) commitment to the path, (2) studying the self, (3) cultivating
compassion and equanimity, (4) perseverance, and (5) emptiness. This is an
introduction to Zen teaching that reads like an intriguing memoir, as the author
discovers the teaching in the people, places, and experiences he encounters in the
course of his practice.
Delightful vignettes of two beloved teachers: Tim Burkett recounts many
charming--and hilarious--stories of Suzuki Roshi, Katagiri Roshi, and others, stories that
are told here for the first time.
A fun-to-read intro to Zen: Unlike other introductory Zen books, this one includes
elements of memoir that make it particularly compelling.
An esteemed Midwestern Zen master: Tim Burkett, abbot for many years of the
Minnesota Zen Center, is one of the key Zen teachers of the Midwest region. His book is
long awaited by students.
"Amidst Tim Burkett's insights into Buddhism and life, there emerges a wonderful, intimate
picture of Shunryu Suzuki. I learned a lot from this book."--David Chadwick, author of
Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki
"Enjoy this wonderful, useful, profound yet modest book that expresses the true spirit of Zen.
It and its warm-hearted author are blessings for the world, and I am honored and very
pleased to introduce them to you."--from the foreword by Norman Fischer, author of Training in Compassion Author Bio: TIM BURKETT is abbot of the Minnesota Zen Meditation Center in
Minneapolis, and a dharma heir in the lineage of Dainin Katagiri Roshi and
Shunryu Suzuki Roshi.
Residence: Minneapolis, MN Hometown: California
Integral Meditation
Mindfulness as a Path to Grow Up, Wake Up, and Show Up in
Your Life
Ken Wilber
TARGET CONSUMER:
People interested in mindfulness practice
Fans of Ken Wilber
A radical approach to mindfulness--combining an ancient meditation
technique with leading-edge theory, resulting in a powerful new method of
self-transformation.
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With practical teachings and detailed instructions, Ken Wilber introduces
Integral Mindfulness, a new way of practicing the widely popular meditation.
Integral Mindfulness applies many of the leading-edge insights of Ken Wilber's
Integral Theory--the first system to combine Eastern teachings on the five stages
of awakening with the eight major Western models of human development, thus
portraying the complete path of human evolution. In addition to all the benefits to
body, mind, and spirit that standard mindfulness meditation confers, practicing
Integral Mindfulness promises a more powerful approach to personal
transformation and brings within reach the fullest experience of Enlightenment
possible.
Beginning with as little as fifteen to thirty minutes of daily sessions, the
meditator can gradually expand from there by slowly and easily adding significant
aspects of the practice. Meditation instructions and step-by-step guided
contemplations are given in detail. Readers learn how to create a graph to track
progress and discover natural strengths and potentials. The book also offers
recommended readings and resources to facilitate further study.
Integral Mindfulness: In this completely new approach to mindfulness practice, Ken
Wilber expands an ancient meditation technique by presenting it through the lens of
cutting-edge Integral theory. According to Wilber, other mindfulness techniques tend to
focus exclusively on cultivating more concentrated levels of consciousness, but they don't
address important personal growth issues. Wilber offers a rounded, wholistic approach to
mindfulness, resulting in a powerful method for waking up--and growing up.
Accessible through powerful exercises: Many of Wilber's popular books are long and
heavy in theory. This work is concise and full of guided exercises. Wilber shows readers
how to put Integral Meditation into practice, and he provides tips for integrating it into
your daily life.
Long-awaited book from a revolutionary philosopher: It has been almost a decade
since the publication of Wilber's last full-length book. His vast fan base has been anxiously
awaiting his next work. And this is the first of several new books he's about to release.
Author Bio: KEN WILBER is the founder of Integral Institute and the cofounder of
Integral Life. He is an internationally acknowledged leader and the preeminent
scholar of the Integral stage of human development. He is the author of more than
twenty books, including A Brief History of Everything, A Theory of Everything, Integral Spirituality, No Boundary, Grace and Grit, and Sex, Ecology, Spirituality.
Residence: Boulder, CO
The Heart of Unconditional Love
A Powerful New Approach to Loving-Kindness Meditation
Tulku Thondup
TARGET CONSUMER:
Buddhist practitioners
Students of meditation
Readers of Pema Chödrön
A new, four-stage approach to the popular Buddhist practice known as
loving-kindness meditation, with the aim of finding unconditional love in our
own hearts, in our relationships, and in our perception of the world around us.
The unconditional love that we all long for--in our own lives and in the world
around us--can be awakened effectively with this unique approach to the Tibetan
Buddhist practice of loving-kindness meditation. Tulku Thondup gives detailed
guidance for meditation, prayers, and visualization in four simple stages that can
be practiced in as little as thirty minutes a session. The four-stage format is a
brand-new approach being presented for the first time in English, distilled from
the author's lifelong study and practice of authentic, traditional teachings.
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BISAC 2: Religion - Buddhism - Rituals & Practice
BISAC 3: Religion - Buddhism - Tibetan
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A new approach to a popular practice: Traditional Tibetan loving-kindness meditation
begins with compassion for the suffering of others, and this has sometimes proven
difficult for Western practitioners. As a way of adapting the practice for Westerners, Tulku
Thondup offers an approach that emphasizes the enjoyment of positive feelings of love
and takes the reader through four progressive stages of meditation.
Benefits of loving-kindness meditation: Developing loving-kindness is one of the most
effective ways to become happy. It increases our positive emotions and helps to develop a
greater awareness of the goodness in the world around us. And according to the Buddhist
teaching of karma, it ensures a joyful rebirth in the future and sets us on the path of
enlightenment.
Designed for beginners: Detailed explanations and guided instructions are designed to
be accessible to readers with no previous knowledge of Buddhism. The meditation can be
practiced in as little as thirty minutes a session. Question-and-answer sections address
common concerns, and a glossary of special terms make the book user-friendly.
Appeal to a broad audience: Buddhist books on loving-kindness have become
exceedingly popular in the West, evidenced especially by the success of Pema Chödrön's
numerous titles on the subject. Tulku Thondup's four-stage approach to loving-kindness
meditation will appeal to this wide audience, from beginners and non-Buddhists to
serious, longstanding practitioners.
A widely respected teacher: Tulku Thondup is one of the most esteemed teachers of
traditional Tibetan Buddhism living in the US. His work has received praise from authors
such as Daniel Goleman, Joan Borysenko, Dean Ornish, Larry Dossey, Herbert Benson,
Sharon Salzberg, and Sogyal Rinpoche.
Guided audio and video meditations: Readers will be provided with a URL to access
guided meditations of the practices described in the book, presented by Tulku Thondup
himself.
Author Bio: TULKU THONDUP was born in eastern Tibet and moved to India in
1958. He came to the United States in 1980 as a visiting scholar at Harvard
University. For the past three decades he has lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts,
engaging in translation, research, and writing under the auspices of the
Buddhayana Foundation. He also travels in North America, Europe, and Asia to
give talks on Buddhism and lead meditation workshops.
Residence: Cambridge, MA Hometown: Golok, East Tibet
Deeper Dating
How to Drop the Games of Seduction and Discover the Power
of Intimacy
Reading Line: Why you don't need to look perfect, act confident, or
play hard to get to find real love
Ken Page
TARGET CONSUMER:
Readers of the author's Finding Love blog and past participants of his Deeper
Dating events
Single adults (including LGBT) who have "been there and done that" when it
comes to relationships--and now, they refuse to settle
Anyone looking to find real, meaningful love without resorting to dating gimics
Mental health professionals, psychologists, psychotherapists, counselors, and
life coaches
All people, especially single people, who are interested in the intersection
between personal growth, spirituality, and intimacy
People interested in mindful sexuality
People interested in improving their current relationships
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BISAC 3: Family & Relationships - Dating
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Author currently blogs for Psychology
Today (his posts are read by an average
of 40,000 readers)
Author workshops and online "Deeper
Dating" events: schedule tk
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Learning Annex, Omega, etc.
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Program
Psychotherapy Networker Symposium
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A program that not only leads to healthy relationships but that also steers us
toward our own potential greatness--from well-known blogger and dating
expert Ken Page.
