The Tao of Books Bargains Art & Creativity

Courtney Davis

Using step-by-step photographs and a stunning collection of his own vibrant designs, Courtney davis shows how to construct and decorate a selection of knotwork, spiral, key and zoomorphic patterns. He provides an invaluable guide for all those interested in creating their own designs, borders and motifs.

80pp, 11.5x8.5, illus. ... Paperback

Published price £9.99 -- You save £5.00 ... 50%
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THE CREATIVE LIFE: 7 Keys to Your Inner Genius Ref: RFD610

Eric Butterworth

'God is creative, and we are creative. That's the premise of Unity minister Butterworth's straightforward and inspiring guide to living a creative life. Although he uses the Genesis account as the book's organizing principle (his seven steps parallel the seven days of creation and rest), this is not a particularly Jewish or Christian book. Rather, Butterworth draws on teachings both Transcendentalist and New Age God is creativity, God is us, God is in us, etc. On the first day of creation, God said, "Let there be light," and Butterworth claims that seeking the inner light is likewise the first step in developing a creative self. He also dwells on the phrase "Let there be," suggesting that readers should take that phrase as their motto: "No suggestion of effort, no strain, no hurry... just let."' - Publisher's Weekly.

156pp, 7.5x5.5 ... Hardback

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CREATIVITY: Where the Divine & the Human Meet Ref: RWD841P

Matthew Fox

Episcopal priest and New Age icon Fox presents eloquent meditation on tapping into the power of human creativity. Using nuggets of wisdom from various religions and philosophies, with Christian terminology used to buttress his points, the founder and president of the University of Creation Spirituality argues that we are living in a time of ecological and spiritual crisis. In using our creativity, that which differentiates us from other species, in nurturing our sense of gratitude for life as a gift and accepting the inevitability of suffering, we can consciously decide to be faithful to our divine potential and likeness. The choice is ours: praise, joy and union with the universe, or addiction, consumerism and destruction. All of our social, religious, economic systems, even our personal lifestyle choices, are in dire need of re-examination and renewal, says the author. "This is redemption: that we be creative like God is. And that our creativity and co-creation serve God's agenda, which is always compassion." Pushing well beyond the bounds of conventional Christian doctrine, the writer's attempt to shape a new ethic will be welcomed by his many fans. REMAINDER MARK.

192pp, 8x5 ... Paperback

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CROP ART & OTHER EARTHWORKS Ref: RWD654

Stan Herd

Herd is an unusual artist. His medium is the earth itself; his palette consists of soil, wheat, sunflowers, and corn; his brush is a tractor; and his images can be seen only from an airplane. Herd is as articulate as he is innovative, describing his motivations and inspirations within a broad cultural context. A child of the heartland influenced by the visions of the sixties, Herd recognized the value of a life lived close to the land as exemplified by American Indians, first and foremost, and by independent farmers. He was also fascinated by ancient earth designs visible only from the air, such as those found in the Nazca Desert in Peru. The combination of those inspirations induced Herd to create his first earthwork, a portrait of Kiowa chief Satanta worked into a 160-acre Kansas wheat field. As Herd describes his techniques and all the complexities involved in securing land, equipment, and assistance, we can barely take our eyes off the aerial photographs of his immense, living images. These drawings on the Great Plains, transformed by the cycle of the seasons and the vagaries of weather, arouse our awe at the earth's vitality and beauty, and our delight in humankind's ingenuity, artistic drive, and sense of adventure.

64pp, 16x11.5, illus. ... Paperback

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CROP CIRCLES: Exploring the Designs & Mysteries Ref: RWB0365

Werner Anderhub, Hans Peter Roth

Throughout the world, mysterious patterns have almost magically started appearing in fields - baffling the farmers who own the land and the scientists who examine them. What are these fantastic geometric figures? Who (or what) is creating them? Two journalists specializing in crop circle research provide revealing answers in this bestselling and visually stunning study. A spectacular 30-page pictorial, which presents an eye-catching survey of the contin-uing phenomenon, will fascinate believers and non-believers alike with its surprising beauty, variety, and complexity.

