New Releases by Eric Weiner

Part biography, part travelogue, part self-help, New York Times bestselling author Eric Weiner follows in the footsteps of Benjamin Franklin, mining his life for inspiration and practical lessons for living a purposeful and virtuous life. Ben Franklin lingers in our lives and in our imaginations. One of only two non-presidents to appear on US currency, Franklin was a founder, statesman, scientist, inventor, diplomat, publisher, humorist, and philosopher. He believed in the American experiment, but Ben Franklin’s greatest experiment was…Ben Franklin. In that spirit of betterment, Eric Weiner embarks on an ambitious quest to live the way Ben lived. “A warm combination of homage and introspective memoir” (Kirkus Reviews), Ben & Me is a guide to living and thinking well, as Ben Franklin did. It is also about curiosity, respect for virtue, and, most of all, the elusive goal of self-improvement. As Weiner follows Franklin from Philadelphia to Paris, Boston to London, he attempts to uncover Ben’s life lessons, large and small. We learn how to improve a relationship with someone by inducing them to do a favor for you—a psychological phenomenon now known as The Ben Franklin Effect. We learn about the printing press (the internet of its day), early medicine, diplomatic intrigue, and, of course, electricity. And we learn about ethics, persuasion, humor, regret, appetite, and so much more. At a time when history is either neglected or contested, Weiner argues we have much to learn from the past and that we’d all be better off if we acted and thought a bit more like Ben did, even if he didn’t always live up to his own high ideals. Engaging, smart, moving, and quirky, Ben & Me distills the essence of Franklin’s ideas into grounded, practical wisdom for all of us.

Traditional Chinese edition of The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers

ll treno e la filosofia formano una bella coppia. I treni ci portano dove vogliamo, e lo fanno alla velocità del pensiero. Eppure treni e filosofia hanno un vago sentore di muffa: oggi, potendo scegliere, sono pochi a prendere il treno, e nessun genitore fa studiare filosofia ai figli, se può evitarlo; la filosofia, come i viaggi in treno, è qualcosa che la gente faceva prima di conoscere altro. Ma treni e filosofia ci offrono qualcosa di molto prezioso: la possibilità di vedere il mondo da una prospettiva diversa, di scoprire bellezze nascoste, di trovare nuovi modi per stare bene. Eric Weiner combina le sue due grandi passioni, la filosofia e il viaggio, in un giro intorno al mondo che è insieme reale – con fermate ad Atene, Parigi, Francoforte, Delhi, Kyoto, nel Wyoming, a Coney Island, solo per dirne alcune – e intellettuale. Sceglie infatti quattordici filosofi, tutti saggi ma in modi diversi, tutti filosofi pratici, interessati non al significato della vita ma a come vivere una vita piena di significato, e da ognuno di loro trae una lezione di vita utile a navigare questi tempi turbolenti.

“Sudahkah kau menemukan Tuhanmu?” Terpaku oleh pertanyaan seorang suster ketika dirinya terbaring lemah di rumah sakit membuat hari-hari Weiner penuh dengan kegelisahan. Ditambah lagi, Sonya, anak perempuannya yang berusia lima tahun, sudah mulai bertanya-tanya tentang Tuhan. Semua itu memaksa Weiner untuk segera melakukan pencarian Tuhan. Weiner memutuskan untuk mengeksplorasi delapan aliran kepercayaan yang telah diseleksinya dengan ketat. Dia melakukan tarian berputar bersama para Sufi di Turki, lalu bermeditasi di Tibet bersama Dalai Lama. Bertolak ke Cina, Weiner melatih chi-nya bersama para Tao. Tak mau ketinggalan, dia melingkar bersama penyihir Wicca dan, pada akhirnya, kembali merenungi jati dirinya sebagai seorang Yahudi di Yerusalem. Buku MAN SEEKS GOD ini mengajak pembaca berpikir: Dari mana manusia berasal? Apa yang akan terjadi ketika kita sudah mati? Ketika pertanyaan-pertanyaan spiritual banyak muncul pada zaman modern ini, Man Seeks God menyajikan perspektif tentang manusia mencari Tuhan dengan gaya yang asyik, menghibur, dan menginspirasi. Buku yang terdiri dari 500 halaman ini bisa menjadi salah satu bahan bacaan yang wajib untuk kamu baca. “Perjalanan misterius dan magis yang menerangi batin kita, luar dan dalam.” —National Geographic “Caranya bercanda dan permainan katanya bagaikan dongeng yang memikat.” —TIME Segera miliki buku berjudul MAN SEEKS GOD karya Eric Weiner di Toko Buku Gramedia terdekat atau melalui gramedia.com.

