Tag search:biography

Fire monks : Zen mind meets wildfire at the gates of Tassajara

by Colleen Morton Busch
Hardcover, 2011
Tags
Buddhism, Buddhism - Zen and Chan, biography, practice - working with emotions, community life, California, spiritual practice, 21st century, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, Accounts of the Path
Barcode
BK-07742
Call number
Biography / Busch

Sea without shore : a manual of the Sufi path

by Nuh Ha Mim Keller
Hardcover, 2011
Tags
Islam, Islam - Sufism, biography, practice - prayer, lay life, lay life - relationships, lay life - work, Syria, Jordan, Turkey, spiritual practice — 4 more, practice - precepts ethics and virtues, prayer - Zikr - Dhikr - Sufi prayer, 20th century, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, The Great Traditions
Barcode
BK-07567
Call number
GT-I-S / Kelle

Zen's Chinese Heritage : The Masters and Their Teachings

by Andy Ferguson
Paperback, 2011
Tags
Buddhism, Buddhism - Zen and Chan, history, biography, history of religion, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, The Great Traditions
Barcode
BK-07543
Call number
GT-B-Z / Fergu

Muhammad Ali : the king of the ring

by Lewis Helfand
Paperback, 2011
Tags
literature - graphic novel, biography, Islam, civil rights, race relations, racism, United States, 20th century, intended audience - adult, intended audience - ya, intended audience - juvenile
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, Children's Materials, Young Adult Materials
Series
Campfire Heroes
Barcode
BK-07465
Call number
Graphic / Helfa

Joan of Arc

by Demi
Hardcover, 2011
Tags
storybook - biography, Christianity, biography, France, history, 15th century, intended audience - juvenile
Collections
Your library, Children's Materials
Barcode
BK-07217
Call number
Juv-Bio / Joan

Into the heart of yoga : one woman's journey : a memoir

by Danna Faulds
Paperback, 2011
Tags
biography, Hinduism, Hinduism - Yoga Philosophy, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, Accounts of the Path
Barcode
BK-07078
Call number
Biography / Fauld

Visions of a better world : Howard Thurman's pilgrimage to India and the origins of African American nonviolence

by Quinton Hosford Dixie
Hardcover, 2011
Tags
biography, United States, Christianity, Christianity - Protestant, practice - nonviolence, practice - social action, racism, equality, spiritual practice, 20th century, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, Accounts of the Path, Religious Studies
Barcode
BK-06882
Call number
Biography / Thurm

Working class mystic : a spiritual biography of George Harrison

by Gary Tillery
Paperback, 2011
Tags
music, biography, England, 20th century, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, Arts and Letters
Barcode
BK-06737
Call number
PA / Tille

Louis Massignon: The Vow and the Oath (Matheson Monographs)

by Patrick Laude
Paperback, 2011
Tags
Islam, biography, interfaith, France, Christianity, Christianity - Catholic, Islam - Sufism, interspiritual, 20th century, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, Accounts of the Path, Religious Studies
Barcode
BK-06657
Call number
Biography / Massi

Untold : a history of the wives of Prophet Muhammad

by Tamam Kahn
Paperback, 2010
Tags
biography, anthology, Islam, women mystics, 07th century, Saudi Arabia, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, Accounts of the Path
Barcode
BK-08339
Call number
B-A / Kahn

The meaning of Mary Magdalene : discovering the woman at the heart of Christianity

by Cynthia Bourgeault
Paperback, 2010
Tags
Christianity, Christianity - Protestant, biography, women mystics, women and religion, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, The Great Traditions
Barcode
BK-08255
Call number
GT-C-P / Bourg

Confucius [video recording]

by Hu Mei Director
DVD, 2010
Tags
Confucianism, biography, history, documentary, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, video recordings
Barcode
DVD-0945
Call number
DVD / Front Desk

