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  | | Dreaming Me(8th Edition) Black, Baptist, and Buddhist - One Woman's Spiritual Journey by Jan Willis Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2008 by Wisdom Publications ISBN-13: 978-0-86171-548-0, ISBN: 0-86171-548-9 "Jan Willis is not Baptist or Buddhist. She is simply both. Dreaming Me is the story of her life, from growing up a Baptist in the segregated South, dealing with racism in an Ivy League college, and becoming involved with the Black Panther Party to traveling to a Tibetan Buddhist monastery. It was upon meeting the great teacher Lama Yeshe that she found a way to understand both herself and the complicated world around her, a way to find ..." |
 | | Dreaming Me(1st Edition) An African American Woman's Spiritual Journey by Jan Willis Hardcover, 321 Pages, Published 2001 by Riverhead Books ISBN-13: 978-0-573-22173-6, ISBN: 0-573-22173-1 "From an Alabama mining camp to India, from the Baptist church to Tibetan monasteries in Nepal, Dreaming Me is the account of how one woman realized her dreams against all odds.The black section of an Alabama mining camp in the 1950s and 1960s is not where you might expect to find a budding Indo-Tibetan scholar, the first American woman and the first African American to become so. Jan Willis's journey from the Jim Crow south to Wesleyan ..." |
 | | Beautiful Again(1st Edition) Restoring Your Image and Enhancing Body Changes by Jan Willis, Denise Anderson Paperback, 187 Pages, Published 1994 by Health Press (Nm) ISBN-13: 978-0-929173-13-9, ISBN: 0-929173-13-9 "You can find some wonderful books on scarf tying in the bookstores and in the library. Scarf Tying Magic by Bobbie Jean Thompson, Scarf Tying Made Easy by Julie Claire, and Sensational Scarfs by Carol Straley are just a few. You would be wise to learn a few ties before you need to use them. I am going to teach you three easy-to-learn and remember scarf ties. Since they will give you several different looks, they may be all you need ..." |
 | | Awakening Together The Spiritual Practice of Inclusivity and Community by Larry Yang, Jan Willis, Sylvia Boorstein Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 2017 by Wisdom Publications ISBN-13: 978-1-61429-351-4, ISBN: 1-61429-351-1 "“Part personal reflection, part guidebook, part manifesto, and part analysis of what ails our country and our Dharma communities, Awakening Together is a treasure-trove of insight and hands-on advice, gleaned from years of experience and offered with clarity, gentleness and—most of all—with love.” —from the foreword by Jan WillisFor every center, organization, or individual who wishes to create a welcoming community for all, this book i ..." |
 | | Dharma Matters Women, Race, and Tantra by Jan Willis 384 Pages, Published 2020 by Simon And Schuster ISBN-13: 978-1-61429-593-8, ISBN: 1-61429-593-X "This book, called Delog: Journey to Realms Beyond Death,154 contains Delog Dawa Drölma's five-day-long deathlike “journey,” at age sixteen, to the various realms beyond death. No other narration of after-death experiences is comparable ..." |
 | | Buddhism and Whiteness Critical Reflections (Philosophy of Race) by Emily Mcrae, George Yancy, Charles Johnson, Sharon Suh, Ann Gleig, Laurie Cassidy, Jasmine Syedullah, Jessica Locke, Carol J. Moeller, Bryce Huebner, Rhonda V. Magee, Joy Brennan, Hsiao Lan Hu, Leah Kalmanson, Jan Willis Hardcover, 380 Pages, Published 2019 by Lexington Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-8102-8, ISBN: 1-4985-8102-1 "The motivation behind this important volume is to weave together two distinct, but we think complementary, traditions – the philosophical engagement with race/whiteness and Buddhist philosophy – in order to explore the ways in which these traditions can inform, correct, and improve each other. This exciting and critically informed volume will be the first of its kind to bring together essays that explicitly connect these two traditions ..." |
