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Guida per principianti alla calligrafia moderna e alla scrittura a mano per il relax: Un manuale sulle tecniche di scrittura creativa con quaderno degli esercizi e proposte di progetti.
by Clayton M. RinesQuesto libro è tutto ciò di cui potreste aver bisogno lungo il vostro viaggio nel meraviglioso mondo della calligrafia moderna. Con questa guida approfondita per principianti sull'arte della calligrafia moderna e della scrittura a mano, otterrete un'enorme ispirazione e conoscenza di questa forma d'arte senza tempo. Questo libro è stato progettato pensando a tutti i tipi di persone: non importa se siete una mano esperta o un principiante, c'è qualcosa che fa al caso vostro. Imparerete come scrivere elegantemente delle lettere belle e ben disegnate che si trasformeranno nel vostro stile distintivo e diventeranno poi capolavori. In questa jet age c'è un vuoto, uno squarcio nel legame che abbiamo con la scrittura sia in quanto mezzo di comunicazione, sia come veicolo di espressione artistica. La calligrafia moderna e la scrittura a mano sono un collegamento con questa parte perduta della nostra storia. La calligrafia moderna riempie il vuoto in noi e, allo stesso tempo, crea bellissime lettere che sono uno spettacolo da vedere. Con dei progetti semplici e, allo stesso tempo, fantasiosi che avrete modo di imparare, svilupperete l'abitudine essenziale di imparare a calmarvi e provare gioia allo stesso tempo. L'inizio del percorso può sembrare un po' scoraggiante a primo impatto ma, con la pratica costante e seguendo le linee guida all'interno di questo libro, svilupperete in pochissimo tempo l'abilità e la sicurezza necessarie per affrontare dei progetti che siano complessi o semplici. "Guida per principianti alla calligrafia moderna e alla scrittura a mano per il relax" è un libro indispensabile per imparare l'arte del lettering e della calligrafia passo dopo passo. Imparerete come trasformare la vostra grafia di sempre in bellissime lettere ornate. Ci sono tantissime proposte di progetti che potete usare come idee regalo o per scopi commerciali. Mentre puntate all'esperienza di scrittura perfetta, dovreste anche ricordare
Guidance from the Greatest: What the World War Two generation can teach us about how we live our lives
by Gavin Mortimer'We will overcome it [and] I hope in the years to come, everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge, and those who come after us will say the Britons of this generation were as strong as any' Her Majesty The QueenThe Coronavirus pandemic forced the great British people to dig to the very depths of their resolve. It was during this crisis, the gravest crisis the country has faced since the Second World War, that members of the Greatest Generation - Tom Moore, Dame Vera Lynn, the Queen - proved vital reminders of the self-effacing stoicism required in times of emergency; to summon our 'Blitz spirit' and to 'Keep Calm and Carry On'.Taking twelve qualities of the wartime generation, including fellowship, courage and integrity, and drawing on personal interviews with over two hundred Second World War veterans - from SAS officers to London firewomen to Dame Vera herself - Guidance from the Greatest shows us how we can improve our individual character and our collective approach to life.Guidance from the Greatest reminds us of all that is great about Britain and shows how we can build upon that greatness for the future.
Guidance from the Greatest: What the World War Two generation can teach us about how we live our lives
by Gavin Mortimer'We will overcome it [and] I hope in the years to come, everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge, and those who come after us will say the Britons of this generation were as strong as any' Her Majesty The QueenThe Coronavirus pandemic forced the great British people to dig to the very depths of their resolve. It was during this crisis, the gravest crisis the country has faced since the Second World War, that members of the Greatest Generation - Tom Moore, Dame Vera Lynn, the Queen - proved vital reminders of the self-effacing stoicism required in times of emergency; to summon our 'Blitz spirit' and to 'Keep Calm and Carry On'.Taking twelve qualities of the wartime generation, including fellowship, courage and integrity, and drawing on personal interviews with over two hundred Second World War veterans - from SAS officers to London firewomen to Dame Vera herself - Guidance from the Greatest shows us how we can improve our individual character and our collective approach to life.Guidance from the Greatest reminds us of all that is great about Britain and shows how we can build upon that greatness for the future.
