WISDOM publications

winter / spring 2012 trade catalog

Mindfulness can be experiencedrather easilyand it can be described, as long as you keep in mind that the words are only fingers pointing to the moon. Mindfulness in Plain English

CONTENTS Winter 2012 Titles Spring 2012 Titles Recent and Notable Backlist Titles Information for the Trade and Media Academic Examination and Desk Copies Cooperative Advertising Rights and Permissions Foreign Language Representatives Tibetan Art Calendar 3 8 15 21 21 21 21 22 23

The best of Buddhist literature is now available in digital editions.

wisdompubs.org
Please visit our website for: our complete backlist review and endorsement updates ordering information helpful links And while youre there, be sure to sign up for the Wisdom New Releases newsletter. You will be alerted when new books are available.

Like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter @wisdompubs

2

Winter 2012 Titles

Enlightenment to Go
The Power of Compassion to Transform Your Life David Michie
Compassionate wisdom is brought alive. Practical and helpful. Tenzin Palmo, author of Into the Heart of Life

he Dalai Lama always recommends a classic text by the eighth-century Buddhist sage Shantideva as essential reading for those seeking life-changing psychological tools and transcendent wis6 x 9 | 286 pages | $17.95 dom. In Enlightenment to Go, David 9780861717576 Michie provides a lively, accessible introeBook 9780861716944 duction to the best of Shantideva. With December 2011 warmth, humor, and stories of his own experiences, Michie shows how modern psychological science conrms Shantidevas insights, and he explores its powerful antidotes to contemporary problems, including stress, anxiety, and depression. Whether you are a newcomer to Buddhism or a seasoned practitioner, dip into Enlightenment to Go to get a glimpse of a radiantly different reality right here in your busy life.

Michie is as adept at the story-telling as he is at making meditation methods understandable and applicable to daily life. The Huffington Post Transforms the core teachings into practical, life-affirming lessons as relevant as this mornings newspaper and as timeless as Buddhism itself. This book can change your mind. Dinty W. Moore, author of The Mindful Writer

David Michie is a corporate communications consultant and the author

of the bestselling Buddhism for Busy People and Hurry Up and Meditate. He lives in Perth, Australia.

Winter 2012 Titles

Like a Yeti Catching Marmots

A Little Treasury of Tibetan Proverbs Pema Tsewang, Shastri
his enchanting little book contains 108 traditional Tibetan proverbs conveying the wit and wisdom of one of the worlds most unique cultures. The proverbs appear in English and Tibetan script, along with a brief explanation of each. Funny and wise, these proverbs remind us of our experiences in a relatable and meaningful way.

5.5 x 6.5 | 128 pages | $15.95 9781614290001 eBook 9781614290155 January 2012

Pema Tsewang, Shastri, has served as principal, headmaster, and

teacher of Tibetan language and literature in the Tibetan Childrens Village Schools and Dolmaling Dialectic Institue, in Dharamsala, India. He has published many books in Tibetan, including novels, poetry, nonction, and translations.

Also recently published: The Banyan Deer

A Parable of Courage and Compassion Rafe Martin Illustrations by Richard Wehrman

ncient yet timely, this is a moving story of compassion in the face of personal loss and trials highlighting courage, triumph, and the meaning of true wisdom. The Banyan Deer is beautifully illustrated and elegantly told and will resonate with readers of all ages. With illustrations reminiscent of the work of Eric Gill and Rockwell Kent, this book makes a great gift for family and friends.

Hardcover | 5.5 x 6.5 48 pages | $15.00 9780861716258 eBook 9780861719396

Rafe Martin has received three American Library Association Notable Book Awards and four Parents Choice Gold Awards. His work has been cited in TIME, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, and USA TODAY.

Winter 2012 Titles

Tibetan Calligraphy
How to Write the Alphabet and More Sanje Elliott Foreword by Sarah Harding

10 x 7 | 96 pages | $14.95

9780861716999

eBook 9781614290285 ibetan Calligraphy explains how December 2011 to capture the grace and elegance of Tibetan calligraphy with no prior knowledge or experience of either Tibetan language or calligraphy. Includes many prayers, mantras, and seed syllables to copy. Perfect for practitioners, artists, and anyone interested in the Tibetan language.

Sanje Elliott has been practicing the art of Tibetan thangka painting
since 1974. His rst teacher was the American artist Glen Eddy. Since then, he has studied with numerous Tibetan artists in Darjeeling and Kathmandu.