Lose weight. Be confident. Keep your partner guessing. At the end of the day,
this soulless approach to dating doesn't lead to love, it leads to insecurity and
desperation. In Deeper Dating, Ken Page presents a new path to love. Out of his
decades of work as a psychotherapist--and out of his own personal struggle to
find love--Page teaches that the greatest magnet for real love lies in our "Core
Gifts"--the places of our deepest sensitivity, longing, and passion. Deeper Dating
guides us to discover our own Core Gifts and then teaches us to extricate these
gifts from the wounds that keep them buried, empowering us to express them
with courage, generosity, and discrimination in our dating life. When we do this,
something miraculous happens: we begin to attract people who love us for who we
really are, we become more self-assured and emotionally available, and we lose
our taste for relationships that chip away at our self-esteem. Without losing a
pound, changing our hairstyle, or buying a single new accessory, we find healthy
love moving closer. Deeper Dating integrates the best of human intimacy theory
with timeless spiritual truths and translates them into a practical, step-by-step
process.
A dating book with depth: Ken's concept of gift-based dating versus arduous
self-improvement will be highly attractive to single readers who are tired of being told
they need to "fix" themselves in order to find love. In helping readers realize and release
their own core gifts, Ken has opened a door to the single greatest secret to attracting
healthy love. This approach is more than just a technique for successful dating; it is the
pathway to a rich and more meaningful life.
Offers a path to real change: Each chapter presents a progressive step on the path to
love, offering insights, tools, and exercises to help lead readers to self-understanding,
change, and ultimately love.
Dynamic author with strong media platform: A popular blogger for Psychology Today
(with each article averaging 40,000 hits), the author and his work on intimacy and dating
has also been mentioned in many publications, including O, the Oprah Magazine; the New
York Times; Good Housekeeping; Cosmopolitan; Life; The Advocate; Psychology Today;
Time Out New York; Essence online; CNN.com; and Match.com.
Will appeal to LGBT community: With Page's acclaimed history of work in the LGBT
community (prior to Deeper Dating, he led some of the country's largest gay men's spiritual
retreats) we can expect a very large response from single LGBT men and women. "Deeper Dating is a beautiful journey into deeper intimacy, an inspiring and important
guidebook for everyone seeking authentic love."--Judith Orloff, MD, author of The Ecstasy of
Surrender
"If you are truly ready for big, heart-opening, lasting romantic love, this workshop-in-a
book offers the proven step-by-step process. Highly recommended."--Arielle Ford, author of The Soulmate Secret Author Bio: KEN PAGE, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and author of the popular Psychology Today blog Finding Love. Ken has led hundreds of workshops on
intimacy and spirituality for thousands of participants. He has taught at Columbia
University, the Omega Institute, Iona College, and the Rowe Conference Center
Take My Spouse, Please
How to Keep Your Marriage Happy, Healthy, and Thriving by
Following the Rules of Comedy
Dani Klein Modisett
TARGET CONSUMER:
Married couples, committed couples, engaged couples, faltering couples, or
overachieving self-improvement-obsessed couples--no age limit, no expiration
date (it's never too early or too late!)
Singles on the dating market looking for inspiration, guidance, and honest
experience from couples who are deeply relatable and whose quirks and flaws
have not been "retouched"
Readers of Bossypants, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, Afterbirth, and
other humor-focused memoirs
This humorous and personal take on marriage shows you how the true keys
to marital bliss and success are--surprisingly--the same as the cardinal
rules of comedy.
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BISAC 2: Family & Relationships - Marriage & Long
Term Relationships
BISAC 3: Humor - Topic - Family
Page Count: 192
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In-House Editor: Rochelle Bourgault
Publicity and Marketing
Publicist: Steven Pomije
Radio and TV interview pitches
Wide print media outreach for features,
reviews, interviews
Outreach to parenting magazines and city
papers
ARCs
Timing is everything. One bad set doesn't mean it's time to quit. Have patience:
great marriages, like great comedy careers, take time. The cardinal rules of
comedy have an uncanny resemblance to the rules of building a strong marriage.
In Take My Spouse, Please, writer and comedian Dani Klein Modisett artfully lays
out 15 axioms of marriage and, not coincidentally, axioms of life. With her
trademark humor and sharp yet reverent tone, Dani offers a map for navigating
your marriage through rough patches, bad jokes, and a bum audience.
Take My Spouse, Please shows how these 15 rules of comedy, when applied to
marriage, keep you and your spouse connected, enjoying each other and getting
through those inevitable tough times. Seeing your primary relationship through
the lens of a comic who's not afraid to confess her mishaps will shake it awake in
a way that no other book on marriage will. It will help you see that there is
(almost) always room to laugh at a trying situation and, more importantly, with
each other. In addition to the author's lively anecdotes, Dani has interviewed dozens of
comedians, comic writers, and marriage counselors to deliver more marriage
"material." The wisdom gleaned from these devotees of both comedy and marriage
supports the core premise: humor matters. The celebration of humor that
follows--from gut-busting anecdotes to earnest advice--is the heart and soul of
the book.
Serious subject turned on its head: Not your average relationship book, Take My
Spouse, Please invites you and your partner to laugh at marriage--and yourselves--as you
read. Celebrity contributors: While writing this book, Dani has interviewed dozens of couples in
the entertainmnet industry, including Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, Patricia Heaton, and many
others.
Inspiring, positive self-improvement book: Instead of focusing on how to fix what's
broken, this book shows you how to enhance and celebrate what you've already got. Author Bio: DANI KLEIN MODISETT is the author/editor of Afterbirth: True Stories
You Won't Read in a Parenting Magazine and the producer of the stage show of the
same name. She is also the creator of Not What I Signed Up For, a stage show
about marriage that inspired this book, and several web series, including "How to
Stay Happily Married." She is a writer and blogger for Parents, the Huffington Post,
and more. A graduate of Dartmouth College, she lives in Los Angeles with her
husband and two sons.
Residence: Los Angeles, CA Hometown: New York, NY Author Site: www.daniklein.com
Always Present
The Luminous Wisdom of Jigme Phuntsok
Jigme Phuntsok; edited by Khenpo Sodargye
TARGET CONSUMER:
Students and scholars of Tibetan Buddhism
Personal and heartfelt teachings on the Buddhist path by one of the most
influential Tibetan lamas of the twentieth century, compiled and edited by an
acclaimed Tibetan scholar and leader of a key center of Buddhist learning.
Jigme Phuntsok presents the core of the Tibetan Buddhist path in this series of
dharma talks collected by his student Khenpo Sodargye. Oriented toward the
ultimate well-being of students, his teachings are inviting, intimate, and direct,
revealing profound insights on the way of right practice and steering the reader
clear of the pitfalls they will inevitably face along the way. Taken together, these
talks offer a concise handbook for Buddhist practice that readers will want to
return to again and again for encouragement and guidance.
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BISAC 1: Religion - Buddhism - Tibetan
BISAC 2: Religion - Buddhism - Rituals & Practice
BISAC 3: Religion - Buddhism - Sacred Writings
Page Count: 160
Trim Size: 5 x 7-3/4
Carton Count: 56
In-House Editor: John Golebiewski
Publicity and Marketing
Publicist: Steven Pomije
Review pitch to Buddhist media
Advertising in Buddhadharma and Tricycle
Simple and informal: Tibetan Buddhist teachings can often be difficult for novice
practitioners due to their complexity of form and numerous references to scripture. These
teachings are markedly personal and accessible, addressing common concerns and
questions about the path while also inviting the reader to taste the deeper riches of the
tradition.
Gems of wisdom for lifelong contemplation: Phuntsok's style is candid and pithy,
weaving proverbs and traditional sayings from Tibet's greatest sages with stories and
observations from his own life. Together they offer insights into the fundamentals of
Buddhist practice that are timeless and tangible.
Edited by an important and uniquely qualified contemporary teacher: Khenpo
Sodargye was one of Jigme Phuntsok's closest students and conveys his spiritual lineage as
no other could. He also carries the prestige of the Larung Gar Buddhist academy, one of the
largest and most influential centers of Buddhist learning worldwide.
Author Bio: H.H. JIGME PHUNTSOK (1933-2004) was a prominent teacher in the
Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism who was recognized as a terton (treasure
revealer) and renowned for his mastery of Dzogchen. Unlike many Tibetan masters
who fled to India and the West, Jigme Phuntsok remained in China throughout the
Cultural Revolution and played a major role in maintaining and reviving Buddhism
in the region. He established a nonsectarian Buddhist community called Larung
Gar near the town of Sertar in China's Sichuan Province, where he taught thousands
of students, many of Han Chinese ethnicity. KHENPO SODARGYE is one of the
primary leaders of the Buddhist academy at Larung Gar and was H.H. Jigme
Phuntsok's chief translator. He has traveled extensively to the United States,
Canada, Germany, France, Holland, the United Kingdom, and throughout Asia to
offer teachings, and he continues to teach widely at schools and universities in
China and abroad. He is also the founder of numerous Chinese schools and
charitable organizations.