144pp, 7.5x9, illus ... ISBN 1579902979 ... Paperback

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DA VINCI DECODED: Discovering the Spiritual Secrets of Leonardo's Seven Principles Ref: RWD918

Michael Gelb

Never religious but always profoundly spiritual, Leonardo da Vinci devoted his life to seeking to understand the essence of things - a journey of discovery guided by the Seven Da Vincian Principles. Chapter by chapter, Da Vinci Decoded penetrates the mysteries of Leonardo's spirituality, and show us how we, too, can use the principles to draw closer to the divine essence within ourselves. Drawing on Leonardo's notebooks, inventions, and artworks, Michael Gelb explains the Seven Da Vincian Principles as they apply to spiritual development. Each principle is discussed in a chapter that opens with a single image created by Leonardo, and each chapter then discusses how that principle manifested in Leonardo's life, provides exercises to help put the principle into practice, and closes with another Leonardo image to inspire us while doing the practice.

224pp, 8.5x5.5 ... Hardback

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DRAW NATURALLY: How a New Way of Seeing Can Improve Your Drawing Skills Ref: RWB0323

Allan Kraayvanger

Draw Naturally proposes a new way of learning to see and draw with shapes that makes the process of drawing as simple as possible. Artists learn to translate three-dimensional subjects into big shapes, then to gradually add dimensionality and develop detail, an approach that is particularly effective for capturing life and action. Artists are taken through a series of exercises that teach them how to transform their new way of seeing into a variety of practical skills-including how to create an action line, break a large shape into smaller ones, simplify values, quick-sketch heads and faces, and capture the expressive character of trees and other landscape elements-eventually enabling them to create fully developed drawings. REMAINDER MARK.

160pp, 11x8.5, illus. ... ISBN 0823013782 ... Paperback

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GAIASTAR MANDALAS: Ecstatic Visions of the Living Earth Ref: RWE1013

Bonnie Bell & David Todd

Buddhist, Hindu, and Native American cultures have long used Mandalas as tools for meditation, healing, relaxation, and guidance. The intricate patterns of the Mandalas can simultaneously draw the viewer to the center of the image and spin the viewer out of the vortex, thereby centering the soul and expanding one’s cerebral boundaries. Traditionally, mandalas are related to a specific belief system and are created by hand according to very specific geometries and color schemes. Artists David Todd and Bonnie Bell have taken the conventional Mandala to new frontiers, creating glorious visionary nature art with their own technique. Tradition-free, the GaiaStar Mandalas speak in a universal voice. While investigating the details of nature surrounding their home, such as the shape of a rock or a pattern within wood, they became inspired to photograph these intricate parts of the larger whole: Earth (or Gaia). They then began further investigating their photographs by scanning them and making patterns with the digital images. The results were magical. These GaiaStar Mandalas are visually arresting and beautiful. Certain individual Earth elements are clearly identifiable; others are obscure. Combinations of leaves, feathers, petals, quartz, wood, fungus, crystal, rocks, stones - all present a dazzling intricacy and a magnetic power. GaiaStar Mandalas gives the reader the unique chance to examine the very essence of Earth, to feel a direct connection with the planet.

112pp, 9.5x9.5, illus. ... Paperback

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HIGHER CREATIVITY: Liberating the Unconscious for Breakthrough Insights Ref: RWD811

Willis Harman & Howard Rheingold

Discusses the nature of creativity, looks at the creative process, consciousness, and dreams, and explains how to harness one's own creativity. Insight is the mind's magic in action, solving problems, understanding relationships, creating new images - with a speed and certainty unavailable to ordinary consciousness. Breakthrough insights go even further. They take a quantum leap beyond ordinary creativity and our previous ways of looking at things. Almost all of us have experienced such moments - and wish we could have them more often. In fact, we can. Harman, president of The Institute of Noetic Sciences, and Rheingold tell you how. REMAINDER MARK, slightly shop soiled.