Winter 2012 Titles

Making Zen Your Own

Giving Life to Twelve Key Golden Age Ancestors Janet Jiryu Abels

T
6 x 9 | 224 pages | $16.95 9780861717026 eBook 9781614290292 February 2012

his book traces the life stories of twelve key Chinese Zen masters who shaped what was to become known as Zens golden age. Abels stresses the humanity of these Zen ancestors, showing that they were not formed from a generic mold but were individuals with quirks, senses of humor, and unique ways of expressing the powerful humanity of Zen. Lively, accessible storytelling sheds light on their paradoxical teachings with clarity and simplicity while showing that the masters faced some of the same challenges practitioners face today.

Janet Abels has given us a strong presentation in spirited prose of the lives of the founding teachers of Zen Buddhism. Father Robert Kennedy Roshi Clarity and a depth of knowledge that comes from long practice and study. Andy Ferguson, author of Zens Chinese Heritage Abels brings alive the Zen ancestors struggles and triumphs on the road to awakening. Gerry Shishin Wick, author of The Book of Equanimity

Janet Jiryu Abels is founder and coresident teacher of Still Mind Zendo in New York City and guiding teacher of Plum Blossom Zendo in Pittsburgh. She received Dharma transmission as a Zen teacher in the Soto White Plum lineage of Taizan Maezumi Roshi in 2000.

Winter 2012 Titles

To Dispel the Misery of the World

Whispered Teachings of the Bodhisattvas Ga Rabjampa Foreword by Khenpo Appey Translated by Rigpa Translations

his first publication from Rigpa Translations, a project of Sogyal Rinpoche, author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, contains a wealth of advice for those wanting to become more fully human. When we are disconnected from others we flounder, 6 x 9 | 224 pages | $16.95 but when we recognize the profound 9781614290049 interdependence of all beings, we floureBook 9781614290186 ish and grow. In just a few pages of oneMarch 2012 line instructions, the famous Seven-Point Mind Training provides direct and powerful advice for breaking through the chronic barriers that separate us. Ga Rabjampa, an influential master of the fifteenth century, here uses the Seven-Point Mind Training as the basis for illuminating the essential teachings on Buddhism, giving special attention to the practices of giving and taking (tonglen) and of transforming adversity into opportunities for spiritual growth.

Reading Ga Rabjampas commentary helps us realize that love, compassion, and kindness are not mere abstract good wishes but are far more rich and profound. Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse, author of What Makes You Not a Buddhist

Ga Rabjampa (13971470) founded Tharlam Monastery in 1436. Khenpo Appey (19272010) was a student of Jamyang Khyents
Chkyi Lodr and a tutor to Sogyal Rinpoche and Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse.

Spring 2012 Titles

Journey to Certainty: The Quintessence of the Dzogchen View

An Exploration of Miphams Beacon of Certainty Anyen Rinpoche Translated and edited by Allison Choying Zangmo

A
6 x 9 | 248 pages | $17.95 9781614290094 eBook 9781614290179 June 2012

pproachable yet sophisticated, this book takes the reader on a gently guided tour of one of the most important texts Tibetan Buddhism has to offer. Certainty in this context refers to the unshakeable trust that develops as meditators discover for themselves the true root of reality. In this authoritative presentation, Anyen Rinpoche opens wide the storehouse of this richly philosophical text in a way that benets readers of all backgrounds.

Also by Anyen Rinpoche:

Dying with Condence A Tibetan Buddhist Guide to Preparing for Death 9780861716562 | 176 pages | $16.95 eBook 9780861719242 Momentary Buddhahood Mindfulness and the Vajrayana Path 9780861715985 | 152 pages | $15.95

Anyen Rinpoche, author of Momentary Buddhahood and Dying with Condence, was born in Amdo, Tibet. His lineage can be traced back directly to the renowned Dzogchen master Patrul Rinpoche, author of Words of My Perfect Teacher. Rinpoche is known for his profound understanding of the scriptures and his easy-to-understand interpretation. He has taught extensively in Tibet and China and now mentors students throughout Southeast Asia, Japan, and North America. He lives in Colorado.

