Ani Pachen grew up in Tibet, her father providing all she needed. Overnight all that changed. During the Chinese invasion, Ani's father died, she took over and led her people in resistance. Eventually she was imprisoned and tortured for 21 years. Her spiritual upbringing allowed her to survive, to remain a strong and powerful woman.

Sorrow Mountain

Pachen, Ani & Adelaide Donnelly

Biographies & Memoirs

Kodansha

Asian fighting arts

DRAEGER, Donn F. and SMITH, Robert W.

On Kissing: Travels in an Intimate Landscape

Self-Help

Adrianne Blue

Relationships

This illuminating handbook shows that Zen transcends time & place, imparting truths as valuable to entrepreneurs & homemakers as they are to monks & poets. Using a series of real-life koans -- modern stories that mirror traditional Zen parables -- Besserman shows how Zen techniques can help us resolve problems in our personal relationships, enhance our work lives, & find new dimensions of physical & emotional well-being. She blends spirituality & practicality as she shows how an understanding that everything just is can free us from empty myths & unlock the wonder in our everyday lives. Even longtime students of the discipline will find new insights in this book, where Besserman shares her vivid, humane vision of the Zen way.

Owning It: Zen And The Art Of Facing Life

Religion & Spirituality

Perle Besserman

Buddhism

This is the intimate &amp; inspiring story of the man who has brought the works of Japan s greatest writers to worldwide attention through his highly acclaimed writings, translations, &amp; anthologies. It is the deeply personal story of his remarkable life -- from a Depression-era childhood through his wartime experiences as a naval intelligence officer in the Pacific, his early enchantment with the now-vanished world of old Kyoto, &amp; the diverse &amp; lasting friendships he made in New York, Japan, &amp; England. Includes illuminating anecdotes about such writers as Yukio Mishima, Yasunari Kawabata, Kenzaburo Oe, &amp; Kobo Abe.

On Familiar Terms: A Journey Across Cultures

Donald Keene

The Silent Firefly, Japanese Songs of Love and OtherThings

Large format book about Japanese puppet theater illustrated with b/w and colored photos, 287 page followed by the written score for Osono's Monologue. There is also a 33 RMP recording.

Bunraku: The Art of the Japanese Puppet Theatre.

Arts & Photography

KEENE, Donald

Performing Arts

The World of Japanese Ceramics

Sanders, Herbert

Beautiful second printing (1970) of this stunning collection of plates by Hiroahige (Famous Views seems to be the subtitle). Has creasing on corners of front cover from use, like new inside , no fading, a real beauty.

Early Painting

Muneshige Narazaki

Masterworks of Ukiyo-e: Sharaku

SUZUKI, Juzo

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