Acudimos a la filosofía por las mismas razones por las que viajamos: para ver el mundo desde una perspectiva diferente, para desenterrar la belleza oculta y para encontrar nuevas formas de ser. Queremos abrazar las maravillas del mundo, enfrentar la desdicha y mantener la esperanza. Eric Weiner combina sus pasiones por la filosofía y por los viajes en una peregrinación que descubre las lecciones de vida más sorprendentes de los grandes pensadores de todo el mundo, desde Rousseau a Nietzsche o de Confucio a Simone Weil. Viajando en tren (el medio de transporte más reflexivo), recorre miles de kilómetros, hace paradas en Atenas, Delhi, Wyoming, Coney Island, Frankfurt y puntos intermedios para reconectarse con el propósito original de la filosofía: enseñarnos a emprender vidas más sabias y significativas. Desde Sócrates y la antigua Atenas hasta Simone de Beauvoir y el París del siglo XX, los filósofos y lugares elegidos por Weiner proporcionan señales importantes a medida que navegamos en los caóticos tiempos de hoy. En El expreso de Sócrates, Weiner nos invita a viajar junto a él en su búsqueda de sabiduría y descubrimiento que nos cambiará la vida al tiempo que intenta encontrar respuestas a nuestras preguntas más vitales.

The author retraces the journeys of forefront intellectuals from Epicurus and Gandhi to Thoreau and Beauvoir to illuminate how their practical and spiritual lessons can be applied in today''s unsettled world. Eric Weiner combines his twin passions for philosophy and global travel in a pilgrimage that uncovers surprising life lessons from philosophers around the world, from Marcus Aurelius to Arthur Schopenhauer, Confucius to Montaigne. Traveling by train (the most thoughtful mode of transport) he traversed thousands of miles, making stops in Athens, Delhi, Massachusetts, Coney Island, Frankfurt, and points in between, to recapture philosophy''s original purpose: teaching us how to lead wiser, more meaningful lives. From Socrates and ancient Athens to Simone de Beauvoir and twentieth century Paris, Weiner''s chosen places and thinkers provide important signposts as we navigate today''s chaotic times.

Miért növekszik robbanásszerűen a kreativitás egyes helyeken? Miért képesek a géniuszok olyan jól boldogulni rendetlenség és káosz közepette is? Tényleg séta közben jutnak eszünkbe a legjobb gondolatok? Vajon mi köze van az osztrigáknak a skót felvilágosodáshoz, és a reneszánsznak a pestisjárványhoz? Eric Weiner azokat a helyeket – például az ókori Athént, a Szung-dinasztia korabeli Kínát, a középkori Firenzét vagy napjaink Szilícium-völgyét – látogatja meg és mutatja be fesztelen és bölcs humorral, ahol a korabeli férfiak és nők virágzó civilizációt teremtettek. Föld körüli utazása során arra keresi a választ, miként indult virágzásnak a kreatív zsenialitás az adott helyen és korban, és vajon hogyan kamatoztathatnánk a tanulságokat a jelenben. A zsenialitás földrajza provokatív és szórakoztató könyv, olyan szellemi kalandozás, amely megváltoztatja az alkotó zsenialitásra vonatkozó felfogásunkat, és elősegítheti a kreativitás kultúrájának kialakítását. A kreatív zsenialitás ugyanis nem magán-, hanem közügy; sőt nem egyszerűen genetikai kérdés, és még csak nem is a kemény munkához van köze, sokkal inkább egy olyan kultúra gyümölcseként kell értelmeznünk, amely ösztönzi az eredeti gondolkodást. Eric Weiner filozófus utazó, gyógyulófélben lévő elégedetlen, A boldog zarándok – Egy mogorva alak elindul, hogy felfedezze a világ legboldogabb helyeit című bestseller szerzője. Korábban az amerikai közszolgálati rádió, az NPR külföldi tudósítójaként dolgozott, írásai megjelentek a The New York Times, a Slate, a Quartz, a Los Angeles Times, a Foreign Policy, a BBC, az AFAR és a The Best American Travel Writing hasábjain. Washingtonban él.

We are a multitude. All multicellular organisms are collectives. After "we" die much of this life goes on. Photographing months old flowers left over from my daughter''s wedding I began to see powerful dynamic forces that I would have called a "life force" were it not for them being dead. This led me to new speculations about what it meant to "die" and conversely, what it means "to be alive". While the sense of self we identify with may "die" a large part of what constitutes our "life" lives on. The dance changes but a vital dance goes on. The photos have one eye on the classics and another on the contemporary appreciation we are developing for the non-human life that surrounds and sustains us all.