Residence: Sertar, Tibet Hometown: Tibet Author Site: www.khenposodargye.org
Being Taoist
Wisdom for Living a Balanced Life
Edited and translated by Eva Wong
TARGET CONSUMER:
Readers interested in Taoism
Readers of books on Taoist arts such as t'ai chi and qigong, feng-shui, and
traditional Chinese medicine
Readers interested in the Chinese philosophy of leadership
A beautifully clear and accessible explanation of how to live a Taoist life--by
reknowned Taoist master Eva Wong.
ON SALE 3/3/2015
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BISAC 1: Religion - Taoism
BISAC 2: Philosophy - Taoism
Page Count: 200
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Carton Count: 48
In-House Editor: Beth Frankl
Publicity and Marketing
Publicist: Steven Pomije
Media pitch to Spirituality and MBS media
Being Taoist is one of the most readable books on Taoist philosophy available.
It shines a light on exactly what it takes to live a Taoist life. Taoist living rests on
four pillars--the public, the domestic, the private, and the spirit lives. Not only do
Taoists strive to live these four aspects fully and in a balanced way, they also
believe there is an outlook and an art to each of them. Eva Wong uses the
teachings of Taoist masters (one for each pillar) to explain the essential concepts.
She then gives voice to these texts--simplifying them, removing barriers to
understanding, and making them completely accessible and relevant to the
modern reader. Wong is a clear and enthusiastic guide to this intriguing spiritual Way, and she
challenges us to stop, reflect, and ask ourselves: Do we balance the public,
domestic, private, and spirit aspects in our lives? Do we emphasize some at the
expense of the others? Do we ever think about unifying worldly and spiritual
wisdom in our lives?
Taoist philosophy made acessible and relevant to contemporary life: Eva Wong has
written one of the clearest and most usable books available on embracing the tenets of a
Taoist life.
Well-repected author
Unpacks the four pillars that are essential to understanding the Taoist tradition
Author Bio: EVA WONG is an independent scholar and practitioner of the Taoist
arts of the Pre-Celestial Way and Complete Reality lineages. She has written and
translated many books on Taoism and related topics, including Taoism: An
Essential Guide, Cultivating Stillness, A Master Course in Feng-shui. Nourishing the
Essence of Life, and Seven Taoist Masters.
Residence: Boulder, CO Hometown: Taiwan
Sit Like a Buddha
A Pocket Guide to Meditation
Lodro Rinzler
TARGET CONSUMER:
People newly interested in Buddhism
Practicing meditators who want some inspiration
Readers of Walk Like a Buddha and The Buddha Walks into a Bar...
How to meditate--a concise, pocket-size guide that tells you everything you
need to know, from the best-selling author of The Buddha Walks into a Bar...
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BISAC 1: Religion - Buddhism
BISAC 2: Body, Mind & Spirit - Mindfulness &
Meditation
Page Count: 128
Trim Size: 4-1/4 x 6-3/4
Carton Count: 100
In-House Editor: Dave O'Neal
This is the ultimate go-to guide for learning how to meditate. It contains all
the instructions you'll need to get started in a remarkably short space, but it also
shows you how to make meditation practice a permanent part of your life, infusing
it with wisdom and compassion as you go about your day. And it's instruction in
the voice of the meditation teacher the young spiritual-but-not-religious crowd
have come to trust: Lodro Rinzler, a young Buddhist teacher who speaks to the
twenty- and thirty-something crowd in a way that has made his first book, The
Buddha Walks into a Bar..., a best seller. Lodro begins by challening you to
understand why you want to meditate in the first place, then, after the basic
instructions, he shows how to prioritize your practice among your other daily
activities and make it the center of all of them. He then shows you how to bring
the wisdom and insight gained from meditation into all aspects of life.
A Shambhala best seller: Lodro's Buddha Walks into a Bar... has sold 50,000 copies since
its release in January 2012. A voice for the spiritual-but-not-religious: Lodro speaks to this increasingly large
demographic, whose members often say things like, "If I'm anything, I'm a Buddhist . . ."
but who eschew formal religious practice. A voice for the under-35 crowd: Lodro's funny, irreverent, and readable presentation of
spirituality has been a big hit with students and young professionals. No-frills meditation: This is one of the most concise guides to meditation practice there
is.
More from Lodro: His next book, The Buddha Walks into the Office, is scheduled for
September 2014.
Publicity and Marketing
Praise for Lodro Rinzler and for The Buddha Walks into a Bar...:
Publicist: Steven Pomije
Author tour, including colleges
Review campaign to Buddhist magazines
Outreach to "hip" magazines and
organizations
Advertising in Shambhala Sun,
Buddhadharma, Tricycle
Outreach to Buddhist blogs
Promotion on author's Huffington Post
column
"The cool kid's Buddhist."--Boston Phoenix
"Don't let Rinzler's youthful exuberance fool you. The kid knows his stuff."--Tricycle
"Rinzler's voice is approachable and funny and absolutely credible to all of the young
professionals who seem to have it all but who are beginning to wonder if they are missing
something really, really big."--Beliefnet.com "This volume is far beyond a compilation of Rinzler's columns or prior work; it is a genuine
introduction to living a Buddhist life without immersion in Buddhism's more esoteric
practices."--Library Journal Author Bio: LODRO RINZLER is a teacher in the Shambhala tradition of Vajrayana
Buddhism. He has taught numerous workshops and retreats. His column "What
Would Sid Do?" (Sid = Siddhartha, the Buddha) appears regularly in the Huffington
Post.
Residence: New York, New York Hometown: New York, New York
Hunger, Hope, and Healing
A Yoga Approach to Reclaiming Your Relationship to Your Body
and Food
Sarahjoy Marsh
TARGET CONSUMER:
Yoga practitioners who have issues with food and eating
People who eat when stressed, overeat, or feel out of control of around food
Therapists and counselors who work with people with eating disorders
Readers of Mindful Eating
A yoga approach to dealing with disorded eating patterns--like overeating,
food addiction, and stress eating--and the resulting emotional distress they
can cause.
ON SALE 2/24/2015
Announced 1st Print: 12,500
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BISAC 1: Health & Fitness - Yoga
BISAC 2: Self-Help - Eating Disorders & Body Image
Page Count: 224
Trim Size: 6-1/2 x 9
Carton Count: 22
Illustrations: PHOTOS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
In-House Editor: Beth Frankl
Publicity and Marketing
Publicist: Steven Pomije
Feature and review pitch to yoga and
women's magazines
Facebook and Google ads
Yoga philosophy and practice is increasingly being used in therapeutic settings
with great efficacy to help treat eating disorders. In this book, Sarahjoy Marsh, a
yoga teacher, counselor, and meditation teacher, offers a program using the tools
and philosophy of yoga for addressing addiction--specifically, food addiction,
disordered eating patterns, body image issues, and emotional eating. She educates
the reader about both the nature of addiction and the philosophy of yoga and
offers a methodical approach to recovery that is neither dogmatic nor rigid;
rather, it is empathic, hopeful, and deliberate.
Full of clear, empathic advice and photographs of the step-by-step practices,
this book will help alleviate the isolation that people with eating disorders feel;
offer strategies for changing the behaviors; and give clear guidelines about the
processes of recovery and the development of new life skills, which are taught in
the book.
