Log cabins and wagon trains, cowboys and Indians, Buffalo Bill and General Custer. These and other frontier images pervade our lives, from fiction to films to advertising, where they attach themselves to products from pancake syrup to cologne, blue jeans to banks. Richard White and Patricia Limerick join their inimitable talents to explore our national preoccupation with this uniquely American image.<br /><br />Richard White examines the two most enduring stories of the frontier,...
Many people ask, «How can I live a more spiritual life, a life that can ultimately lead to enlightenment?» And by way of an answer this book describes four of the most important steps that we can take along the spiritual path–staying open to suffering, living a generous life, cultivating mindfulness and wonder, and accepting death but affirming joy. The Spiritual Guide offers a clear discussion of basic spiritual themes. It does not assume the truth of any given standpoint, and it has something...
