Ten years in the making with more than 1000 photographs; illustrations and documents covering the military headgear of twenty Central and South American countries. A fourth volume in a series from one of the world's authorities on the subject. A must resource for all serious collectors. In color and in French with Spanish- and English-language chapter summaries. Dix années de préparation; plus de 1000 photographies patiemment rassemblées au sujet des vingt États d'Amérique centrale et du sud. Cet ouvrage est un incontournable pour tous les collectionneurs de coiffures militaires et tous les amateurs de militaria d'Amérique latine. Largement illustré en couleurs et rédigé en langue française; il comporte des résumés substantiels en langues anglaise et espagnole. Diez años de trabajo; con más de 1000 fotografÃas; ilustraciones y documentos; que cubren los cascos militares de una veintena de paÃses de Centro y Sur América. Un cuarto volumen; de una serie de una de las autoridades mundiales en el tema. Un recurso imprescindible para todos los coleccionistas serios. En color y en Francés; con resúmenes de los capÃtulos en idiomas Español e Inglés.
#259648 in Books Clark Strand 2014-05-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x .50 x 5.50l; .51 #File Name: 0977924564192 pagesWaking the Buddha How the Most Dynamic and Empowering Buddhist Movement in History Is Changing Our Concept of Religion
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Hoping for More DepthBy Martin E. SchmidtHaving found Waking Up to the Dark; Strand's more recent book; a unique contribution in how I how perceive not only darkness and light; but how to access one's spiritual life in general; I eagerly bought this book. And I did learn about Soka Gakkai in a way that I would not have otherwise. However; I did find it lighter and less satisfying than Waking Up to the Dark. I wanted something with more depth and insight into what Soka Gakkai does in contrast to other attempts to modernize religion. A decent book; but I was hoping for more.5 of 6 people found the following review helpful. inspiringBy JoyceThis book is the fascinating story of the Soka Gakkai movement whose roots go back to the 1940s. What is particularly interesting is its amazing growth and its values; which have been ahead of their time and indicate the direction for religion today. Soka Gakkai exerts its influence for human rights and human dignity; equal treatment of gays; women and minorities; for religious freedom for all people; not just for Buddhists. They address global issues like climate change; nuclear proliferation; overpopulation; poverty; hunger; economic expansionism; and nationalism. They promote value-creating education with its principles rooted in the land; valuing good food and good water for all. One aspect of their religious practice is monthly discussion meetings; not sermons or lectures. This democratic; egalitarian; life-affirming format allows every voice to be heard. The underlying principle of Soka Gakkai is the wellbeing of humanity as a whole. Their wish is to transform an “Age of Global Decline into an Age of Global Sustainability–an Age of Life in which one person’s happiness would not be won at the expense of another’s; and human progress would not be mortgaged against the degradation of the earth.†Inspiring; I’d say.24 of 27 people found the following review helpful. Quite a good jobBy barbara goodwinI am a Nichiren Buddhist; probably like so many others who bought the book. I was amazed at the author's profound understanding of the Nichiren Buddhism. For someone who doesn't practice this philosophy he did quite a good job of explaining it. The deeper elements were missing but then I had to keep reminding myself that since he doesn't practice it; there would be limits to his understanding. I think the one thing that stood out was when he mentioned that different people have said to him that NichirenBuddhist "isn't really a religion". I'm surprised that he didn't clarify that by "religion" most people mean a "God" outside of themselves; whereas this Buddhism believes that the "god" is within....that we are the Buddha. He did speak of personal responsibility for changing lives without mentioning begging some exterior being for help. He sort of danced around the issue perhaps not wanting to offend anyone that we don't believe that a "God" exists. However he did a mighty job and I was impressed. And in fact I DID learn new things.
