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The Wisdom Paradox | |||
| How Your Mind Can Grow Stronger as Your Brain Grows Older | Mind, Body & Spirit | |||
| Elkhonan Goldberg | ||||
| Free Press 2005 337 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 0743275969 | ||||
| Published Price £10.99 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| When they were at an age when 'senior moments' tend to become ever more frequent, some of the world's greatest leaders and artists - from Goethe to Ronald Reagan - achieved their most remarkable successes. Neurophysicist Elkhonon Goldberg explains why this might be, presenting scientific evidence which suggests that a decline in short-term memory goes together with an increasing mental strength which enhances our ability to make decisions. | ||||
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Psychedelics | |||
| Mind, Body & Spirit | ||||
| Peter Stafford | ||||
| Ronin 2003 192 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 0914171186 | ||||
| Published Price $14.95 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| Peter Stafford began gathering and preserving evidence relating to psychedelic drugs in the early 1960s in New York. His book brings together scientific research, personal accounts, popular literature and his own experience to present a history of the emergence of LSD, the personalities involved and social reaction to the drug, but also discusses its mythic aspect, its chemistry and its effects and use. | ||||
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This is Cocaine | |||
| Mind, Body & Spirit | ||||
| Nick Constable | ||||
| Sanctuary 2002 198 pages | ||||
| Paperback 1860745474 | ||||
| Published Price $9.95 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| Offers a frank and unbiased look at cocaine's curious history, as well as delving into the politics of cocaine production and the extraordinary world of drug trafficking. The science of cocaine addiction and its health implications are also examined. | ||||
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This is Cannabis | |||
| Mind, Body & Spirit | ||||
| Nick Brownlee | ||||
| Sanctuary 2002 168 pages | ||||
| Paperback 1860745466 | ||||
| Published Price $9.95 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| Provides the facts about cannabis in an authoritative and straightforward manner, as well as outlining laws and culture relating to the drug. The commercial potential of cannabis is also acknowledged. | ||||
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40563Shamanism | |||
| Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy | Mind, Body & Spirit | |||
| Mircea Eliade | ||||
| Arkana 1989 616 pages | ||||
| Paperback 0140191550 | ||||
| Published Price £14.99 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| Shamanism - combining magic and medicine, religion, mysticism and poetry - is a phenomenon largely restricted to Siberia and Central Asia, although it has been a feature of many other societies from North America to the Pacific Islands. First published in 1964, Eliade's study is the standard work on the figure of the shaman and brings together psychological, sociological and ethnological viewpoints on the ideology, symbolism and techniques of ecstasy. | ||||
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The Watkins Dictionary of Magic | |||
| 3,000 Entries on the Magical Traditions | Mind, Body & Spirit | |||
| Nevill Drury | ||||
| Watkins 2005 328 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 1842931520 | ||||
| Published Price £12.99 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| An authoritative source of information on all things magical, this dictionary contains over 3,000 cross-referenced entries on occult rituals and symbols from around the world. It introduces the reader to arcane traditions such as the Kabbalah, the Tarot, Wicca and Gnosticism and features biographies of leading figures from Cornelius Agrippa and Moses de Leon to Aleister Crowley and Anton La Vey. The entries also cover the nature of mythical beings and many instances of unexplained phenomena. | ||||
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The Tantric Body | |||
| The Secret Tradition of Hindu Religion | Mind, Body & Spirit | |||
| Gavin D Flood | ||||
| IB Tauris 2005 244 pages | ||||
| Paperback 1845110129 | ||||
| Published Price £15.99 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| In the Western world, Tantra (Sanskrit for 'woven together') is all but synonymous with esoteric and ritualistic forms of sex. But this book offers a more complete understanding of tantric practice and philosophy, applying a theoretical framework to a number of texts dating from the 9th to 11th centuries. The book's argument is that the body becomes the text through the tradition being inscribed on it, a claim which is tested against specific ritual and doctrinal examples. | ||||
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The Tantric Body | |||
| The Secret Tradition of Hindu Religion | Mind, Body & Spirit | |||
| Gavin D Flood | ||||
| IB Tauris 2005 246 pages | ||||
