A New England farmer and MIT professor's stories of his transition from horse-and-buggy to automobile in 1918. Adventures with "Lizzie," a 1918 Model T Ford, and "Caddie Maria," a 1912 Cadillac -- delightfully told with matter-of-fact Yankee humor.

Joys and Sorrows of an Automobilist

James, Walter H.

Biographies & Memoirs

Earth Heart

Towering 14,162 feet above far northern California, Mount Shasta is a landmark comparable to Japan's Mount Fujiyama. Home to California's largest glacier, it is one of the volcanos of the Cascade Range, part of the Pacific "Ring of Fire." This book paints two pictures: a portrait of the many faces and moods of Mount Shasta and a "human mosaic" of writings by, interviews with and pictures of people who have many diverse perspectives on this magnificent mountain. Those who hold the book in their hands will see awesome storm clouds, rainbows and brilliant sunny days; they will hear from people whose words reflect precisely their own feelings about the mountain, and from people whose thoughts could not sound more alien. The book introduces us to each other no matter how we approach the mountain. We hope it will foster a better understanding of the mountain and a kinship among those who know it as a special place, for whatever reasons.

Mount Shasta: Where Heaven and Earth Meet

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Mount Shasta...: Where Heaven and Earth Meet

Travel

Chuang Tsu/ Inner Chapters is a companion volume to Gia-fu Feng and Jane English's translation of Tao Te Ching, which has enjoyed great success since its publication in 1972, and had a 25th anniversary edition published in 1997. 
Very little is known about Chuang Tsu and that little is inextricably woven into legend. It is said that he was a contemporary of Mencius, an official in the Lacquer Garden of Meng in Honan Province around the fourth century B.C. Chuang Tsu was to Lao Tsu as Saint Paul was to Jesus and Plato to Socrates. 
While the other philosophers were busying themselves with the practical matters of government and rules of conduct, Chuang Tsu transcended the whang cheng, the illusory dust of the world--thus anticipating Zen Buddhism's emphasis on a state of emptiness or ego transcendence. With humor, imagery and fantasy, he captures the depth of Chinese thinking. The seven "Inner Chapters" presented in this translation are accepted by scholars as being definitely the work of Chuang Tsu. Another twenty-six chapters are of questionable origin; they are interpretations of his teaching and may have been added by later commentators. 
This translation of Inner Chapters was originally published in 1974. This new edition, published by Earth Heart in 1997, includes many new photographs by Jane English and an introduction by Tai Ji master Chungliang Al Huang, who has been highly successful in bringing to the West the wisdom of the East.

Chuang Tsu: Inner Chapters

Religion & Spirituality

Chuang Tsu

New Age & Spirituality

In this book childless people tell their personal stories of finding forms of parenting other than through biological children. It includes chapters by Jeffrey Mishlove, Jane English, Stanislav Grof, Brooke Medicine Eagle, and 16 other men and women from many walks of life. There is also a cross-cultural and historical overview of the roles of childless people. The book speaks to people facing infertility, to people choosing childlessness in an overpopulated world, and to therapists and counselors.

Childlessness Transformed: Stories of Alternative Parenting

Health, Fitness & Dieting

English, Jane

Psychology & Counseling

In the spirit of the Zen teaching story that speaks of not mistaking a finger that points to the moon for the moon itself, this book contains photographs, words and paintings that point to ineffable yet commonplace realities that are beyond words and images. 
This engrossing collection has a delightful mix of serious and light-hearted approaches. It explores diverse subjects, from the implications of being born non-labor cesarean to proving statistically that the Tarot divination system in fact transcends the supposedly immutable laws of chance. In an insightful essay Jane examines the gap between technology and consciousness, seeing nuclear energy as both problem and opportunity. Drawing on her own experiences she also explores the relationship of white and Native American cultures. Raising more questions than she answers she gives readers the opportunity to examine their own journey and ask themselves, "How willing am I to explore my own depths?" 
Fingers pointing to the Moon is a unique and autobiographical telling of significant events and pathways in the life of Jane English, author, photographer, artist, and hot-air balloon pilot, who also holds a doctorate in subatomic physics.

Fingers Pointing to the Moon: Words and Images of Paradox-Common Sense-Whimsy-Transcendence

This book is a record of the author's ten years of actively exploring the personal, social and spiritual implications of having herself been born non-labor caesarean. With nearly 20% of the babies in the U.S. being born caesarean, we all need to be aware of the differences between caesarean born and vaginally born people.

Different Doorway: Adventures of a Caesarean Born

English, Jane B.

A dragonfly is born in a pond and flies to a mountaintop where it meets a young woman who is a fire lookout. A journey through the seasons and the dragonfly's life cycle. Sixty exquisite pen-and-ink drawings. An intriguing book for all children . . . ages 8 to 80! 
This book is multi-faceted. It is a delightful children's story; is is accurate natural history; it deals with fire lookouts, which are an interesting part of our history and are in some areas now being designated as national historical landmarks. And perhaps most of all, the artwork, also by Judy Hatch, is a delight to all ages and an inspiration to chhildren to try the same technique of drawing with just dots. 
This book will become a children's classic, much in the tradition of Make Way For Ducklings, which also has black and white drawings and is the story of animals' life cycle and their interaction with humans.

The Dragonfly of Lookout Mountain

Hatch, Judy

Children's Books

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