Guidance from the Universe: Hopeful Messages for Everyday Challenges
by Jill Amy SagerFor fans of Don Miguel Ruiz&’s The Four Agreements and Thich Nhat Hanh&’s The Art of Living comes a stunning self-help memoir about how Jill Amy Sager achieved enlightenment and self-acceptance through Tarot reading.Each eye-opening chapter in this self-help memoir highlights Tarot reader Jill Amy Sager&’s self-discovery after unexpectedly channeling wisdom from the Universe. What she learned ignited profound change: she went from having grown up physically disabled and believing she is unlovable to feeling confident and content in her own skin. We all want to feel good about ourselves. Yet we can struggle far longer than we need to, unable to remove blocks getting in the way. We often feel stuck and forget to give ourselves the grace, acceptance, and compassion we so readily give to others. Here, Sager shares thirty insightful messages from a sage source she calls &“Guidance&” alongside illuminating personal stories that showcase how these teachings have improved her life. There are also thought-provoking questions to encourage your spiritual journey. This book is a wake-up call—a nourishing reminder that each of us matters, and therefore treating ourselves with kindness, love, and respect is essential. Guidance shows us how to relax into our natural state of being, feeling more at ease in our vast and beautiful hearts, and Sager&’s stories illustrate just how attainable this state of being is. Ultimately, we discover that this enlightened life-changing shift is key to the happiness we seek and the welcomed harmony the world needs.
Guide For The Perplexed (Harper Perennial Modern Thought Ser.)
by E. F. SchumacherE F Schumacher asserts that it is the task of philosophy to provide a map of life and knowledge which exhibits the most important features of life in their proper prominence. <P><P>The questions- How am I to conduct my life? What is the nature of art and nature? What is the meaning of religion? are restored are restored to daylight on Schumacher's map of life by his maxim 'if in doubt show it prominently. ' Science is therefore restored to its home territory and its growing imperialism over the fields is reserved.
Guide Me in My Recovery: Prayers for Times of Joy and Times of Trial
by John T. FarrellFeaturing original prayers by the author, John Farrell, Ph.D., Regimental Chaplain and Director of Campus Ministries at SUNY Maritime College, as well as prayers synthesized from common prayers and devotional writings, this book is intended to aid and inspire spiritual seekers.
Guide de développement psychique pour débutant
by Katrina Bowlin-Mackenzie Jennifer DureauPeut-être avez-vous toujours voulu prendre des cours de développement psychique mais vous n'avez jamais trouvé le temps ou le bon endroit ? L'auteure a donné des cours dans ce domaine durant presque trente ans. Elle a écrit ce guide pour apprendre le tarot, les propriétés des pierres et le pendule ; les chakras, l'aura et la méditation ; ainsi que la guérison, les affirmations et le tableau de vision. Cette nouvelle édition contient tout ce dont vous avez besoin pour enfin apprendre à votre rythme.
Guide de nettoyage domestique — Plus de 70 astuces naturelles pour nettoyer votre maison
by The BlokeheadJe tiens à vous remercier d'avoir acheté ce livre, « Guide de nettoyage domestique — Plus de 70 astuces naturelles pour nettoyer votre maison ». Vous êtes probablement à la recherche d'idées qui changeront pour de bon la façon dont vous faites le ménage chez vous. Les suggestions présentées dans ce livre sont celles qui rencontrent le plus de popularité sur les sites dédiés à ce sujet. Ce livre est divisé en six chapitres. Chacun de ces chapitres est consacré à un « ingrédient », qui se trouve peut-être déjà dans l'un de vos placards, et qui peut être utilisé pour nettoyer un tas de choses. Comme l'indique le titre de ce livre, au fil des pages vous trouverez plus de 70 idées uniques qui vous faciliteront la corvée qu'est le ménage.
Guide d’initiation au minimalisme: Comment diminuer votre stress, augmenter votre productivité et changer votre vie
by Poppi EdwardsVoici un guide pour tous ceux qui désirent s’initier au minimalisme. Êtes-vous à la recherche du bonheur ? Luttez-vous contre le stress, l'anxiété ou même la dépression ? Vous sentez-vous claustrophobe et submergé dans votre propre maison ? Si vous avez répondu oui à l'une de ces questions, alors ce livre peut vous aider ! Le minimalisme permet d'être heureux avec moins, de s'affranchir du monde consumériste dans lequel nous vivons tous. Il aide à soulager le stress et l'anxiété ainsi qu'à prévenir la dépression. Quand vous adoptez un style de vie minimaliste, vous pouvez chercher le bonheur en vous, plutôt que d'essayer de combler le vide avec du matériel. Le minimalisme vous permet également de stimuler votre système immunitaire, de faciliter votre vie, d’augmenter votre productivité et de retrouver bien-être et santé en un rien de temps. Grâce à ce guide complet qui vous indique comment réduire l'encombrement et changer votre vie, vous parviendrez aisément à prendre les mesures nécessaires pour adopter et préserver un style de vie minimaliste.
