The Tigris Expedition: In Search of Our Beginnings

5 best books like The Tigris Expedition: In Search of Our Beginnings (Thor Heyerdahl): The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future (Updated With a New Epilogue), The Perennial Philosophy, Celtic Gods, Celtic Goddesses, The Way of Life According to Lao Tzu, The Contrary Farmer

The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future (Updated With a New Epilogue)

Author	Riane Eisler
ISBN	0062502891

Three stars because it was a pretty interesting read, and she covers, well, all of human history.

I read it because I know a number of people who claim this book fundamentally shaped their worldview (and a number of others who don't make that claim, but are certainly influenced by the popularity...

The Perennial Philosophy

Author

Aldous Huxley

The Perennial Philosophy is defined by its author as "The metaphysic that recognizes a divine Reality substantial to the world of things and lives and minds." With great wit and stunning intellect, Aldous Huxley examines the spiritual beliefs of various religious traditions and explains them in...

Celtic Gods, Celtic Goddesses

Author	R.J. Stewart
ISBN	0713721138

This is a weird one. Unlike most works on the Celtic deities, Stewart here presents a cross-culture view that enables him to get at his understanding of the underlying roles and similarities of the various god/desses. It usually works, but ends up being rather cursory on any individual deity's lore....

The Way of Life According to Lao Tzu

Author

Witter Bynner

The Way of Life According to Lao Tzu was originally translated by Witter Bynner in 1949

The Way of Life of Lao Tzu was the way of poise, serenity and complete assurance. His gentle warning on the futility of egoistic struggle have made The Way of Life the basis for one of the world's great religions,...

The Contrary Farmer

Author	Gene Logsdon
ISBN	0930031741

Gene Logsdon is known as a rabblerouser in progressive farm circles, for stirring up debates and controversies with his popular New Farm magazine column, "The Contrary Farmer." One of Logsdon's principle contrarieties is the opinion that - despite popular images of the vanishing American farmer...