Tales from the Tao: The Wisdom of the Taoist Masters

8 best books like Tales from the Tao: The Wisdom of the Taoist Masters (Solala Towler): Curious George, Civil Disobedience, Amelia Bedelia, Frog and Toad Are Friends, The Art of Howl's Moving Castle, Sherlock Holmes and Philosophy: The Footprints of a Gigantic Mind, What Is Tao?, Flight to Heaven: A Plane Crash...a Lone Survivor...a Journey to Heaven--And Back

Curious George

Author

H.A. Rey

The first adventure in this highly popular series tells how the little monkey Curious George, caught in the jungle and brought back to the city by a man in a yellow hat, can't help being interested in all the new things around him. Though well meaning, George's curiosity always gets him into trouble. Young...

Civil Disobedience

Author

Henry David Thoreau

Book Review
I read this nearly twenty years ago in a college course. I recently found my notes and listed a few below, so this isn’t a typical review you’ve seen from me.
My reaction to this work is pretty complicated. It had some thought-invoking ideas, but it was boring from a readability...

Amelia Bedelia

Author	Peggy Parish
ISBN	0064441555

Once upon a school day, I think when I was in second grade (so this would have been pre-1980, I believe), we went on our bi-weekly library outing. The librarian had us sit in front of her in the storytime area and whipped this book out. She read it to us.
That may have been when I realized my love for wordplay.
I...

Frog and Toad Are Friends

Author	Arnold Lobel
ISBN	0064440206

Celebrate the power of friendship in these five adventurous stories starring Frog and Toad—a Caldecott Honor Book!

From writing letters to going swimming, telling stories to finding lost buttons, Frog and Toad are always there for each other—just as best friends should be. Frog and...

The Art of Howl's Moving Castle

Author	Hayao Miyazaki
ISBN	1421500493

Shortly after reaping the rewards from his movie Spirited Away, a project that earned him an Academy Award in 2003, director Hayao Miyazaki set his sites on his next film, Howl's Moving Castle.Based on the novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones, Howl's Moving Castle gave the internationally renowned...

Sherlock Holmes and Philosophy: The Footprints of a Gigantic Mind

Author	Josef Steiff
ISBN	0812697316

This entertaining collection of essays deserves to exist because Sherlock Holmes sees things others don’t. He sees the world in a different way, and by so doing, allows us to see that same world – and human behavior – in different ways as well. Oh, sure, there have been countless detectives who...

What Is Tao?

Author

Alan W. Watts

In his later years, Alan Watts, noted author and respected authority on Zen and Eastern thought, turned his attention to Taoism. In this book, he draws on his own study and practice to give readers an overview of the concept of the Tao and guidance for experiencing it themselves. What Is Tao? explores...

Flight to Heaven: A Plane Crash...a Lone Survivor...a Journey to Heaven--And Back

Author	Dale Black
ISBN	0764207946

Flight to Heaven: A Plane Crash...A Lone Survivor...A Journey to Heaven--and Back

Flight To Heaven is a beautifully written and amazing account of life, death - and life again. In the early days of his flying career, Capt. Dale Black was a passenger in a horrific airplane crash which some have...