Guide to Internet Job Searching: 2002-03 Edition
by Frances E. Roehm Margaret Riley DikelCopublished by America's foremost career books publisher and the Public Library Association, the acclaimed Guide to Internet Job Searching helps you harness the power of the Internet to aid in your job search. The Internet has revolutionized the way people look for career opportunities, and with this guide, you, too, can efficiently and successfully explore the Web to find the right job for you. This bestselling guide shows you how to target the most interesting jobs in the most promising companies and apply for those jobs with confidence-online or on paper. And it will steer you away from electronic "dead ends" such as unproductive searches that turn up thousands of near misses. Whether you are a complete beginner or an online expert, you'll find invaluable advice inside to make your Internet job search streamlined, efficient, and effective-from logging on to landing the perfect job. Margaret Riley Dikel, author of The Riley Guide (rileyguide.com), is a private consultant specializing in the use of the Internet for employment and career information. She is an internationally recognized authority in this field, having worked for many prominent governmental agencies and public and private corporations. Frances E, Roehm is the SkokieNet librarian at the Skokie (Illinois) Public Library where she specializes in building the village's community online. She is also the webmaster for ChicagoJobs.org, a regional resource for Chicagoland job hunters and career changers, and assists individuals in using the Internet to find a job. She currently chairs the PLA Job and Career Information Services committee.
Guide to Lasting Love: A Therapist's 21-Day Program to a Fulfilling Relationship
by Reta Faye WalkerYour Love Is Meant to Last "We just don't understand what happened. It was so good in the beginning." For master certified relationship counselor Reta Faye Walker, this confession has been a repeated theme from disconnected couples for over twenty years. Deeply informed by her own experience of divorce, Walker knows that when a couple begins to anguish over the "good times" of the past, their relationship has reached a critical juncture. It's likely time to make the most important decision of the rest of their lives: exit and seek a new, temporary romance, or engage in authentic conversation fueled by daring openness, deep listening, emotional insight, endless curiosity, and a desire to overcome any obstacle-together. Understanding that many people hold a fairy-tale picture of love as a pretty lie built on the fickle recollection of honeymoon ecstasy, Walker shows us how building a foundation of understanding can help lead to true, lasting love that grows richer by the day. In Guide to Lasting Love: A Therapist's 21-Day Program to a Fulfilling Relationship, Walker teaches couples how to: Move away from destructive criticism and toward constructive empathy Surmount the difficulties of personality differences and enjoy their rewards Effectively reduce their stress through team cooperation Investigate their "unconscious agenda" in order to set more reasonable expectations Reinvigorate intimacy with out-of-the-box thinking Now happily married with credit to her own relationship strategies, Walker knows firsthand that just because bonds break does not mean they are meant to be broken-they're just waiting for the real conversation-and the possibility for love's lasting return-to begin
Guide to Personal Happiness
by Albert Ellis Irving M. BeckerWritten by the legendary two fathers of RET therapy, this book is a straightforward look at how to supercharge your level of daily happiness.
Guide to Stress Reduction, 2nd Ed.
