Frommer’s Nepal, 3rd. Ed.

Just when a reader of travel books might reasonably think there isn’t anything new to be discovered or a fresh viewpoint to be found, a new spate of engaging books appears on publishers’ lists reflecting ... Read More »

April 19, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Way Stations to Heaven: 50 Major Visionary Shrines in the United States

By Sandra Gurvis

April 19, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Where Every Breath Is a Prayer: A Photographic Pilgrimage into the Spiritual Heart of Asia

By Jon Ortner

April 19, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

The Road Within: True Stories of Transformation Around the World

By Sean O’Reilly, James O’Reilly and Tim O’Reilly, eds.

April 19, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Popol Vuh: A Sacred Book of the Maya

By Victor Montejo,David Unger, trans., Luis Garay, illus.

The Popol Vuh is the Sacred Book of the K’iche’, Mayan people who thrived in pre-Columbian Guatemala. First written down in the 16th century, the text relates the creation stories of the Maya: how light ... Read More »

April 19, 2004 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Climb A Fallen Ladder: How to Survive (and Thrive!) in a Downsized America

By Rochelle H. Gordon and Catherine E. Harold

Nearly all the guidebooks currently available to Canadians looking for work begin with the same little story: Once upon a time, there was a happy and prosperous society. People had no difficulty finding jobs, and ... Read More »

April 19, 2004 | Filed under: Health & Self-help