The Red book of C.G. Jung : its meaning for our age [video recording]

by Stephan A. Hoeller Lecturer
DVD, 2010
Tags
psychology, psychology - Jungian, art, archetypes, biography, recorded lecture, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, video recordings
Barcode
DVD-0834-0835
Call number
DVD / Front Desk

Chants of a lifetime : searching for a heart of gold [book and sound recording]

by Krishna Das
Paper Book with Disc, 2010
Tags
practice - chant, music - kirtan, recorded guided practice, Hinduism, biography, pilgrimage and travel, 20th century, 21st century, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, sound recordings, Contemplative Practices
Barcode
BK-06363 + CD-0894
Call number
Chant / Das

Seeing, searching, being : William Segal : three films by Ken Burns [video recording]

by Ken Burns Producer, Director
DVD, 2010
Tags
art, biography, architecture, France, documentary, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, video recordings
Barcode
DVD-0680
Call number
DVD / Front Desk

The lost satsang : Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj [video recording]

by Nisargadatta Maharaj Featured
DVD, 2010
Tags
Hinduism, Hinduism - Advaita Vedanta, biography, recorded teachings, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, video recordings
Barcode
DVD-0630
Call number
DVD / Front Desk

The way of the heart the life and legacy of Hazrat Inayat Khan, 1882-1927 [video recording]

by Mischa Scorer Director
DVD, 2010
Tags
Islam, Islam - Sufism, biography, documentary, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, video recordings
Barcode
DVD-0610
Call number
DVD / Front Desk

Lives lived, lives imagined : biography in the Buddhist traditions

by Linda Covill Editor
Paperback, 2010
Tags
Buddhism, biography, commentary, history, history of religion, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, Religious Studies
Barcode
BK-08130
Call number
Commentary / Covill

Zen Master: an Intimate Portrait of John Daido Loori [video recording]

by Rachael Loori Romero
DVD, 2010
Tags
Buddhism, Buddhism - Zen and Chan, biography, documentary, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, video recordings
Barcode
DVD-0441
Call number
DVD / Front Desk

The Buddha the story of Siddhartha [video recording]

by David Grubin Director
DVD, 2010
Tags
Buddhism, biography, documentary, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, video recordings
Barcode
DVD-0438
Call number
DVD / Front Desk

The search for truth : the life and teaching methods of the Indian Sufi Shaykh Hazrat Maulvi Muhammad Sa'id Khan (r)

by Āzād Rasūl
Paperback, 2010
Tags
Islam, Islam - Sufism, spiritual practice, practice - meditation, prayer - Zikr - Dhikr - Sufi prayer, practice - prayer, practice - precepts ethics and virtues, biography, India, 20th century, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, The Great Traditions
Barcode
BK-07883
Call number
GT-I-S / Rasul

Niguma, lady of illusion

by Sarah Harding
Hardcover, 2010
Tags
Buddhism, Buddhism - Tibetan, Tibet, biography, women mystics, spiritual practice, tantra, tantra - Anuttarayoga - highest yoga tantra, practice - meditation, meditation - Mahamudra - great seal, 10th century — 2 more, 11th century, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, The Great Traditions
Series
Tsadra Foundation series
Barcode
BK-07824
Call number
GT-B-Tb / Niguma

Confucius, Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad [video recording with booklet]

by Mark W. Muesse Instructor
DVD, 2010
Tags
Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Islam, biography, history, historical Jesus, recorded lecture, history of religion, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, video recordings
Series
The Great Courses (6830), The Great Courses: Religion and Theology (6830)
Barcode
DVD-1098-1103
Call number
DVD / Front Desk

Truth : A Celebration of Ruth Denison [video recording]

by Merry Song
DVD, 2010
Tags
Buddhism, Buddhism - Theravada, practice - meditation, biography, women mystics, documentary, spiritual practice, meditation - Vipassana - insight, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, video recordings
Barcode
DVD-0390
Call number
DVD / Front Desk

