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The British and American literary worlds operate in an odd kind of symbiosis: our critics think our contemporary novelists are not the stuff of greatness whereas certain contemporary Americans indubitably are. Their critics often advance the exact op...

Will Self

Personally, I prefer contemporary films, but the market calls for more period choices, especially since China opened up a cinema market in Hong Kong. There's a lot of restriction for contemporary films simply because of subject matter.

Donnie Yen

Could it be that following our initiatory path and connecting with higher source wisdom might actually be one of our species’ best defense systems?

The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic

Maybe the same essential download was also being delivered to other people—a massive, compassionate battalion of us—at the same time.

The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic

There are no categories in contemporary art. There are no rules. Artists are given the freedom to make and create whatever they please and call it whatever they please. I identify with that system, or lack of system, much more than I do the landscape...

James Frey

The more choices we have, the greater the need for focus.

50 Self-Help Classics: 50 Inspirational Books to Transform Your Life from Timeless Sages to Contemporary Gurus

Discrimination against nonwhites will not be tolerated. Discrimination against whites is fine-as long as the discrimination is done in the name of nondiscrimination.

Paved with Good Intentions: The Failure of Race Relations in Contemporary America

There are a whole lot of historical factors that have played a part in our being where we are today, and I think that to even to begin to understand our contemporary issues and contemporary problems, you have to understand a little bit about that his...

Wilma Mankiller

Why build entirely new systems for connecting to Christ consciousness when the institutions—whether Methodist, Lutheran, or Baptist—have already been created?

The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic

They built a city of their dreams, with a thriving gift economy and vibrant culture that encouraged all participants to let loose their wildest, most glorious freak. They weren’t protesting; they were celebrating.

The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic

Being postmodern, however, is about being complicit rather than virtuous, it is about approaching categories like Good and Evil with a certain ironic skepticism.

Blood Read: The Vampire as Metaphor in Contemporary Culture

The goal of practice is always to keep our beginner’s mind.

The Buddha Is Still Teaching: Contemporary Buddhist Wisdom

Anyone can get a job, but do you have a purpose?

50 Self-Help Classics: 50 Inspirational Books to Transform Your Life from Timeless Sages to Contemporary Gurus

Many of the pains and efforts taken to deal with the contemporary marriage are dominated by considerations of well-being, happiness, and biology. This corresponds to the position of contemporary psychology, which distinguishes itself through a deep s...

Marriage: Dead or Alive

Neoclassical economics is precisely the theory one would expect a vastly complex system of international corporations, world markets, and interconnected currencies to create to sustain, justify, explain, and predict "itself." And classical economics,...

Cultural Anthropology: A Contemporary Perspective

From this perspective, we were all divine Shakespeares, creating and playing the roles of muscled heroes and conniving villains, pious saints and debauched sinners, corrupt CEOs and disinterested temp workers.

The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic

The political vision of the religious right is for the most part an individualistic politics of righteousness, not a communal politics of compassion.

The God We Never Knew: Beyond Dogmatic Religion To A More Authenthic Contemporary Faith

In Japan, however, if you against someone and create a bad atmosphere, your relations may break-off completely. People tend to react emotionally, and most are afraid of being excluded from the group.

The Japanese Mind: Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture

A tattoo is a true poetic creation, and is always more than meets the eye. As a tattoo is grounded on living skin, so its essence emotes a poignancy unique to the mortal human condition.

Modern Primitives: An Investigation of Contemporary Adornment and Ritual

The sweet-smelling aroma of the island spices still hung in the air. It filled his nostrils and titillated his appetite all over again. His appetite drove him mad for something much more than food.

The Non-Silence of the Lamb: Contemporary Version

She tugged on his hair. "I'll have you know I'm no weakling." He grinned and kissed her forehead. "No, it takes a strong woman to kill a truck.

For the Love of a Fireman: HarperImpulse Contemporary Romance