Spring 2012 Titles

The Mindful Writer

Dinty W. Moore
Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way. E. L. Doctorow

oing a step beyond typical how to write books, Moore illuminates the creative process: where writing and creativity originate, how mindfulness plays into work, how to cultivate good writing habits, how to grow Hardcover | 4.5 x 6.5 as a writer, and what it means to have a 152 pages | $12.95 9781614290070 life dedicated to the craft of writing. A eBook 9781614290155 reader can turn to any page and get inspiMay 2012 ration from the many surprising and useful quotes. Theres not a serious writer alive, novice or master, who will not benet from this book and fall in love with it. Cover to cover, this wise little book is riveting and delightful.

Dinty W. Moore is a professor, graduate director, and director of creative writing at Ohio University. Moore is also often invited to speak and teach workshops around the globe. He has published essays and stories in Harpers, the New York Times Magazine, Utne Reader, and many other venues. Moore serves on the editorial board of Creative Nonction magazine and on the board of directors of The Association of Writers and Writing Programs. Hes also a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship recipient.
Other little books of wisdom:

See page 17 for details.

Spring 2012 Titles

Living by Vow
A Practical Introduction to Eight Essential Zen Chants and Texts Shohaku Okumura
his immensely useful book explores Zens rich tradition of chanted liturgy, and the powerful ways that such chants support meditation, expressing and helping us uphold our heartfelt vows to live a life of freedom and compassion. Exploring eight of Zens most essential and universal liturgical texts, Living by Vow is an indispensible handbook to walking the Zen path, and Shohaku Okumura guides us like an old 6 x 9 | 350 pages | $18.95 friend, with a sure and gentle hand. 9781614290100 Okumura speaks clearly and directly eBook 9781614290216 August 2012 of the personal meaning and implications of these chants, and generously uses his own life experiences to illustrate their practical signicance. As a scholar of Buddhist literature, hes masterfully able to uncover the subtle, intricate web of culture and history that permeate these great texts. Esoteric or challenging terms take on vivid, personal meaning and old familiar phrases gain new poetic resonance. The texts explored in this comprehensive work include the four vows of the bodhisattva, the verse of repentance and atonement, the Three Refuges, the verse chanted before a formal teaching or upon opening a book of sacred texts, the chants used when donning the Zen robes and as part of Zens intricate meal ceremony, as well as two texts at the core of the Zen schoolthe Heart Sutra and a poem called the Sandokai, or The Merging of Difference and Unity.

Shohaku Okumura is a Soto Zen priest and Dharma successor of Kosho

Uchiyama Roshi, author of Realizing Genjokoan and translator of Dogens Extensive Record and Opening the Hand of Thought.

Masterful.Buddhadharma

Realizing Genjokoan
The Key to Dogens Shobogenzo Shohaku Okumura 6 x 9 | 328 pages | $16.95 9780861716012 eBook 9780861719341

10

Spring 2012 Titles

This Truth Never Fails

A Zen Memoir in Four Seasons David Rynick
Breathtaking glimpses of the luminous Zen of everyday life.

ll of us have had moments, however brief, when we catch a glimpse of the beauty and wonder that surrounds us, that is us. The smell of roses on a clear June morning, the spontaneous hug of a toddler, the notes of a melody that resonate in our deepest heart, the loving eyes of a friend. What we long for is always present, hiding in plain sight. 5 x 8 | 192 pages | $15.95 9781614290087 Every situation we encounter contains the eBook 9781614290247 truth of our existence; we are never sepaJune 2012 rate from this mysterious aliveness. This truth never fails. This collection of short observations and reections is a Zen memoir a record of ongoing practice and study of this extraordinary experience we call ordinary life. While written over a period of several years, these pieces are arranged into the cycle of the seasons of a single year. Each piece stands alone, but is also part of an overall narrative that includes leaving a home of eighteen years and creating a Zen temple in a lovely old Victorian mansion. Evocative of the intimacy and humor of Anne Lamott, the universality of Robert Fulghum, the poetry of Mary Oliver, and the gentle warmth of Lin Jensen, this beautifully written, one-of-a-kind book will inspire readers of varied interests from all walks of life.

Like Suzukis Zen Mind, Beginners Mind meets Lamotts Traveling Mercies.

David Rynick is a Zen teacher in two lineages, a Korean Linji lineage

and Japanese Soto one. Hes a guiding teacher of Boundless Way Zen, as well one of the resident teachers of the Boundless Way Zen Temple in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he lives with his wife, also a Zen teacher.