Living this life fully : stories and teachings of Munindra

by Mirka Knaster
Paperback, 2010
Tags
Buddhism, Buddhism - Theravada, biography, 20th century, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, The Great Traditions
Barcode
BK-07482
Call number
GT-B-Tv / Munin

Alexander the Great

by Demi
Hardcover, 2010
Tags
storybook - biography, biography, Macedonia, Persia, 1st millennium BCE, Greece, history, intended audience - juvenile
Collections
Your library, Children's Materials
Barcode
BK-07448
Call number
Juv-Bio / Alexa

Vision aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Bingen = from the life of Hildegard von Bingen [video recording]

by Margareth von Trotta Director
DVD, 2010
Tags
feature film, biography, Christianity, Christianity - Catholic, women mystics, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, video recordings
Barcode
DVD-1039
Call number
DVD / Front Desk

Krishnamacharya: His Life and Teachings

by A. G. Mohan
Paperback, 2010
Tags
Hinduism, biography, India, Hinduism - Yoga Philosophy, 20th century, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, Accounts of the Path
Barcode
BK-06649
Call number
Biography / Krish

European Masters: Blueprints For Awakening [book and sampler dvd pak]

by John David Interviewer & Editor
Paper Book with Disc, 2010
Tags
women mystics, Hinduism, biography, Europe, anthology, Hinduism - Advaita Vedanta, interfaith, interspiritual, 20th century, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, video recordings, Anthologies
Barcode
BK-06550
Call number
GT-H-A / Prema

Peter Matthiessen no boundaries [video recording]

by Jeff Sewald Writer, Director
DVD, 2009
Tags
practice - stewardship, biography, nature, documentary, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, video recordings
Barcode
DVD-0789
Call number
DVD / Front Desk

As light before dawn : the inner world of a medieval kabbalist

by Eitan P. Fishbane
Hardcover, 2009
Tags
commentary, history, Judaism, Judaism - Kabbalah, biography, practice - prayer, history of religion, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, Religious Studies
Series
Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture
Barcode
BK-08052
Call number
Commentary / Fishb

Meditate and destroy [video recording]

by Noah Levine Featured
DVD, 2009
Tags
Buddhism, practice - recovery, biography, documentary, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, video recordings
Barcode
DVD-0500
Call number
DVD / Front Desk

The devotion Matthieu Ricard [video recording]

by George Schouten Director
DVD, 2009
Tags
Buddhism, Buddhism - Tibetan, biography, Nepal, monasticism, documentary, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, video recordings
Barcode
DVD-0448
Call number
DVD / Front Desk

Recalling a Buddha memories of the Sixteenth Karmapa : the life and death of an awakened being [video recording]

by Gregg Eller
DVD, 2009
Tags
Buddhism, Buddhism - Tibetan, Tibet, biography, documentary, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, video recordings
Barcode
DVD-0425
Call number
DVD / Front Desk

The Buddha : a beginner's guide

by John S. Strong
Paperback, 2009
Tags
history, Buddhism, introduction, biography, history of religion, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, Religious Studies
Barcode
BK-07656
Call number
History / Strong

Genghis Khan

by Demi
Hardcover, 2009
Tags
storybook - biography, biography, Mongolia, 12th century, intended audience - juvenile
Collections
Your library, Children's Materials
Barcode
BK-07447
Call number
Juv-Bio / Demi

Bird by bird with Annie a portrait of writer Anne Lamott [video recording]

by Freida Lee Mock Director
DVD, 2009
Tags
biography, documentary, practice - recovery, practice - writing and spirituality, spiritual practice, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, video recordings
Barcode
DVD-1038
Call number
DVD / Front Desk

Tutankhamun

by Demi
Hardcover, 2009
Tags
storybook - biography, Egypt, religions of antiquity, biography, 2nd millennium BCE, intended audience - juvenile
Collections
Your library, Children's Materials
Barcode
BK-07039
Call number
Juv-Bio / Demi

