Author: Mark Solomon
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0857655612
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 216

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In 2009, London cabbie Mark Solomon began asking passengers in the back of his taxi for a random quote or proverb. The project developed into a popular website (www.blackcabquotes.com), and this pocket-sized book offers the best thoughts for the day, ranging from the truly philosophical to the downright bizarre.

Author: Risa Mickenberg
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452158207
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 179

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“Insights on love, pleasure, fate, and other topics” collected from conversations with New York City cabbies (AM New York). The worse a town’s economy is, the better looking the guys who work at the local gas station are. I see more of what is going on around me because I am not concerned with finding a parking place. There is no chivalry. For that you have to go upstate. Real taxi drivers know more than how to get you there without a GPS—often, they know how to get you there in life. This twentieth anniversary edition of the wise and hilarious classic, as true now as ever, is a celebration of the witty, philosophical perspective on human nature culled from real quotations from real cab drivers who’ve been around the block.

Author: Risa Mickenberg
Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
ISBN: 9780811893855
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 176

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Hail a taxi cab, open the door to a burst of easy listening music, breathe in the poppy air freshener, lean over the seat, and say hello to the next Jean Paul Sartre or Kahlil Gibran. "Taxi Driver Wisdom" takes readers behind the Plexiglass curtain with pearls of wisdom from the most multicultural, multiethnic, multireligious group of philosophers ever assembled: New York Cab drivers. Atmospheric black and white photographs are paired with pithy quotes from downtown Descartes and freeway Foucaults-and bound with a faux leather cover just like the finest cab upholstery. Cheaper than an ashram and less of a hassle than Freudian analysis, "Taxi Driver Wisdom" is the shortest possible route to enlightenment. You may never want to take the bus again.

Author: Stefhen F. D. Bryan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615268101
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 372

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"Black Passenger Yellow Cabs" is an erotic auto/ethnographic memoir exploring in easy layperson's terms the socio-psycho-sexual dynamics of Japan and the erotic capital of the Western male. It offers an exploration of deviant behavior in an exotic land and a journey from self-destruction to self-actualization.

Author: Glennyce S. Eckersley
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440659052
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 192

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Since the dawn of time, angels have been there for us, by our sides through bad times and good. In these two divinely inspired books, international angel experts take readers on a heavenly journey that will help them attract angels into their lives? and keep them near forever. In this blessed book, Glennyce Eckersley and Gary Quinn reveal the most precious wisdom there is on living a full and contented life: angel wisdom. Readers will discover a heavenly host of angels?angels of healing and angels of guidance, angels of joy and angels of hope?and incredible true stories of individuals whose lives have been changed forever through their wisdom and guidance. Also provided are detailed instructions on attracting angels into your own life with beautiful angelic affirmations, visualizations, and blessings. Angel Wisdom will help bring the timeless knowledge and grace of angels into your life.

Author: Brian Haycock
Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing
ISBN: 1612830013
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 258

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This memoir and spiritual guide from an Austin, Texas cab driver is “the real deal: good taxi and straight dharma” (Jack Kornfield, bestselling author of The Wise Heart). Brian Haycock was a cabdriver—who happened to be a Buddhist. During the course of his career, he learned that each fare provided an opportunity to learn the life lessons of the Buddha. So, hop in and buckle up; we’re off on our journey to self-discovery, passing through the precepts, the four noble truths, taking a hard left to stop and get coffee—where we’ll learn a few breathing techniques to bolster our patience—all the while watching for ambulances and bikers, focusing our attention and awareness so that we can arrive at our destination in good time and in one piece. Here are stories from everyday life that demonstrate how we can all benefit from a little Buddhist philosophy. With each chapter focusing on a specific topic, readers will learn to coast their way to building a life routine, focusing the mind, calming themselves with breathing exercises, and much more. “Engagingly written.” —Stephen Batchelor, national bestselling author of Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist “Compassionate and entertaining.” —David Brazier (aka Dharmavidya), author of The Feeling Buddha “Amusing and wise.” —Arthur Jeon, author of City Dharma and Sex, Love, and Dharma: Finding Love Without Losing Your Way “Wise and witty and direct: very Zen. Also, fun to read.” —Sylvia Boorstein, national bestselling author of Happiness is an Inside Job and That’s Funny, You Don’t Look Buddhist

Author: Barry Schwartz
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1594485437
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 337

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A reasoned and urgent call to embrace and protect the essential human quality that has been drummed out of our lives: wisdom. In their provocative new book, Barry Schwartz and Kenneth Sharpe explore the insights essential to leading satisfying lives. Encouraging individuals to focus on their own personal intelligence and integrity rather than simply navigating the rules and incentives established by others, Practical Wisdom outlines how to identify and cultivate our own innate wisdom in our daily lives.

Author: Sterling Lord
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453254633
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 413

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DIVA frank and insightful memoir of a life spent in publishing, by one of literature’s most legendary agents/divDIV Sterling Lord has led an extraordinary life, from his youth in small-town Iowa to his post-war founding and editing of an English-language magazine in Paris, followed by his move to New York City to become one of the most powerful literary agents in the field. As agent to Jack Kerouac, Ken Kesey, and countless others—ranging from Jimmy Breslin and Rocky Graziano to the Berenstains and four US cabinet members—Lord is the decisive influence and authors’ confidant who has engineered some of the most important book deals in literary history. In Lord of Publishing, his memoir of life and work (and tennis), Lord reveals that he is also a consummate storyteller. Witty and wise, he brings to life what was arguably the greatest era of book publishing, and gives a brilliant insider’s scoop on the key figures of the book business—as well as some of the most remarkable books and authors of our time. /div

Author: Risa Mickenberg
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9781452157634
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Real taxi drivers know more than how to get you there without a GPS. Philosophers all, they know how to get you there in life. This 20th anniversary edition of the wise and hilarious classic, as true now as ever, is a celebration of the witty, philosophical perspective on human nature culled from real quotations from real cab drivers who've been around the block. On reading the signs: "If a man keeps telling you he loves you, over and over, then something is wrong." On vanity economics: "The worse a town's economy is, the better looking the guys who work at the local gas station are." Evocative black and white photos and a cab-dash padded cover with taxi-yellow page edges showcases the wisdom in style.

Author: Bettie Bearden Pardee
Publisher: Bulfinch
ISBN: 9780821228487
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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Newport, Rhode Island, blessed with stunning ocean vistas and constant sea breezes, is home to some of the most exceptional private residences in America. Its deeply rooted history makes it a perennial destination, with more than 3.5 million visitors each year. Although it is one of the most high profile towns in the country, Newport is also one of the most cloistered. Private Newport: At Home and in the Garden offers an invitation to venture beyond the privet hedges and massive iron gates. It is the first book to step inside the privately owned mansions to reveal a diverse collection of architectural jewels complemented by spectacular gardens. These homes, created by distinguished architects and landscape designers, are stunning examples of Newport's 375-year "old-world" heritage. Eighteen exquisite and unique homes are prominently featured-from the resilient crescent curve of majestic Seafair, which withstood the Hurricane of '38, to the prizewinning Japanese garden at Wildacre, to the nostalgic working farm of heritage breeds at Swiss Village-each contributing its own part to the "Eden of America."