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Bhakti Yoga    by Ratan Lal Basu
Price: Free! 2320 words. Language: English. Published on July 23, 2011. Nonfiction » Philosophy » Religious philosophy.

This booklet explains the principle of Bhakti Yoga (Devotional Yoga) and explains why devotion without true wisdom degenerates into self seeking, avenues of fulfilling baser desires, blind ritualism, idolatry and morbid fantasy. The text also explains the relation between science and true wisdom
Sophronismos - The Rise of Alcibiades    by Allen Hansen
Price: $2.99 USD. 61890 words. Language: English. Published on July 22, 2011. Nonfiction » Philosophy » Ancient philosophy.

A book about philosophy and historical fiction that explores the life of Socrates and his associates during the middle period of his life. It was during this time that Athens and all of Greece was in turmoil, and the father of western philosphy underwent a significant transformation.
MENNONITES IN MISSOURI, Volume 1    by Ray Speckman
Price: Free! 2090 words. Language: English. Published on July 21, 2011. Nonfiction » Philosophy » Religious philosophy.

The first in a series about the customs, beliefs and lives of Mennonites in Missouri, told by an "Englishman" (non-Mennonite), an impressed admirer.
Principles of Hatha Yoga    by Ratan Lal Basu
Price: Free! 2460 words. Language: English. Published on July 19, 2011. Nonfiction » Philosophy » Asian philosophy.

The book gives a general outline of the Hatha Yoga methods as delineated in the Book “Hatha Yoga Pradipika”, written in Sanskrit by Yogi Svatmarama during the fifteenth century A.D.
Aristotle eating ice cream and other poems of little gravity    by Glenn Fieber
Price: $1.99 USD. 3330 words. Language: English. Published on July 18, 2011. Nonfiction » Philosophy » Biography.

a collection of poems, residue from my encounters during the 20 years from (1964-1985)--ok, 21
Karma Yoga    by Ratan Lal Basu
Price: Free! 7460 words. Language: English. Published on July 16, 2011. Nonfiction » Philosophy » Religious philosophy.

The book defines different types of Yoga and elaborates the principles of Karma Yoga with personal experience and excerpts from the Hindu sacred text ‘Gita’ & ‘Karma Yoga’ by Swami Vivekananda.
Teachings from Tibet: Guidance from Great Lamas    by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Price: $0.99 USD. 67190 words. Language: English. Published by Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive on July 15, 2011. Nonfiction » Philosophy » Religious philosophy.

This title contains teachings from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Kyabje Ling Rinpoche, Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche, Khunu Lama Rinpoche, Tsenshab Serkong Rinpoche, Song Rinpoche, Geshe Lhundub Sopa, Geshe Rabten, Gomchen Khampala, Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey, Gehlek Rinpoche, Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche.
The Yoga of Offering Food    by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Price: $0.99 USD. 7320 words. Language: English. Published by Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive on July 15, 2011. Nonfiction » Philosophy » Religious philosophy.

All the things we do -- eating, walking, washing, working, talking -- everything can become very powerful methods for quickly achieving enlightenment. Through the Mahayana practice of offering the food we eat which is based on the Hinayana and adorned with the Vajrayana our lives become most beneficial, not only for ourselves but for all sentient beings.
Proscritos    by Alberto Jiménez Ure
Price: $3.50 USD. 20400 words. Language: Spanish. Published by Emooby  on July 13, 2011. Nonfiction » Philosophy » Contemporary philosophy.

El libro Proscritos es la máxima de las compilaciones de pensamientos («aforismos», «apotegmas», «axiomas») del escritor venezolano Alberto Jiménez Ure: que, durante más de veinte años, diseminó mediante sus ensayos, editoriales y artículos de opinión publicados en decenas de diarios y revistas de su país y el exterior.
Tomorrow, as the Crow Flies    by Andrew Oberg
Price: $1.99 USD. 66880 words. Language: English. Published on July 12, 2011. Nonfiction » Philosophy » Ethics & moral philosophy.

"Tomorrow, as the Crow Flies" is a book of ideas. Written in the style of a blog, it covers such philosophical topics as the absence of a soul, issues of personal identity and community, core values for modern life, and the nature of truth. Personal, social, and political concerns are also discussed, with a unique form of government offered for consideration in the author’s 'control socialism'.