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Michael Greger in Santa Rosa, CA

Friday, September 10 - Saturday, September 11
Michael Greger, author of Bird Flu and Carbophobia, will talk on the subject of nutrition.

Brooklyn Book Festival

Sunday, September 12, 10:00am - 6:00pm
Visit the Lantern table (in our own 'hood!) at the Brooklyn Book Festival, and confirm our suspicion that Brooklynites love non-fiction every bit as much as fiction.

Diane Lefer at Bluestockings

Wednesday, September 15, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Diane Lefer will be reading from and discussing her book The Blessing Next to the Wound, written about and with Hector Aristizábal, at Bluestockings Bookstore in NYC.

Michael Greger in Portland, OR

Saturday, September 18
Michael Greger, author of Bird Flu and Carbophobia, will talk on the subject of nutrition.

Michael Greger in Honolulu, HI

Tuesday, September 21 - Thursday, September 23
Michael Greger, author of Bird Flu and Carbophobia, will talk on the subject of nutrition.

Raw Spirit Festival Welcomes Will Tuttle

Friday, September 24, 10:00am - Saturday, September 25, 5:00pm
Come hear Will Tuttle, author of The World Peace Diet, and others speak at the Raw Spirit Festival.

Thriving After Torture

Saturday, September 25
Hector Aristizábal will offer the perspective of a torture survivor and discuss his book, The Blessing Next to the Wound, at the 4th annual QUIT (Quaker Initiative to End Torture) Conference at the Quaker Center in Ben Lomond, California.

Michael Greger in San Diego, CA

Saturday, October 2, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Michael Greger, author of Bird Flu and Carbophobia, will talk on the subject of nutrition.

Doors open and refreshments start at 6:45pm

Michael Greger in San Francisco

Sunday, October 3
Michael Greger, author of Bird Flu and Carbophobia, will talk on the subject of nutrition.

Michael Greger in St. George, UT

Monday, October 4
Michael Greger, author of Bird Flu and Carbophobia, will talk on the subject of nutrition.

Will Tuttle at the World Peace Yoga Festival

Thursday, October 21, 9:00am - Sunday, October 24, 5:00pm
Come to the The World Peace Diet. This course will lead to certification for facilitating classes and study groups based on the book.

Boston Vegetarian Food Festival

Saturday, October 30 - Sunday, October 31
Visit Michael Greger (author of Bird Flu) and Melanie Joy (author of Strategic Action for Animals) at this two day festival.

Michael Greger in Boston, MA

Saturday, October 30 - Sunday, October 31
Michael Greger, author of Bird Flu and Carbophobia, will talk on the subject of nutrition.

Aristizábal & Lefer at Village Books

Thursday, November 11, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Co-authors Diane Lefer and Hector Aristizábal of The Blessing Next to the Wound will be reading from the book and leading a discussion in Pacific Palisades, CA.

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Labor Day

Like a warm-weather New Year's Day, Labor Day gives us a chance to take stock of things before the bustle of the fall season begins. Why not use this Labor Day to check in with your New Year's resolutions or make a new one to take care of your personal fitness and health?

Now Available


The Practical Peacemaker Kate Lawrence
The Practical Peacemaker

The Practical Peacemaker shows how compassionate people concerned about violence, inequity, and environmental destruction can, by living simply, transform their lives into an effective statement for peace. Everyday choices, if arising from ethical intention, can make a substantial difference!
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Kindle download
 
The Blessing Next to the Wound Hector Aristizábal, Diane Lefer
The Blessing Next to the Wound

The story of a torture survivor from Colombia who has dedicated his life to healing the pains of others. Shockingly honest, heartbreaking, and vibrantly told, The Blessing Next to the Wound is a passionate and evocative memoir that, amid enormous suffering and loss, is a full-throated affirmation of life.
Table of Contents
Introduction
 
No Easy Answers Brooks Brown, Rob Merritt
No Easy Answers

"Brooks, I like you now. Get out of here. Go home." Those were Eric Harris's last words to Brooks Brown before Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into Columbine High School and opened fire.
Chapter One
Kindle download
 
The Violent Person Raymond B. Flannery, Jr., Ph.D., FAPM
The Violent Person

Written for these individuals as well as the general reader in jargon-free language by one of the foremost experts in the world on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Here is a book for anyone with a concern for, and an interest in, the mechanisms of human violence, stress at the breaking point, and the workings of the human brain. This book is written to save lives.
Table of Contents
Chapter2
Kindle download
 
Finding Peace in Troubled Times Editor Prof. Donald W. Mitchell, Editor Fr. James A. Wiseman
Finding Peace in Troubled Times

Featuring His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Pope John Paul II, Bhikshuni Thubten Chödrön, Fr. Thomas Keating, Joseph Goldstein, Abbot John Daido Loori, Rev. Heng Sure, Stephanie Kaza, and Zenkei Blanche Hartman on the nature of suffering.
Table of Contents
 

Coming Soon


Sweeping the Dust Ruth Lauer-Manenti
Sweeping the Dust

Teachings on yogic principles that open up the emotional and spiritual pathways that allow us to deepen our yoga practice and go to the essence of the ancient wisdom contained within.
Foreword by Sharon Gannon
Rainbow Falafel
Brush with Death
Kindle download
 
Change of Heart Nick Cooney
Change of Heart

An easy-to-use psychology primer for anyone wanting to spread progressive social change. Developed so that non-profits, community organizers and others can make science-driven decisions in their advocacy work.
Table of Contents
Introduction
ChapterOne: Looking Inward
 
To Change a Mind Dr. John A. McKinnon
To Change a Mind

In this companion to his first book, An Unchanged Mind, John A. McKinnon provides invaluable advice to all parents of teenagers and young adults. Using case studies gathered from his years helping parents with troubled adolescents, Dr. McKinnon explores the ways that adolescent development can be derailed in today’s complex culture and how parents can prevent this from happening in the first place.
Read more....
 
Into the Depths Sr. Mary Margaret Funk
Into the Depths

On what should have been a routine trip to the local town for a convocation ceremony, a flash flood swept away the jeep in which Sr. Meg, three nuns, a priest, and a disabled boy they had adopted were traveling. Only she and the priest survived. In the great tradition of spiritual confessions, Into the Depths is an account of one woman’s struggle to engage with the most profound questions of faith.
Introduction
ChapterFour: The Team
 

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