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Wide Awake: Buddhism for the New Generation by: Diana Winston List Price: $14.95 Childrens Bookshop Price: $10.17 You Save: $4.78 (32%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 294.344 EAN: 9780399528972 ISBN: 0399528970 Label: Perigee Trade Manufacturer: Perigee Trade Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 304 Publication Date: August 05, 2003 Publisher: Perigee Trade Reading Level: Young Adult Release Date: August 05, 2003 Studio: Perigee Trade Sales Rank: 70607 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Product Description: Many of today's teenagers are tired of the pressure to compete and consume-and are looking for a different way to live their lives. This book offers an alternative: the 2,500-year old practice of Buddhism. Written in a style that will have immediate appeal to young "seekers" and those wanting to understand the ancient teachings, this book addresses such relevant topics as peer pressure, emotional difficulties, stress, fostering peace, and even protecting the environment. For everyone looking for self-help, self-esteem, and self-awareness, this book offers advice on: € Discovering truth in a world of hype € Finding peace amid the ups and downs of life € Accepting ourselves € Working with difficult emotions € How to meditate € Dealing with temptations and making the right decisions about sex and drugs € Advice on volunteering, working for peace, and protecting the environment Average Rating:
 Rating: - Great Introduction and SummaryEven though there are many references to teenage situations, i found this a great introduction to Buddhism for anyone. Rating:  - Start with chapter one!This book is pretty much as the Booklist review describes. It is worth noting that the book begins with lengthy forwards and prefaces which I found wordy, ponderous, and a bit moralistic. I began to fear the book would be the same. Not so! when you finally get to chapter one, the pace picks up and the tone and diction become lighter and much friendlier to a high-school level of reader. Far from being moralistic, the author deals with a variety of real issues that young people have to face, and does ... Read More: Rating: - Great, great book!I have been learning about Buddhism for a couple of years now and bought this book for my teenage daughter, in hopes that it would inspire her to join me. She hasn't read it yet, but I decided to pick it up off her shelf one day and read it myself. This book changed my life. It is written in very simple, easy to understand terms. I felt like Diana Winston was a good friend, walking the path with me and explaining things along the way. I loved it. And I am still hoping my daughter will join me! Rating: - This book worked miracles for our 15 years old teenagerOur son was in very hard times, struggling to come to terms with the low values (if values) of modern society, modern music and his own background and values. With 14 he went into extrem aggression and anger. He sought refuge in hard rap, which on one side helped to work anger off, but fueled it from another side. Since he started to read (and practice) this book, he changed tremendously. I highly recommend this book to any teenager (or parents who wish to find help) with the ... Read More: Rating: - wake up sleepyhead!This is a wonderful introduction to Buddhism. I have been sitting for several years and I am closer to middle-aged than teen-aged, but this book has a concise yet scholarly nature that presents Buddhist practice beautifully. I want to buy this book for everyone I know, from my 13 year old god-daughter to my 93 year old grandfather. Diana Winston illuminates the beauty and difficulty of living honestly in the world. If I were to change one thing, I would make the subtitle read; "a Buddhist ... Read More: |
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