| Hardback 1845110110 | ||||
| Published Price £47.50 | Sale Price £6.99 | |||
| In the Western world, Tantra (Sanskrit for 'woven together') is all but synonymous with esoteric and ritualistic forms of sex. But this book offers a more complete understanding of tantric practice and philosophy, applying a theoretical framework to a number of texts dating from the 9th to 11th centuries. The book's argument is that the body becomes the text through the tradition being inscribed on it, a claim which is tested against specific ritual and doctrinal examples. No jacket. | ||||
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The Fated Sky | |||
| Astrology in History | Mind, Body & Spirit | |||
| Benson Bobrick | ||||
| Simon & Schuster 2005 370 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0743224825 | ||||
| Published Price $26.00 | Sale Price £4.99 | |||
| Aquinas, Copernicus, Kepler, Newton, Churchill and Reagan are among the influential figures who have embraced astrology: the oldest of the occult sciences, it has had a significant part to play in both world history and the development of science. As Benson Bobrick shows in this book - the first of its kind - the serious study of belief in horoscopes can tell us much about their enduring influence on the history of ideas and the human mind. Scruffy jackets and felt-tip mark on lower trimmed edge. | ||||
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The Dream Planner | |||
| Mind, Body & Spirit | ||||
| Bruce Wilkinson | ||||
| Multnomah 2003 110 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 1590523288 | ||||
| Published Price £8.99 | Sale Price £1.99 | |||
| A companion book to The Dream Giver, a book which teaches that dreams are messages from God rather than personal flights of fancy, containing mostly blank pages punctuated by bible passages and images inspired by the book, to allow the reader to map out their own Big Dream. | ||||
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Managing Anger at Work | |||
| Mind, Body & Spirit | ||||
| Mary Hartley | ||||
| Sheldon 2002 120 pages | ||||
| Paperback 0859698564 | ||||
| Published Price £6.99 | Sale Price £1.99 | |||
| Aimed at anyone involved in situations of potential conflict at work, this guide uses case histories, questionnaires, personal assessment and action plans to tackle the problem in practical ways. | ||||
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How to Raise Confident Children | |||
| Mind, Body & Spirit | ||||
| Carole Baldock | ||||
| Sheldon 2000 140 pages | ||||
| Paperback 0859698289 | ||||
| Published Price £6.99 | Sale Price £1.99 | |||
| A practical guide to help parents raise happy, confident children addressing the problems of parenting from infancy to adolescence at home, at school and among childrens' peers and confronting issues that can lead to low self-esteem. | ||||
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Vascular Access Simplified | |||
| Mind, Body & Spirit | ||||
| Alun H Davies; Christopher P Gibbons (Edited by) | ||||
| TFM 2003 190 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 1903378133 | ||||
| Published Price £25.00 | Sale Price £9.99 | |||
| Reviewing adult dialysis with emphasis on haemodialysis, this study highlights some differences in practices of physicians in Europe and the USA with contributions from physicians, radiologists and vascular and transplant surgeons. | ||||
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Markings | |||
| Sacred Landscapes from the Air | Mind, Body & Spirit | |||
| Marilyn Bridges (Photographs by) | ||||
| Aperture 1990 104 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 0893814237 255x280mm | ||||
| Published Price £16.00 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| Created by draughtsmen, sculptors and builders centuries ago, the markings and monuments featured in this book have kept their awe-inspiring power to this day. In a portfolio of superb aerial photographs, we see (as their creators never saw) the precision of the Nazca Lines in Peru, the sacred pyramids left by the Maya, the Native Americans' enigmatic earth-works and the colossal standing stones of prehistoric Britain. With four accompanying essays, this is a rare glimpse of artwork for the gods. | ||||
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The Pagan Dream of the Renaissance | |||
| Mind, Body & Spirit | ||||
| Joscelyn Godwin | ||||
| Phanes 2002 295 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 1890482846 | ||||
| Published Price $35.00 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| Arguing that some people had a nostalgic 'dream' of being pagans, Godwin examines the enthusiastic rediscovery of the gods of classical antiquity during the Renaissance, revealing that in art and thought they existed (albeit slightly uneasily) side by side with official Church doctrine. Using villas and gardens, painting and sculpture, literature and music from Florence, Rome, Ravenna and across Europe, he illustrates how the spirit of the pagan deities was reflected in the artistic productions of the age. | ||||
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