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David Hinton
"Orient combines personal experience with Tao/Ch'an philosophical thinking in two parts: exploring Ch'an mind as empty and mirror-deep and as unborn and moving with wu-wei spontaneity"--
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A once-in-a-generation translation of the definitive Ch'an (Zen) koan collection from preeminent translator David Hinton.
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Lao Tzu
A vibrant modern translation of the Tao Te Ching.
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Looks at what possessions meant to people at every level of society in Britain in the middle ages. This book is about things worn and used in Britain throughout the…
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David A. Hinton
This book examines the contribution that archaeology can make to an understanding of the social, economic, religious and other developments that took place in England from the migrations of the…
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A concise and readable history of Dorset from the Post-Roman period to the Normans, accompanied by illustrations of some of the main sites and artefacts of the time.
This book examines the contribution of archaeology to the study of the social, economic, religious, and other developments in England from the end of the Roman period at the start…
Looks at what possessions meant to people at every level of society in Britain in the middle ages, from elaborate gold jewellery to clay pots. Drawing on a range of…
This reliable and understandable reference book provides all the information anyone needs to make the right choices in successfully managing a small flock of sheep, whether you’re running a single…
Helping people to start a mobile catering food business in the U.K. This book provides specific, comprehensive advice that will help the average person avoid the many costly pitfalls and…
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An exploration of the emerging Western consciousness of the mystery of existence, as seen through the work of the great American poets from Walt Whitman to Gary Snyder –a thrilling…
Come along with David Hinton on a series of walks through the wild beauty of Hunger Mountain, near his home in Vermont-excursions informed by the worldview he’s imbibed from his…
David Hinton’s poetic sense shines so brightly through his translations of the Chinese poets and in his transcendent prose that one assumes he must write his own verse–and he has…
Rich distillation of the timeless precepts of extremely influential Chinese philosopher and social theorist. Includes Concerning Fundamental Principles, Concerning Government, The Eight Dancers: Concerning Manners and Morals, and much more…
The meaning of life-as expressed in a single Chinese landscape painting- a new work of meditative philosophy by the renowned translator of the Chinese classics and author of Hunger Mountain.
A new translation of one of the great koan collections–by the premier translator of the Chinese classics–that reveals it to be a literary and philosophical masterwork beyond its association with…
David Hinton’s translation of Chang Tzu’s Inner Chapters aims to make these ancient texts from the golden age of chinese philosophy accessible to contemporary readers.
Exploring the confluence of ancient Chinese spirituality and modern Western environmental thought, Wild Mind, Wild Earth reveals the unrecognized kinship of mind and nature that must be reanimated if we…
Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism emerged from the rich encounter of Indian Buddhism with Chinese Daoism. In this beautifully rendered literary meditation, renowned translator and author David Hinton illuminates anew the Chinese…
A deep and radically original exploration of Taoist and Ch'an (Zen) Buddhist wisdom through the lens of the life and work of Tu Fu, widely considered China’s greatest classical poet.
Divided into seven chapters, this text is largely composed of conversations between the great philosopher and rulers who sought guidance. Sometimes mystical, sometimes poetic, these teachings are often unpredictable, with…
The Chinese poetic tradition is the largest and longest continuous tradition in world literature. This title offers a collection of five hundred poems that provides an account of its first…
China’s tradition of rivers-and-mountains poetry is the earliest and literary engagement with the idea of wilderness. This title treats a range of topics: comic domestic scenes, social protest, travelogue, reclusive…
The books collected in this volume represent the first time since the mid-nineteenth century that the four seminal masterworks of ancient Chinese thought have been translated as a unified series…
David B. Hinton
From The Graduate to Revenge of the Nerds, this book delves into how movies treat the classroom.
Provided with access to Riefenstahl’s personal archives and film collection, the author examines Riefenstahl’s films from her beginnings as an actress through the Third Reich.
This sweeping collection of new translations paints a brilliant picture of the development of Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism, China's most radical philosophical and meditative tradition.
This sweeping collection of new translations…
Diana Davids Hinton
Describes how independent oilman George P. Mitchell developed technology that would unlock trillions of cubic feet of natural gas in the North Texas rock formation known as the Barnett Shale…
Confucius
A superb modern translation of the most famous Chinese text in history.
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This volume, produced in honour of Professor David A. Hinton’s contribution to medieval studies, re-visits the sites, archaeologists and questions which have been central to the archaeology of medieval southern…
Hinton, David
A master translator’s beautiful and accessible rendering of the seminal Chinese text.
Jen Walkington
Fill up on your Presidential fun facts and trivia! Explore some of our country’s past leaders and learn about their pets, their hobbies, and even how some of them got…
Meng Chiao
Meng Chiao developed an experimental poetry of virtuosic beauty, a poetry that anticipated landmark developments in the modern Western tradition by a millennium. With the T'ang Dynasty crumbling, Meng’s later…
Tao Chien
T'ao Ch'ien, (365 - 427, C.E.), one of the most revered poets in classical Chinese literature, is presented in a lucid translation with an introduction. David Hinton is one of…
Bei Dao
A second bilingual collection since the author’s enforced exile from China in 1989.
Wang Wei,David Hinton
David Hinton, whose much-acclaimed translations of Li Po and Tu Fu have become classics, now completes the triumvirate of China’s greatest poets with The Selected Poems of Wang Wei.
Wang An-Shih
A selection of poems by the ancient Chinese poet and statesman Wang Ah-Shih, translated by David Hinton.
Tu Fu
A new and substantially expanded version of Hinton's landmark translation of Tu Fu, published on the thirtieth anniversary of that original edition
Shortlisted for the Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize
Written by a team of experts and presenting the results of the most up-to-date research, The Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Archaeology will both stimulate and support further investigation into a society…
Hao-jan Meng
Brilliant translations of the work of one of ancient China’s most influential poets. An early Taoist master.
Po Chu-i
The quintessential Chinese poet, translated by David Hinton, recipient of the Harold Morton Landon Translation Award.
Hsieh Ling-yun
In our own time the wilderness has emerged as a source of spiritual renewal, both as idea and in actual practice. But Hsieh Ling-yun (385-433 C. E.) was there before…
