The Dharma Diary brings the wisdom of the Buddha's teachings into everyday life. It includes more than fifty inspiring color images; excerpts from classics such as the Dhammapada and the Tibetan Book of the Dead; Zen koans; writings by prominent contemporary Buddhist scholars; and a wide range of teachings with universal appeal (this year's theme is the four Brahma-viharas, or sublime states of mind). The Dharma Diary also highlights sacred days in various traditions and provides an international directory of Buddhist organizations, space for recording dharma practice, weekly grids for 2007, and yearly grids for 2007 and 2008.
Rome wasn't built in a day. And if you were in charge, it still wouldn't be finished. Would that be so bad? What's the rush? This innovative organizational calendar for the secret slacker and the chronically inert provides tools to facilitate a hands-off (but effective) approach to work. Each week's calendar grid features room to note appointments; procrastinator wisdom, tips, and quotes; a section for prioritizing delay tactics; and ample doodling space. Cover flaps show a full 2007 calendar, and spackled throughout are lists of things to do (or not), just-in-time survival tactics, and more.
This new calendar gives a glimpse of the interlocking phenomena that make a year on Earth the amazing event that it is: the seasons, phases of the moon, changing tides, weather activity, and the shifting behavior of flora and fauna, to name a few. Each weekly spread presents an annotated graphical cross section of the year as it proceeds in the world outside the cubescape. Planets and stars perform their wheeling dance in the graphic's Sky Band; the ratio of daylight to darkness grows, then diminishes again with the year's passing, in the Sun Band; the Moon Band tracks our friend's waxings and wanings as she slides in and out of our shadow. A grand planetary riot of meteorological and terrestrial phen-omena takes place in the Earth Band; earthly waters respond to the moon's pull in the Tide Chart; and the days roll on in the Calendar Band. Four foldouts show each season in full, enhancing your connection with the year's natural progress. Right-hand pages have notes on what's happening across the way and a regular Monday-to-Sunday engagement calendar. But as an antidote to Monday-to-Sunday habits of thought, the days are given fanciful names that evoke the passage of time in the natural world. Engagements you may have, but you'll also have perspective on the relative significance of human deeds when contrasted with the vast cycle of Earth's trip around the Sun. Includes a list of international holidays, telephone codes, and time differences. Printed on recycled paper.
The crosshatched penwork, neurasthenic-looking subjects, and crepuscular surroundings are, shall we say, a dead giveaway. It can only be Edward Gorey, king of the cornically creepy. Here are seventeen mysterious Gorey works you aren't likely to have seen before (some months show multiple images). All are untitled, but their casual descriptions--"Baby Toss," "A Weekend at Sepulchre"--should tell you what to expect: a year's worth of grins courtesy of the great Gorey.
A seeker of uncertainties and foreboding possibilities, Edward Gorey entertained us with tales and images to heighten our concerns--particularly with children, often placed in disconcerting settings. Drawn in pen and ink in droll Edwardian style, woeful blank-eyed innocents find themselves in precarious circumstances or subjected to unknowable fates. This delightful calendar captures a dozen dramas guaranteed to make you smile--despite the subjects' dubious futures.
The Herbal Journal is a useful weekly planner for herbalists, nutritionists, botanists, and anyone curious about medicinal use of plants. It presents recipes for healing foods and herbal treatments; tips on wild herb identification; biodynamic planting and harvesting schedules; and herb folklore and traditions. Notes and essays by healers, ethnobotanists, and folklorists from around the world are augmented by fifty-three color photographs, illustrations, and botanical drawings. Also included: contact information for plant suppliers and professional organizations; multicultural holidays and important herbalist dates; space for notes; weekly grids for 2007; and monthly grids for 2007 and 2008.
In a small size perfect for any nook or cranny, this miniature wall calendar will bring the vibrant colors of Baffin Island's multigenerational art community to your home or office. Images include Kenojuak Ashevak's Owl in Blue and The Harbinger; Pudlo Pudlat's Our Massive Friend; Kavavaow Mannomee's Spring Caribou, Feathering the Nest, and Grey Owl; Kananginak Pootoogook's Attiqtaliq (Bear with Cubs); Nikotai Mills' Family of Owls; Ikayukta Tunnillie's The Three Spirits; Kingmeata Etidlooie's Northern Spirits; Ohotaq Mikkigak's Ascending Loon; and Kakulu Saggiaktok's lgloo.