11

Spring 2012 Titles

Insight into Emptiness

Khensur Jampa Tegchok Edited by Thubten Chodron
This jewel of a book contains the essence of the teachings on emptiness that Khensur Jampa Tegchog has been imparting to Westerners for over thirty years, opening the door to this challenging topic for thousands of people. His approach is straightforward, down-to-earth, compassionate, and rich with practical examples that help to clarify the most profound and complex points. Ven. Sangye Khadro

6 x 9 | 336 pages | $18.95 9781614290131 eBook 9781614290223 August 2012

former abbot of one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in the world, Khensur Jampa Tegchok has been teaching Westerners about Buddhism since the 1970s. With a deep respect for the intellectual capacity of his Western students, Khensur Tegchok here unpacks with great erudition Buddhisms animating philosophical principlethe emptiness of all appearances. Instead of commenting on a text or relying on a traditional framework, Insight into Emptiness uses accessible language specically tailored to the Western mind. Engagingly edited by bestselling author Thubten Chodron, this text approaches emptiness from a novel prespective that far exceeds most treatments, and brings the reader into the heart of insight meditation.

Khensur Jampa Tegchok was born in Tibet before the Chinese occupation and has been a monk since the age of eight. He has taught for many years in England, France, Italy, and the United States and also served as abbot of Sera Je Monastic University in Bylakuppe, India, for a decade beginning in 1993. American nun Thubten Chodron is the bestselling author of Buddhism for Beginners and Open Heart, Clear Mind and the founding director of Sravasti Abbey in Washington State.

12

Spring 2012 Titles

Tantra
The Foundation of Buddhist Thought, Volume 6 Geshe Tashi Tsering Foreword by Lama Zopa Rinpoche

his book explains the practical signicance of Buddhist tantras complex rituals. Geshe Tsering discusses deities, initiations, and mandalas in a friendly and direct manner and addresses the questions that Westerners often have upon rst encountering tantras colorful imagery and veiled language. He includes a simple tantric compassion practice written by the Dalai 6 x 9 | 224 pages | $16.95 Lama, using it to demonstrate the build9781614290117 ing blocks common to all such visualizaeBook 9781614290124 tion techniques, and he takes the reader August 2012 step by step through the stages of tantric development. Tantra is a tting culmination to the approachable and practical wisdom in the Foundation of Buddhist Thought series.

Geshe Tashi Tsering was born in Tibet in 1958 and

received his Geshe Lharam degree from Sera Mey Monastery in 1987. Fluent in English, he has been the guiding teacher of the Jamyang Buddhist Centre in London since 1994 and also teaches at other Buddhist centers worldwide.

Foundation of Buddhist Thought volumes

9780861712700

9780861712717

9780861712724

9780861715107

9780861715114

13

Spring 2012 Titles

Faces of Compassion
Classic Bodhisattva Archetypes and Their Modern Expression An Introduction to Mahayana Buddhism Taigen Dan Leighton Foreword by Joan Halifax
A clear-as-a-bell introduction to Buddhist thought. Zoketsu Norman Fischer, author of Sailing Home Leightons careful research and inimitable spirit make this important work an invaluable companion. Joan Halifax Roshi, Upaya Institute Edifying, imaginative, and innovative. A modern spiritual classic. Spirituality and Health

6 x 9 | 352 pages | $18.95 9781614290148 eBook 9781614290230 August 2012

aces of Compassion introduces us to enlightened beings, the bodhisattvas of Buddhist lore, as shining examples of our own highest potential. Archetypes of wisdom and compassion, the bodhisattvas of Buddhism are powerful and compelling images of awakening. Scholar and Zen teacher Taigen Dan Leighton engagingly explores the imagery and lore of the seven most important of these archetypal gures, bringing them alive as psychological and spiritual wellsprings. Emphasizing the universality of spiritual ideas, Leighton nds aspects of bodhisattvas expressed in a variety of familiar modern personagesfrom Muhammad Ali to Mahatma Gandhi, from Bob Dylan to Henry Thoreau, and from Gertrude Stein to Mother Teresa. This edition contains a revised and expanded introduction that frames the book as an exciting and broad-scoped view of Mahayana Buddhism. Its updated throughout to make it of more use to scholars and a perfect companion to courses on Buddhism or world religions.

Taigen Dan Leighton is a Soto Zen priest who began

formal Zen practice in 1975. The author and translator of numerous books, including Zen Questions, he currently teaches at the Insitute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley and leads the Ancient Dragon Zendo in Chicago.

