Posts tagged "Koa Books"
September 19th, 2009
Stories of dissenters to war with Iraq within the government and military forces, by Honolulu residents Colonel (Ret.) Ann Wright and UH educator Susan Dixon
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Tags: Afghanistan War, Colonel (Ret.) Ann Wright, Daniel Ellsberg, dissent, Iraq War, Koa Books, Susan Dixon
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September 19th, 2009
Robert A. Johnson, bestselling author of He, She, We, and other psychology classics, shares a lifetime of insights and experiences in this easy-to-read book on psychological projection — seeing traits in others that are, in fact, our own. Drawing on early Christianity, medieval alchemy, depth psyc [...]
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Tags: Inner Gold, Koa Books, mythology, projection, Psychology, Robert A. Johnson
Posted in Psychology, Self-Help, Spiritual | No Comments »
September 19th, 2009
Cindy Sheehan’s memoir describing her reinvigoration of the American peace movement in 2005
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Tags: Cindy Sheehan, George W. Bush, Iraq War, Koa Books, Politics, Spc. Casey Sheehan, war
Posted in Current Events, Memoir, Politics | No Comments »
September 19th, 2009
Collection of original witty and inspired sayings by bestselling author Lama Surya Das
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Tags: Buddhism, Koa Books, Lama Surya Das, sayings, Surya Das, wisdom
Posted in Self-Help, Spiritual | No Comments »
September 19th, 2009
“This small, polished gem of a book is one compelling answer to many questions about how to inject meaning in our lives....” — from the Foreword by Dr. Paul Farmer, cofounder of Partners In Health
Following her husband's untimely death, Margaret Trost visited Haiti to heal her broken heart [...]
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Tags: compassion, Haiti, hunger, Koa Books, Margaret Trost
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September 19th, 2009
The Wisdom of Sustainability continues E. F. Schumacher’s groundbreaking work in Buddhist economics.
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Tags: alternative development, anti-globalization, Buddhism, Buddhist economics, development, globalism, globalization, Koa Books, Schumacher, spirituality, structural violence, Sulak Sivaraksa, sustainability, wisdom, Wisdom of Sustainability, World Bank
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September 19th, 2009
In-depth case study in local government, large corporate collusion, The Superferry Chronicles reads like a fast-paced novel.
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Tags: commercialism, environment, Hawaii Superferry, Jerry Mander, Kauai, Koa Books, Koohan Paik, Maui, militarism, protest, Superferry, uprising
Posted in Hawaii history, Hawaii non-fiction, Hawaii politics | 1 Comment »
September 19th, 2009
"One of the most engaging works of fiction to come out of Hawai‘i in a long while." -
San Francisco Chronicle
In Under Maui Skies and Other Stories, Wayne Moniz offers seven tales of his island home, each [...]
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Tags: adventure, detective story, ghost story, historical fiction, Koa Books, Maui, mythology, science fiction, stories, Under Maui Skies, Wayne Moniz
Posted in Hawaii Mythology / Folklore, Hawaii fiction | 1 Comment »
September 18th, 2009
America’s long century of imperial adventures began with the illegal occupation of Hawai‘i. As the nineteenth century waned, Hawai‘i’s missionary descendants and America’s diplomatic representatives incessantly pressured the royal government for ever-increasing control, eventually overthro [...]
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Tags: Annexation, Coffman, Hawaii history, Koa Books, Nation Within, Overthrow, Tom Coffman
Posted in Hawaii history, Hawaii non-fiction, Hawaii politics, Hawaiiana | No Comments »
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