Calming, practical steps to break disordered eating patterns: The author includes
"yoga moments" throughout the book--simple practices, exercises, and meditations to
bring relief when your feel stress or loss of control around food. Yoga as an effective way of addressing eating problems: The yoga perspective on
recovery addresses the whole self; it sees that extreme behaviors are symptoms that we're
out of balance with ourselves. Yoga also alters brain chemistry by increasing circulation
and respiration, quiets the nervous system, eases depression, and soothes anxiety. Author is an authority in the field: Sarahjoy Marsh is a certified yoga teacher, has an MA
in counseling, and has been a student of yoga and vipassana meditation (mindfulness and
insight meditation) since 1989. She has specialized in addiction and eating disorders since
2001. She is the founder of Amrita, a sanctuary for yoga located in Portland, Oregon. The
center is known for its integrated approach to yoga, mindfulness, and recovery. Author Bio: SARAHJOY MARSH is a certified yoga teacher with nineteen years of
teaching experience. She has an MA in counseling and has been a student of yoga
and vipassana meditation (mindfulness and insight meditation) since 1989. Marsh
has been teaching since 1994 and has specialized in addiction and eating
disorders since 2001. She founded Amrita, a sanctuary for yoga based in Portland,
Oregon, and known for its integrated approach to yoga, mindfulness, and
recovery. She regularly teaches retreats, national workshops, and international
service and yoga adventures. She is also the founder of Living Yoga, a nonprofit
yoga outreach organization that brings yoga to prisons, alcohol and drug
rehabilitation centers, and transitional facilities. In 2012, Marsh founded the DAYA
Foundation, a nonprofit yoga therapy center serving Northwest communities, to
teach yoga and mindfulness tools to those with addiction, anxiety, or depression;
to those with medical issues; and to those who otherwise would not be able to
attend a regular yoga class because of social, financial, or physical constraints.
Residence: Portland, Oregon Author Site: www.dayafoundation.org; www.yogajoy.net; www.living-yoga.org
The Power of Ashtanga Yoga II: The Intermediate
Series
A Practice to Open Your Heart and Purify Your Body and Mind
Kino MacGregor
TARGET CONSUMER:
Practitioners of Ashtanga Yoga
Teachers in the Ashtanga Yoga tradition
A user's guide to intermediate-level practice of Ashtanga Yoga--by the
dynamic yoga teacher Kino MacGregor.
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Announced 1st Print: 15,000
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BISAC 1: Health & Fitness - Yoga
BISAC 2: Health & Fitness - Healthy Living
Page Count: 224
Trim Size: 8-1/2 x 11
Carton Count: 24
Illustrations: 125 HALFTONES
In-House Editor: Beth Frankl
Publicity and Marketing
Publicist: Steven Pomije
Media pitch to health, yoga, and women's
magazines
Promotion through author's website
(kinoyoga.com) and center (Miami Life
Center)
Ashtanga Yoga is a popular and athletic type of yoga developed by Sri K.
Pattabhi Jois, one of the great modern gurus. In this follow-up to her popular first
book, The Power of Ashtanga Yoga, Kino MacGregor, one of Jois's disciples,
presents and explains the Second, or Intermediate, Series. MacGregor gives a basic
introduction to Ashtanga Yoga philosophy, provides essential background
information on the Intermediate Series, gives tips on how to know when you are
ready to take on this next stage of practice, explains the purification aspects of
the practice, and gives instructions for the pranayama techniques associated with
the practice, along with other key points. She also describes and demonstrates the
entire Ashtanga Yoga Intermediate Series in 125 photographs. This book is appropriate for those who are already practicing Ashtanga Yoga
and who want a solid, engaging entrée into intermediate-level practice.
Exciting and popular high-profile teacher: MacGregor is one of only fourteen
people--and the youngest woman--in the United States to receive certification to teach
Ashtanga Yoga from Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. She traveled to study with Jois in Mysore for many
years and now has an international following of her own, a center in Miami, and a busy
schedule of teaching gigs at seminars and yoga conferences worldwide. She was featured
in Yoga Journal in 2008 as one of the top twenty-one rising stars of yoga. Her products
include several Ashtanga Yoga DVDs (including Kino MacGregor: A Journey, A Workshop;
Ashtanga Yoga: Primary Series; and Ashtanga Yoga: Intermediate Series), an Ashtanga
Yoga practice card, and a podcast on yoga.
An essential guidebook for experienced yoga practitioners and yoga teachers:
MacGregor's clear, step-by-step instruction of the Ashtanga Yoga Intermediate Series is a
wonderful resource for those practitioners who are ready to move beyond the Primary
Series. She motivates experienced yogis to perfect the form, and her devotion to yoga as a
path of self-realization will inspire all practitioners.
Author Bio: KINO MACGREGOR is one of only fourteen people--and the youngest
woman--in the United States to receive certification to teach Ashtanga Yoga from
its founder Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. She has an international following of her own and a
busy schedule of teaching gigs at seminars and yoga conferences worldwide. She
is a life coach and has a master's degree from New York University. MacGregor and
her husband, Tim Feldmann, are the founders of the Miami Life Center
(www.miamilifecenter.com), where they teach daily classes, workshops, and
intensives together. MacGregor was featured in Yoga Journal as one of the top
twenty-one rising stars of yoga. She writes for the Huffington Post.
Residence: Miami, FL Author Site: www.kinoyoga.com
Bhakti Flow Yoga
A Training Guide for Practice and Life
Rusty Wells
TARGET CONSUMER:
Beginning and experienced yoga practitioners who want to add a devotional
component to their practice
Students and fans of Rusty Wells
Practitioners of Vinyasa Flow Yoga
A guide to Bhakti Flow Yoga, a style of yoga that emphasizes a seamless
connection between the breath and the movements of the body--by a
popular San Francisco-based yogi.
This is a comprehensive guide to the history and practice of Bhakti Flow Yoga,
a synthesis of Bhakti yoga (the yoga of devotion) and Vinyasa Flow. The author
highlights the devotional, "offering" side of yoga practice and infuses that spirit
into asana practice.
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Announced 1st Print: 15,000
SHAMBHALA
TR: 9781611802399 / $22.95/$29.95
BISAC 1: Health & Fitness - Yoga
BISAC 2: Self-Help - Personal Growth - General
Page Count: 224
Trim Size: 8-1/2 x 11
Carton Count: 24
Illustrations: 70 HALFTONES
In-House Editor: Beth Frankl
Publicity and Marketing
Media pitch to health and yoga magazines
Promotion through author's website and
yoga community (mailing list of 10,000+)
Author is a wildly popular teacher: Wells regularly gets 100 students a class and has an
opt-in mailing list of over 10,000 people. His teacher training program is one of the more
popular ones in San Francisco and consistently sells out; more than 500 students have
gone through the training in the past few years.
A growing trend in yoga: Bhakti, the devotional part of yoga, is becoming more
important to practitioners as their practice deepens.
Praise for the author: "Rusty has become one of the significant modern voices of yoga
because his profound personal practice has led him into a contemporary passionate
translation of many of the sacred threads of wisdom. To stand with innocence and courage
in the face of the great unknown and to encourage others to do the same is truly a great
service."--Rodney Yee
"Rusty's teachings have an unpredictable force to awaken new devotion and a deeper
connection to Self."--Baron Baptiste, author of Being of Power and Journey Into Power
"Bhakti Flow Yoga is a friendly, comprehensive manual on all things yoga, from history and
purpose to philosophy and practice. Presented through the lens of Bhakti Yoga (yoga of
devotion), the chapters unfold seamlessly, revealing a spiritual practice that reaches deep
into the heart to cultivate love, compassion, and service. A welcome addition to any yoga
library."--Beryl Bender Birch, spiritual teacher, yoga therapist, and author of Power Yoga, Beyond Power Yoga, and Boomer Yoga
"You can tell an enlightened teacher by how much joy flows through their being. Without a
doubt, Rusty is a joy-filled, compassionate being whose devotion for life, yoga and his
students is awe-inspiring and contagious. Bhakti Flow Yoga is his generous heartfelt gift to
all of us who crave more joy and kindness in our own lives and in the world that we all
share."--Sharon Gannon, author of Jivamukti Yoga Author Bio: RUSTY WELLS has been a yoga teacher since 1998. He is the founder
and primary teacher at Urban Flow in San Francisco, a donation-based studio he
founded in January 2010. Prior to that, he was a teacher, program director, and
teacher mentor at Yoga Tree San Francisco. Rusty leads teacher trainings, retreats,
and workshops all over the US and abroad, including in the UK, France, Belgium,
the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Palestine,
Mexico, Costa Rica, China, Indonesia, and Thailand. His teachers were A. C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who taught him Bhakti Yoga, selfless service,
Karma Yoga, and chanting (Japa and Kirtana). He started learning Hatha yoga in
1996 through the teachings of Masters Swami Sivananda and Swami Vishnu
Devananda, who emphasized the synthesis of asanas (postures), pranayama,
relaxation, and proper diet to develop the physical body and awaken the energies.