Vamos embarcar em uma viagem única e sem bilhete de volta para conhecer a origem e as raízes que alimentaram a mente e o espírito dos grande gênios da humanidade, conduzidos pelo aclamado autor Eric Weiner, um inveterado andarilho, amante da estrada e apaixonado pelo mundo em que vivemos. Um livro diferente: ora um diário de viagem, ora um romance repleto de informações históricas e costurado com muito humor e um olhar único de quem conhece o mundo como a palma de sua mão. De Atenas, na Grécia antiga, ao Vale do Silício dos dias de hoje, Weiner tenta compreender a conexão entre o ambiente e o surgimento dos grandes gênios que transformaram o mundo e abriram novos caminhos e possibilidades. Um verdadeiro passeio por onde as lâmpadas mais brilhantes da humanidade acenderam e iluminaram a nossa trajetória até hoje. Não são poucos os gênios espalhados por esse vasto planeta mas nem todos conseguiram colocar seu nome na história. Nas palavras de um dos grande gênios ainda vivos, Stephen Hawking, "a inteligência é a capacidade de se adaptar à mudança". E essa pode ser a grande faísca para um simples lampejo de genialidade capaz de mudar a rota da nossa história, das nossas vidas e de toda as nossas convicções. Com uma narrativa afiada e provocativa, ONDE NASCEM OS GÊNIOS redefine o argumento sobre como uma mente brilhante floresce e se torna o fruto da cultura e do ambiente que somos condicionados e inaugura a nova linha editorial da DarkSide® Books em grande estilo.

Em A Geografia dos Génios Eric Weiner, autor do aclamado bestseller A Geografia da Felicidade, conduz-nos a uma viagem à volta do mundo para examinar a relação entre determinadas cidades e algumas das ideias mais inovadoras que a história da humanidade conheceu. Para esse efeito, explora lugares como Viena, Florença, Atenas, Silicon Valley, entre outros, e revela-nos como certas configurações urbanas podem conduzir a uma genialidade altamente criativa. Dono de um sentido de humor altamente perspicaz e muito reconhecido, o autor faz-nos calcorrear os mesmos caminhos dos génios de outrora - como Sócrates, Miguel Ângelo ou Leonardo - e a descobrir qual a resposta a uma pergunta tão irónica quanto pertinente sobre o valor da cultura na promoção da criatividade: «O que está no ar destas cidades, podemos engarrafá-lo?»

Che cos’è il genio? Come nasce? Perché certi luoghi, in certi momenti, hanno prodotto una grande quantità di menti brillanti e di buone idee, mentre altri no? Oggi sappiamo che le persone geniali non nascono singolarmente, a caso, bensì a gruppi. Il genio tende a fare massa, e la genetica c’entra pochissimo: le epoche d’oro vanno e vengono molto più rapidamente di quanto cambi il patrimonio genetico. Quali sono le cause, quindi? Il clima? La ricchezza? Con piglio sicuro e humor irriverente, Weiner esamina le connessioni, anche le più inaspettate, tra l’ingegno e l’ambiente in cui si sviluppa, e lo fa accompagnandoci in sette luoghi esemplari: alcuni sono enormi metropoli, come la Vienna del 1900, altri sono piccoli centri, come la Firenze del Cinquecento. Certi, come l’antica Atene, sono ben noti; altri, come la Calcutta del XIX secolo, lo sono meno. Ciascuno di questi posti, tuttavia, ha rappresentato un momento culminante nella storia dell’umanità. E quasi tutti sono città: possiamo essere ispirati dalla natura, ma è chiaro che il contesto urbano ha qualcosa di particolarmente favorevole alla genialità, che questo libro ci invita a ripensare come il frutto di una cultura che la incoraggia, non come atto individuale ma come responsabilità collettiva.

Dalam buku ini, Eric Weiner melakukan perjalanan keliling ke beberapa tempat di dunia untuk mencari tahu hubungan antara lingkungan kita dan ide-ide inovatif. |a menjelajahi sejarah kota-kota seperti Wina, Florence, Athena, Hangzhou, dan tentu saja Silicon Valley. Masih dengan gayanya yang nakal, cerdas, dan humoris, Weiner menapaktilasi jalanan yang pernah dilalui Socrates, Michaelangelo, dan Leonardo da Vinci. Ia juga merenungkan sejarah teori Darwin, pemikiran Freud, dan berjalan-jalan di hutan seperti yang dilakukan Beethoven zaman dulu. The Geography of Genius meredefinisi argumen tentang bagaimana seorang genius muncul. Weiner mengevaluasi ulang tentang bagaimana pentingnya budaya dalam memantik dan memelihara kreativitas. “Weiner itu seorang filsuf, pemandu perjalanan, dan motivator, tentu saja dia juga kocak!" -Vanity Fair [Mizan Publishing, Qanita, Traveling, Budaya, Masyarakat, Indonesia]

A comme ananas, B comme banane, C comme chocolat. Tout au long du coloriage, les enfants apprennent l''alphabet en coloriant les aliments de la maison.

