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Jonsí
A unique sound produced by the wonderful voice of an Icelandic singer and extraordinarily well crafted and produced songs.
There's Nothing Wrong With Love
Built to Spill
Apparently these clever bandmates have been producing terrific music for over 10 years and just now I'm catching on to them and I like them quite a bit.
It's Never Been Like That
Phoenix
Good introduction fo the music to this contemporary French pop/rock band—catchy, moody and creative.
Between Good and Evil
by Martin Heidegger
The book is a biography of Heidegger that reveals his early familial and educational background in a way that illuminates his later work. More importantly, the author brings new understanding to Heidegger's revolutionary ideas by showing the philosophical background of the world in which he studied and wrote.
The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Made. Here's How.
by Daniel Coyle
The author has done research about why it is that certain places in the world—he calls them "hot spots of excellence"—keep turning out world-class athletes of artists. His answer is hugely important to coaching and is grounded in new findings in neurophysiology. Surprise, surpirse: it's pracitice of a very particular type that can be included easily into most coaching endeavors.
For Emma, Forever Ago
Bon Iver
Beautiful, sad, haunting music from an original contemporary talent.
Raise Your Head: A Retrospective
The Poozies
An Irish woman's group who compose and sing songs that blend ancient and modern sensibilities that touch and move the listener.
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel
A wondrously written retelling of tales from the court of Henry VIII from the point of view of Cromwell – a literary page turner and eye opener.
The Practicing Mind: Bringing Discipline and Focus Into Your Life
by Thomas M. Sterner
How to work with our own habits of mind in order to be able to develop ourselves and unfold our talents.
The Compassionate Instinct
edited by Dacher Keltner, Jason Marsh, and Jeremy Adam Smith
Relational Psychoanalysis
edited by Stephen A. Mitchell and Lewis Aron
Ulysses Unbound
by Jon Elster
Questions/Places/Voices/Seasons by Norman Fischer
Astounding beauty and welcoming depth in this large collection of poems by an eminent poet and Zen teacher.
The Web That Has No Weaver by Ted J. Kaptchuk
The cleary written and accessible classic book on understanding Chinese medicine.
How to Read Heidegger
by Mark Wrathall
Real Heidegger, but presented in everyday language with good examples. A miracle.
What is the What
by Dave Eggers
A detailed, moving novel of the "Lost Boys" of Sudan during the decade-long civil war.
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Disclosing New Worlds
by Charles Spinosa, Fernando Flores and Hubert L. Dreyfus
Top-notch philosophers and social thinkers unpack what is really required to bring new ideas to the world.
Kinderszenen/Kreisleriana
Composed by Robert Schumann, performed by Martha Argerich
Chopin Etudes
Composed by Frederic Chopin, performed by Maurizio Pollini
The complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings
Two masters at the height of their powers sending songs into the middle of our hearts.
M'bem di Fora
Lura
Georgeous deeply rythmic music sung by an international star from Africa.
Road Shows, Volume 1
Sonny Rollins
The world's most acclaimed jazz improviser recorded in live performance where his genius shines through.
Side by Side
Itzhack Perlman and Oscar Peterson
Fanastic duets by two giants of music who bring boundless creativity to their collaboration.
Change in the Weather
Eric Lindell
Modern sensibility wedded to Delta Blues, written and performed by an outstanding talent.