238pp, 8.5x5.5 ... Paperback

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ILLUMINATIONS: The Healing Image - Finding - & Learning From - the Inner Artist for Psychic Growth Ref: REA121

Madeline McMurray

Personal healing and spiritual development are available through contact with “the inner artist” in everyone. The author provides exercises that require no training in art and evoke the message the inner artist can reveal. “This is a really useful book… Readers who may judge themselves to be without artistic talent will be surprised to find themselves drawing expressively and artistically.” - Betty Edwards, author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain.

96pp, 7.25x9.5, illus. ... Paperback

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INDIAN EROTICA Ref: RWD061

Alka Pande

From the earliest terracotta images of the Mother Goddess to tantric diagrams, from palm-leaf paintings to celluloid depictions, from the fine details of miniature paintings to celluloid depictions, from the fine details of miniature paintings to modern art and advertising graffitti, this book covers ground that few have trod. Finding a striking continuity in the motifs used in erotic art, it grounds them in the principles that have shaped brush strokes and line drawing, curvatures and camera focuses down the centuries.

160pp, 11x9, illus. ... Hardback

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THE MANDALA HEALING KIT: Using Sacred Symbols for Spiritual & Emotional Healing Ref: RXD117

Judith Cornell

Mandalas - from the Sanskrit for circle - have been used for millennia in cultures worldwide as a tool for spiritual growth, creativity, and physical and emotional healing. With The Mandala Healing Kit, students join Judith Cornell, an internationally recognized expert and the best-selling author of Mandala (over 100,000 copies sold), for a powerful learn-at-home program that covers every aspect of a lifelong mandala practice. The kit includes a 96-page workbook with 24 exercises and beautiful colour illustrations; a guided audio CD of Cornell’s most effective meditations and suggestions; mandala stencils and special paper; and quality colour pencils and gel pen. Exercises cover: How to make mandalas for healing the heart and opening the wellspring of compassion you carry within; Precise techniques for using sound and colour to mend psychological fragmentation and express your hidden creative talents; How to create a "scale of light" to recognize and experience your own divine radiance, and much more. With The Mandala Healing Kit anyone can begin an exploration of this intriguing wisdom practice - for weaving the soul to a state of wholeness and connecting to the living mosaic of the universe.

Boxed Set

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THE MAP OF YOUR MIND: Journeys into Creative Expression Ref: RWD677

Maureen Jennings

Life is a hot issue, she points out, and we all need some place to express ourselves. Some people seem to be able to do that effortlessly, but for many of us there are “stoppers,” nagging, internal voices that say things like “Whatever makes you think you are creative?” Jennings reminds us that being creative isn’t reserved for the talented few, nor is it limited to writing and art. We all start out in the same way, full of life and curiosity, but somewhere along the line we often lose track of that part of ourselves, and spend our lives longing to get it back. The Map of Your Mind, full of common-sense advice and encouragement, is intended as a guide into the creative self. Here are suggestions for equipment, for ways of training yourself to be open to what goes on around you, as well as a program of timed and graduated excercises (mostly written) to be worked through alone or, preferably, with a group of friends. She includes examples from her own groups of what various members have done with each of the excercises. She also encourages you to throw out all expectations, urging you instead to simply allow yourself to come alive and explore your creative self. As a therapist, she also knows how this can help you to know and accept your own uniqueness. As the leader of many groups that explore creative expression, she also knows how support can help.

260pp, 9x7.5 ... Paperback

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NATURAL MANDALAS: 30 New Meditations to Help You Find Peace & Awareness in the Beauty of Nature Ref: RWF0291

Lisa Tenzin-Dolma

A new collection of Mandalas inspired by nature, for meditation on the ladscapes, wildlife and flora of the natural world - with symbolic specially designed to be accessible to anyone practicing today. Embark on a voyage of discovery using 30 superb new mandalas for meditation. Bring the beauty and wonder of nature into your awareness as a reliable route to t ranquillity and enlightenment. The ideal visual aid for everyone interested in meditation, including those meditating for the first time. Remainder mark.