 | | Writing as Enlightenment(Updated) Buddhist American Literature into the Twenty-first Century (SUNY series in Buddhism and American Culture) by Gary Storhoff, John Whalen Bridge, Jan Willis Hardcover, 207 Pages, Published 2011 by Suny Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4384-3919-8, ISBN: 1-4384-3919-9 "Explores the prevalence of Buddhist ideas in American literature since the 1970s.This timely book explores how Buddhist-inflected thought has enriched contemporary American literature. Continuing the work begun in The Emergence of Buddhist American Literature, editors John Whalen-Bridge and Gary Storhoff and the volume’s contributors turn to the most recent developments, revealing how mid-1970s through early twenty-first-century literat ..." |
 | | Never Too Little to Love by Jeanne Willis, Jan Fearnley Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2013 by Candlewick ISBN-13: 978-0-7636-6656-9, ISBN: 0-7636-6656-4 "Whimsical watercolors illustrate a comical, cumulative tale of an amorous mouse who aims impossibly high -- and learns that you're never too little (or too big) to love.Tiny Too-Little loves someone who's very, very tall, and Tiny wants a kiss. What if he stands on his tiptoes on top of a thimble? What if he stands on his tiptoes on top of a matchbox on top of a thimble? Clever cut-away pages show Tiny's precarious pile growing higher a ..." |
 | | Buddhism and Whiteness Critical Reflections (Philosophy of Race) by Emily Mcrae, George Yancy, Charles Johnson, Sharon Suh, Ann Gleig, Leah Kalmanson, Laurie Cassidy, Jasmine Syedullah, Jessica Locke, Bryce Huebner, Joy Brennan, Rhonda V. Magee Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2021 by Lexington Books, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-8104-2, ISBN: 1-4985-8104-8 |
 | | Writing as Enlightenment Buddhist American Literature into the Twenty-first Century (SUNY series in Buddhism and American Culture) by Gary Storhoff, John Whalen Bridge, Jan Willis Paperback, 207 Pages, Published 2011 by Suny Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4384-3920-4, ISBN: 1-4384-3920-2 "Explores the prevalence of Buddhist ideas in American literature since the 1970s.This timely book explores how Buddhist-inflected thought has enriched contemporary American literature. Continuing the work begun in The Emergence of Buddhist American Literature, editors John Whalen-Bridge and Gary Storhoff and the volume’s contributors turn to the most recent developments, revealing how mid-1970s through early twenty-first-century literat ..." |
 | | All Out of Faith(1st Edition) Southern Women on Spirituality by Jennifer Horne, Wendy Reed, Contributor-Jan Willis, Contributor-Jeanie Thompson, Contributor-Dorothy Allison, Contributor-Diane Mcwhorter, Contributor-Shirley Abbot, Contributor-Susan Ketchin, Contributor-Vicki Covington, Contributor-Cassandra King, Contributor-Barbara Kingsolver, Contributor-Frances Mayes, Contributor-Pauli Murray, Contributor-Sylvia Rhue, Contributor-Jessica Roskin, Contributor-Mab Segrest, Contributor-Lee Smith, Sue Monk Kidd, Sena Jeter Naslund Hardcover, 216 Pages, Published 2006 by University Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-1534-4, ISBN: 0-8173-1534-9 "Gives voice to a wide variety of Southern women’s religious experiences H. L. Mencken first identified the South as the “Bible Belt” in the 1920s. To be sure, religion shapes and defines even those Southerners who don’t think of themselves as particularly religious. Practically no one who grows up Southern can escape being shaped, stimulated, harmed, or informed by religion and spirituality. All Out of Faith gives voice to southern wom ..." |
 | | Dreaming Me An African American Woman's Spiritual Journey by Jan Willis Hardcover, 321 Pages, Published 1905 by Riverhead Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4223-5095-9, ISBN: 1-4223-5095-9 |
 | | Dreaming Me Black, Baptist, and Buddhist -- One Woman's Spiritual Journey by Janice Dean Willis 384 Pages, Published 2012 by Simon And Schuster ISBN-13: 978-0-86171-836-8, ISBN: 0-86171-836-4 "Everywhere throughout the Camp, mimosa trees and honeysuckle vines thrived. Our front yard sported two gorgeous mimosas, and the air of Docena was filled with soft, pink cottonballed trees and with the delicately sweet scent of honeysuckle. I loved everything about the rural camp that stood on the other side of Village Creek from Ensley, nestled inside a verdant pine forest, clean-aired and fragrant. City folk called Docena “the co ..." |
