Opening the door of your heart and other Buddhist tales of happiness by Ajahn Brahm This book contains 108 tales, many of them retellings of old fables and teaching parables, some others personal, which illustrate Buddhist fundamental teachings. A talkative tortoise gets a chance to fly by holding on to a stick held by swans. …
Oct 04
Book Review: Meditations on Violence
Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training & Real World Violence by Rory Miller This book was recommended on Amazon for people who liked THE GIFT OF FEAR, and since my library didn’t have it, I took a chance and bought a copy. Wow. It’s completely changed the way I feel about my …
Oct 01
Book Review: On Second Thought
On Second Thought: Outsmarting Your Mind’s Hard-Wired Habits by Wray Herbert I’ve read so much pop science on neurology that I’m always skeptical that a book will surprise and delight me with new information, and I’m delighted to say that this book does. Herbert wins by focusing on heuristics, an important idea that is usually …
Sep 28
CHANGING PLACES/CHANGER’S TURF
Changing Places/Changer’s Turf Well, FAERIE KILLER, the fourth book in the Kit Melbourne series is out now, in ebook and paperback. Congratulations to the winners of the Goodreads book giveaway, which ended last week. They should be getting their signed copies soon.But of course, I’ve already started rewriting the sequel to FAERIE KILLER. And by …