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The Life of Gampopa by Jampa Mackenzie Stewart
azw3 |eng | 2004-06-01 | Author:Jampa Mackenzie Stewart

The Kagyupa order is a loose conglomerate of monastic centers, each of which functions independently, while remaining loyal to the common history and heritage-rather like a necklace with many strings. ...
( Category: Buddhism January 22,2015 )
Jamgon Mipam: His Life and Teachings by Jamgon Mipam
azw3, epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Jamgon Mipam

ULTIMATE TRUTH IN FOUR PHILOSOPHICAL SCHOOLS The ultimate truth becomes progressively more empty in the four philosophical schools, as indicated by the shading. BUDDHIST VEHICLES The reality of a buddha ...
( Category: Tibetan January 22,2015 )
The Life of Milarepa (Penguin Classics) by Heruka Tsangnyon
azw3 |eng | 2010-08-30 | Author:Heruka, Tsangnyon [Heruka, Tsangnyon]

Going home just once, this servant of yours, Through the kindness of lama and lord, Shall be met by the twelve Tenma spirits, Atop Silma Pass in Tsang. To the ...
( Category: Religious January 22,2015 )
Sensory Biographies: Lives and Deaths Among Nepal's Yolmo Buddhists by Robert Desjarlais
azw3 |eng | 2003-03-03 | Author:Robert Desjarlais

One was your father's [and Rinjin Lama's] mother. Then along with her was my mother-in-law [Wangel Lama's mother]. She [the woman who left] was my cousin. Then, she left me ...
( Category: Death January 22,2015 )
From the Heart of Tibet: The Biography of Drikung Chetsang Rinpoche, the Holder of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage by Gruber Elmar R
azw3 |eng | 2011-05-06 | Author:Gruber, Elmar R. [Gruber, Elmar R.]

12 The Burden of Freedom CHETSANG RINPOCHE arrived in Dharamsala on June 6, 1975. He felt better at the higher elevation, even though it was not as high as Tibet. ...
( Category: Religious January 22,2015 )
Can't Forgive by Kim Goldman
epub, mobi |eng | 2014-03-21 | Author:Kim Goldman

I fold it up, shove it into a pretty envelope, and address it. I write his name again on the front, but this time I can attach his inmate number. ...
( Category: Murder & Mayhem January 21,2015 )
Reshaping It All by Candace Bure
mobi, epub |eng | 2010-01-09 | Author:Candace Bure

1. Avoid trouble when you know it's lurking around. 2. Pretend that you're brave even if you're not. 3. Find a buddy who will stand by your side. Instead of ...
( Category: Theology January 21,2015 )
Tramp for the Lord by Corrie Ten Boom
mobi, epub |eng | 1974-01-01 | Author:Corrie Ten Boom

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom. Isaiah 40:11 13 A Place to Be Everyone ...
( Category: Religious January 19,2015 )
The Scent of Water by Elizabeth Goudge
mobi, epub |eng | 1963-01-01 | Author:Elizabeth Goudge

Chapter IX 1 THE small gilt clock on the mantelpiece struck the half-hour. “Half-past twelve, Edith,” said Mary, and closed her book. “That clock’s fast,” said Edith. “There’s the church ...
( Category: Psychological Thrillers January 19,2015 )
JFK: History in an Hour by Sinead Fitzgibbon
epub |eng | 2012-07-29 | Author:Sinead Fitzgibbon [Fitzgibbon, Sinead]

But amid the optimism and ceremony on that bitter cold January day in 1961, neither Kennedy nor the US people could have known just how soon these lofty ideals would ...
( Category: Leadership January 18,2015 )
The Queen: History in an Hour by Sinead Fitzgibbon
epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Sinead Fitzgibbon [Fitzgibbon, Sinead]

Settling into a Routine Aside from the sometimes fractious relationship with Margaret, and in stark contrast to the beginning of her reign, the latter years of 1950s were relatively free ...
( Category: Great Britain January 18,2015 )
Churchill: History in an Hour by Andrew Mulholland
epub |eng | 2014-03-12 | Author:Andrew Mulholland [Mulholland, Andrew]

Striding the Global Stage: 1942–1945 From 1942 to 1945, Churchill would lead a resurgent Britain, with military success in Africa, Europe and, inevitably, Japan. Just before that last victory in ...
( Category: Presidents & Heads of State January 18,2015 )
The 9/11 Dogs
epub |eng | 2014-08-31 | Author:Isabel George [George, Isabel]

Comfort for the Dying 9.30a.m.:With thirty floors still to negotiate before they reached ground level, Salty’s reluctance to leave Omar’s side became an inspiration to Donna and the other hopefuls ...
( Category: Dogs January 15,2015 )
Kokoda Wallaby
epub |eng | 2011-01-14 | Author:Andrew James

( Category: World War II January 15,2015 )
Foreign Correspondent : A Memoir (9781476761381) by Greenway H.d.s
epub |eng | | Author:Greenway, H.d.s.

* * * I. Norman Lewis, A Dragon Apparent (London: Jonathan Cape, 1951), 193. II. The monarchy was restored in 1993, and Sihanouk was back on the throne. 16 Indonesian ...
( Category: Military January 15,2015 )

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