Douglas Abrams Boeken

***Genomineerd voor de Hebban Awards 2017 in de categorie Beste Non-fictie.*** De Dalai Lama en Desmond Tutu hebben beiden veel tegenslagen moeten overwinnen. Ondanks hun ontberingen - of zoals ze zelf zeggen dankzij hun ontberingen - behoren ze tot de vrolijkste mensen ter wereld. Ter gelegenheid van de 80e verjaardag van de Dalai Lama reisde Desmond Tutu naar Dharamsala om samen HET BOEK VAN VREUGDE te maken als cadeau voor iedereen. Tijdens deze bijzondere week toonden ze met hun eigen uitbundigheid, compassie en humor hoe vreugde kan groeien van een voorbijgaande emotie tot een blijvende, solide levenshouding. Douglas Abrams was bij de gesprekken aanwezig en verwerkte ze tot dit boek. Een boek waar je blij van wordt, alleen al vanwege de liefdevolle manier waarop deze oude wijze mannen met elkaar omgaan, de levensvreugde en speelsheid die ze delen en de respectvolle manier waarop ze hun verschil van inzicht bespreken, want de boeddhistische en de christelijke traditie hebben naast veel overeenkomsten ook duidelijke verschillen. Het is mooi om te lezen hoe onbelangrijk die verschillen worden, want hun kernboodschap is dezelfde: vreugdevol leven bereik je door anderen vreugde te brengen.

A legendary conservationist. A lifetime spent fighting for nature. An indispensable message of hope. The world-renowned naturalist and conservationist Jane Goodall has spent more than half a century advocating on behalf of our planet. From her famous encounters with chimpanzees in the forests of Gombe as a young woman to her tireless campaigning for the environment in her late eighties, Jane has become the godmother to a new generation committed to a better, more hopeful world. In The Book of Hope, Jane draws on the wisdom of a lifetime dedicated to nature to teach us how to find strength in trying times, and explains why she still has hope for the natural world and for humanity. In extraordinary conversations with her co-author, Douglas Abrams, that weave together stories from her travels and activism, she offers readers a new understanding of the crisis we face and a compelling path forward for us all to create hope in our own lives and in the world. The world needs a manifesto of hope now more than ever. This profound book from one of the world's most beloved figures shows that even in the face of great adversity, we can find hope in human nature, and in nature itself

The bestselling authors of The Multi-Orgasmic Man show you and your partner how to: Experience intense multiple whole-body orgasms Pleasure each other profoundly Use sexuality for health and healing Deepen your love and spiritual relationship Couples will discover simple step-by-step techniques for a level of sexual pleasure, intimacy, and healing they may not have known was possible. This fully illustrated guide will inspire couples to make love all night-and make love last a lifetime.

Offers exercises to help achieve multiple and full-body orgasms, and discusses sexuality, the art of pleasuring a partner, impotence, and more

The bestselling parenting guide featured on "Oprah" and "Dateline" is revised and updated with new signs For every parent or caregiver who has struggled unsuccessfully to decode baby grunts and grabs, resulting in tearful frustration for both adult and child, there is Baby Signs. Based on 20 years of research, this one-of-a-kind classic shows you how to encourage your baby's use of nonverbal gestures to enhance communication. Simple hand movements signify objects, events, and needs, so your infant can enjoy interactions with you that otherwise would have been impossible until they could talk. New features of this revised edition include helpful tips on incorporating Baby Signs into the day care setting and more than 50 additional illustrated Baby Signs.

Siviglia, 1593. Giunto all'età di trentasei anni, don Juan Tenorio, il seduttore più famoso di tutti i tempi, decide di affidare a un diario la storia della sua rocambolesca esistenza. Prima orfano e chierico, poi ladro e spia, approda infine alla corte dell'influente e spregiudicato Marchese de la Mota, grazie al quale ottiene un titolo nobiliare e apprende tutti i segreti dell'arte della spada e della ben più piacevole arte della seduzione. Così, mentre la Corona è intenta a rimpinguare i propri forzieri con l'oro proveniente dal Nuovo Mondo e la Santissima Inquisizione a riconquistare anime a Dio con l'aiuto del fuoco e delle torture, il temerario Don Juan dedica le sue giornate a liberare le donne del Regno dalle prigioni della loro solitudine. Dai duelli sui tetti della capitale andalusa ai combattimenti con i tori nell'arena, dal bollente "corpo a corpo" nell'inespugnabile stanza da letto dell'Infanta all'evasione dal quartier generale dello spietato Inquisitore, Don Juan racconta, pagina dopo pagina, le tappe più avventurose della propria vita di libertino. Fino all'impresa più ardua, e non ancora compiuta: conquistare il cuore dell'unica donna in grado di fargli dimenticare tutte le altre, la bella e coraggiosa Ana, promessa sposa del Marchese...