Posted by: nirmalamagazine on: June 27, 2009
1.China, The diary of Ma Yan
The life of a Chinese school girl from one of most remote parts. Ma Yan is sweet, sad, brave and intelligent. About the Muslim slice of the Chinese population, the educational systen of rural areas and the enduring womanly spirit planted in a very young girl.
2.USA, [...]
Posted by: nirmalamagazine on: May 7, 2009
This comicbook is a classic in Chinese history of Spring and Autumn Period: period of drastic social and economical changes, military struggles, cutural advancement. Sunzi is a brillaint stratega of this time. He wrote Art of war widely covering the topic of strategizing. Sometimes we need a strategy when we guide our own modern car [...]
Posted by: nirmalamagazine on: November 4, 2008
Given that Indians have started to migrate to China only 20 years ago, given that China and India are the two Asiatic emerging economic countries, given also that most of teh Indians living in China do not speak Chinese, cannot use the chopsticks, stick to their food and do not mingle with Chinese people except [...]
Posted by: nirmalamagazine on: September 23, 2008
A colorful book as intro to the deities from India, Kundalini Land! Its shining illustrations and neat design make it a favourite for all. The author lives in America and working with Pixar Studios have brought his Indian heritage at the service of the cartoon animation.
Posted by: nirmalamagazine on: August 28, 2008
America was not discovered by Cristoforo Colombo exactly, experts say. A huge Chinese fleet arrived to circumnavigate the Southamerican coast. When we look at the physionomy of Southamericans and Chinese it is infact evident. The height, the nose, the eyes, the head shape, the hands: it is clear that Southamericans have Chinese blood at their roots. Moreover nowadays [...]
Posted by: nirmalamagazine on: August 27, 2008
A lot of mothers practicing Sahaja Yoga meditation were waiting for this book. A compilation of all Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, founder of SY, advices about children and parenthood. Contents included:
Introduction
Acknowledgement
The importance of proper upgringing
General advice on Childcare
Advice according to different ages
Appendix: List of talks on Children
“We hope that through this work, the Spirit of Shri [...]
Posted by: nirmalamagazine on: August 20, 2008
OAKEE DOAKEE and the Hate Wave (88 pages)
Copyright © 2008 Edward E. Saugstad
It’s not the destiny of every child to help save the world, but somehow a little boy named Oakee Doakee manages very well when put to the task. In this fantastic adventure story, we fly with Oakee to a kingdom above the sky, visit a city [...]
Posted by: nirmalamagazine on: August 12, 2008
Tips about better communication can be observed but with the enormous risk that we are pretending, just because it has been tipped by some good person or good book. Advices from relatives, mentors and friend can often have a very positive effect because of the relationship we nurture with them. Who else can be so [...]
Posted by: nirmalamagazine on: August 9, 2008
Learning about one of the most well known author of the 20th century. A “work in progress” documentary shows here the house where he grew up, the American land where he emigrated. Why are his works so successfull all around the world? Not only a writer but also a painter, a [...]
Posted by: nirmalamagazine on: May 31, 2008
What a book! wow! May your Spirit shower on earth forever Leonardo!
author: leonardo da vinci
title: the da vinci notebooks
editor: profile books, 2005
contents: 32 chapters:
on his own writings
on painting in general
the perspective of disappearance
on the theory of colours
aerial prespective
on the proportions and movements of the human figure
moral precepts for the student of painting
judging a picture
on light [...]
Posted by: nirmalamagazine on: March 15, 2008
From Sahaja Yogis with lots of love to all the children and their family. In Russian at the moment, possibly in English in a near future. Enjoy few wonderful content drawings for now!
Posted by: nirmalamagazine on: March 11, 2008
If you are interested in Asian adventures and children or education
maybe you’ll like to read “Three cups of tea” by Greg Mortenson.
Since 1996, Mortenson has helped build 63 schools for children in Pakistan and Afghanistan through the nonprofit group, the Central Asia Institute. The group’s premise: books, not bombs, are the best weapons against extremist [...]
Posted by: nirmalamagazine on: February 24, 2008
If you love illustrations and beauty alltogheter please have a look at the work of the Korean artist Il Sung Na [ ilsungna@hotmail.com ]. This book was published in August 2007 by Meadowside children’s book publisher in UK. It brings forth inspiration & knowledge about one of the most favourite activities in the all world!
Posted by: nirmalamagazine on: December 19, 2007
My review goes like this:
I read this book , “Jesus the Son of the Man”, time ago when attending the Uni. Now receiving an email from a friend who captured an extract from it I have the desire to read it again! Descriptions and interviews are offered to the reader with such a character [...]