160pp, 9.5x9 ... ISBN 1844832295 ... Hardback

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NO MORE SECONDHAND ART: Awakening the Artist Within Ref: RWF0563

Peter London

This book is about using art as an instrument of personal transformation, enabling us to move from an inherited to a chosen state of being. Peter London offers inspiration and fresh ideas to artists, art students, and art teachers, as well as to people who think they can't draw a straight line but want to explore the joys of creative expression. Inside every person, he believes, there is an original, creative self that has been covered over by secondhanmd ideas, borrowed beliefs, and conditional behavior. By freeing the capacity for visual expression - a natural human language by everyone - we can awaken and release the full powers of that original self. REMAINDER MARK.

190pp, 9x6, illus. ... ISBN 0877734828 ... Paperback

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THE OFFICIAL BOOK OF SUDOKU: Book 1 - 150 All-New Puzzles Ref: RXZ1086-T

The name of the game is Sudoku, Japanese for - number place - but no knowledge of japanese or arithmatic is required to enjoy the game that has sparked a mania around the world. Here in one volume is all you need to get started - 150 Sudoku puzzles (and solutions) along with easy-to-follow instructions and strategies. Remainder mark.

208pp, 7.5x5.25, illus. ... Paperback

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THE OFFICIAL BOOK OF SUDOKU: Book 2 - 150 All-New Puzzles Ref: RXZ1087-T

Sudoku is a wordless spin on the crossword puzzle that really stretches the mind. Easy to learn but hard to master, its reached epidemic levels of popularity. Here are 150 new puzzles (and solutions) to improve your skills. And if you haven't tried Sudoku yet, you'll also find instructions, tips and strategies for how to play. Remainder mark.

208pp, 7.25x5.25, illus. ... Paperback

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PENGUIN SUDOKU 2006: A Year's Supply of Sudoku & Some Nonograms & Cross Ref: RXZ1088-T

Sums, the Fiendish New Japanese Puzzles

Containing a year’s supply of Sudokus and some fantastic new Japanese puzzles, Penguin Sudoku 2006 presents 365 brainteasers, ranging from easy to mind-bogglingly difficult. It provides a daily fix for the hardened Sudoku fan and sets an addictive challenge for novices. Remainder mark.

448pp, 8x5 ... Paperback

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REDUX: Designs that Reveal, Recycle, & Redefine Ref: RWB0412

Jennifer Roberts

"Redux: Designs that Reveal, Recycle, and Redefine" offers a host of solutions for creating a green home with recycled, reused, and environmentally healthy materials, whether remodeling, redecorating, or building from the ground up. This book combines extensive salvage use with the larger goal of efficiency and environmentalism - and the results are simply stunning. With a focus on healthfulness, durability, and comfort, Roberts has assembled a collection of living spaces so innovative that it will turn the idea of "salvage" on its head. They span the spectrum of reuse, and exemplify the countless steps that homeowners can take to put a stamp of beauty and individuality on their home, while providing the added benefits of being earth-friendlier, healthier, more self reliant, and more efficient. Included are chapters that focus on Renovation (energy efficiency, salvaging, where to find good old stuff), Adaptation (preservation, old stuff to avoid, restoration) and New Construction (ecologically intelligent design, straw bale, and green architects). Whether it's salvaging lumber from a demolition site, or choosing double-paned windows and chemically safe paints, this book will provide hundreds of ways to make old things new again. The tips and information here will be invaluable, no matter whether you're a "Do-It-Yourselfer" or just a "Decide It-Yourselfer!"

160pp, 8.5x9.75, illus. ... Hardback

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SHO: Japanese Calligraphy - An In-Depth Introduction to the Art of Writing Characters Ref: RWB0328

Christopher J. Earnshaw

Calligraphy, along with poetry and painting, has been for centuries in China and Japan a discipline all students of culture had to master. Proficiency in brush writing reflected a high degree of inner character, and this is why many great masters of calligraphy were respected zen priests, warriors, and emperors. Complemented with over 300 illustrations, this book extensively explores the techniques, history, and philosophy of this exciting art. Visually attractive, highly informative, and written with a special enthusiasm. Born in Oxford in 1953, Christopher Earnshaw studied calligraphy and Japanese studies at Daito Bunka University in Tokyo and classical Japanese and Chinese through London University.

