35 Results: New & Used in Nonfiction Books in Glenmore Park 2745, NSW

Illustrated story of the Indian Philosopher Lekraj Kripalani born in the 1870's in Sindh, India. how he grew into the light and the story of his growth and his followers in the Mountains of India. Hardcover, beautifully illustrated, published in 2004. Collect from Glenmore Park or post at cost.

Using the private possessions of Sir Donald Bradman. A book that celebrates the life and career of Sir Donald Bradman, the greatest batsman in cricket history. The book covers his achievements, controversies, and legacy, with over 300 photographs and illustrations. Hardcover with good condition dust jacket, published 1983, 368 pages. Collect from Glenmore Park or post at cost.

An Introduction to Oriental Mythology written by Clio Whittaker and published in 1989, hardcover with dustjacket, 128 pages.This beautifully illustrated book takes as its starting point the mythologies of China, India and Japan, not only telling the stories themselves but also relating them to their source and explaining their religious, social and moral significance. Collect from Glenmore Park or post at cost.

Upside-down Zen by Australian Zen Master Susan Murphy, published 2004, 288 Pages, Paperbook. Susan Murphy extends an invitation to walk the path of crooked wisdom. By concentrating her gaze on the particular - the lived moment - she is able to explore the timeless wisdom of traditional Zen teachings in a contemporary setting. Her insights are rooted in those seemingly insignificant moments suffused with poignancy and truth. She is the new voice in Western Buddhism and this, her feast of Zen wis

Blue Sky Warriors, The RAF in Afghanistan, Hardcover with immaculate dust jacket. 280 pages. Since 2006 the RAF has provided major air support in southern Afghanistan to help with reconstruction and to support the authority of the Afghan government. Its personnel and aircraft have been very heavily involved in everything from tactical reconnaissance and close air-support to in-theatre airlift and air-refuelling. Author Antony Loveless presents the personal stories of a complete cross-section of

Into the Heart of Life, Buddhist Teachings on Wisdom & Compassion written by Tenzin Palmo. Paperback, Published 2011, 177 Pages. A “down-to-earth, approachable, and deeply accessible” guide to applying Tibetan Buddhist practices to the everyday challenges of modern life—from one of the first Western Buddhist nuns (Huffington Post) The real test of our Buddhist practice happens not on the cushion or in the protected space of retreat, but moment-to-moment in daily life, particularly when we find

Woman Awake - Women Practicing Buddhism by Christina Feldman, published 2005, Paperback, 136 pages.Because women have been conditioned to live according to traditional feminine values—conformity, passivity, and surrender of the self—they often feel powerless to transform their lives and afraid to lose their sense of worth. In Woman Awake , Christina Feldman suggests that it is possible for women to break out of their negative patterns and accept themselves as they really are. With a growing awa

The bestselling guide to improving musical performance The Inner Game of Music is the battle that all musicians have to fight against elusive opponents such as nervousness, self-doubt and fear of failure. Using the world-famous Inner Game principles, developed by bestselling author Timothy Gallwey, acclaimed musician Barry Green explains the basic principles of 'natural learning' and shows how you can apply them to reach a new level of musical application and performance. In precise, easy to un

Arielle Ford, the woman who helped launch the careers of Deepak Chopra, Neale Donald Walsch, and Jack Canfield, shows readers how to take control of their romantic destiny in The Soulmate Secret. In this white magic counterpart to Neil Strauss’s Rules of the Game, Ford teaches you to use the laws of attraction to deliver your soulmate to your doorstep! It’s is a step-by-step guide to finding your own happily ever after. Hardcover with immaculate plastic covered dustjacket, Collect from Glenmore

Twenty-five years ago, a young musician and painter named Martin Prechtel wandered through the brilliant landscapes of Mexico and Guatemala. Arriving at Santiago Atitlan, a Tzutujil Mayan village on the breathtaking shores of Lake Atitlan, Prechtel met Nicolas Chiviliu Tacaxoy--perhaps the most famous shaman in Tzutujil history--who believed Prechtel was the new student he had asked the gods to provide. For the next thirteen years, Prechtel studied the ancient Tzutujil culture and became a vill

This is an absorbing account of a dialogue between leading Western scientists and the foremost representative of Buddhism today, the Dalai Lama of Tibet. For modern science, the transitional states of consciousness lie at the forefront of research in many fields. For a Buddhist practitioner these same states present crucial opportunities to explore and transform consciousness itself. Revolving around three key moments of consciousness--sleep, dreams, and death--the conversations recorded here a

In The Dreaming Universe author Fred Alan Wolf examines the psychological and scientific elements of this most personal yet most enigmatic of human processes. By linking research ranging from the ancient Greek "dream temples" and modern experiments in telepathy, REM, and lucid dreaming to his research on human consciousness, he theorises that dreaming is the basis for consciousness, and that it is through dreaming that we are able to manifest a sense of ourselves. Hardcover with Dust Jacket, pu

