Siddhartha Gautama, known throughout history as 'The Buddha', once said, 'If you want to really see me, then look at my teachings'. This book introduces those teachings. It explains the important teachings within the Buddhist cannon and offers meditation techniques for embarking on a path to spiritual discovery and reaching nirvana.
'Garden Delights' features 52 projects for every season and every style enabling you to transform any outdoor area in just two hours. From mosaic stepping-stones to a sunny solarium to hanging crystal lamps, these ideas will turn your garden into a work of art.
Explores various aspects of our romantic lives, from flirtation and fear of commitment to longing, seduction and jealousy. This title features daily entries that examine that theme through a single artistic medium, be it a sonnet, novel, film, opera, television show or sculpture.
For most children, reading the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm is an essential experience when growing up. Grimm's Fairy Tales collects some of the best-known fairy and folk tales set down by the Brothers Grimm, including "Sleeping Beauty," "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Little Red Riding Hood," "Hansel and Gretel," "The Frog-Prince," and "Rumpelstiltskin."
During the gold rush, Buck is snatched away from his peaceful home and brought to the harsh and bitter Yukon to become a sled dog. Will he adapt to life as a member of a sled pack? Or will his newly awakened instincts lead him to search for the freedom he has never known?
Why does a burglar keep smashing statues of Napoleon? What is the speckled band? And who is the mysterious Irene Adler? Join Sherlock Holmes and his trusted friend Dr. Watson as they unravel the truth behind these cases and many more.