174pp, 11.5x8, illus. ... Paperback

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THE SIMPLE ART OF SUMI-E: Mastering Japanese Ink Painting Ref: RWF0503

Takumasa One

Learn the techniques and spiritual side of sumi-e, the art of Japanese brush painting. Takumasa Ono show you how to create the traditional ink brushstrokes and provides 15 sophisticated projects, from wallhangings to chopstick holders, for you to try.

128pp, 11x8.5, illus. ... ISBN 1402720092 ... Hardback

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THE SOUND OF PAPER: Starting from Scratch Ref: RWB0392

Julia Cameron

The bestselling author of The Artist's Way draws on her many years of personal experience as both a writer and a teacher to uncover the difficult soul work that artists must do to find inspiration. In The Sound of Paper, Julia Cameron delves deep into the heart of the personal struggles that all artists experience. What can we do when we face our keyboard or canvas with nothing but a cold emptiness? How can we begin to carve out our creation when our vision and drive are clouded by life's uncertainties? In other words, how can we begin the difficult work of being an artist? In this inspiring book, Cameron describes a process of constant renewal, of starting from the beginning. She writes, "When we are building a life from scratch, we must dig a little. We must be like that hen scratching beneath the soil. 'What goodness is hidden here, just below the surface?' we must ask." With personal essays accompanied by exercises designed to develop the power to infuse one's art with a deeply informed knowledge of the soul, this book is an essential artist's companion from one of the foremost authorities on the creative process. Cameron's most illuminating book to date, The Sound of Paper provides readers with a spiritual path for creating the best work of their lives. REMAINDER MARK.

316pp, 8.25x5.5 ... Paperback

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TIBET: Life, Myth & Art Ref: RWD030

Michael Willis

With a wealth of specially commissioned artworks and magnificent full-color photographs, Tibet is a superb pictorial record of one of the world's most fascinating cultures. It reveals the broad repertoire of Tibetan symbols and motifs and presents the art of Tibet, from its most monumental temples to its most exquisitely detailed statues of Buddhas, deities, and saints.

144pp, 10x10½, illus. ... Hardback

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TIBETAN MANDALA: Art & Practice - The Wheel of Time Ref: RWD755

Sylvie Crossman & Jean-Pierre Barou

The mandala is one of the most powerful expressions of Buddhism's unified view of the cosmos. It represents the integration of human and divine realms, the microcosm and macrocosm. It is at one and the same time an artistic creation, a transformative creative process, a support for meditation, a pictorial representation of doctrine and a map to initiation. To reach a better understanding of the potent symbolism and spiritual practice the mandala comprises, this work brings together the contributions of a number of leading scholars, each approaching the subject from a different vantage point. Essays explore the development of the mandala within the context of Tibetan Buddhism and Tantra Yoga, the symbolism of the mandala and the process of its construction, and the mandala's significance in the life and work of Carl Jung.

96pp, 12x9.5, illus. ... Hardback

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WALKING IN THIS WORLD: The Practical Art of Creativity Ref: RSP050

Julia Cameron

In this long-awaited sequel to the international bestseller The Artist's Way, Julia Cameron presents the next step in her course of discovering and recovering the creative self. Walking in This World picks up where Julia Cameron's bestselling book on the creative process, The Artist's Way, left off to present readers with a second course-Part Two in an amazing journey toward discovering our human potential. Full of valuable new strategies and techniques for breaking through difficult creative ground, this is the "intermediate level" of the Artist's Way program. A profoundly inspired work by the leading authority on the subject of creativity, Walking in This World is an invaluable tool for artists.

5 Cassettes

Published price £23.99 -- You save £19.00 ... 79%
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