They also taught him mantra chanting, the scriptures, and meditation. From there,
he studied under many contemporary teachers, including Baron Baptiste and Sri
Dharma Mittra. His current teacher is Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, the successor to
Swami Rama and the head of the Himalayan Institute.
Residence: San Francisco, CA Hometown: Mobile, AL Author Site: www.rustywells.com
Imagination in Action
Secrets for Unleashing Creative Expression
Reading Line: Practical methods for breaking through creative
obstacles, trusting your own truth, and sharing it with the world
Shaun McNiff
TARGET CONSUMER:
Fans of Shaun's best-selling books on art therapy
Visual arists of all kinds
Creative artists who feel "stuck"
Creative artists who, though not "stuck," still want to learn new ways to open up
more creative pathways
The theory and practice of creativity--culled from the lifetime of experiences
of an esteemed art educator/therapist. With proven techniques he's
discovered for jump-starting the creative process.
ON SALE 8/4/2015
Announced 1st Print: 7,500
SHAMBHALA
TR: 9781611802016 / $18.95/$22.50
BISAC 1: Self Help - Creativity
BISAC 2: Art - Study & Teaching
Page Count: 256
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Carton Count: 32
In-House Editor: Dave O'Neal
Publicity and Marketing
Publicist: Steven Pomije
There are art teachers--and then there's Shaun McNiff. An accomplished
painter himself, with a fascination for the creative process, he's been teaching art
for something like forty years, both to people who identify themselves as artists,
and to those who carry no such identity--most notably to the many clients and
mental health patients with whom he's worked to use art making as a therapeutic
method. Having observed and worked with such a broad spectrum of art makers
has caused him to observe the creative process--in others as well as in
himself--in depth over a long period. In this book, he will offer his observations
about creativity, what it is and how it works, along with practical advice on how to
jump-start the process in oneself. His history and experience give his
observations on this topic a good deal of heft.
The godfather of expressive arts therapies: Shaun McNiff is one of the founders of the
field of creative arts therapy. Former president of the American Art Therapy Association,
he's a painter whose work has been exhibited widely. Solid sales history: Shaun's books have sold a total of over 90,000 copies.
Secrets to creativity--from a bona fide expert: Shaun has worked with an incredible
range of people--from university students to mental patients--for more than forty years
to liberate creative expression. He shares the secrets he's learned in this book.
Author Bio: SHAUN MCNIFF is the granddaddy of the creative arts therapies,
internationally known and respected in the field. He's University Professor at
Lesley College in Cambridge, former president of the American Art Therapy
Association, and himself a painter whose work has been exhibited widely.
Residence: Gloucester, MA Hometown: Boston, MA
Walking the Kiso Road
A Modern-Day Exploration of Old Japan
William Scott Wilson
TARGET CONSUMER:
Japanophiles
Armchair travel readers
Readers interested in Japanese history, literature, and culture
Tourists considering a trip to Japan
Step back into old Japan in this fascinating travelogue of the famous Kiso
Road, an ancient route used by samurai and warlords, which remains much
the same today as it did hundreds of years ago.
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BISAC 2: History - Japan
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Goodreads giveaway
Travel with William Scott Wilson, esteemed translator of samurai philosophy,
along Japan's famous Kiso Road (Kisoji in Japanese), an ancient and historic route
that runs from north to south through the Kiso Valley in the Japanese Alps. The
road was officially established in 1602, but ancient records show that it has been
in use since at least 701, probably by merchants and hunters. In the seventeenth
century, the road was a route for the daimyo (warlords) to travel on their biennial
trips--along with their samurai and porters--to the new capital of Edo (now
Tokyo). The natural beauty of the route is renowned--and famously inspired a
series of woodblock prints by the artist Hiroshige. Walking the Kiso Road is a
window into old Japan, and Wilson shares its rich history and lore, literary and
artistic significance, cuisine and architecture. Wilson is a delightful and expert guide. His storytelling ability; vast knowledge
of Japanese history, literature, and culture; and warm and readable writing style
make this a book that will be treasured as much by armchair travelers as by
tourists.
The only contemporary book in English devoted to the Kiso Road: Though the road is
described in various travel guides, no other book exists in English that is devoted to
unpacking the history, lore, and culture of this very popular tourist destination. A practical guidebook as well as a great read: This travel guide through a less modern,
less commercialized part of Japan will appeal to those who want a window into the
historical, literary, and artistic significance of this very important road.
Best-selling translator and authority on samurai culture and philosophy: William Scott
Wilson is the best-selling translator of Japanese and Chinese classics, including Hagakure.
He is recognized as the foremost translator of classic samurai texts. In this book, Wilson is
the storyteller rather than the translator, and his voice is engaging and distinctive.
Author Bio: WILLIAM SCOTT WILSON is the foremost translator into English of
traditional Japanese texts on samurai culture. He received BA degrees from
Dartmouth College and the Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies, and an MA in
Japanese literary studies from the University of Washington. His best-selling
translations include Hagakure, The Book of Five Rings, and Taiko. He is also the
author of The Lone Samurai, a biography of the legendary samurai Miyamoto
Musashi.
Residence: Miami, FL Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, FL
You Are Not What You Think
The Egoless Path to Self-Esteem and Generous Love
David Richo
TARGET CONSUMER:
Fans of David Richo's previous best sellers
You and your ego: how to develop a healthy sense of self without becoming
an egotist--and how to see through that sense of self for the happiness of
yourself and others.
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BISAC 1: Self-Help - Personal Growth - General
BISAC 2: Body, Mind & Spirit - Inspiration & Personal
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BISAC 3: Self Help - Motivational
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How can you build the healthy ego necessary to be effective in life--yet avoid
the kind of egotism that makes people hate you? Don't worry; Dave Richo has the
answers. His new book shows you how to navigate the tricky waters between
egotism and selflessness in a way that avoids both extremes and makes you much
more effective and loving. The key is to acknowledge your ego and to be kind to
it, before you ultimately learn to let it go. As with all Dave's books, this one is full
of examples from myth and religion, with plenty of exercises and practical advice.
Another one from one of our all-time best sellers: Dave Richo's books have sold
hundreds of thousands of copies.
Psychology, mythology, and religion made fun: As in all his books, Richo draws on
literature, poetry, Jungian psychology, Buddhism, Christianity, and a host of other wisdom
sources to bring his points home.
How to be self-confident and effective in all you do: Building a healthy ego is key to
being effective in work and relationships--Dave shows how to build it.
And how to make people love you: Once you've established ego-strength, you're able to
let it go, and the new egolessness naturally endears you to others. Praise for Dave Richo: "Regardless of your religious orientation, this book will guide you
to expereince grace in your day-to-day life in a way that will transform you."--Lodro
Rinzler, author of The Buddha Walks into the Office
Author Bio: DAVID RICHO, PhD, is a psychotherapist, teacher, and author who
leads popular workshops around the US at venues such as the Esalen Institute,
New York Open Center, and Spirit Rock Meditation Center.
Residence: San Francisco and Santa Barbara, CA Author Site: www.davericho.com
Right Concentration
A Practical Guide to the Jhanas
Leigh Brasington
TARGET CONSUMER:
Practitioners of Insight Meditation
All other Buddhists
Readers of the books of Ayya Khema
Readers of the books of Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein
People who attend meditation retreats
The Buddhist jhanas--successive states of deep focus or meditative
absorbtion--demystified. A very practical guidebook for meditators for
navigating their way through these states of bliss and concentration.
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BISAC 2: Religion - Buddhism
BISAC 3: Religion - Buddhism - Rituals & Practice
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Buddhadharma
One of the elements of the Eightfold Path the Buddha taught is Right
Concentration: the one-pointedness of mind that, together with ethics, livelihood,
meditation, and so forth, leads to the ultimate freedom from suffering. The Jhanas
are the method the Buddha himself taught for achieving Right Concentration. They
are a series of eight successive states, beginning with bliss and moving on toward
radically nonconceptual states. The fact that they can usually be achieved only
during prolonged meditation retreat tends to keep them shrouded in mystery.
Leigh Brasington is here to unshroud them. He takes away the mystique and gives
instructions for them in plain, accessible language, noting the various pitfalls to
avoid along the way, and then providing a wealth of material on the theory of
jhana practice--all geared toward the practitioner rather than the scholar.
