Camarillo, CA: Devorss & Co, (2004). SIGNED first edition - A book which leads us "along the trails of Point Reyes National Seashore in Northern California and encourages each of us to discover the path within that connects our soul with nature on a spiritual level." SIGNED on the title page and dated in 10/04. Maps inside covers. Illustrated with photographs. 180 pp. ISBN: 0-875167977.

London: Macmillan, 1927 (c 1912). Hardcover - The first of two books by this noted philosopher based on his Gifford Lectures. They serve as the most developed statement of his metaphysical views, but their publication incited a significant critical reaction to his views, especially on the controversy surrounding idealism and materialism and on the nature of finite individuality. Common to Bosanquet's work is a "desire to find common ground among philosophers of various traditions and to show relationships among different schools of thought, rather than to dwell on what separates them.. .At the time of his death, he was arguably 'the most popular and influential of the English idealists'." (Stanford Encylopedia of Philosophy) Index. xxxvii, 409 pp.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1957) dj. Hardcover - Based on the 1946 Tarner Lectures. Concludes with a brief discussion of the question "is science invention or discovery? Index. xii, 376 pp.

New York: Macmillan, (1969) dj. Hardcover first edition - An unusual experimental work - the first page states only "Man is dead." - the first book written while he was still a young man, by this author and literary agent, who, among other things, established the Edge Foundation, an organization that brings together leading thinkers across a broad range of scientific and technical fields. Small format. 166 pp plus 4 pp of notes.

New York: Random House, (1966) dj. Hardcover first edition - A classic and influential work by this American scholar, writer and philosopher, which he describes as "a continuation of the voyage begun in 'Life Against Death'. " In this he discusses the work of Sigmund Freud in relation to philosophy, as well as criticizing the Western tradition of political thought, as he argues that the body, rather than reason or the mind, is the key to understanding human nature. He contends that the liberation of the body and sexuality is necessary for true political freedom. Bibliography. 276 pp. Uncommon in the hardcover first edition, and especially so in this condition.

New York: Viking, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book by one of the founders of the Sanctuary movement - one which presents "his beliefs and experiences as a former goat raiser, naturalist, activist, and Quaker whose wanderings have led him to many locations in the United States and Latin America. [He] describes the brutality he has witnessed as an activist in the sanctuary movement.. and expounds upon human rights and civil disobedience in the spirit of Henry David Thoreau, Saul Alinsky, and Gandhi." (Library Journal)" Review copy with publisher's material, including a photograph of the author laid in. xi, 237 pp. ISBN: 0-670828467.

New York: Meredith Press, 1966.

San Francisco: Albert G. De Quevedo Guild, 1931. Hardcover first edition - A slim volume described as a "study in personality" by this inspirational speaker and educator - a book which urges everyone to step away from their fears and concerns and to appreciate the beautiful harmony of the world around them. An appealing volume with the text superimposed on a pale green landscape illustration by Lawrence Haste, designed and executed by Schwabacher-Frey of San Francisco, and "given to the public by the Albert G. De Quevedo Guild". Unpaginated.

Boulder, CO: Sounds True, (2017). SIGNED first edition - A book which, month by month "shows you how to use meditation to cultivate true depth in your own writing so your words reveal layers of profound insight that inspire and move your readers." SIGNED on the title page. 189 pp. Promotional postcard laid in. ISBN: 978-1622039111.

Boulder, CO: Sounds True, (2017). SIGNED first edition - A book which, month by month "shows you how to use meditation to cultivate true depth in your own writing so your words reveal layers of profound insight that inspire and move your readers." INSCRIBED on the title page. 189 pp. ISBN: 978-1622039111.

New York: Columbia Universtiy Press, (1970). A book whcih "examines the role of social forces in determining the goals of science and considers what the scientist owes to society as a whole and what benefits the layman may legitimately expect from science." xii. Illustrated. 167 pp. ISBN: 0-231085443.

Berkeley, CA: Foster Travel Publications, (2005). SIGNED first edition - A book which consists 25 essays, each with a full color photo illustration, in which Foster evokes a place in his worldwide travels - from Oakland, CA to Egypt to Bali and more - and then raises a question about the spiritual geography of our era. This is his answer to the question, "How does the typical modern person balance what is wondrous and what is horrific about life in our time?" Winner of Best Travel Commentary award in the annual BAIPA Awards (Bay Area Independent Publishers Association). INSCRIBED on the title page. 155 pp. ISBN: 978-0976084303.

New York: Renaissance Books/ St Martin's Press, (1998) dj. Hardcover - A appealing small volume, illustrated with full-color plates by Cathy Pavia. 140 pp. ISBN: 1-580630200.

