A
man of experience and insight
Is it possible for us to establish a sane
world? Dr George's newest book says emphatically
YES.
The people who say it cannot be done should
not disturb the people doing it. (Ancient Chinese
proverb).
Between the ages of fourteen and twenty-four,
George worked as a newspaper delivery boy. a
farm hand, a truck driver, a draftsman, an insurance
underwriter, a shoe salesman, a teaching assistant
and researcher, a producer of children's records,
and a ski instructor.
Dr. Marshall was the Chairman and Founder of
Clear
Picture Corporation until retirement in
2001. George received his PhD. in Psychology
from New York University and has held professorships
in departments of psychology, management and
computer science in various universities in
Canada and the United States.
He has authored three previous books (all published by Prentice-Hall) on the application of information technology to problem analysis and communication and a book of children's poetry entitled This Bus is Stuffed to the Brim.
George has been a student of Tibetan Buddhism for three decades. He was born in London, England, lived for many years in the United States and currently makes his home on a small farm in Nova Scotia. His two married children, both visual artists, and their spouses and one grandchild live in Holland.
His latest book is "From a World of Madness to a World of Sanity: Guides for Action".
Richard Reoch uniquely bridges the worlds of human rights, peacemaking, ecology, and spirituality. A past head of global media operations for Amnesty International, he is currently chairman of the International Working Group on Sri Lanka, supporting peace negotiations in Sri Lanka. He also acts as a consultant to human rights and peace groups on both sides of the Irish border. He is a Trustee of the Rainforest Foundation, UK, and is the author of Dying Well a holistic approach to the care of the dying and of their caregivers. He is also the editor of Preventing Torture, the Official Handbook for Field Staff of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and Hearing Thunder, annual review of the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture. A lifelong Buddhist, he recently was appointed President of Shambhala International, the umbrella organization of a large network of meditation centers under the spiritual direction of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. |
In this landmark new volume, Professor George Marshall
discusses a variety of themes for a better world and draws
from the wisdom of many. Important topics and individuals
include the following:
Social change
Society
Sanity
Education
Communication
Community
EconomicsBusiness
Ethics
Morality
History
Military
The Future
Tibetan BuddhismShambhala Buddhism
Margaret Mead
Thomas Cahill
Rinpoche, Chogyam Trungpa
Dalai Lama
Some of the fascinating entries in the index at the rear of the book include:
A Brief History of Everything
Art of the Impossible: Politics as Morality in Action
Art of War, The
Be a Global Force of One in Your Hometown
being black: ZEN AND THE ART OF living with FEARLESSNESS AND GRACE
Biomimicry: Innovations Inspired by Nature
Cannibals with Forks
Cultural Creatives, The
Every Man Should Try: Adventures of a Public Interest Activist
Growth Illusion: How Economic Growth has Enriched the Few, Impoverished the Many, and Endangered the Planet, The
How the Irish Saved Civilization
How Wal-Mart is Destroying America
Investing with Your Values: Making Money and Making a Difference
On Good Land: The Autobiography of an Urban Farm
One Straw Revolution
Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior
Spanish Inquisition
The Gifts of the Jews
The Informant (A True Story)
Upside Down: A Primer for the Looking Glass World
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Please click here for the chapter titles.
Please click here to purchase the book (available as a print book or a digital download).
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