An easy target audience: This book is perfect for the Insight Meditation
audience--readers of the books of Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield, and with all the
folks who go on retreat at venues such as Spirit Rock in California or Insight Meditation
Society in Barre, Massachusetts.
But more: The jhana states don't belong to Insight Meditation--the practice is relevant to
all Buddhists.
The jhana dude: Leigh Brasington has taught more than 135 retreats on the jhanas since
1997, and he continues to lead many every year. He's well known for this teaching
throughout the Insight Meditation world.
The accessible jhanas: Leigh's jhana teaching is based on the earlier Pali scriptures,
particularly the Sā m aññaphala Sutta, in which the Buddha asserts that the jhana states are
attainable by most people. This is to be distinguished from the jhana teachings of the later
Visuddhimagga, in which attainment of the states is said to be a rare thing.
Author Bio: LEIGH BRASINGTON studied the jhanas with the late Ven. Ayya Khema,
who authorized him to teach retreats on the jhanas. He was also empowered to
teach by Jack Kornfield. He teaches numerous jhana retreats throughout the year,
at venues that include Cloud Mountain, Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Gaia
House, Vallecitos, and Southern Dharma. This is his first book.
Residence: Oakland, CA Hometown: Leland, MS Author Site: www.leighb.com
Just This Is It
Dongshan and the Practice of Suchness
Taigen Dan Leighton
TARGET CONSUMER:
Zen students
Readers of popular books on Asian culture
Fans of the lineage of the author's root teacher, Shunryu Suzuki
Teachings on the practice of things-as-they-are, through commentaries on a
legendary Chinese Zen figure.
The ninth-century Tang dynasty Chinese master Dongshan is an important
ancestor of the Zen tradition that has spread widely throughout the world in the
twentieth century. He features prominently in koan texts and teaching stories, but
he's not been written about or translated much in English yet. Dan Leighton comes
to the rescue with this excellent book that takes the texts and teachings attributed
to Dongshan, as well as the teaching stories and koan cases about him, and
provides commentary for understanding the teaching of the House of Caodong
he's associated with, particularly as it relates to "suchness"-- tathata, the
absolute and true nature inherent in all appearance--focusing on the practical
relevance of the teachings Dongshan represents to the practice and life of us folks
today.
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BISAC 2: Religion - Buddhism - Sacred Writings
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Zen made fun: Leighton illustrates Dongshan's teachings not only with classical references
but through examples from modern figures in whose work he sees them reflected--Bob
Dylan, Krishnamurti, Grace Slick, Bill McKibben, Lewis Carroll, Joni Mitchell, Jack London,
and Randy Newman among them.
A revered modern Zen teacher and scholar: Taigen Dan Leighton is an adjunct professor
at the Institute of Buddhist Studies of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley and has
taught widely elsewhere, including at the University of Chicago, the California Institute of
Integral Studies, Loyola University, USF, and Otani University in Kyoto. He is a priest and
dharma teacher in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki.
Scholarly and accessible: Leighton combines rigorous scholarship with an ability to make
the teachings accessible to ordinary practitioners. "What a delight! Readers conditioned to believe that Zen koans are mind-bending nonsense
puzzles will read here with pleasure lucid and relevant commentaries."--Norman Fischer,
author of Training in Compassion
"Leighton is masterful in weaving together specific approaches evoked through stories about
and sayings by Dongshan to create a powerful and inspiring religious vision that is useful for
students and researchers as well as practitioners of Zen."--Steven Heine, author of Did
Dōgen Go to China? What He Wrote and When He Wrote It Author Bio: TAIGEN DAN LEIGHTON is an adjunct professor at the Institute of
Buddhist Studies of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley and has taught
widely elsewhere, including at the University of Chicago, the California Institute of
Integral Studies, Loyola University, the University of San Francisco, and Otani
University in Kyoto. He's also a priest and dharma teacher in the lineage of
Shunryu Suzuki and a dharma heir of Tenshin Reb Anderson. He is the author or
translator of numerous academic books on Zen, along with others that straddle
the line between scholarly and popular, most prominent among which is his Bodhisattva Archetypes (Penguin, 1998, reissued by Wisdom in 2003 as Faces of
Compassion: Classic Bodhisattva Archetypes and Their Modern Expression).
Residence: Chicago, IL
Karma
What It Is, What It Isn't, Why It Matters
Traleg Kyabgon
TARGET CONSUMER:
Students and practitioners of Buddhism
Readers of Tricycle, Shambhala Sun, and Buddhadharma
Philosophical thinkers interested in the concept of karma
A jargon-free explanation of two central teachings of the Buddha: karma and
rebirth.
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BISAC 1: Religion - Buddhism
BISAC 2: Religion - Buddhism - History
BISAC 3: Religion - Buddhism - Tibetan
Page Count: 160
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By now, we've all heard someone say, "It must have been his karma" or "She
had bad karma." But what is karma, really? Does karmic theory say that we are
helpless victims of our past? Is all karma bad, or can there be good karma too? Is
reincarnation the same as the Buddhist theory of rebirth? In this short and
eminently readable book, Traleg Kyabgon answers these questions and more by
elucidating the Buddha's teachings on karma and rebirth. He distinguishes the
Buddhist view of karma and rebirth from related notions of karma and
reincarnation found in the Hindu tradition, explains why the notion of karma is
indispensable to the theory and practice of Buddhism, and demonstrates how
karmic theory provides a foundation for morality that doesn't require belief in God.
Throughout he shows how to work with karma intelligently to bring about
beneficial changes in the way we relate to our thoughts, feelings, and
circumstances.
The definitive book on karma: There is some uncertainty among Western students of
Buddhism about the status of Buddhist karmic theory. Is it a relic from the past or a
foundational doctrine? Traleg Rinpoche addreses these concerns head-on and shows why
the practice of Buddhist Dharma can't be divorced from Buddhist karmic theory.
Written explicitly for a modern Western audience: This is not a translation of a classic
Tibetan work but a new book written in English explicitly for a modern Western audience.
Brings theory and practice together: Shows how Buddhist karmic theory empowers us to
bring about positive changes in our lives.
Author Bio: TRALEG KYABGON (1955-2012) was born in eastern Tibet and
educated by many great masters of all four major lineages of Tibetan Buddhism.
He is the founder of the Kagyu E-Vam Buddhist Institute, which is headquartered
in Melbourne, Australia, with a major practice center in New York City. He taught
extensively at universities and Buddhist centers in the US, Canada, Australia, New
Zealand, and Southeast Asia beginning in 1980, and is the author of numerous
books that present Buddhist teachings to Western readers, including The Essence
of Buddhism and Mind at Ease.
Residence: deceased Hometown: eastern Tibet Author Site: www.evam.org
Parenting in the Age of Attention Snatchers
A Step-by-Step Guide to Balancing Your Child's Use of
Technology
Lucy Jo Palladino
TARGET CONSUMER:
Parents of children ages 5-16
Educators
Mental health professionals, including psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, social
workers, child and family therapists, school counselors, and ADHD coaches
Holistic health proponents
Are your kids addicted to technology? Here is a practical, step-by-step guide
that gives parents the tools to teach children, from toddlers to teens, how to
gain control of their technology use.
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BISAC 1: Family & Relationships - School Age
BISAC 2: Education - Computers & Technology
BISAC 3: Psychology - Psychopathology Attention-Deficit Disorder
Page Count: 208
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In-House Editor: Beth Frankl
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As children spend more of their time on tablets and smartphones, using apps
specially engineered to capture their attention, parents are concerned about the
effects of so much technology use--and feel powerless to intervene. They want
their kids to be competent and competitive in their use of technology, but they
also want to prevent the attention problems that can develop from overuse. Lucy
Jo Palladino shows that the key is to help kids build awareness and control over
their own attention, and in this guide she gives parents the tools to do exactly
that, in seven straightforward, evidence-based steps. Parents will learn the best practices to guide children to understand and
control their attention--and to recognize and resist when their attention is being
"snatched." This approach can be modified for kids of all ages. Parents will also
learn the critical difference between voluntary and involuntary attention, new
findings about brain development, and what puts children at risk for attention
disorders.
Practical approach for kids of all ages: Palladino's straightforward, evidence-based
process will help kids learn how to take charge of their own attention and break the grip of
the iPads, iPhones, PlayStations, and laptops. With a few changes and modifications, the
approach can be used for kids as young as five and as old as sixteen.
