David Chadwick, a Texas-raised wanderer, college dropout, bumbling social activist, and hobbyhorse musician, began his study under Shunryu Suzuki Roshi in 1966. In 1988 Chadwick flew to Japan to begin a four-year period of voluntary exile and remedial Zen education. In Thank You and OK! he recounts his experiences both inside and beyond the monastery walls and offers insightful portraits of the characters he knew in that world—the bickering monks, the patient abbot, the trotting h...

Twelve Ways God Can Help You Conquer AnxietyDoes it feel like a cloud of worry follows wherever you go? Do you find yourself in a state of fear about the unknown? It's no secret that fear and anxiety are often at the root of our problems.The key to overcoming your anxiety are found in the person of Jesus. He frequently called his followers to trust rather than give into fear–be "anxious for nothing" (Matthew 6:25), and to cast all our anxieties on him (1 Pe...

Fictional detective Miranda Miller is brought to life in the far future to catch Family Guy, a sadistic serial killer who is terrorising the three federations ruling the planet.Her investigation starts in Las Vegas, England – a facsimile of the American original, but with a dismal climate. It is part of PopRep, a faddish culture that idolises Donald Trump as the father of populism. While there, Miller speaks IngoLingo, a dumbed-down street slang, to blend in with the locals.

A Spirituality & Practice “Best Spiritual Book of 2025”“As priceless as discovering a previously unknown time capsule.”—Peter Coyote (Hosho Jishi), actor, director, authorThis is what happened at the famous Zen monastery south of San Francisco.From the best-selling author of the biography of Shunryu Suzuki (Crooked Cucumber), comes a memoir and oral history of Tassajara—a monastery founded in 1967 ...

Combat veteran Wat Tyler resumes his job as a New York crime reporter, but can’t escape the shadow of Vietnam – or allegations of cowardice.His first newspaper assignment reveals a high-level cover-up following the fatal shootings by National Guardsmen of three civilians at an anti-war protest. Powerful interests are determined to stop Tyler’s investigation at any cost – especially when he links the campus homicides to the murder of three scientists accused of using Vietnam veteran...

From the award-winning and best-selling author of the biography of Shunryu Suzuki, comes the concluding volume of exploration, through personal memoir, oral history, and rare photographs, of the physical and spiritual place known as Tassajara—a monastery founded by the San Francisco Zen Center in 1967.Peopled like a Sixties film of Buddhism invasion, with hippies, dreamers, lovers, and the first serious practitioners in the US. Joan Baez, David Steindl-Rast, Maud O...

Shunryu Suzuki’s extraordinary gift for conveying traditional Zen teachings using ordinary language is well known to the countless readers of Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind. In Zen Is Right Here, his teachings are brought to life powerfully and directly through stories told about him by his students. These living encounters with Zen are poignant, direct, humorous, paradoxical, and enlightening; and their setting in real-life contexts makes them wonderfully accessible.L...

**Spirituality & Practice “Best Books of 2021” Award WinnerIn this new collection of quotes from Shunryu Suzuki Roshi and stories from his students, the presence, wisdom, and humor of a great Zen teacher come alive once more.**The teachings of Shunryu Suzuki have served for innumerable people as the gateway to Zen practice and meditation. In Zen Is Right Now, devoted student and biographer David Chadwick sheds new light on Suzuki’s presence and teachings through se...

600 pages, 1177 images, with 32 contributors The first volume in the fourth edition of Chadwick’s Child Maltreatment provides an overview of the signs and effects of physical abuse and neglect toward children. The clinical text includes essential information for professionals who work to identify, treat, and prevent child physical abuse and neglect. More than 30 medical experts collaborated to provide the latest clinical data and research on topics ranging from burns and bruises in child m...

This practical book is written specifically for junior doctors by a team of highly experienced authors, as an introductory guide to clinical research. It covers all areas that a junior doctor needs to consider, including funding, study design, ethics, data analysis, disseminating findings, and furthering one's research career. It presents a balance view of clinical research and is written by authors actively involved in clinical research both at the 'coal-face' and at a more supervisory le...

The Complete Self-Defense and Home Protection Manual Master Personal Protection, Situational Awareness, and Family Safety in Today's Dangerous World You are the first line of defense. Are you ready? In an increasingly dangerous world, The Practical Guide to Personal Security equips everyday people with the mindset, tools, and real-world strategies used by elite professionals—proven strategies adapted for civilian life. From home defense to threat detection, self-defense to emergency respon...

258 pages, 606 images, 28 contributors Of the injuries inflicted on physically abused children, head injuries are, in many cases, among the most damaging and potentially lethal. First responders and medical practitioners encountering children with head injuries may need to take quick and decisive measures to ensure a child’s safety and, in the case of child death investigation, will need to recognize a variety of head injuries in order to identify or to rule out abusive trauma. Child Abuse...