by L. John MasonThe increasingly frenetic pace of modern life can take a heavy toll on our physical and mental well-being, and we all have the headaches, backaches, and insomnia to prove it. As a professional stress-reduction therapist, Dr. L. John Mason has made it his life's work to combat the debilitating effects of this all-consuming condition. In the original GUIDE TO STRESS REDUCTION, Dr. Mason presented a comprehensive program of exercises designed to alleviate stress, helping thousands of afflicted readers return to the comforting fold of life's natural rhythms. Newly revised, Dr. Mason's landmark book continues to teach us how to reduce tension and anxiety with techniques such as autogenics, visualization, meditation, biofeedback, and desensitization. Ģ Previous edition sold 30,000 copies. Ģ Provides tips for controlling specific ailments, including high blood pressure, chronic pain, abdominal disorders, and insomnia.For a list of appearances by this author, check out our Calendar of Events.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Guided Tarot for Teens: A Beginner's Guide to Card Meanings, Spreads, and Trust in Your Intuition
by Stefanie CaponiAdapted from the Amazon best-seller Guided Tarot with over 2400 reviews, this essential guide is a must-have for teens ready to embrace the wisdom of their inner voice through understanding tarot cards.With tarot, you have the power to unlock wisdom beyond your years. A tool for cultivating intuition, it allows you to celebrate your truth and release resistance, fear, or doubt. For beginner tarot readers, learning the cards—all 78 of them—and understanding how to use spreads may seem daunting. Tarot expert Stefanie Caponi explains that interpreting the cards is a blend of knowing the card meanings, listening to your heart, and trusting your inner knowing. In this fully-illustrated book, Guided Tarot for Teens, she offers easy exercises to nurture and grow your intuition, not only to understand the cards' universal meanings, but to channel your own meanings. This comprehensive guide also shows you how to attune your energy to the deck for more accurate readings. With this book as a companion to your deck, you'll learn more about yourself, get divine guidance with life decisions, and overcome obstacles in your relationships—all while celebrating your unique gifts and honoring your higher self.Guided Tarot for Teens features: • Guided exercises to strengthen your intuition and tarot interpretation skills • Illustrated tarot card profiles with astrological, numerological, and elemental combinations, guidance for career, love, and spiritual life, and key upright and reversed meanings • Beginner&’s tools offering step-by-step advice to prepare for readings, such as attuning your energy to the deck • Introductory spreads for different types of inquiries, including a deconstruction of the Celtic Cross to help beginners practice it with ease • Quick reference chart with all the card images and meanings
Guided: Reclaiming the Intuitive Voice of Your Soul
by Michael Bernard Beckwith Hans Christian KingAccess your intuition and explore your true divine, timeless nature with the science-based teachings of Hans King, "one of the top five psychics in the country" (Miami Herald).Award-winning psychic Hans King provides a clear and thorough path for connecting to the invisible side of life in Guided. Based on the author's sixty years of direct voice medium work, it includes step-by-step practices for quieting the mind and creating a clear channel for spiritual communication, allowing you to discover, activate, trust, and follow your own eternal voice while uncovering your soul's greatest purpose and passion. Filled with fascinating stories and real-life testimonials from those who have communicated with the spirit world and experienced spiritual awakenings through King's teaching, King clearly explains how to accurately find the answers you are searching for and actualize them in your life. For those who experience an inner urge to explore life's bewildering, paradoxical mysteries, and deepest sensitivities, and want to step inside themselves and discover that their individual existence is for a purpose--and learn how to intuitively, victoriously fulfill it--Guided is the ultimate guide.
Guilt
by Caryll HouselanderDiscover the fascinating work of Caryll Houselander, a lay Catholic artist, mystic, religious writer, and poet in this thought-provoking book. Exploring the concept of guilt in the context of man's relationship with Christ, she reveals how breakdowns in this relationship manifest as psychological disfunction, and argues that only through suffering can we achieve sanity and become whole. Houselander illustrates these arguments through a series of case studies centered around famous authors, artists, and criminals, including as Leopold and Loeb, Teresa Martin, Hans Christian Andersen, and Franz Kafka, With her unique perspective and expertise, Houselander's examination of guilt, suffering, and mental instability is a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of religion and psychology.
Guilt Is the Teacher, Love Is the Lesson
by Joan BorysenkoThe author of the bestselling Minding the Body, Mending the Mind, offers a compassionate, healing guide for overcoming the devastating effects of guilt.