 | | Embodied Resilience through Yoga 30 Mindful Essays About Finding Empowerment After Addiction, Trauma, Grief, and Loss by Melanie C. Klein, Jan Adams, Nicole Lang, Kat Heagberg, Colin Hall, Kathryn Ashworth, Toni Willis, Jill Weiss Ippolito, David Holzer, Jennifer Kreatsoulas Phd, Mary Higgs, Sarah Garden, Amanda Huggins, Sarah Harry, Tonia Crosby, Sarah Nannen, Zabie Yamasaki, Alli Simon, Kathryn Templeton, Tobias Wiggins, Michael Hayes, Susanna Barkataki, Amber Karnes, Rachel Otis, Dorian Christian Baucum, Niralli D. Costa, Justine Mastin, Sará King, Kathleen Kraft, Elliot Kesse, Celisa Flores, Antesa Jensen, Sanaz Yaghmai, Hala Khouri Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2020 by Llewellyn Publications ISBN-13: 978-0-7387-6249-4, ISBN: 0-7387-6249-0 "This inspiring book, filled with thirty personal essays of resilience found through yoga, supports your healing journey to find empowerment, connection, and growth following trauma. Featuring Susanna Barkataki, Sarah Nannen, Zabie Yamasaki, Michelle Johnson, and many other renowned practitioners, Embodied Resilience through Yoga showcases amazing stories of overcoming addiction, working through trauma, and learning to how to heal from g ..." |
 | | Mommy, Do You Love Me? by Jeanne Willis, Jan Fearnley Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2008 by Candlewick ISBN-13: 978-0-7636-3470-4, ISBN: 0-7636-3470-0 "No amount of mischief can shake a mommy’s assurance of affection in this humorous, heartening story sure to soften even the most trying days.Even when a little chick makes funny faces, splashes in the mud, and comes in last place, his mommy still loves him. But does she love him when he cheeps and chirps and shouts very, very loudly? Does she still love him even when he’s bad? With a reassuring text from Jeanne Willis and energetic illu ..." |
 | | Afrikan Wisdom New Voices Talk Black Liberation, Buddhism, and Beyond (Paperback) by Valerie Mason-John Paperback, 385 Pages, Published 2021 by North Atlantic Books,U.S., United States ISBN-13: 978-1-62317-562-7, ISBN: 1-62317-562-3 |
 | | Never Too Little to Love by Jeanne Willis, Jan Fearnley Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2004 by Candlewick ISBN-13: 978-0-7636-2267-1, ISBN: 0-7636-2267-2 "Whimsical watercolors illustrate a comical, cumulative tale of an amorous mouse who aims impossibly high -- and learns that you're never too little (or too big) to love.Tiny Too-Little loves someone who's very, very tall, and Tiny wants a kiss. What if he stands on his tiptoes on top of a thimble? What if he stands on his tiptoes on top of a matchbox on top of a thimble? Clever cut-away pages show Tiny's precarious pile growing higher a ..." |
 | | Never Too Little to Love by Jeanne Willis, Jan Fearnley Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2013 by Walker Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-4063-1618-6, ISBN: 1-4063-1618-0 "This is a charming story about a determined mouse, who is never too little to love. Tiny Too-Little is a very small mouse. He is also in love. But unfortunately for Tiny, the one he loves is all the way up there, which is a long, long way if you're Tiny and you really need a kiss. No matter how many objects Tiny piles up to stand on, he's still too little to reach, even on tiptoes. As the pages get smaller and smaller, watch Tiny get hi ..." |
 | | Enlightened Beings(1st Edition) Life Stories from the Ganden Oral Tradition by Janice Dean Willis Paperback, 318 Pages, Published 1995 by Wisdom Publications ISBN-13: 978-0-86171-068-3, ISBN: 0-86171-068-1 "Here, for the first time in any Western language, are the sacred biographies of six great tantric meditators from the Gelukpa school of Tibetan Buddhism. These life stories - or "namtar" - are actually tales of liberation. Part of a distinct tradition in Tibetan Buddhism, they are meant not only to inspire but also to instruct others on the path to enlightenment. In Professor Willis's introduction and detailed annotations, you'll gain a ..." |
 | | Saints + Sinners 2024 Transformative Poetry by Hemming, Jan Edwards, Willis, Paul J Paperback, 150 Pages, Published 2024 by Rebel Satori Press ISBN-13: 978-1-60864-301-1, ISBN: 1-60864-301-8 |
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