Does not demonize technology: Palladino wants to help parents understand how
technology affects their kids' minds and attention spans and how to set sensible limits
around its use. She doesn't demonize technology--which has become an essential part of
the learning process for school-age kids; nor does she blame the parents who see both
the benefits and drawbacks of this tool--and who are as captivated by/addicted to
technology as their kids are. In this book, Palladino strives to help parents and kids find
out how much technology is just right.
Will appeal to a wide audience: This book will appeal not only to parents but also to
educators, mental health professionals, holistic health proponents, and adults with
attention issues (with or without adult ADHD).
Author is well-respected in the field: Palladino has been a practicing psychologist and
an expert on attention skills for 35 years. She teaches attention training to parents,
educators, and school psychologists in seminars throughout the US. In her private practice,
she has seen hundreds of children and teens with attention problems. Author Bio: LUCY JO PALLADINO, PhD, is an award-winning clinical psychologist,
researcher, and author. She wrote Dreamers, Discoverers, and Dynamos: How to
Help the Child Who Is Bright, Bored, and Having Problems in School and Find Your
Focus Zone: An Effective New Plan to Defeat Distraction and Overload, which has
been translated into seven languages. She's been featured in national media,
including CNN, Fox, Family Circle, Cosmopolitan, the Washington Post, the Wall
Street Journal, and extensively online. She lectures about attention issues and
trains educators and parents to teach kids how to pay attention.
Residence: San Diego, CA Hometown: New York, NY Author Site: www.LucyJoPalladino.com; www.YourFocusZone.com
Yoga Mama
The Practitioner's Guide to Prenatal Yoga
Reading Line: Includes sequences for each trimester, the
postpartum period, and early parenthood
Linda Sparrowe
TARGET CONSUMER:
Experienced yoga practitioners who are pregnant (especially those with a hatha,
vinyasa, ashtanga, or flow-style practice)
Yoga teachers (especially prenatal, postnatal, and early childhood yoga teachers)
Pregnant women interested in how yoga can help them through their experience
of becoming a mother
Pregnant readers of major yoga and health/fitness magazines
Readers of magazines like Fit Pregnancy, Pregnancy & Newborn, and Pregnancy
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BISAC 1: Health & Fitness - Yoga
BISAC 2: Health & Fitness - Pregnancy & Childbirth
BISAC 3: Health & Fitness - Women's Health
Page Count: 256
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The first pre- and postnatal book geared specifically to experienced yoga
practitioners--from an established author, with contributions from the
leaders in the field.
You've been practicing yoga for years. It is a part of the way you live, move,
and breathe. And then . . . you get pregnant. Pregnancy can throw any woman a
curve ball. Even established and experienced yoga practitioners will likely find that
their body, mind, and practice are challenged during pregnancy, birth, and
motherhood. This book is the yoga practitioner's companion through this period,
offering practical advice, step-by-step asana sequences, pranayama practices, and
meditation techniques, all of which are designed to help new mothers connect
more deeply to their experience and prepare for their journey--physically,
mentally, and spiritually. Grounded in both ancient wisdom and contemporary knowledge, Yoga Mama
covers each trimester, labor and birth, and the postpartum years. The beautifully
photographed sequences include modifications and suggestions to accommodate
a growing belly and to address the concerns or challenges that may arise during
this time. Holistic and ayurvedic medicine perspectives help women understand
what is happening in their bodies at every juncture, and personal stories connect
them to pregnant women everywhere. Through practice, self-reflection, and
learning how to let go, yoga gives us the opportunity to be an active, informed
participant in the birthing of our baby and a healthy, happy parent.
Pre-/postnatal yoga for genuine yoga practitioners: There are many books and videos
out on this subject, but nearly every single one is geared to a beginner audience. This
book speaks to the ever-increasing number of women who have an established yoga
practice and helps her take that knowledge on the journey of becoming a mother.
Expert voices: Authored by one of the most respected voices on women and yoga, this
book also includes asana sequences and advice from the foremost teachers of pre- and
postnatal yoga in the country--Jane Austin, De West, and Stephanie Snyder among them.
Integrated wisdom: The weaving together of the how's and why's of what is happening in
a woman's body during pregnancy, birth, and early motherhod with yogic wisdom and
practice makes this book both practical and indispensable.
Fully illustrated: Asana sequences are shown in full with photographs, each model
representing a different stage of pregnancy and motherhood.
Author Bio: LINDA SPARROWE is a writer, yoga teacher, and mentor with deep
roots in the American yoga community. Former managing editor of and longtime
contributor to Yoga Journal, she is also the former editor-in-chief of Yoga
International magazine. Linda has written articles on yoga and women's health for
national magazines since 1995. She was recently one of the featured yoga experts
in the documentary Yogawoman. Linda has also lent her writing and editing skills
to a variety of book projects and has authored several books of her own, including
A Woman's Book of Yoga and Health and Yoga: A Yoga Journal Book.
Residence: Providence, RI Hometown: San Francisco, CA Author Site: www.lindasparrowe.com
Social: www.facebook.com/lindasparroweyoga
Compost City
Practical Composting Know-How for Small-Space Living
Reading Line: From the kitchen counter to community
composting and beyond
Rebecca Louie
TARGET CONSUMER:
Eco-minded city dwellers from cities such as Seattle, Portland, and Austin who
have municipal curbside compost pickup programs
Gardeners or sustainable living enthusiasts who live in apartments, small homes,
or densely settled neighborhoods where outdoor space is at a premium
Urban homesteaders who are already keeping chickens, bees, rabbits, and other
small livestock
Environmental educators and practitioners of permaculture
The comprehensive guide to individual- and community-scale composting in
the city, using small-space living, limited backyard space, and urban density
to your advantage.
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BISAC 1: Gardening - Urban
BISAC 2: House & Home - Sustainable Living
BISAC 3: Gardening - Organic
Page Count: 176
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Millions of city dwellers want the real dirt on composting. Whether they're
staunch environmentalists or urbanites touting green as the new black, folks who
compost are the latest force joining backyard chickeners, balcony beekeepers, and
community gardeners in helping cities get down to earth. Packed with research, expert testimonies, and a healthy dose of humor,
Compost City gives us essential strategies on composting in small, shared,
diversely crowded spaces. Whether you live in a fifth-floor walk-up or a high-rise
apartment complex in the suburbs, you probably don't have much more plot of
land to tinker with than the little square on the sidewalk. How are you supposed to
be green minded when there's no green space in sight? How do you tap the social
ecosystem full of like-minded individuals? If you don't garden, who wants your
compost? And how do you transport it to them? Help! From hobbyists in studio apartments to activists on rooftop farms, Compost
City serves the millions of curious, adventurous, and/or eco-minded people who
care about going green but feel limited by their limited space.
Targets small-space living: Other compost books take space, privacy, and access for
granted, and many urban homesteading books assume you have a quarter-acre backyard
to tinker on. Compost City knows the unique challenges urban folks face and offers smart,
effective ways to traverse the intricate topographies and taxonomies of the city. Growing urban composting movement: According to the US Environmental Protection
Agency, over 150 communities in 18 states offer curbside collection of residential food
waste--an increase of 50 percent since 2009. San Francisco alone currently composts over
600 tons of food waste a day! Speaks to the sustainably minded: The bumper crop of urban farms, community
gardens, CSAs, greenmarkets, organic products, and farm-to-table restaurants proves that
millions of consumers want to put money and energy into sustainable practices, such as
composting. Author Bio: In 2009 REBECCA LOUIE became a certified NYC Master Composter
and began a rich life playing with worms. Her company, The Compostess, offers
New York City residents home compost consultations and delightful eco-training
events for adults, children, and community and professional groups. Her work as
The Compostess has been featured in Edible Manhattan, smithsonianmag.com,
and more. Both a city girl and a country girl, Rebecca splits her time between her
native Queens and the Catskills. Her fiction has appeared in Alimentum: The
Literature of Food.
Residence: Queens and Boiceville, NY Hometown: New York, NY Author Site: thecompostess.com
The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook
A Seasonal Guide to Eating and Living Well--with over 100
Recipes for Simple, Healing Foods
Kate O'Donnell; photographs by Cara Brostrom
TARGET CONSUMER:
Yoga practitioners and teachers
Healthy eaters, vegetarians, vegans
Eager foodies who already frequent their local farmers' market
Millennials who are just beginning to live on their own and need quick and easy
nutritional wisdom
Eat delicious seasonal food, balance the body, and heal the gut with
simplified, traditional Ayurvedic wisdom and over 100 simple recipes
designed to get you cooking in the kitchen.