Connais-tu les saisons ? Et les jours de la semaine ? Dora et Babouche t''invitent à découvrir le temps tout en t''amusant avec tes autocollants !

Dora devient grande sœur : Quelqu''un va rejoindre la famille de Dora. Il dort dans un berceau, boit au biberon et porte des couches. As-tu deviné de qui il s''agit ? La Fée des Rêves : La Fée des Rêves, celle qui permet à tous les bébés de s''endormir, a disparu... Vite, aide Dora et les Super Bébés à la retrouver !

After a health scare, an atheist travels the world searching for an experience of the divine, from meditating with Tibetan lamas in Nepal and unblocking his chi in China, to studying the Kabbalah in Israel.

This book of graphic poetry is written for children between the ages of 8 - 17. In the same way Dr. Seuss and Shel Silverstein wrote fun, rhyming, and rhythmic verse for children that could also be serious and mature in its themes and provocations, my poetry encourages readers to think about issues of transformation, imagination, family, bullying, and the environment to name only some of the themes that run through the book. As a professor of education it is my understanding that children have the capacity for critical thought and are emotionally much more mature than many of the adults who are in charge of producing entertainment and educational experiences for children generally believe. If we provide children with the opportunity and the tools to think critically and reflect on their emotional responses to ideas and images, they will rise to the challenge. My poems are intended to be read aloud so that children and their parents can listen to the sounds of the language and think about how the sounds intersect with the meanings of the verse and their corresponding images. In the end, I wrote this book as a celebration of my daughter, but I quickly realized the universal nature of my love for her as a father. Hopefully other parents will find love and joy in sharing these poems with their children.

Bestselling author of Geography of Bliss returns with this funny, illuminating chronicle of a globe-spanning spiritual quest to find a faith that fits. When a health scare puts him in the hospital, Eric Weiner-an agnostic by default-finds himself tangling with an unexpected question, posed to him by a well-meaning nurse. "Have you found your God yet?" The thought of it nags him, and prods him-and ultimately launches him on a far-flung journey to do just that. Weiner, a longtime "spiritual voyeur" and inveterate traveler, realizes that while he has been privy to a wide range of religious practices, he''s never seriously considered these concepts in his own life. Face to face with his own mortality, and spurred on by the question of what spiritual principles to impart to his young daughter, he decides to correct this omission, undertaking a worldwide exploration of religions and hoping to come, if he can, to a personal understanding of the divine. The journey that results is rich in insight, humor, and heart. Willing to do anything to better understand faith, and to find the god or gods that speak to him, he travels to Nepal, where he meditates with Tibetan lamas and a guy named Wayne. He sojourns to Turkey, where he whirls (not so well, as it turns out) with Sufi dervishes. He heads to China, where he attempts to unblock his chi; to Israel, where he studies Kabbalah, sans Madonna; and to Las Vegas, where he has a close encounter with Raelians (followers of the world''s largest UFO-based religion). At each stop along the way, Weiner tackles our most pressing spiritual questions: Where do we come from? What happens when we die? How should we live our lives? Where do all the missing socks go? With his trademark wit and warmth, he leaves no stone unturned. At a time when more Americans than ever are choosing a new faith, and when spiritual questions loom large in the modern age, Man Seeks God presents a perspective on religion that is sure to delight, inspire, and entertain.

Learn how Dora met Boots in this adaptation of a favorite episode, featuring rebus icons.

Dora and Boots enter the "Big Book of Nursery Rhymes" to help Little Lamb find her way back to Mary.

Now a new series on Peacock with Rainn Wilson, THE GEOGRAPHY OF BLISS is part travel memoir, part humor, and part twisted self-help guide that takes the viewer across the globe to investigate not what happiness is, but WHERE it is. Are people in Switzerland happier because it is the most democratic country in the world? Do citizens of Qatar, awash in petrodollars, find joy in all that cash? Is the King of Bhutan a visionary for his initiative to calculate Gross National Happiness? Why is Asheville, North Carolina so damn happy? In a unique mix of travel, psychology, science and humor, Eric Weiner answers those questions and many others, offering travelers of all moods some interesting new ideas for sunnier destinations and dispositions.

Meet Diego, Dora''s cousin.