Home
Good Story Books
Letter M
| Mabinogion, the. Unknown. Guest, Lady Charlotte E., trans. Mineola NY: Dover Publications Inc. 1997. | This collection of twelve Welsh prose tales is said to date back to the dawn of Celtic civilization. Destiny, magic, chance, knightly feats of arms, love and betrayal - all are here in these ancient and beautifully crafted stories sure to delight any lover of myth and legend. |
| Monje Que Vendio Su Ferrari: Una Fabula Espiritual, El. by Sharma, Robin S., Fontana, Pedro Traduccion. Barcelona, Spain: Plaza & Janes ed. S.A. 1998. | Escrito a modo de fábula, este libro contiene una serie de sencillas y eficaces lecciones para mejorar nuestra manera de vivir. Vigorosa fusión de la sabiduría espiritual de Oriente con los principios del éxito occidentales, muestra paso a paso cómo vivir con más coraje, alegría, equilibrio y satisfacción. El monje... es un tesoro del que usted podrá disfrutar toda la vida. |
| Moral Compass: Stories for a Life’s Journey, the. by Bennett, William J. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster. 1995. | Another curious collection. Be warned however that you will not find much compassion or love here. These tales were designed to instill the fear of God, parents and authority in children in order to make them well-behaved. |
| More One Minute Nonsense. by De Mello, Anthony. Chicago, IL: Loyola Press. 1992. | More nonsense, more sense. The second part to De Mello's One Minute Nonsense provides an assortment of one minute stories, proverbs and sayings in answer to life's timeless questions. |
| More Stories to Solve: Fifteen Folktales From Around The World. by Shannon, George. New York, NY: Beech Tree Books. 1994. | Are you the kind of person who always figures out the answers to puzzles or to mysteries? If you are, then this book will challenge you to think harder than you have ever before. Each of the tales is really a riddle to be solved by a clever detective who knows how to pay attention to details and think problems through. |
| My Love You My Children. by Muhaiyaddeen, M.R. Bawa. Philadelphia, PA: The Fellowship Press. 1981. | This is a treasury of short stories written by a Sufi holy man reflecting the lore and teachings of Sufism. Originally spoken, a student of Muhaiyaddeen writes, "We must speak the thoughts of this book aloud, because the sounds which make words started as vibrations and resonance. They must vibrate again in order to reach our formless inner space." Illustrations with thought provoking epithets such as, "Catch the dog of desire and tie it up, put the mirror in front of the monkey of the mind, and then take care of your life," accompany these delightful stories. |
| Mystic Monkey. by Dass, Baba Hari. Santa Cruz CA: Sri Rama Publishing. 1984. | Eight enchanting stories for children accompanied by beautiful drawings. |
| Mystical Stories from the Bhagavatam: Twenty-six Timeless Lessons in Self-Discovery. by Bhakta, Amal. Badger, CA: Torchlight Publishing, Inc. 2001. |
“...These are good stories: interesting, well told, and fun to read or listen to. The Bhagavatam's message may be uniform, but it is never bland, and the variety of stories here and in the text as a whole gives its message nuance and broad appeal.... This collection has some of the Bhagavatam's best.... Enjoy them as good stories should be enjoyed.” - Thomas J. Hopkins, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies, Franklin and Marshall College. |
| Mystical Stories from the Mahabharata: Twenty Timeless Lessons in Wisdom and Virtue. by Bhakta, Amal. Badger, CA: Torchlight Publishing, Inc. 2000. |
Eight times longer than the Iliad and Odyssey combined, the Mahabharata is ancient India's greatest spiritual epic. This selection of twenty mystical stories contains adventure, romance and intrigue, along with timeless lessons of wisdom and virtue. These extraordinary tales inspire, challenge and motivate us to live up to the highest ideals and values. They also provide insights into transcendental knowledge that leads to eternal, blissful happiness. |
| Mysticism of Sound and Music: The Sufi Teaching of Hazrat Inayat Khan, the. by Khan, Hazrat Inayat, Boston, MA & London, England: Shambhala Dragon Editions. 1996. | This book contains a Sufi vision on music, sound, language and the power of words. Khan was the first teacher to bring the Islamic mystical tradition to the West, and was an accomplished musician himself. His lucid exposition of music's divine nature has become a modern classic, beloved not only by those interested in Sufism but by musicians of all kinds. Khan is the only holy man I know who delivers an authentic and inclusive spiritual message from a musical sensibility. |
|
[more to come] |
|