Capra, Fritjof.
The Tao of Physics
. Berkeley, CA: Shambhala Publications, Inc., 1975. - An exploration of the parallels between physics and eastern mysticism.
Capra, Fritjof.
Mindwalk
. Atlas Production Company, 1990. - A film based on Capra's book, The Turning Point, that discusses physics and systems theory in a colloquial way.
Chan, Luke.
Secrets of the Tai Chi Circle
. Cincinnati, OH: Benefactor Press, 1993. - The journey of a student who works with a Tai Chi grand master and discovers his path to enlightenment.
Gibran, Kahlil.
The Prophet
. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966. - A tale of wisdom and grace.
Koch, Kenneth.
Making Your Own Days
. New York, NY: Touchstone, 1998. - Koch treats poetry as its own unique language and offers instruction on how to manipulate this language in the creation of poetry as well as how to receive it as a reader. Over 90 selections of poetry are offered and accompanied by explanatory notes.
Lao Tzu; Wu, John C.H., translator.
The Tao Teh Ching
. - A translation of the Lao Tzu's philosophical explanations of Taoist ideals.
Mock, Jeff.
You Can Write Poetry
. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books, 1998. - Step by step "how-to" manual on writing and reading poetry by a professor of creative writing at Southern Connecticut State University and author of Evening Travelers.
Neruda, Pablo; Mitchell, Stephen, translator.
Full Woman, Fleshly Apple, Hot Moon
. New York, NY: Harper Perennial,1997. - An anthology of selected poems of Pablo Neruda, many of which are odes.
Packard, William, ed.
The Poet's Dictionary
. New York, NY: Harper Perennial, 1989. - a guide to help students understand the vocabulary that poets share.
Padgett, Ron, ed.
The Teachers & Writers Handbook of Poetic Forms
. New York: Teachers & Writers Collaborative, 1987. - Seventy-four entries of poetic forms including definitions, historical summaries, examples and writing methodology.
Zukav, Gary.
Soul Stories
. New York, NY: Fireside, 1990. - Anecdotal stories and allegories that illustrate Zukav's philosophy of the evolution of "multi-sensory" perception.
Zukav, Gary.
The Dancing Wu Li Masters
. New York, NY: Bantam Books, 1979.- An overview of the new physics.
