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  • THE LOVE BEGGARS: Poems 1995-2004. by Attie, Michael.
    Attie, Michael.
    THE LOVE BEGGARS: Poems 1995-2004.

    Edition: First printing in wrappers.

    Los Angeles: Neon Buddha Press, (2004). First edition - The second book of poems by Attie, who has been a student of Zen, Vipassana and Advaita for over 40 years. 86 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in illustrated stapled gray wrappers (address label on first page)

    Book ID: 88412
    Keywords: buddhism, humor, Poetry
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  • Ho, Minfong & Ros, Saphan ( Illustrated by Jean & Mou-Sien Tseng).
    THE TWO BROTHERS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Lothrup, Lee & Shepherd, 1995. Hardcover first edition - Story based on a traditional Cambodian folktale of two orphaned brothers, growing up together in a Buddhist monastery. Illustrated in full color. ISBN: 0-688-125506.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated boards, lacking the dj.

    Book ID: 21729
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  • FACING TWO WAYS: The Story of My Life. by Ishimoto, Baroness Shidzue (1897-2001)
    Ishimoto, Baroness Shidzue (1897-2001)
    FACING TWO WAYS: The Story of My Life.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Farrar & Rinehart Inc., (1935). Hardcover first edition - The memoirs of an 20th century Japanese feminist and one of the first women elected to the Diet of Japan. She was best known as a pioneer in the birth control movement and a strong supporter of labour reform. Born into a family of samurai, she married a young baron at an early age, and they began their life together at the Miike coal fields in Japan and she witnessed first hand the hardships endured by the miners. In 1922, she was Margaret Sanger's guide during her first trip to Japan. Illustrated with photographs in black and white. 373 pp.

    Condition: Good only in beige cloth with an illustrated pasted on label on the front cover, and a title label on the spine. (fraying to the sides of the spine, other wear.)

    Book ID: 55722
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  • WHERE THE DEAD PAUSE, AND THE JAPANESE SAY GOODBYE: A Journey. by Mockett, Marie Mutsuki.
    Mockett, Marie Mutsuki.
    WHERE THE DEAD PAUSE, AND THE JAPANESE SAY GOODBYE: A Journey.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (2015). SIGNED first edition - The author's family owns a Buddhist temple 25 miles from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. In March 2011, after the earthquake and tsunami, radiation levels prohibited the burial of her Japanese grandfather's bones. As Japan mourned thousands of people lost in the disaster, she also grieved for her American father, who had died unexpectedly. "Marie Mockett has taken the most spectacular catastrophe of our era and used it to teach us astonishing things about faith, perseverance, and the mysteries of the soul. Her journey through personal grief and the devastation of Japan after the 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster brings us into a sacred space." (Luis Alberto Urrea). SIGNED on the title page. xii, 316 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 88845
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  • THIS FLAWLESS PLACE BETWEEN by Portier, Bruno.
    Portier, Bruno.
    THIS FLAWLESS PLACE BETWEEN

    Edition: First English edition.

    Oxford: Oneworld Publications, (2012.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first novel by this documentary filmmaker and ethnologist, a reimaging of the Tibetan Book of the Dead, the story of a vacationing couple in the Himalayas who have a dreadful accident. Translated from the French by Gregory Norminton. Author's note. Select bibliography. xii, 179 pp. ISBN: 1851688501.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 57543
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  • IN SEARCH OF THE THUNDER DRAGON. by Shrestha., Romio and Sophie.
    Shrestha., Romio and Sophie.
    IN SEARCH OF THE THUNDER DRAGON.

    Edition: First printing.

    San Rafael, CA: Mandala, (2007.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A beautifully written and gorgeously illustrated book which brings to life the beauty and traditions of the Buddhist Kingdom of Bhutan in the Himalaya Mountains as it creates Thunder Dragons that play hide-and-seek in the clouds during big winter storms. Unpaginated. Oversized oblong format. ISBN: 9781601091000.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 42117
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  • BUDDHIST WAYS TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES by Venerable Dattejeevo Bhikkhu; Kiengsiri, Pensri, translator.
    Venerable Dattejeevo Bhikkhu; Kiengsiri, Pensri, translator.
    BUDDHIST WAYS TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES

    Edition: First printing.

    Thailand: Khumson Books, (1992.). First edition - A slim trade paperback, illustrated with photographs, with contains practical suggestions for incorporating Buddhist ways into your daily life. 56 pp. ISBN: 6167200009.

    Condition: Near fine.

    Book ID: 57557
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  • THE EARLY WRITINGS OF ALAN WATTS.: The British Years: 1931-1938, Writings in Buddhism in England. by Watts, Alan.
    Watts, Alan.
    THE EARLY WRITINGS OF ALAN WATTS.: The British Years: 1931-1938, Writings in Buddhism in England.

    Edition: First printing.

    Berkeley, CA: Celestial Arts, (1987.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Covers the period from 1931, when Watts was still a student, to 1938 when he left England for the United States with his wife Eleanor. Edited by John Snelling, with Mark Watts (the son of Alan Watts) and Dennis Sibley. Photographs. 272 pp. ISBN: 0-89087-4808.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 41789
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