How To Practise is a major inspirational work, by one of the world's greatest spiritual teachers. It is broken down into the basic steps to enlightenment- how to practise morality, how to practise meditation, and how to practise wisdom - at the same time, delving deeper into His Holiness' more general teachings, his spirit, wisdom and sense of humour. The book, meant to be used as part of daily practice, is easy to understand and filled with anecdotes. It includes guidance on mental calm, altru

Few military campaigns involving Australian forces have been as long or as demanding as that waged between Wau and Salamaua on the northern side of Papua New Guinea during World War 11. Beginning in March 1942 and only ending in September 1943. Paperback published in 2007 by the Department of Veteran Affairs, Canberra. Collect from Glenmore Park or will post at cost.

No other battle in Papua New Guinea tested the Allies so completely and unexpectedly as did the battle of the Beachheads - Buna, Gona and Sanananda. For 2 awful months from November 1942 to January 1943 unit after unit was flung against obstinate and lethal Japanese defences. Paperback published 2007 by the Department of Veteran Affairs, Canberra.Collect from Glenmore Park or will post at cost.

In this book the editors of the Reader's Digest present in text and photographs the story of the greatest conflict ever to engulf our globe. It ranges from the first German blitzkrieg that crushed Poland in 1939 to Japan's unconditional surrender on the U.S.S. Missouri six years later; from the prewar rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party to the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Clothbound Hardcover, 536 pages. collect from Glenmore Park, NSW or will deliver for $15.00.

Rupa Gosvamin is considered to be the foremost of the 54 principal associates of Sri Caitanya, in this hardcover 1st Edition book his two most important works - Uddhava Sandesa and Hamsaduta have been translated for the first time from Sanskrit to English by Jan Brzezinski, a highly accomplished Sanskrit scholar and spiritual practitioner of the Gaudiya tradition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 203 pages. Collect from Glenmore Park or will delivery for $10.00.

Written by Jackie Menzies and published by the Art Gallery of NSW and sponsored by The Council of VisAsia, the Australian Institute of Asian Culture and Visual Arts, Paperback, 280 pages proflling the public exhibition of over 150 paintings and sculptures representing the female principle in South Asian Buddhist and Hindu Art. Collect from Glenmore Park or will deliver for $10.00.

Softcover Book written by Nigel Sucklling and illustrated beautifully by Linda and Roger Garland, 1st edition published 1998. 120 Pages. Listed in this book are just a few from the vast number of divinities from diverse civilisations and cultures. Collect from Glenmore Park or will deliver for $10.00.

1st Edition Published in 1994, Softcover compiled by Graeme Sullivan. 176 pages, original purchase price $39.95. The aim of Seeing Australia is to excite people about art by encouraging them to take a glimpse inside the world of those who create art, and those who write about art. The perspectives of artists and artwriters are used to explore themes and issues that continue to be important in Australian art. Collect from Glenmore Park, NSW or will deliver for $10.00.

This culmination of award-winning author Andrew Harvey's life's work bridges the great divide between spiritual resignation and engaged spiritual activism. A manifesto for the transformation of the world through the fusion of deep mystical peace with the clarity of radical wisdom, it is a wake-up call to put love and compassion to urgent, focused action. According to Harvey, we are in a massive global crisis reflected by a mass media addicted to violence and trivialization at a moment when what

Happiness - A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill - In this groundbreaking book, Matthieu Ricard makes a passionate case for happiness as a goal that deserves as least as much energy as any other in our lives. Wealth? Fitness? Career success? How can we possibly place these above true and lasting well-being? Drawing from works of fiction and poetry, Western philosophy, Buddhist beliefs, scientific research, and personal experience, Ricard weaves an inspirational and forward-looking

The Sacred Universe - Earth, Spirituality and Religion in the 21st Century by Thomas Berry, A leading scholar, cultural historian, and Catholic priest who spent more than fifty years writing about our engagement with the Earth, Thomas Berry possessed prophetic insight into the rampant destruction of ecosystems and the extinction of species. In this book he makes a persuasive case for an interreligious dialogue that can better confront the environmental problems of the twenty-first century. Thes

The Return of The Mother, Andrew Harvey, Hardcover with Dust Jacket, 489 Pages. Published 1995. In this ground-breaking work, mystical scholar Andrew Harvey unearths traces of the sacred feminine in major world religions - Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam (Sufism), Taoism, and Christianity - and in aboriginal and indigenous wisdom traditions. Harvey urgently explains that only by cultivating a direct, respectful relationship with the transformative power of the divine feminine can we alter our disastr