14

Recent Titles

Essential Mind Training Tibetan Wisdom for Daily Life Thupten Jinpa 9780861712632 | 5 x 7.75 | 296 pages | $16.95 eBook 9780861717149 Thupten Jinpa introduces select lojong, mind training, texts from his Mind Training: The Great Collection volume from the Library of Tibetan Classics.

With the current rise of positive psychology, in which researchers are seeking a fresh vision of genuine happiness and well-being, this volume can break new ground in bridging the ancient wisdom of Buddhism with cutting-edge psychology.B. Alan Wallace, author of Attention Revolution

the classic bestseller

Mindfulness in Plain English Twentieth-Anniversary Edition Bhante Gunaratana 9780861719068 | 6 x 9 | 224 pages | $14.95 eBook 9780861719990

A masterpiece.Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Full Catastrophe Living The bible of mindfulness.Barry Boyce, editor of Mindful magazine
Zen Questions Zazen, Dogen, and the Spirit of Creative Inquiry Taigen Dan Leighton 9780861716456 | 6 x 9 | 276 pages | $17.95 eBook 9780861717088 Taigen Leighton is one of the Wests most important Zen scholar-priests and one our foremost exponents of bringing out into the world the insights we nd on the pillow. An incredibly valuable book, useful for anyone wishing to integrate their heart-work with work in the world. James Ishmael Ford, coeditor of The Book of Mu

15

Recent Titles

Mindful Monkey, Happy Panda Story by Lauren Alderfer Illustrations by Kerry Lee MacLean 9780861716838 | Hardcover 10 x 8 | 32 pages | $15.95 eBook 9780861718504

An engaging and fun way to introduce mindfulness. This beautiful story shows us all how to dwell peacefully and happily in the present moment. Thich Nhat Hanh

Moody Cow Meditates Kerry Lee MacLean 9780861715732 | Hardcover 10 x 8 | 32 pages | $15.95 eBook 9780861719945

All children, like adults, have Moody Cow days. This satisfying and clever book points to meditation as an effective tool for dealing with anger. Spirituality & Practice This is MacLeans best book to date. The illustrations are truly charming. Shambhala Sun

Prince Siddhartha The Story of Buddha Jonathan Landaw and Janet Brooke 9780861716531 | 7.75 x 10 | 144 pages | $19.95 eBook 9780861719884 This is the story of Prince Siddhartha and how he became Buddha, the Awakened One. Beautiful full-color illustrations depict each major event in the Buddhas life, awakening, and teaching. His message of nonviolence, loving-kindness, and selflessness is movingly and clearly told in a way that children and their parents can relate to and bring to life in themselves.

16

Recent Titles

More little books of wisdom:

When the Chocolate Runs Out Lama Yeshe 9780861712694 | Hardcover 4.5 x 6.5 | 176 pages | $9.95 eBook 9780861718795 We all love chocolateperhaps so much so that on some level we may believe, As long as I have chocolate, Ill be happy. But sometimes the chocolate disappears, and we get nervous, upsetor at the very least, quite cranky. This funny and trenchant little volume from the author of the classic bestseller Introduction to Tantra attempts to answer the question of how we can be happy even after the chocolate has run out. By cutting the cords of attachment, we discover the indestructible happiness that has always been available to us.

How to Be Happy Lama Zopa Rinpoche 9780861711963 | Hardcover 4.5 x 6.5 | 144 pages | $9.95 eBook 9780861719280 Not merely for the Buddhist or Eastern Religion reader, but for anyone who has ever been curious about Buddhisms simple yet profound lessons. Anyone looking for advice on how to be happytruly, meaningfully happywill nd Lama Zopa Rinpoche to be a trustworthy and skillful guide. He is a tireless teacher of methods that work for us when all is well, and also when lifes troubles, big and small, seem unmanageable.

A Heart Full of Peace Joseph Goldstein 9780861715428 | Hardcover 4.5 x 6.5 | 128 pages | $9.95 eBook 9780861719464 How do we transform the words love, compassion, and peace into a vibrant, living practice? In these uncertain times, this transformation is an urgent necessity. Peace in the world must begin with us. One the most trusted elders of Buddhism in the West offers here a warm and engaging exploration of wise and skillful action in the world.