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BISAC 1: Cooking - Health
BISAC 2: Cooking - Vegetarian
BISAC 3: Cooking - Natural Foods
Page Count: 276
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Even the simplest Ayurveda practices complement Western medicine because of
their focus on righting imbalance before it creates disease. Keeping digestion on
track is the key to health in Ayurveda, and eating natural, homemade foods in
accordance with personal constitution and changes in environment is often all that
is needed to bring a body back into balance. The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook
inspires yogis and nonyogis alike to get into the kitchen and explore this
time-honored system of seasonal eating for health and nourishment. Ditching processed food and learning to eat well at home are the first steps
you can take to relieving imbalance. The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook removes
many of the obstacles by showing you how straightforward and accessible
preparing your own delicious, seasonal meals can be. Season by season, learn how
the changing weather and qualities in your environment both mirror and influence
your body and appetite. Lifestyle advice on meal planning, self-care regimens, and
how to ensure health during the change of seasons is included throughout. And
the no-fuss recipes will get you eager to cook. To expand your cooking repertoire, you'll also learn foundational "everyday"
recipes that can be adapted to any season and any dosha: once you understand
the blueprint of a basic dish, you can recreate it in your kitchen year-round, using
seasonal produce, grains, and flavors for health and nourishment.
Recipes with both traditional Indian and Western roots Even nonyogis can adopt the ancient Ayurvedic ways of using food for health and balance. Demystifies, simplifies, and brings to the forefront the time-honored practices of
Ayurveda--no heavy-handed Sanskrit terms or an overly formal attitude Appeals to both novice and experienced home cooks A moderate approach to healthy dieting, featuring vegetarian and vegan options without
proselytizing on the moral and ethical implications of vegetarianism
Traditional recipes have been altered to omit hard-to-find ingredients, and quick recipes
and techniques are favored over laborious ones. Author Bio: KATE O'DONNELL is an ashtanga yoga teacher, an Ayurvedic Lifestyle
Consultant, and an Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist. Her writing has been featured on
Martha Stewart's Whole Living blog and the Ayurveda Next Door blog, and in
Kripalu's quarterly magazine and Namarupa magazine. As an Ayurvedic educator,
Kate teaches through the prominent YogaWorks teacher training program and is
on the faculty for the Kripalu School of Ayurveda Foundations program at the
Massachusetts and New York City locations. Kate is one of only a few hundred
teachers worldwide who are authorized to teach the traditional method of
Ashtanga yoga.
Residence: Boston, MA Hometown: Milford, NH Author Site: www.ayurvedaboston.com
Illustrator Bio: CARA BROSTROM is a healthy-lifestyle photographer, a dedicated yoga
teacher and practitioner, and an Ayurveda-inspired foodie. Wherever possible, she applies
her master's in photography to inspire others on the same path of wellness from which she
has taken great benefit. Cara's photography and writing have been published on Food
Gawker and in Elephant Journal and Mandala Magazine. www.carabrostrom.com
Residence: Jamaica Plain, MA Hometown: Oskaloosa, IA
Sourdough
108 Recipes for Rustic Fermented Breads, Sweets, Savories,
and More
Reading Line: Baking whole and sprouted grains, making the most of
the seasonal harvest, and healing the body through naturally
fermented food
Sarah Owens; photographs by Ngoc Minh Ngo
TARGET CONSUMER:
Health-minded home bakers and lovers of baked goods
Gluten-sensitive individuals and gluten avoiders (but not those diagnosed with
celiac disease)
Buyers of books such as Good to the Grain, Flour Water Salt Yeast, Tartine Book
No. 3, and Wild Fermentation
Gardeners, urban farmers, and/or CSA subscribers
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BISAC 1: Cooking - Baking
BISAC 2: Cooking - Bread
BISAC 3: Cooking - Desserts
Page Count: 320
Trim Size: 8 x 10
Carton Count: 12
Illustrations: 4-COLOR PHOTOS THROUGHOUT
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Sourdough offers 101 luscious recipes using natural, made-from-scratch
sourdough starter for more nutritious, tastier results--going well beyond
bread into a wide range of other baked goods.
Sarah Owens spent years baking conventional baked goods, only to slowly
realize she had developed a crippling inability to digest or tolerate their
ingredients. Unable to enjoy many of her most favorite foods, she knew she must
find a health-sustaining alternative. Thus Sarah started experimenting with
sourdough leavening, which almost immediately began to heal her gut and inspire
her anew in the kitchen. Soon after, her artisan small-batch bakery, BK17, was
launched, and with that, a new way to savor and share nutritious sourdough breads
and treats with her Brooklyn community. Sourdough and other fermented foods are making a comeback because of their
rich depth of flavor and proven health benefits. In Sourdough, Sarah demystifies
keeping a sourdough culture, which is an extended fermentation process that
allows for maximum flavor and easy digestion, showing us just how simple it can
be to create a healthy starter from scratch. Moreover, Sarah uses home-grown
sourdough starter in dozens of baked goods, including cookies, cakes, scones,
flatbreads, tarts, and more--well beyond bread. Sarah is a botanist and gardener
as well as a baker--her original recipes are accented with brief natural history
notes of the highlighted plants and ingredients used therein. Anecdotes from the
garden will delight naturalists and baked-goods lovers among us. Laced with
botanical and cultural notes on grains, fruits and vegetables, herbs, and even
weeds, Sourdough Baking celebrates seasonal abundance alongside the timeless
craft of artisan baking.
Sourdough eases digestion: Numerous studies have demonstrated that gluten intolerants
and even celiac sufferers have been able to digest sourdough breads and baked goods
well. The natural fermentation offers health benefits that ensure ease in digestion and
even healing. Author's specialty platform: Sarah Owens's BK17 Bakery is at the forefront of the healthy
baked goods movement; it generates new products practically by the hour, and the menu
changes weekly. A few choice restaurants, such as Nourish Kitchen
(http://nourishkitchentable.com), use her bread to make their delicious sandwiches and
tartines. Author Bio: SARAH OWENS is the head steward of the internationally celebrated
rose collection and gardens at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and the founder of
BK17 Bakery, an artisan microbakery in Brooklyn. BK17 specializes in baking with
sourdough. Sarah's customers get fresh baked goods delivered through a
subscription serving Brooklyn and Manhattan. She has been featured in Edible
Manhattan, on Gardenista, and on 66 Square Feet and has appeared on The Martha
Stewart Show. www.bk17bakery.com
Residence: Brooklyn, NY Hometown: Tennessee Author Site: www.bk17bakery.com
Illustrator Bio: Photographer NGOC MINH NGO is frequently published in Martha Stewart
Living , Real Simple, and Architectural Digest, as well as in other international magazines. She
is also the author of Bringing Nature Home (Rizzoli, 2012). www.ngocminhngo.com
Residence: New York, NY
The Great Spring
Writing, Zen, and This Zigzag Life
Natalie Goldberg
What does it take to have a long writing life? Through her years of
writing, teaching, and practicing Zen, Natalie Goldberg shares the
experiences that have opened her to new ways of being alive—
experiences that point the way forward in our lives and our writing.
ON SALE 2/2/2016
Trim: 5½ x 8½
Length: 272 pages
The “Great Spring” refers to the great rush of energy that arrives
when you think no life will ever come again: the early yellow flowering
forsythia. It also refers to enlightenment: obstructions shatter, pain
cracks open, previously resisted truth releases, an acceptance of
transiency flows through. Natalie Goldberg shares the moments that
have sprung from her own life of writing, teaching, and Zen practice—
moments of searching, wandering, zigzagging, losing, and leaping
where she has found herself and her voice. In these pages, we watch
as Natalie “makes positive effort for the good”—one the guiding rules
of her writing life—and we see that if we can stay attentive in our lives,
even in the middle of the ruins, that “we can hear the sound of a
songbird in a Paris chestnut tree.” It doesn’t matter if we know if the
song comes from inside us or out.
Author Bio: NATALIE GOLDBERG is the author of fourteen books,
including Writing Down the Bones, which has changed the way writing
is taught in this country. She has led workshops and retreats for forty
years nationally and internationally. She has also painted for as long
as she has written. She lives in northern New Mexico. For more
information, please visit www.nataliegoldberg.com
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