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, (1957) dj. Hardcover first edition - A title in the Studies in Philosophical Psychology series, edited and with a preface by R. F. Holland. Bibliography, index. vii, 119 pp.

Chicago: Contemporary Books, Inc., (1984). Hardcover first edition - A collection of poems which explore the traditional philosophical principles and teachings of the practitioners of the Japanese martial art, ninjutsu, illustrated with the author's black and white photographs. "Hayes met and began training under Tsunehisa Tanemura and he later trained under Masaaki Hatsumi, the 34th Grandmaster of Togakure-ry ninjutsu and is the founder of the Bujinkan organization. In 1997, Hayes founded the martial art of To-Shin Do, based in his experience of bud taijutsu. In 2007 Black Belt magazine described him as 'one of the 10 most influential living martial artists in the world'. He also acted in the 1980 television miniseries Shogun." (Wikipedia) Introduction by the author. Caligraphy by Kiyomi Fujimoto. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0-809253836.

New York: Harper & Row, (1970). Edited and with an introduction by J. Glenn Gray, Index. 324 pp. ISBN: 0-061314633.

New York: Harper & Row, (1976) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Includes ten pieces, selected both to provide an introduction to Heidegger's writing and for being particularly throught-provoking: six complete essays, two uncut excepts and two abridged pieces, four of them in translations especially prepared for this volume. Edited and with a preface, general introduction an introduction to each selection by David Krell. INSCRIBED by editor David Farrell Krell to the late noted Oklahoma book collector, Larry Owens, on the half title page, and dated in 1996.Suggestions for further study. xvi, 397 pp. ISBN: 0-06063846X.

New York: Columbia University Press, c. 1954 (ca 1970's). Notes, 136 pp. ISBN: 0-231-08501x.

New York: Columbia University Press, (1966, c. 1954). Notes, 136 pp. ISBN: 0-231-08501x.

New York: George Braziller, (1970). Hardcover first edition - A collection of eight separate essays on the nature of art and how art can permeate the whole sphere of man's thinking and on his sense of what he is and is not. Notes, index. xc, 268 pp.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, (1970.) dj. Hardcover - Essays on education, religion, charity and foreign aid by this former priest and innovative thinker. Introduction by Erich Fromm. First or early edition with code L50 indicating publication in 1970. 189 pp.

New York: Simon & Schuster/ TED, (2014) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - In this brief book, Iyer, a lifelong traveler investigates the "lives of people who have made a life seeking stillness: from Matthieu Ricard, a Frenchman with a PhD in molecular biology who left a promising scientific career to become a Tibetan monk, to singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, who traded the pleasures of the senses for several years of living the near-silent life of meditation as a Zen monk." and he also draws on his own experiences. Illustrated with double page full color photographs by Icelandic/Canadian photographer Eydis S. Luna Einarsdottir. SIGNED on the half title page. 74 pp. ISBN: 978-1476784724.

New York: Black Cat / Grove Atlantic, (2015(. First edition - Twitter brought to the print world - a "wry philosopichical manifesto in aphorism form." Glossary. 120 pp plus an afterword.

New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, 2002. First edition - A book in which the author also wrestles with good and evil. "Delacroix, a narrative artist of the mid 19th century, portrayed one of the most enigmatic episodes in Genesis. It was said to be his 'spiritual testimony,' and it took him eight years to complete. In the manner of an intuitive detective, Kauffmann investigates the painting and the church that houses it. Stroke by meticulous stroke, he uncovers the paintings deeper meaning the struggle with God for the artist and for himself, as he attempts to put his own troubled past into perspective." (A foreign correspondent, he was imprisoned in Beirut from 1985 to 1988) Translated from the French by Patricia Clancy. Bibliography. 198 pp.

Arcadia, California: The Marvimon Foundation, (1914) dj. Hardcover first edition - A slim book containing a "new melding of time-old conceptions into a simple and workable philosophy of life for a mind that does not presume to know the beyond" - essentially, this life is all we have and we should find joy in this life (which doesn't sound so "barren.") Illustrated with a color frontispiece and symbolic design and sketches by Mary Carlin. 69 pp plus a final drawing.

New York: Philosophical Library, (1962.). Hardcover - Fairly uncommon early 'self-help' book by this prolific psychotherapist, ending with his ten rules ranging from learn to say 'yes', refuse to be discouraged, be decisive, be flexible, have fun, SIGNED on the front endpaper. 96 pp.

London & Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul, (1981). Hardcover first edition - A book which "examines the major issues in the philosophy of social science, paying specific attention to cross-cultural understanding, humanism versus scientism, individualism versus collectivism, and the shaping of theory by evaluative commitment." Notes, bibliography, index. vi, 194 pp. ISBN: 0-710007833.