Light of fearless indestructible wisdom : the life and legacy of His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche

by Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal
Paperback, 2008
Tags
biography, Buddhism, Buddhism - Tibetan, 20th century, Tibet, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, New Arrivals, Adult Materials
Barcode
BK-08494
Call number
Biography / Dudjom

Jesus : uncovering the life, teachings, and relevance of a religious revolutionary

by Marcus J. Borg
Paperback, 2008
Tags
historical Jesus, Christianity, commentary, history, biography, history of religion, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, Religious Studies
Barcode
BK-05971
Call number
Jesus / Borg

Peace Pilgrim Documentaries : American Sage / Spirit of Peace [video recording]

by Peace Pilgrim
DVD, 2008
Tags
biography, practice - social action, practice - world peace, practice - street retreat, pilgrimage and travel, women mystics, documentary, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, video recordings
Barcode
DVD-0903
Call number
DVD / Front Desk

George Fox, a Christian mystic : texts that reveal his personality

by George Fox
Paperback, 2008
Tags
biography, Christianity, Christianity - Protestant, 17th century, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, The Great Traditions
Barcode
BK-06646
Call number
GT-C-P / Fox

Dreaming me : Black, Baptist, and Buddhist: one woman's spiritual journey

by Janice Dean Willis
Paperback, 2008
Tags
Buddhism, Buddhism - Tibetan, biography, racism, race relations, gender, equality, women mystics, United States, 21st century, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, Accounts of the Path
Barcode
BK-07866
Call number
Biography / Willi

The 14th Dalai Lama : a manga biography

by Tōru Saiwai
Paperback, 2008
Tags
literature - graphic novel, biography, Tibet, Buddhism, Buddhism - Tibetan, war, intended audience - ya
Collections
Your library, Young Adult Materials
Barcode
BK-07841
Call number
Graphic / Saiwa

Wangari's trees of peace : a true story from Africa

by Jeanette Winter
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
storybook - biography, biography, Africa, Kenya, practice - stewardship, practice - social action, women activists, nature, intended audience - juvenile
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, Children's Materials
Barcode
BK-07839
Call number
Juv-Bio / Wanga

Clare and Francis [video recording]

by Fabrizio Costa Director
DVD, 2008
Tags
Christianity, Christianity - Catholic, biography, women mystics, Italy, feature film, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, video recordings
Barcode
DVD-0422
Call number
DVD / Front Desk

Living yoga : the life and teachings of Swami Satchidananda [video recording]

by Shiva Kumar Director
DVD, 2008
Tags
documentary, Hinduism, Hinduism - Yoga Philosophy, biography, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, video recordings
Barcode
DVD-0405
Call number
DVD / Front Desk

Lion of siddhas : the life and teachings of Padampa Sangye

by Chokyi Senge Root Text
Paperback, 2008
Tags
biography, Buddhism, Buddhism - Tibetan, Tibet, meditation - Shije - Pacification of Suffering, tantra - Chöd - cutting through, practice - meditation, spiritual practice, meditation - Mahamudra - great seal, tantra, 11th century — 2 more, 12th century, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, Accounts of the Path
Barcode
BK-07735
Call number
Biography / Sangy

Marco Polo

by Demi Writer, Illustrator
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
storybook - biography, biography, 13th century, 14th century, China, history, history of religion, intended audience - juvenile
Collections
Your library, Children's Materials
Barcode
BK-07693
Call number
Juv-Bio / Polo

The wisdom of faith a personal philosophy [video recording]

by Huston Smith
DVD, 2008
Tags
interfaith, interspiritual, biography, interview, recorded teachings, perennial philosophy, intended audience - adult
Collections
Your library, Adult Materials, video recordings
Series
Moyers collection, Wisdom of Faith (5)
Barcode
DVD-0397
Call number
DVD / Front Desk
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