Still the Mind - An Introduction to Meditation by Alan Watts In his teachings, Alan Watts uses words to
take us beyond them. He instills in listeners not only an understanding
of meditation, but an experience of it as well. Watts first became
famous as an intellectual and then as a serious student of Buddhism and
meditation.
Still the Mind consists of several talks he gave in
his later years, recorded and edited by his son, Mark Watts. His
speaking shows a maturity and wisdom that can only come after years of
meditation, and his words are still as visionary today as when they
were first spoken. Whether you are experienced in meditation or just
beginning,
Still the Mind is an invaluable guide. It takes you on a wonderful journey that shows you the great miracle of who you really are.
Portrait Of A Killer: Jack The Ripper -- Case Closed Well, I am sure - THAT case is far from being closed...it is a very controversial book, probably fiction (and it made big money:)) but.. I have read that book, and if not more, we can learn a lot about Victorian London's East End and its poverty.
Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Audiobooks | 7 July 2007
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The Liar's Club Mary Karr’s The Liars’ Club, published in 1995 in New York, is a memoir of Karr’s turbulent childhood in the fictional eastern Texas town of Leechfield, and later in Colorado.
The memoir describes the sort of childhood that many people would wish to avoid. Mary’s parents fight constantly and eventually divorce only to remarry later.
Although the pages of The Liars’ Club are chock full of arguments, fights, and unsavory incidents of all kinds, the memoir was hugely successful. Readers probably also sense that underneath the surface turbulence, this dysfunctional family still loves each other.
8 mp3 + the book "Analysis, Context, and Criticism of The Liars' Club by Mary Karr.pdf"
Nestled on a bend of the River Rhine, in the South West corner of Germany, is the City of Worms. It’s one of the oldest cities in central Europe; it still has its early city walls, its 11th century Romanesque cathedral and a 500-year-old printing industry, but in its centre is a statue of the monk, heretic and founder of the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther. In 1521 Luther came to Worms to explain his attacks on the Catholic Church to the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, and the gathered dignitaries of the German lands. What happened at that meeting, called the Diet of Worms, tore countries apart, set nation against nation, felled kings and plunged dynasties into suicidal bouts of infighting.
But why did Martin Luther risk execution to go to the Diet, what was at stake for the big players of medieval Europe and how did events at the Diet of Worms irrevocably change the history of Europe?
Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Audiobooks | 6 July 2007
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Isaac Newton and His Apple
Unabridged
Read by Geoffrey Palmer
Total Duration: 1:17:46
You've probably heard of Isaac Newton...
He is horribly famous for:
- discovering gravity
- getting hit on the head with an apple.
But have you heard that Isaac:
- came bottom of class at school?
- poked sticks in his eye and nearly blinded himself?
Yes, even though he's dead, Isaac's still full of surprises.
Now you can get the inside story with Isaac's undiscovered diary and find out how the whole world was turned upside-down by an apple.
Still the Mind - An Introduction to Meditation by Alan Watts
Mary Karr’s The Liars’ Club, published in 1995 in New York, is a memoir of Karr’s turbulent childhood in the fictional eastern Texas town of Leechfield, and later in Colorado.
