Social sciences

A practical guide to the medicinal uses of over 450 plants and herbs as applied in the traditional practices of the Cherokee. • Details the uses of over 450 plants for the treatment of over 120 ailments. • Written by the coauthor of Medicine of the Cherokee (40,000 copies sold). • Explains the healing elements of the Four Directions and the plants associated with them. &bull

Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was an extraordinary woman living in the Rhineland valley during most of the twelfth century. Besides being the abbess of a large and influential Benedictine abbey, she was a prominent preacher, healer, scientist and artist. She was also a composer and theologian, writing nine books on theology, medicine, science and physiology as well as 70 poems and an opera. At t

In TIME AND THE TECHNOSPHERE Argüelles shows that in order for us to survive and not destroy Earth's ability to sustain life we must change our definition of time and adopt a natural harmonic calendar based on the 13-moon 28-day cycle. Humanity deviated from this natural time 5000 years ago. The creation of the 12-month Gregorian calendar and the 60-minute hour of the mechanical clock has subjecte

Psychosomatic medicine has moved from the fringes to a position of complete respectability. Even the most conservative physicians and scientists realise that mind and body are an integral whole, each capable of affecting the other. In this book, the founder of Acoustic Brain Research takes psychosomatics one step further, moving into the fascinating field of pyschoacoustics. Through the use of hyp

Is there a mystical consciousness particularly natural to women?And if so, what role is it playing in the spiritual evolution of our world?To answer these questions, Hilary Hart travelled across the world meeting with contemporary mystics from a variety of traditions including Lakota Sioux, Sufism, Buddhism and West-African shamanism. The revelations of feminine wisdom offered from these encounter

What makes geniuses different from the rest of us? What is the difference between a prodigy and a genius? Are geniuses born or made? What is creative vision and where does it come from? What are the secrets of talent? And why do great creators seem to have so many oppositions in their personalities?In this mind-expanding investigation of creativity, John Briggs reveals that there is no special tra

n the eighty years since Marcel Duchamp drew a moustache on a copy of the Mona Lisa, the dissolving of cultural forms has intensified to the point that there is no longer an absolute, a "proper" form, anywhere. This generalized breakdown is evident in social and moral codes, in gender distinctions and personal relationships, in politics and economics, in literature, music, dance, painting, and arc

Have you noticed something about every “100 Greatest Movies Ever Made,” or “100 Films to See Before You Die” list? The people in those movies … they’re almost all men. With so much incredible cinema to choose from, there’s only so many movies you can watch about bunch of white guys struggling with their daddy issues, right?It’s time to push past the male gatekeepers of what makes a movie “great” o

This book explores the similar attitudes and methods behind modern society's treatment of animals and the way humans have often treated each other, most notably during the Holocaust. The book's epigraph and title are from "The Letter Writer," a story by the Yiddish writer and Nobel Laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer: "In relation to them, all people are Nazis; for the animals it is an eternal Treblink

Drawing on decades of experience, Donna Farhi offers the first book to set professional standards for yoga teachers   Considered the “teacher of teachers,” Donna Farhi has led international yoga retreats and trained yoga instructors around the world for over thirty years. In Teaching Yoga, she shares the knowledge she´s gained from her decades of experience, exploring with depth and co

The mysterious standing stones, burial grounds and stone circles that lace Europe, the British Isles and other areas have intrigued scientists, writers, artists and travellers through the centuries. They pose so many questions: Why do some places feel special? How do ley lines work? How did our ancestors use Earth energy to map their sacred sites and burial grounds? How do ghosts and poltergeists

Virtually anyone, anywhere knows that six million Jewish human beings were killed in the Jewish Holocaust. But how many African human beings were killed in the Black Holocaust–from the start of the European slave trade (c.1500) to the Civil War (1865)? And how many were enslaved? The Black Holocaust, a travesty that killed millions of African human beings, is the most underreported major eve

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is in the headlines daily, but do most Americans really understand what it is about? With dramatic events happening almost every day in this region, and the US government increasingly becoming involved, the American public deserves to hear both sides. "Arabs & Israel For Beginners"provides an intelligent, in-depth, yet humorous and accessible Palestinian perspectiv

There are over 519 million Black Women on the planet Earth, give or take a dozen. There's a Black Woman on each of the seven continents, in almost every country and in almost every context. There are even Black Women in the space program. So no matter where you go, she's already been there. She travels with forces greater than herself. Her presence is everywhere.BLACK WOMEN FOR BEGINNERS chronicle

During the second half of the Twentieth Century, the ideas of leading anarchist thinkers such as Proudhon, Bakunin, and Kropotkin seemed destined to fade into history. But today they are finding new energy and power. Libertarian flags wave above the crowds at anti-globalization and anti-corporation rallies. Anarchist axioms appear in contemporary debates on neoliberalism and ecology. Websites pass

With all the talk about "democracy" these days, it's surprising how little time is spent concentrating on the concept of democracy itself, its history and justification as a form of political governance. "Democracy For Beginners" looks at democracy's rich evolution in its varied forms, and at some of the challenges democracies face today. Beginning with the rise of democracy in fifth-century Ath

“If you would not be forgotten,as soon as you're dead and rotten,either write things worth reading,or do things worth the writing.”– Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790 Benjamin Franklin would seem to be the teller – and quite arguably the protagonist – of the Great American Success Story. As America's prototypical polymath, he excelled – and even defined – a number of professions including printer, writ

Women's History For Beginners offers a lively, revealing, and provocative overview of this important (and controversial) academic field. Who are the great women of history, and why don't we know more about them? You don't need to be a scholar to notice that men's history dominates everything we learn in school; yet a quick tour of the past reveals dynamic female role models at every turn. This

In a combination of witty text and illustrations U.S. CONSTITUTION FOR BEGINNERS take a tongue-in-cheek look at America's most critical legal document. Author and lawyer Steve Bachmann has written a text that touches on the document's history beginning with the Magna Carta. He then traces the events that precipitated its writing, the personalities and motives of the people who create it, and its u