17

Recent Titles

Meditation on the Nature of Mind The Dalai Lama, Khntn Peljor Lhndrub, and Jos Ignacio Cabezn 9780861716289 | 6 x 9 | 228 pages | $16.95 eBook 9780861716296 Understanding the mind is the key to meditation and the insights at the heart of the Buddhas path. Wish-Fullling Jewel of the Oral Tradition by Khntn Peljor Lhndrub (15611637) gives both theory and practical instructions for meditating on the nature of mind, while the Dalai Lamas broad-ranging overview in the rst part insightfully distills some of Buddhisms most central themes. An accessible work of interest to meditators and scholars alike. Freeing the Heart and Mind Part One: Introduction to the Buddhist Path Sakya Trizin 9780861716388 | 6 x 9 | 184 pages | $15.95 eBook 9780861716142 His Holiness Sakya Trizin presents the timeless wisdom of the Buddhist pathfrom the Four Noble Truths to developing a heart of true compassion. Freeing the Heart and Mind is a beautiful introduction to Buddhism from one of Tibets most renowned gures. Includes four full-color images of remarkable Sakya masters of the past. Tsongkhapas Praise for Dependent Relativity Lobsang Gyatso and Graham Woodhouse 9780861712649 | 6 x 9 | 144 pages | $16.95 eBook 9780861717217 The radiance of Tibets renowned scholar-saint Tsongkhapas jewel-like masterpiece is refracted and enhanced by the brilliant and lucid commentary of the late Venerable Lobsang Gyatso, founder of the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics in Dharamsala, India.Jay Gareld, Smith College

Stilling the Mind Shamatha Teachings from Ddjom Lingpas Vajra Essence B. Alan Wallace 9780861716906 | 6 x 9 | 224 pages | $17.95 eBook 9780861716494 With his trademark enthusiasm and keen intelligence, former Buddhist monk Alan Wallace, author of The Attention Revolution, introduces us to one of the most cherished works of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, Ddjom Lingpas Vajra Essence.

18

Mastering Meditation
The Art of Disappearing The Buddhas Path to Lasting Joy Ajahn Brahm 9780861716685 | 6 x 9 | 160 pages | $15.95 eBook 9780861718610

Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung? Inspiring Stories for Welcoming Lifes Difculties Ajahn Brahm 9780861712786 | 6 x 9 | 288 pages | $15.95 eBook 9780861719273

Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond A Meditators Handbook Ajahn Brahm Foreword by Jack Korneld 9780861712755 | 6 x 9 | 304 pages | $16.95 eBook 9780861719839

Wisdom Wide and Deep A Practical Handbook for Mastering Jhna and Vipassan Shaila Catherine Foreword by Pa-Auk Sayadaw 9780861716234 | 6 x 9 | 552 pages | $22.95 eBook 9780861718528

Focused and Fearless A Meditators Guide to States of Deep Joy, Calm, and Clarity Shaila Catherine 9780861715602 | 6 x 9 | 280 pages | $17.95 eBook 9780861719815

19

Mindful Creativity: Poetry, Fiction, and Memoir

Everything Yearned For Manhaes Poems of Love and Longing Francisca Cho 978086174896 | Hardcover | 6.5 x 7.5 | 172 pages | $15.00

Nixon Under the Bodhi Tree and Other Works of Buddhist Fiction Kate Wheeler Foreword by Charles Johnson 9780861713547 | 6 x 9 | 288 pages | $16.95

Saltwater Buddha A Surfers Quest to Find Zen on the Sea Jaimal Yogis 9780861715350 | 5 x 8 | 256 pages | $14.95 eBook 9780861719983

Bad Dog! A Memoir of Love, Beauty, and Redemption in Dark Places Lin Jensen 9780861714865 | 6 x 9 | 288 pages | $15.95

Dreaming Me Black, Baptist, and BuddhistOne Womans Spiritual Journey Jan Willis 9780861715480 | 6 x 9 | 384 pages | $16.95

The Blue Poppy and the Mustard Seed A Mothers Story of Loss and Hope Kathleen Willis Morton 9780861715657 | 6 x 9 | 192 pages | $15.95

