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| The Declaration of Evolution: When in the course of organic evolution it becomes obvious that amutational process is inevitably dissolving the physical and neurological bonds which connect the members of one generation to the past and inevitably directing them to assume among the species of Earth the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and Nature's God entitle them, a decent concern for the harmony of species requires that the causes of the mutation should be declared... Click for full transcript by Timothy Leary "Visionaries like Martin Luther King, Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Aldo Leopold, Henry David Thoreau, Simone Weil, and Mahatma Gandhi have guided us toward a socially engaged spirituality. All made radical commitments to changing both the psyche and the world. The Dalai Lama is one of the most eloquent advocates for this integration. He says our vast global challenges can only be resolved by balancing our inner development with compassionate action." -Gail Straub, The Rhythm of Compassion. |
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The Words of Peace: Nobel Prize Speeches ed. by Irwin Abrams Newmarket, New York 
| The voice of 52 Peace Prize laureates since 1901, including Schweitzer, the Dalai Lama, and Mother Teresa, edited from their acceptance speeches and lectures and by the world's foremost historian of the Nobel Prize. 15 photos, chronology. |
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The Story of Mankind Hendrik Willem Van Loon Norton, New York, 1999. 
| Anyone who can chronicle world history from 500,000 B.C. to present times--and do so in a lively, entertaining style--deserves a medal. Luckily, the bestowers of the very first Newbery Medal in 1922 thought so, too. The warm, personable tone of Hendrik Willem van Loon's writing lends itself to true learning in a way that stern, dry textbooks never do. In the introduction, he describes climbing a tower in Rotterdam in his youth. |
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How the Mind Works Steven Pinker Norton, New York, 1999. 
| Why do fools fall in love? Why does a man's annual salary, on average, increase $600 with each inch of his height? When a crack dealer guns down a rival, how is he just like Alexander Hamilton, whose face is on the ten-dollar bill? How do optical illusions function as windows on the human soul? Cheerful, cheeky, occasionally outrageous MIT psychologist Steven Pinker answers all of the above and more in his marvelously fun, awesomely informative survey of modern brain science. |
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The Point of Existence : Transformations of Narcissism in Self-Realization A. H. Almaas Shambhala Pubns 
| The third and final book in Almaas's Diamond Mind series, this 602-page tome reformulates the traditionally accepted definition of narcissism, positing it as the major barrier to self-realization--we are staring at reflections of ourselves thinking we are looking at the real self until we fall through the surface of the pond. Dissecting the nature of self to expose ego's mimicry, Almaas illuminates the relationship between the different approaches of various psychological and religious traditions, leaving no stone unturned in his search for "essence." |
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The Psychoanalysis of Fire Gaston Bachelard Beacon Press, 1968 | |
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The Creators Daniel J. Boorstin Vintage Books 1993 | By piecing the lives of selected individuals into a grand mosaic, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Daniel J. Boorstin explores the development of artistic innovation over 3,000 years. A hugely ambitious chronicle of the arts that Boorstin delivers with the scope that made his Discoverers a national bestseller. |
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The Ascent of Man J. Bronowski Little, Brown, 1973 | This work traces the development of science as an expression of the special gifts that characterize man and make him preeminent among animals. Bronowski's exciting, splendidly illustrated investigation offers a new perspective not just on science, but on civilization itself. Photographs. |
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Spiritual Literacy: Reading the Sacred in Everyday Life Frederic Brussat and Mary Ann Brussat Scribner, 1996 
| Here is an astoundingly rich and needed addition to spiritual literature. With Sisyphean diligence, Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat have managed to compile an extraordinary array of spiritual passages from writers across time and regardless of religious denomination. |
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The Day the Universe Changed James Burke Little Brown, New York, 1995 
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The Artist's Way Julia Cameron J P Tarcher 1995 
| Asserting that creative expression is the natural direction of life, noted Hollywood screenwriter and director Julia Cameron presents an exciting method for artists to recover their creativity from limiting beliefs, self-sabotage, inattention, fear, jealousy, guilt, addictions, and other forces that inhibit the creative process. |
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