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| Camino del Lider: Historias Ancestrales Y Vivencias Personales, El. by Fischman, David. | In Spanish. |
| Canterbury Tales, the. by Chaucer, Geoffrey. London, England: Penguin Group. 1951. | For those of thee that labored true in classrooms of sweetest sweat over these verily sweet Tales, you have done your time and may passeth onto new delights of verdant green. However for those of thee who care to accompany these pilgrims on their journey to Canterbury Cathedral (burial tomb of Thomas a Beckett - a Christian martyr), these tales are thick and heavy, sweet and light with spiritual nectar. |
| Caravan of Dreams. by Shah, Idries, ed. London, Great Britain: The Octagon Press. 1995. | This collection as a whole makes delightful reading, and at the same time brings the reader closer to the spiritual essence of the Middle East which is of overwhelming contemporary interest and value. It includes many best-known teaching stories of the dervish philosophers and mystics, writings by Idries Shah on Mecca and on Islam, poetry, proverbs, allegories, and symbolic tales of amazing richness and variety. |
| Chicken Soup for the Soul. by Canfield, Jack and Hansen, Mark Victor. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, Inc. 1993. | 101 stories to open the heart and rekindle the spirit on themes including Learning to Love Yourself, Overcoming Obstacles, and On Parenting. For all parents among us, here's one for you: "Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to the country and to mankind is to bring up a family". |
| Children's letters to God. by Hample, Stuart and Marshall, Eric. New York, NY: Workman Publishing. 1991. | Full of honesty,
quirky juxtapositions of thought, and the innocence that all of us recognize,
it speaks to the child inside us, and our own childlike wonder. Today a new generation can discover all the unexpected pleasures and provocations of what happens when children under ten decide to send a letter off to God. |
| Chinese Fables and Wisdom. by Te-Wu Ma, Tom. New York, NY: Barricade Books Inc.1997. | Are you fed up with the parade of experts, from psychologists to economists and others of their ilk, telling you how you should live your life? The Chinese have thrived for 5,000 years without these authorities. How have they done it? They have relied on the time-honored tradition of storytelling. In Chinese Fables and Wisdom Tom Te-Wu Ma extends the Chinese tradition of storytelling to the western world. The book is a collection of dozens of timeless stories from one of the most enduring cultures in history, many never before translated into English. Each story contains a special kind of advice which cannot be gleaned from self-proclaimed experts. The information contained herein is of a different sort. Fables such as "The Donkey and the Tiger," "The Snipe and the Clam" and "The twin Goddesses of Fortune and Misery" are unadulterated, everyday stories that offer ancient solutions to complex modern problems. Too often we overlook simple solutions. The key to the Chinese's longevity has been their ability to unearth pearls of wisdom embedded in the ordinary occurrences of life. |
| Chinna Katha. Compilation. Two volumes. Prasanthi Nilayam, India: Sri Sathya Sai Publications Trust. 1978. | The Chinna Katha, if only we ponder over its relevance, is an effective instrument in Bhagavan's educational process. When He is discoursing, these parables and stories, ever on the wing, hover in flocks in the firmament of His Love; He lets a few fly into our hearts and nestle there, until we fondle and foster them and make them part of our thought and behavious patterns. Here is a charming, fragrant bouquet of these multicoloured Kathas, for our delectation, mediation and inspiration. |
| Classic Fairy Tales, the. by Opie, Iona and Peter, eds. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.1974. | Once upon a time, there was a volume containing 24 of the best known stories in the English language, such as "Cinderella", "Jack the Giant Killer", and "Sleeping Beauty" but not the sentimental versions sold to us by Walt Disney, but as they were first published. Blood, guts and violence play a feature role in these original tales so sorry, it doesn't always end happily ever after. |
| Complete Fairy Tales and Stories, the. by Andersen, Hans Christian. Haugaard, Eric Christian, trans. New York, NY: Anchor Books. 1974. | A faithful translation of the original Danish collection of 1874 - simply and well presented with accompanying notes of translation. These classic fairytales include old favorites such as The Ugly Duckling, The Red Shoes and The Snow Queen - perfect for the adults in our children and the children in our adults. |
| Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, the. by Grimm, Brothers. Zipes, Jack, trans. New York, NY: Bantam Books. 1992. | 210 tales collected and published by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm plus 40 lesser-known stories omitted from the original German edition and never before available in English. This comprehensive collection recaptures the fairy tales as the Brothers Grimm intended them to be - rich, stark, spiced with humor and violence, resonant with folklore and song. |
| Complete Illustrated Works of Lewis Carrol, the. by Carrol, Lewis. London, Great Britain: Chancellor Press. 1985. | Carroll wrote books for children that, by their humor, logic and imaginative absurdity, also appeal to grown up people and is best known for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The stories and poems in this complete collection are published with the original illustrations personally approved by the author. A classic for all the family. |
| Complete Works of Kalidasa, the. by Kalidasa. Rajan, Chandra, trans. New Delhi, India: Sahitya Akademi. 1997. | Three volumes. He whom yogis seek after, the Indwelling Self resting deep within the inner space. Kalidasa is a major poet and dramatist of classic Sanskrit literature. |
| Contes. by Perrault, Charles. France: Gallimard 1981. | In French. |
| Contes Derviches. by Shah, Idries, ed. Paris, France: Le Courrier Du Livre. 1979. | In French. |
| Count Lucanor; or the Fifty Pleasant Stories of Patronio. by Manuel, Don Juan. James York, M.D., 1868. | Though every tale in the collection illustrates some wise moral and closes with some pithy maxim for the conduct of life, there is no dogmatic teaching. Every reader could apply the tale in his own way, and adapt the moral to the peculiar circumstances of his own condition. And, independently of any moral, each story is a real story, artistic and interesting-nay, true in the best sense of the word, true to nature and the human heart. |
| Cradle Tales of Hinduism. by Nivedita, Sister, ed. Calcutta, India: Advaita Ashrama. 1994. | Sister Nivedita, lived in England and became a devotee of Swami Vivekenanda, and dedicated her life to the upliftment of Indian women. She founded the Nivedita Girls School in Calcutta and this book is a collection of traditional Indian nursery-tales (which are ideal to be read to children and read by adults alike) told in her own style. |
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