Guilt, Shame, and Anxiety
by Peter R. BregginWith the first unified theory of guilt, shame, and anxiety, this pioneering psychiatrist and critic of psychiatric diagnoses and drugs examines the causes and effects of psychological and emotional suffering from the perspective of biological evolution, child development, and mature adult decision-making. Drawing on evolution, neuroscience, and decades of clinical experience, Dr. Breggin analyzes what he calls our negative legacy emotions--the painful emotional heritage that encumbers all human beings. The author marshals evidence that we evolved as the most violent and yet most empathic creatures on Earth. Evolution dealt with this species-threatening conflict between our violence and our close-knit social life by building guilt, shame, and anxiety into our genes. These inhibiting emotions were needed prehistorically to control our self-assertiveness and aggression within intimate family and clan relationships. Dr. Breggin shows how guilt, shame, and anxiety eventually became self-defeating and demoralizing legacies from our primitive past that no longer play any useful or positive role in mature adult life. He then guides the reader through the Three Steps to Emotional Freedom, starting with how to identify negative legacy emotions and then how to reject their control over us. Finally, he describes how to triumph over and transcend guilt, shame, and anxiety on the way to greater emotional freedom and a more rational, loving, and productive life.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Guilt-Free Mum: How to Be Kind to Your Mind: Advice for New Mums
by Zeena MoollaLet go of mum guilt and enjoy the first years of motherhood with the help of this self-care support guideSleepless nights, endless feeding and the constant whir of the washing machine are often what you expect when you become a mum - and on top of all that, there's "mum guilt". Often born from the unrealistic expectation of the "perfect" mother, mum guilt is the term given to the feelings of inadequacy that women experience in relation to their children and their parenting choices.This is where Guilt-Free Mum comes in; it's time to reject the notion of the perfect parent and start being kind to yourself. Learn to allay those fears that you are falling short of expectations and give yourself a break!Inside you will find:- Top tips and techniques on how to overcome mum guilt- A multitude of simple ways to inject self-care into a busy schedule- Case studies from other new mums on how they overcame their anxieties- Empowering quotes to inspire and motivateYou don't have to achieve perfection to be an amazing mother because you already are!
Guitar Zero: The Science of Learning to be Musical
by Gary MarcusOn the eve of his fortieth birthday, renowned cognitive scientist Gary Marcus decided to fulfil a lifelong dream and learn to play the guitar. He had tried many times before - failing miserably. This time, he decided to use the tools of his "trade" to see if he might suceed. On his quest he jams with twelve-year-olds and takes master classes with guitar gods. A groundbreaking exploration of the allure of music, Guitar Zero is also an empowering case for the mind's ability to grow throughout life.
Gummi Bears Should Not Be Organic: And Other Opinions I Can't Back Up With Facts
by Stefanie Wilder-TaylorFrom the popular mommy blogger and seasoned author of Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay and Naptime Is the New Happy Hour comes this hilarious book of honest, no-holds-barred musings on motherhood.Stefanie Wilder-Taylor is officially fed up with the endless mommy fads, trends, studies, findings, and facts about how to raise children. Tiger Mom or Cool Mom? Organic or vegan? "TV is the devil" or "TV is a godsend"? The mother of three young girls, Stefanie has finally decided to hell with Google--she's going to find out how to be a mom all on her own. In this latest mommy book from the popular blogger, author, and TV personality, Stefanie will share her secrets for achieving a balance in motherhood between being protective and caring, and downright bats**t crazy. She'll debunk some of the looniest parenting myths and reinforce others; she'll describe how, through as simple a process as good old trial-and-error, she's learned to pick and choose what works for her and her family, and tune out the rest. Filled with sage advice, laugh-out-loud stories, and Stefanie's signature wit, Gummi Bears Should Not Be Organic is sure to appeal to any and every renegade mom who's forged her own path to childrearing.
Gun Shy: The True Story of the Army Dog Scared of War
by Alison Stokes Angie McDonellVidar, the army search dog, has spent half his life sniffing out enemy weapons and bombs on the front line of the war in Afghanistan. His keen nose saved the lives of hundreds of soldiers, finding roadside bombs which could have killed British troops. But after two years of loyal service, Vidar became ‘Gun Shy’ – a term used to describe dogs who are frightened of loud noises. Whenever he heard bombs exploding or even the sound of helicopters flying above, he would curl up in the corner, shaking with fear.His army days were numbered… and his future looked uncertain. Until Angie, an army medic who befriended him during her tour of Afghanistan, made it her duty to give him a safe haven at her Welsh home.
