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A touching tribute to the life and work of George Harrison. Much more than the inspirational heart of the Beatles, he was also the godfather of world music, an early advocate of yoga, a dedicated environmentalist, fountainhead of many charitable causes, and a brilliant composer and lyricist.

This exclusive audio is the fruit of Geoffrey Giuliano’s (Jagannatha Dasa) lifelong search for meaning, having studied with the preeminent masters of the 20th century. Giuliano resided in the most sacred places of India over the past 30 years, collecting stories, editing fables, and otherwise making this ancient wisdom accessible, with a special emphasis on the moral, ethical, and spiritual education of children. 

The great Indian chief Geronimo was a prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Apache tribe. From 1850 to 1886 Geronimo joined with members of three other Chiricahua Apache bands—the Tchihende, the Tsokanende and the Nednhi—to carry out numerous raids as well as resistance to US and Mexican military campaigns in the northern Mexico states of Chihuahua and Sonora, and in the southwestern American territories of New Mexico and Arizona. Geronimo’s legendary raids and related combat actions were a part of the prolonged period of the Apache–United States conflict, which started with the American settlement in Apache lands following the end of the war with Mexico in 1848.

George Armstrong Custer, a flamboyant American military leader first came to the world’s attention as a cavalry commander for the Union army during the American Civil War and in the opening of the Western territories. The influx of whites into American Indian lands angered the Sioux nation, thus a war resulted between them and the United States. In 1876, Custer was instructed to help drive the Sioux and Cheyenne onto their reservations. On June 25, 1876, however, as the Seventh Cavalry approached the Little Big Horn River, the soldiers encountered an Indian village and Custer took to the offensive. The Sioux warriors however, greatly outnumbered Custer and his men and Custer and his forces were wiped out. This is the real story of one of America’s most legendary, and ultimately, unfortunate military hero’s

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.