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Stanley M. Aronson, M.D., the founding dean of Brown University's medical school, has been writing newspaper columns for more than a decade for two Rhode Island publications. His Medical Arts' commentaries, compiled in this volume, have graced the pages of The Rhode Island Jewish Voice & Herald with wisdom, humor and a compelling humanity. The columns take readers on a journey into the history, heroes, marvels and maladies of ancient and curre...

This is the first book to offer Buddhist meditators a comprehensive and sympathetic examination of the differences between Asian and Western cultural and spiritual values. Harvey B. Aronson presents a constructive and practical assessment of common conflicts experienced by Westerners who look to Eastern spiritual traditions for guidance and support-and find themselves confused or disappointed. Issues addressed include: • Our cultural belief th...

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Part travel journal and part spiritual diary, Journey to the Heart chronicles the author's journey across America by bus and then his travels as a pilgrim-tourist in Israel and Europe. Seeking to regain is emotional health as well as discover the heart of the Western spiritual tradition, the author journeys to the Holy Land to walk in the footsteps of Jesus. Later, he travels to Europe, where he resides in a religious community in the South of...

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This is the story of one of the earliest Japanese Americans to settle in Florida. How did a poor Japanese immigrant transform himself into one of south Florida's most generous millionaires? He bowed to the earth, gave thanks to the Florida moon, and grew pineapples! Here for the first time in book form is the inspirational story of George Morikami, a true Florida pioneer. In the early 1900s, young Sukeji "George" Morikami lived happily with hi...

Here is the story of Florida's citrus wizard, an immigrant boy from China who became a brilliant man who blessed the world with his horticultural gift. In China, the expression "gift of the unicorn" means a blessing from the gods to the most fortunate of parents: an exceptionally bright son. In 1860, a simple farming family was so blessed. The Lues named their baby boy with the sparkling black eyes Gim Gong, which means "double brilliance." Wh...

Illustrated, individually die-cut cards features hundreds of intriguing facts, statistics, and trivia, plus a tree identification guide and a cultural history of trees. 50 cards. Color photos & illustrations.

Bringing the world of DOGS to your fingertips, FANDEX presents a filed guide to 47 favorite breeds, from best family pets to noble hunting companions to classic dogs for show. Discover the exemplary character of the Airedale, the working-class background of the aristocratic Yorkshire Terrior, the spiritual aura surrounding the Lhasa Apso, and the brave Rottweiler's ancient origins in the Romans' march across the Alps. Includes a complete guide...

This lavishly illustrated volume showcases the rich cultural history of Cincinnati, one of America's foremost art centers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

This lavishly illustrated volume showcases the rich cultural history of Cincinnati, one of America's foremost art centers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

It was a typical spring morning, in a typical park, in a typical town--until a saber-tooth tiger came charging out from behind a bench. And a wolly mammoth leapt out from a bush. And a tyrannosaurus emerged from behind a hill, a giant dragonfly fluttered from the branches of a tree, and dozens of other extinct creatures came dashing, waddling, and flying together for their Extinct Animal Reunion. These extinct creatures have been showing up fo...

From the Phoenicians to the present, this Fandex covers Columbus spying the New World, Balboa beholding the Pacific, Neil Armstrong setting foot on the moon, and much more. 50 color Fandex cards.

Professor Shlomo Aronson teaches political science at Hebrew University, Jerusalem. He is the author of a number of books, including Conflict and Bargaining in the Middle East. Oded Brosh is a Fellow at the Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

A completely revised edition, covering every period and development to the present, the designers and makers, the woods and other materials, the architecture and decoration. 2, 000 photographs. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.