20

Information for the Trade and Media

U.S. TRADE ORDERING INFORMATION Wisdom Publications titles are distributed to the book trade by PGW/ Perseus and are available through all major wholesale channels. Wisdom Publications ATTN: Order Department PGW / Perseus 1700 Fourth Street Berkeley, CA 94710 Orders may be emailed to orderentry@perseusbooks.com. For customer service inquiries, or to place an order, open an account, or obtain information on terms and conditions, please contact: Phone: 800-788-3123 24-hour fax: 800-351-5073 Damaged, defective, or overstock returns should be sent to: PGW / Perseus Returns Department 193 Edwards Drive Jackson, TN 38301 CANADIAN ORDERING INFORMATION For orders, credit, and returns: Publishers Group Canada 9050 Shaughnessy Street Vancouver, BC V6P 6E5, CANADA Phone: 800-663-5714 24-hour fax: 800-565-3370 For all other inquiries (sales/ marketing/publicity): Publishers Group Canada 559 College Street, Unit 402 Toronto, Ontario M6G 1A9, CANADA Phone (Canada only): 800-747-8147 Elsewhere: 416-934-9900 24-hour fax: 416-934-1410 INTERNATIONAL TRADE ORDERING INFORMATION United Kingdom Publishers Group UK 8 The Arena Mollison Avenue Eneld, EN3 7NL United Kingdom Phone: 44 020 8804 0400 Fax: 44 020 8804 0044 info@pguk.co.uk Australia / New Zealand Windhorse Books PO Box 574 Newtown NSW 2042 Australia Phone: (02) 9519 8826 Fax: (02) 9519 8827 books@windhorse.com.au www.windhorse.com.au Export Markets Publishers Group Worldwide Sara McDermott International Sales Assistant 841 Broadway, 4th Floor New York, NY 10003 Phone: 212-614-7888 Fax: 317-872-5827 sara.mcdermott@perseusbooks.com Other Inquiries and Special Accounts Wisdom Publications 199 Elm Street Somerville, MA 02144 USA Phone: 617-776-7416 sales@wisdompubs.org PRICING INFORMATION This catalog lists the suggested cover price. All U.S. and Canadian prices, publication dates, and specications listed in this catalog are subject to change. Canadian booksellers are advised to check all pricing with our Canadian distributor.

Academic Examination and Desk Copies

Examination and desk copies are available to professors and teachers considering a title for course adoptions. Please make your request in writing on school letterhead, including the courses title and enrollment size, and the name of the bookstore that will be placing the order. Please note that hardcover examination and desk copies will require a handling fee of $5.00 per copy. Please send your request to: Exam and Desk Copies, Wisdom Publications 199 Elm Street Somerville, MA 02144 24-hour fax: 617-776-7841 MEDIA REVIEW COPIES To request review copies of Wisdom titles, please contact Wisdoms Media and Publicity department, at: Wisdom Publications 199 Elm Street Somerville, MA 02144 Phone: 617-776-7416 ext. 27 24-hour fax: 617-776-7841 marketing@wisdompubs.org

Cooperative Advertising / Rights and Permissions

All cooperative advertising requests must be preapproved. Please send all such requests and preapproved claims to: Laura Roberts PGW / Perseus 1700 Fourth Street Berkeley, CA 94710 Phone: 510-809-3719 Fax: 510-809-3700 laura.roberts@pgw.com For information about subsidiary rights, contact Wisdoms rights department at: Wisdom Publications 199 Elm Street Somerville, MA 02144 Phone: 617-776-7416 24-hour fax: 617-776-7841 rights@wisdompubs.org