Gung Ho!: Turn On The People In Any Organization
by Sheldon Bowles Ken BlanchardKen Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles, co-authors of the New York Times business bestseller Raving Fans, are back with Gung Ho! Here is an invaluable management tool that outlines foolproof ways to increase productivity by fostering excellent morale in the workplace. It is a must-read for everyone who wants to stay on top in today's ultra-competitive business world. Raving Fans taught managers how to turn customers into full-fledged fans. Now, Gung Ho! brings the same magic to employees. Through the inspirational story of business leaders Peggy Sinclair and Andy Longclaw, Blanchard and Bowles reveal the secret of Gung Ho--a revolutionary technique to boost enthusiasm and performance and usher in astonishing results for any organization. The three principles of Gung Ho are: The Spirit of the Squirrel, The Way of the Beaver, The Gift of the Goose. These three cornerstones of Gung Ho are surprisingly simple and yet amazingly powerful. Whether your organization consists of one or is listed in the Fortune 500, this book ensures Gung Ho employees committed to success. Gung Ho! also includes a clear game plan with a step-by-step outline for instituting these groundbreaking ideas. Destined to become a classic, Gung Ho! is a rare and wonderful business book that is packed with invaluable information as well as a compelling, page-turning story. Management legend Ken Blanchard and master entrepreneur Sheldon Bowles are back with Gung Ho!, revealing a surefire way to boost employee enthusiasm, productivity, and performance and usher in astonishing results for any organization. Raving Fans brilliantly schooled managers on how to turn customers into raving fans. Gung Ho! now brings the same magic to employees. Here is the story of how two managers saved a failing company and turned in record profits with record productivity. The three core ideas of Gung Ho! are surprisingly simple: worthwhile work guided by goals and values; putting workers in control of their production; and cheering one another on. Their principles are so powerful that business leaders, reviewing the manuscript for Ken and Sheldon, have written to say, "Sorry. Ignored instructions. Have photocopied for everyone. I promise to buy books, but can't wait. We need now!" Like Raving Fans, Gung Ho! delivers.
Gunn's Golden Rules
by Tim GunnOn the runway of life, Tim Gunn is the perfect life coach. You've watched him mentor talented designers on the hit television show Project Runway. Now the inimitable Tim Gunn shares his personal secrets for "making it work"--in your career, relationships, and life. Filled with delightfully dishy stories of fashion's greatest divas, behind-the-scenes glimpses of Runway's biggest drama queens, and never-before-revealed insights into Tim's private life, Gunn's Golden Rules is like no other how-to book you've ever read. In the world according to Tim, there are no shortcuts to success. Hard work, creativity, and skill are just the beginning. By following eighteen tried-and-true principles, you can apply Tim's rules to anything you set your mind to. You'll learn why Tim frowns on displays of bad behavior, like the vitriolic outburst by Martha Stewart's daughter about her mother's name-brand merchandise. You'll discover the downfalls of divadom as he describes Vogue's André Leon Talley being hand-fed grapes and Anna Wintour being carried downstairs by her bodyguards. And you'll get Tim's view on the backstabbing by one designer on Project Runway and how it brilliantly backfired. Then there are his down-to-earth guidelines for making life better--for yourself and others--in small and large ways, especially in an age that favors comfort over politeness, ease over style. Texting at the dinner table? Wearing shorts to the theater? Not in Tim's book. Living a well-mannered life of integrity and character is hard work, he admits, but the rewards are many: being a good friend, being glamorous and attractive, and being a success-- much like Tim himself! He is never one to mince words. But Tim Gunn is always warm, witty, wise, and wonderfully supportive-- just the mentor you need to design a happy, creative, and fulfilling life that will never go out of style.
Gurdjieff
by John ShirleyA dramatic and literate introduction to one of the twentieth century's most influential and intriguing spiritual teachers. Born in the shifting border between Turkey and Russia in 1866, G. I. Gurdjieff is a man who would continually straddle borders-between East and West, between man and something higher than man, between the ancient teachings of esoteric schools and the modern application of those ideas in contemporary life. In many respects-from the concept of group meetings to the mysterious workings of the enneagram to his critique of humanity as existing in a state of sleep-Gurdjieff pioneered the culture of spiritual search that has taken root in the West today. While many of Gurdjieff's students-including Frank Lloyd Wright, Katharine Mansfield, and P. D. Ouspensky-are well known, few understand this figure possessed of complex writings and sometimes confounding methods. In Gurdjieff: An Introduction to His Life and Ideas, the acclaimed novelist John Shirley-one of the founders of the cyberpunk genre-presents a lively, reliable explanation of how to approach the sage and his ideas. In accessible, dramatic prose Shirley retells that which we know of Gurdjieff's life; he surveys the teacher's methods and the lives of his key students; and he helps readers to enter the unparalleled originality of this remarkable teacher.