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  • Gilgamesh

    by Jeff Barcham ...
    This book presents a new version (in verse) of the ancient Sumerian and Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh. It tells the history of Gilgamesh, the king of Uruk (a city called Warka in modern Iraq) who is believed to have lived in the 28th century BC.Gilgamesh starts the story as a brilliant but brash monarch, having inherited the throne from his father (Lugalbanda) at a young age, with no rivals. When ... Read more

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  • The Aethiopis (Death at Troy)

    by Jeff Barcham ...
    Most people know of Homer's Illiad, which describes an episode from the Trojan War, and also his Odyssey describing the long journey home of one of the Greek heroes from that war. What is less well known is that the Illiad tells only a small part of the ten year siege of Troy, over a period of several weeks. These were oiginally only two of the eight poems forming the Epic Cycle. One of those lost ... Read more

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  • The Epic of Gilgamesh

    Edited by Jason Colavito ...
    This edition combines the 1901 translation by William Muss Arnolt and the 1920 An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic on the Basis of Recently Discovered Texts by Jastrow and Clay. According to Wikipedia: "The Epic of Gilgamesh, an epic poem from Mesopotamia, is amongst the earliest surviving works of literature. The literary history of Gilgamesh begins with five independent Sumerian ... Read more

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  • The Essential Rumi - reissue

    New Expanded Edition

    by Coleman Barks ...
    This revised and expanded edition of The Essential Rumi includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks and more than 80 never-before-published poems of Rumi.Through his lyrical translations, Coleman Barks has been instrumental in bringing this exquisite Sufi poetry to a remarkably wide range of readers, making the ecstatic, spiritual poetry of thirteenth-century Sufi Mystic Rumi more popular than ... Read more

    $12.49 USD

  • Mind Platter

    by Najwa Zebian ...
    Mind Platter is a compilation of reflections on life as seen through the eyes of an educator, student, and human who experienced her early days in silence. It is written in the words of a woman who came from Lebanon to Canada at the age of sixteen and experienced what it was like to have fate push her to a place where she didn't belong. It is written in the voice of every person who has felt ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Rumi

    In the Arms of the Beloved

    by Jonathan Star ...
    Landmark translations of the Sufi poet/mystic Rumi from the acclaimed interpreter of the Tao Te Ching.Jonathan Star has assembled selections of Rumi's verse in a treasury that spans the poet's life and includes his most celebrated and poignant work. It is an enchanting volume of classic Eastern thought that creates an exhilarating experience for all readers. ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Love's Ripening

    Rumi on the Heart's Journey

    by Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi ...
    Translated by Kabir Helminski, Ahmad Rezwani ...
    Love is the meaning of our existence, the raw material of transformation, the glorious way of access to Divine intimacy. This teaching infuses the lyric verse of Rumi (1207–1273), the greatest of the Sufi poets. The poems in this collection, taken from among the master’s many volumes of work, focus on one of his greatest themes: how love grows and matures for those on the spiritual path. Kabir ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Gilgamesh

    by Derrek Hines ...
    In his thrillingly contemporary retelling of the world’s oldest epic, award-winning poet Derrek Hines brings us as close as we may ever come to re-creating the power it had over its original listeners more than four thousand years ago in the ancient Near East.Gilgamesh, the semi-divine ruler of Uruk, is a larger-than-life bully and abuser of his people. In order to tame the arrogant king, the gods ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Secrets of the Heart

    by Kahlil Gibran ...
    Translated by Anthony Rizcallah Ferris ...
    An early collection of Kahlil Gibran’s writings showcases the many styles of this prolific thinker, all profoundly beautifulKahlil Gibran reveals his vision of the soul and understanding of the world—past, present, and future—in this rich sampling of more than twenty works. Prose tales, fables, and poems evoke the mystic East and form a world at once powerful, tender, joyous, and melancholy. This ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Prophet

    by Kahlil Gibran ...
    Series series Macmillan Collector's Library
    Thought-provoking, comforting and wise, the simple truths of The Prophet remain compelling and rewarding to this day.Complete & Unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.Utterly unique and beloved around the world, ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

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  • A River Dies of Thirst

    by Mahmoud Darwish ...
    Translated by Catherine Cobham ...
    "Darwish is the premier poetic voice of the Palestinian people . . . lyrical, imagistic, plaintive, haunting, always passionate, and elegant—and never anything less than free—what he would dream for all his people." — Naomi Shihab Nye"Catherine Cobham's translations sway delicately between mystery and clarity, giving a rendition of the master's voice that should impress both those reading Darwish ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Drowned Book

    Ecstatic and Earthy Reflections of Bahauddin, the Father of Rumi

    by Coleman Barks, John Moyne ...

    $6.99 USD