West Routt Library District

Sixteen-year-old Alexander Cold accompanies his grandmother, a writer for a geography magazine, to the remote Forbidden Kingdom in the Himalayas to help locate a sacred statue of a golden dragon before it is stolen by a greedy outsider.

The celebrated author of Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles offers inspiration and insight on finding one's muse and channeling it onto the page. Acclaimed writer of novels and short stories as well as screen- and stage plays, Ray Bradbury has established himself as one of the most legendary voices in science fiction and fantasy. In Zen in the Art of Writing, he shares how his unbridled passion for creating worlds made him a master of the...

Eating is a chance to return to the present moment. How to Eat is the second in Parallaxs series of how-to titles by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. How to Eat clearly and succinctly explains how you can incorporate eating as a form of meditation. The book provides practical advice on how to become truly nourished through the mindful preparation, serving, eating, and cleaning up of food. Eating a meal in mindfulness reveals that you are nourished by the...

Explains the history and fundamentals of Buddhism, and describes the author's own path to spiritual awakening as a guide to developing a meditative practice.

Presents an introduction to meditation according to Buddhist principles, describing the advantages of the practice and addressing some of the difficulties that can come up.

In this pithy, inspiring book, Pema Chodron presents the Buddhist concept of shenpa - - which can be translated as "getting stuck" or "getting Hooked" - - and shows you how you can liberate yourself from it.

Looks at the history of Buddhism and explores the central teachings and practices of Western Buddhism.

Chronicles the development and spread of Buddhism throughout the world, tracing the religion's history from its origins to the early twenty-first century, and includes comments from religious leaders, a look at holy sites,and information on Buddhist celebrations, as well as maps and photographs.

An artist and follower of Zen presents a celebration of nature, people, and the need for self-awareness and intimacy with the visible world

A unique and original blend of Buddhist philosophy, vaudevillian comedy and surrealist art film, Zen Noir follows a nameless detective as he investigates a mysterious death in a Buddhist temple. But his logical, left-brained crime-solving skills are useless in the intuitive, non-linear world of Zen, and he finds himself drawn into a deeper, stranger, more personal mystery...the mystery of death itself.