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When she was 19 months old, Helen Keller (1880–1968) suffered a severe illness that left her blind and deaf. Not long after, she also became mute. Keller mounted a tenacious struggle to overcome these handicaps with the help of her inspired teacher, Anne Sullivan. Here is one of the greatest stories of human courage ever committed to paper. In this classic autobiography, Miss Keller recounts the first 22 years of her life, including the magical moment at the water pump when she recognized the connection between the word “water” and the cold liquid on her hands. Subsequent experiences were equally noteworthy: her joy at eventually learning to speak, her friendships with Oliver Wendell Holmes and other notables, her education at Radcliffe, and extraordinary relationship with Miss Sullivan.

Zhuang Zhou was an influential Chinese philosopher who lived around the 4th century BC during the Warring States period, a period corresponding to the summit of Chinese philosophy, the Hundred Schools of Thought. He is credited with writing—in part or in whole—a work known by his name, the Zhuangzi, which is one of the foundational texts of Taoism. Herein is perhaps his most well known work.

When we lost Muhammad Ali, we lost not only a great athlete, but also a beacon of hope for the dispossessed, forgotten, and isolated. As great as he was as a fighter, Ali was arguably even a greater humanitarian. In this one-of-a-kind audio biography, the champ tells his own story 

Moving Mountains is a powerful, inspirational work aimed at bringing together people of different religious traditions, spiritual or humanistic beliefs. This unique interfaith dialogue, is inclusive of all peoples including atheists, agnostics, humanists, and others with no targeted religious faith but strong ethical or philosophical beliefs. Throughout the world there are longstanding local, regional, national and international interfaith initiatives which provide great comfort and wisdom to people of all nations. The often quoted “There will be no peace among nations without peace amongst religions,” points the way to meaningful peacebuilding in our increasingly troubled world. Meher Baba was a charismatic Indian spiritual master who claimed to be his era’s Avatar, or God in human form. A major spiritual figure of the 20th century, Baba, who remained silent for decades, claimed devoted followers from the hundreds of thousands to the millions. Here is a charming collection of stories from the spiritual heart of the world’s great traditions which will console, inspire, enliven and enlighten the receptive listener.