William Martin Bücher

Das Tao Te King des Laotse ist neben der Bibel das meistveröffentlichte Buch der Welt und wird wegen seines philosophischen Tiefgangs und seiner praktischen Weisheit geschätzt. "Es kommt nur selten vor, dass es jemandem gelingt, einen solchen Klassiker zu verbessern ... und ihn der modernen Welt zum Geschenk zu machen. Eine solche Leistung bedarf eines Menschen von außerordentlicher Weisheit, Einsicht und Herzensgüte. William Martin ist ein solcher Mensch und dies ist ein solches Buch." Dan Millman"Kinder haben noch nie besonders gut auf das gehört, was ihre Eltern zu sagen haben", schreibt James Baldwin, "aber eines gelingt ihnen immer: sie nachzuahmen.""Die alten Lehren, die Geduld, Mitgefühl, Einfachheit und elterliche Achtsamkeit in den Vordergrund stellen, bieten Müttern und Vätern die Möglichkeit, im Stillen über sich selbst nachzudenken und dem authentischen Wesen ihrer Kinder gerecht zu werden." Virginia Beane Rutter

William Martins Neuinterpretation des Tao Te King richtet sich an Menschen in der zweiten Lebenshälfte, die ihr Potenzial entfalten möchten. Das Buch vermittelt ein neues Bild des Alters, das Weisheit, Liebe und Mitgefühl betont und die Reife feiert, die in einer auf Jugendlichkeit fokussierten Gesellschaft oft verloren geht.

"Tödliche Weihnachten im Weißen Haus" von William Martin ist ein packender Thriller, der auf wahren Ereignissen basiert. Nach dem Angriff auf Pearl Harbor plant ein deutscher Spion einen Anschlag auf Präsident Roosevelt am Weihnachtsabend. Ein FBI-Agent, ein Hollywood-Darsteller und eine Schauspielerin versuchen, das Unheil abzuwenden. Spannende Wendungen und ein atemberaubendes Finale erwarten die Leser.

Classic Taoist wisdom applied to the world of parenting, guiding mothers and fathers to meaningful conversations and relationships with their children.William C. Martin has freshly reinterpreted the Tao Te Ching to speak directly and clearly to the most difficult of modern tasks -- parenting. With its combination of free verse and judicious advice, The Parent's Tao Te Ching addresses the great themes that permeate the Tao and that support loving parent- child relationships: responding without judgment, emulating natural processes, and balancing between doing and being."A masterpiece. William Martin captures the essence of what it means to raise a child. Urgently needed, this precious book lifts parenting to new heights."-- Judy Ford, author of Wonderful Ways to Love a Child and Wonderful Ways to Be a Family

The twentieth anniversary edition of William Martin’s free-verse interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, written expressly for those coming into the fullness of their wisdom Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching reminds its readers that the sage has been venerated in China for thousands of years. Twenty years ago, William Martin subtly and powerfully captured the complex emotions connected with growing older in this free-verse interpretation of the Tao. His words resonate just as much now, encouraging today’s sages to recognize their inestimable worth in a youth-centric world that often goes astray: “If there is to be a transformation, it will be the sages among us who will show the way. The elders, the wisewomen, the shamans, the grandmothers, and the grandfathers will provide the guidance, for they have undergone the necessary initiations . . . and emerged into the spaciousness of simplicity, freedom, and joy.”

Bestselling Taoist author William Martin brings the power of the Tao to the essential practice of forgiveness, creating a unique path from guilt, blame, and shame to peace of mind and freedom.How do we forgive when forgiveness seems impossible? William Martin, author of the bestselling The Parent's Tao Te Ching , provides practical and time honored answers. He weaves excerpts from the ancient sacred Taoist scriptures together with insightful teaching stories, bringing the practice of forgiveness to readers of all spiritual backgrounds. Each chapter contains two parts-a journey toward forgiveness and a practical exercise in forgiving-and also includes personal anecdotes, poems, and simple exercises.With the devastating personal and societal damage caused by resentment, anger, guilt, and shame in mind, Martin patiently and compassionately helps readers overcome the ills of "holding on" with the openness of the Tao. In this accessible work, he illustrates how forgiveness is freedom and that the pathway to overcoming anger is also the way to spiritual liberation.

Those who care for the ailing, whether helping someone recover, grapple with a long-term disability, or face a terminal illness, often feel alone, overwhelmed, exhausted. William and Nancy Martin have worked as counselors, hospice trainers, and Zen guides — and as caregivers themselves. With empathy and insight, they offer readers solace drawn from the eternal wisdom of the Tao Te Ching .Like the original Chinese text, this book contains eighty-one chapters. Each chapter includes a poem for caregivers, evocative of the verses of the Tao Te Ching , followed by a reflection that presents practical guidance for navigating the emotional and physical hardships of caregiving. The resulting resource gently awakens readers to the grace, growth, and even joy possible at each step along their path.

Edward FitzGerald's translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam is one of the best known poems in the English language.