21

Foreign Language Representatives

CHINESE Ms. Mei Yao Chinese Connection Agency 67 Banksville Road Armonk, NY 10504 USA Phone: 914-765-0296 Fax: 914-765-0297 yaollc@optonline.net CZECH AND SLOVAK Ms. Kristin Olson Kristin Olson Literary Agency S.R.O. Klimentska 24 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Repubic Phone: 420 (222) 582 042 Fax: 420 (222) 582 048 kristin.olson@litag.cz FRENCH Ms. Bndicte Allais Agence Eliane Benisti 80 Rue des Saints Peres 75007 Paris, France Phone: 33 (1) 42-22-85-33 Fax: 33 (1) 45-44-18-17 benedicte@elianebenisti.com GERMAN Mr. Christian Dittus Paul & Peter Fritz AG Literary Agency Postfach 1773 Jupiterstrasse 1 CH-8032 Zurich, Switzerland Phone: +41-44-388 4142 Fax: +41-44-388 4130 cdittus@fritzagency.com HEBREW Ms. Efrat Lev The Deborah Harris Agency 9 Yael Street Jerusalem 93502, Israel Phone: 972-2-563-3237 Fax: 972-2-561-8711 litagent@netvision.net.il ITALIAN Ms. Agnese Incisa Agnese Incisa Agenzia Letteraria Piazza Vittorio Veneto 19 10124 Torino, Italy Phone/Fax: +39011885642 agnese@agneseincisa.it KOREAN Mr. Henry Shin Eric Yang Agency 3F, E. B/D, 54-7 Banpo-Dong Seocho-Ku Seoul 137-803, Korea Phone: 02-592-3356 Fax: 02-592-3359 henryshin@eyagency.com POLISH Ms. Aleksandra Lapinska Matuszak ANAW Literary Agency 02-634 Warsaw Milobedzka 10, Poland Phone: 00-48-22-646-58-60 Fax: 00-48-22-646-58-65 aleksandra@literatura.com.pl RUSSIAN Mr. Alexander Korzhenevski Alexander Korzhenevski Agency 7th Parkovaya 28-100 Moscow 105264, Russia Phone/Fax: 7 (095) 164-7810 alex.akagency@gmail.com THAI, INDONESIAN, VIETNAMESE Ms. Slandha Sutho Ms. Supanya Pratum Mr. Thananchai Pandey Tuttle-Mori Agency Co., Ltd. 6th FL., Siam Inter Comics Bldg. 459 Soi Piboon-Oppathum (Ladprao 48) Samsen Nok, Huay Kwang Bangkok 10320, Thailand Phone: (662) 694-3026 Mobile: (666) 310-8199, (666) 310-8299 Fax: (662) 694-3027 slandha@tuttlemori.co.th supanya@tuttlemori.co.th thananchai@tuttlemori.co.th DUTCH Ms. Amina Marix Evans Amina Marix Evans Agency 1 West View, Wrekenton Gateshead NE9 7UY United Kingdom Phone: +44-(0)191 420 7482 aminabooks@x4all.nl www.aminabooks.nl HUNGARIAN Mr. Peter Bolza Katai & Bolza Literary Agents H-1068 Budapest Benczur u. 11., Hungary Phone: (36-1) 456-0313 Phone/fax: (36-1) 456-0314 peter@kataibolza.hu

SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE Ms. Elizabeth Atkins A.C.E.R. Agencia Literaria Amor de Dios 1 28014 Madrid, Spain Phone: 34-91-369-2061 Fax: 34-91-369-2052 eatkins@acerliteraria.com

For information regarding rights in any other territory, please email rights@wisdompubs.org.

About Wisdom Publications

isdom Publications is dedicated to offering works relating to and inspired by Buddhist traditions. To learn more about us or to explore our other books, please visit our website at www.wisdompubs.org. You can subscribe to our e-newsletter or request our print catalog online, or by writing to:

Wisdom Publications 199 Elm Street Somerville, Massachusetts 02144 USA 617-776-7416, or info@wisdompubs.org. Wisdom is a nonprot, charitable 501(c)(3) organization and donations in support of our mission are tax deductible.
Wisdom Publications is affiliated with the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT).

22

Tibetan Art Calendar 2012

Now available for ordering direct from Wisdom!
These calendars are big, high-quality, really frameable art. If youre going to get a spiritual/Buddhist calendar, the Tibetan Art Calendar would be my choice. Elephant Journal
0861714253 | $28.95

acred Buddhist thangkas, the beautiful masterpieces seen in Wisdom Publications Tibetan Art Calendar, are highly sought-after and have become collectors items for art enthusiasts around the globe. As a result, the best of these worksin private hands or even museum collectionsare seldom, if ever, available for public viewing. This is why Wisdoms Tibetan Art Calendar is so specialits an affordable way to enjoy incredibly rare and meaningful works of ancient art, yearround. These thirteen sacred paintings by Tibetan master painters encompass a variety of classical images, including mandalas, deities, and icons. Each poster-sized picture is produced to the highest German printing standards and is perfect for framing. Complete with in-depth explanations of their cultural and philosophical signicance, these exquisite ne art reproductions will be treasured for years to come.

Order Directly from Wisdom Publications Call (800) 272-4050 or fax (978) 348-1233 sales@wisdompubs.org Also available through select wholesalers.

This elegant 16.5 x 23.5 European artstyle calendar makes the perfect gift.

23

from: Wisdom Publications 199 Elm Street Somerville, MA 02144 USA wisdompubs.org

FPO

See page 9..