The Quest Bookshop

Charlottesville's premiere bookshop specializing
in books on human spiritual development.

 
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Crones Don't Whine: concentrated wisdom for juicy women
by Jean Shinoda Bolen
 
Bolen, a psychiatrist and professor at the University of California Medical School, believes that women need to stand up for their rights, wants and desires and can't afford to be complainers or whiners. Explains Bolen, the author of The Millionth Circle and Goddesses in Older Women, "To be involved and engaged in life is a juicy proposition. Every juicy crone taps into a wellspring or a deep aquifer of meaning in her psyche." They are, according to Bolen, smart, compassionate, courageous and humorous. In these brief essays, she offers commonsense wisdom, calling on women to empower themselves, but also to fight against any emotional demons or problems they have. For example, in discussing women who have been abused or otherwise have some secret from their past that they're ashamed of, she writes, "At some point in their lives, most remember fearing that this truth would become known. Crones, however, also recall when and with whom they broke this taboo of silence as the beginning of feeling whole. To speak the truth is to be able to say, this is who I am." Fans of Bolen's quirky, spiritual tone will find these words comforting. However, much of the text discusses why women need to be juicy crones without offering much practical advice to improve one's life.  $14.95
 
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Akiane: her life, her art, her poetry
by Akiane Kramarik
 
Ten-year-old prodigy Akiane Kramarik shares her artwork, poetry, and the fascinating story surrounding her talent.
Growing up in a home with an atheistic mother and a non-participating Catholic father did not stop four-year-old Akiane Kramarik from finding God. This girl's dreams began a conversation in the home that has eventually brought them all to Christianity and the world's attention. Akiane: Her Life, Her Art, Her Poetry is a collection of the best of Akiane's full-color paintings and poetry created from ages 4 to 10, along with details of her family and the amazing stories that surround each unique artwork. Already a media professional, Akiane has been interviewed on programs such as Oprah, World News Tonight, Lou Dobbs Tonight on CNN, and Schuller's Hour of Power. Akiane will be one of twenty visual artists participating in the October "Listen" event raising money for the world's needy children.   $19.99
 
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Vision Keepers: walking for Native Americans and the earth
by Doug Alderson
 
Environmentalist and author Doug Alderson shares the story of how he was driven by a vision and guided by a Cheyenne teacher named Bear Heart to lead a group of like-minded people in a walk 3800 miles across America through tribal lands in support of Native American rights, reconciliation, and environmental protection. Along the way they encounter many different tribes, attend ceremonies and sweat lodges, and learn first hand about the challenges Native Americans face today with alcoholism, encroaching government and private interests, and the loss of their traditional language and values. Throughout the journey, Alderson relays the wealth of wisdom native cultures have to offer our ailing consumer culture.   $18.95
 
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Biology of Belief: unleashing the power of consciousness, matter and miracles
by Bruce Lipton
 
The Biology of Belief is a groundbreaking work in the field of New Biology. Author Dr. Bruce Lipton is a former medical school professor and research scientist. His experiments, and that of other leading-edge scientists, have examined in great detail the processes by which cells receive information. The implications of this research radically change our understanding of life. It shows that genes and DNA do not control our biology; that instead DNA is controlled by signals from outside the cell, including the energetic messages emanating from our positive and negative thoughts. Dr. Lipton's profoundly hopeful synthesis of the latest and best research in cell biology and quantum physics is being hailed as a major breakthrough showing that our bodies can be changed as we retrain our thinking.   $25.00
 
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Little Big Minds: sharing philosophy with kids
by Marietta McCarty
 
Children are no strangers to cruelty and courage, to love and to loss, and in this unique book teacher and educational consultant Marietta McCarty reveals that they are, in fact, natural philosophers. Drawing on a program she has honed in schools around the country over the last fifteen years, Little Big Minds guides parents and educators in introducing philosophy to K-8 children in order to develop their critical thinking, deepen their appreciation for others, and brace them for the philosophical quandaries that lurk in all of our lives, young or old.  Arranged according to themes-including prejudice, compassion, and death-and featuring the work of philosophers from Plato and Socrates to the Dalai Lama and Martin Luther King Jr., this step-by-step guide to teaching kids how to think philosophically is full of excellent discussion questions, teaching tips, and group exercises.  $14.95
 
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Children of Now: crysalline children, indigo children, star kids, angels on earth
by Meg Blackburn Losey
 
The Children of Now breathes light into a very real phenomenon. Written with great care and sensitivity, this book is destined to indelibly change the views of society, caregivers, and families while bringing much needed assistance and attention to a new generation of children who have come to change our world.
- Dannion Brinkley
The Children of Now is powerful and profound while at the same time quite practical. This should be required reading for anyone who works with children and everyone who has children.
- Lynn Andrews
The Children of Now is a groundbreaking work that shows that a large number of kids come into the world bearing inherent gifts that are beyond strange?they are telepathic, understand subtle energies, and/or have amazing psychic abilities. Fascinating to anyone with an open mind, this book tells the life-illuminating stories of these incredible kids.  $15.99
 
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The Mayan Code: time acceleration and awakening the world mind
by Barbara Hand Clow
 
Many researchers have investigated the science of time cycles by using the Mayan Calendar, which tracks the 5,125-year Long Count ending in the year 2012. History shows that civilizations suddenly appeared around 3115 B.C. in Egypt, India, and Sumer that used calendars based on systems similar to the Mayan Calendar, reflecting what was once a universal and sacred understanding of time. In The Mayan Code, Barbara Hand Clow draws on the work of biologist Carl Johan Calleman and many other New Paradigm researchers to unearth the deeper meaning behind the calendar and its message for modern civilization, especially during its final five years.   As we approach the end of the Mayan Calendar, time and consciousness are accelerating. Working with Calleman’s time-acceleration theory, Barbara Hand Clow shows how the cycles of time marked by the calendar match important periods in the evolutionary data banks of Earth and the Milky Way Galaxy and that the calendar describes the evolutionary stage to come. She explores how our own personal healing is the most important factor as we prepare to make this critical leap in human evolution--now referred to as the awakening of the World Mind.    $18.00
 
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The Fiber 35 Diet: nature's weight loss secret
by Brenda Watson
 
Today, Americans eat processed foods from the supermarket, or foods from fast food restaurants we drive by on the way home. We used to eat a fiber-rich diet fresh from the fields (fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes), we now eat food from a box; that is, processed food that has processed the fiber right out of our diets. The result: an epidemic of obesity that causes most of the common diseases of our time.   The Fiber35 Diet focuses on the magic of 35 grams of fiber per day as the key nutritional measure for losing weight. This is unlike low-carb, high protein, and low-fat diet books. This diet is based on the only scientifically irrefutable way that is clinically proven to reduce weight—Caloric Restriction. Most important, this book corrects one of the dangerous nutritional falsehoods that most Americans now believe—that carbs are bad. Carbs are an important source of nutrition for us—coming from fruit, vegetables, and other sources.  The Fiber35 Diet provides a weight loss solution that helps you shed pounds and is clinically proven to reduce the risk for all of the contemporary diseases that end life prematurely. Even though much is known about the healthy benefits of fiber, only recently have large food manufacturers, nutrition experts, and the media started paying more attention to it.  $26.00
 
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The Master Key System
by Charles F. Haanel
 
The Master Key System is the only clear, concise, comprehensive, definitive, distinctive, and scientific presentation of the creative power of thought ever formulated by any one at any one time.  It is a system that teaches the ultimate principles, causes, effects, and laws that underlie all attainment and success.  When you want to attain something, The Master Key System will show you how to get it.  The results you will gain from using this system are so startling as to appear incredible.  For this reason, more and more people are becoming students of the Master Key System than ever before.  Unlock your power and potential by learning The Master Key System.  Read it!  $19.95
 

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The Shape of Love: discovering who we are, where we came from, and where we're going
by Masaru Emoto
 
In THE SHAPE OF LOVE, Dr. Emoto shares new images from his research and for the first time draws out the significant lessons of his work. In a clear, conversational style, he interprets the messages hidden in his extraordinary photographs and explains how his discoveries can help us find answers to the eternal questions: "Where did we come from?" "Why are we here?" "Where will we go after we die?" Providing a new way of looking at such important issues as how we treat others and the earth itself, Dr. Emoto's findings encourage the positive actions that spell a better future for all.   A magnificent follow-up to The Hidden Messages in Water, THE SHAPE OF LOVE is a fascinating investigation into the intersection of science and spirituality and its impact on our lives and our world.   $17.95