Wherever You Go, There You Are

图书标准信息

• 作者 Jon Kabat-Zinn 著
• 出版社 Hyperion
• 出版时间 2005-01
• ISBN 9781401307783
• 定价 132.30元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 304页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Thetime-honorednationalbestseller,updatedwithanewafterword,celebrating10yearsofinfluencingthewaywelive.
WhenWhereverYouGo,ThereYouArewasfirstpublishedin1994,noonecouldhavepredictedthatthebookwouldlaunchitselfontobestsellerlistsnationwideandsellover750,000copiestodate.Tenyearslater,thebookcontinuestochangelives.Inhonorofthebook's10thanniversary,Hyperionisproudtobereleasingthebookwithanewafterwordbytheauthor,andtosharethiswonderfulbookwithanevenlargeraudience.

TheauthorofFullCatastropheLivingoffersthemostenlighteningexplorationyetoftheprinciplesofmindfulness--theancientBuddhistmethodofstressreduction.Kabat-Zinnblendsstories,anecdotes,poems,images,andscientificobservationswitheasilyfollowedinstructionsintheartof"capturing"thepresentandlivingfullywithineachmomentinordertoachieveinnerpeace.PreviouslyannotatedinFebruary1995Advance.

【作者简介】

JohnGray,Ph.D.Knownforhisbreakthroughapproachtobringingpeacetotheso-calledbattleofthesexes,JohnGrayhasrevolutionizedmale-femalecommunicationwiththeobservationthatMenArefromMars,WomenArefromVenus.BiographyTothosewellversedintherapy-speakandtheself-helpworld,thenameJohnGraycanprovokesomeeye-rollingandsarcasm:MenarefromMars,womenarefromVenus.Yeah,yeah,yeah.Wegendersneedto"learn"to"communicate."What'sremarkableisGray'sroleinmakingthisconceptsowellknown.In1992,whenMenArefromMars,WomenArefromVenuswaspublished,theideawasanythingbutpedestrian.Indeed,Graysparkedbothrevolutionanddebateintheworldofgenderpolitics.Hiscaseissimple:"Menmistakenlyexpectwomentothink,communicate,andreactthewaymendo;womenmistakenlyexpectmentofeel,communicate,andrespondthewaywomendo.Wehaveforgottenthatmenandwomenaresupposedtobedifferent.Asaresultourrelationshipsarefilledwithunnecessaryfrictionandconflict,"hewroteinthefirstchapterofMenArefromMars.Thoughtheideaisnotradical,theimplicationmetwithcriticismfromfeministswhosaidthatittriedtoreinforcestereotypes;andwithaccoladesfromstrickencoupleswhofoundthatGraydid,infact,helpthemcommunicateandunderstandeachotherbetter.ThoughnaysayershavecalledintoquestionbothGray'smessageandhiscredentials,hisappealisundeniable.Word-of-mouthhasprovedstrongenoughtodrivesalesofGray'sbookanditscompanions--targetedateveryonefromdatingsinglestocoworkers--intobestsellerdom,withthefirsttitlealonesellingmorethan15millioncopies.Hehasalsobecomeacottageindustryofgenderrelations,withseminars,mediaappearances,andaudiotitlesbolsteringhisbooks.Gray'sstyletendstobesimpleanddirect,withanalogiesalongthelinesofthetitle:"MenArelikeBlowtorches,WomenArelikeOvens"and"MenPursueandWomenFlirt"aretypicalchapterheaders.Forthosemiredinthetrickymorassofdealingwiththeoppositesex,theauthor'sno-nonsenseapproachisappealing.In1999,GraydepartedfromhisrelationshipsmilieutothebroaderpaletteoflifefulfillmentwiththeparentingguideChildrenArefromHeavenandHowtoGetWhatYouWantandWantWhatYouHave,aguidetoachievingsuccesswhilebolsteringone'sspirituallifeviameditationandawarenessofworldlychallenges.It'sastrongstatementcomingfromsomeonewholivedforseveralyearsasamonk,butGray'sstrongsuitwithreadersremainshisrelationshiptomes.SincetheoriginalMars/Venustitle,hehascreatedafranchisethatnowstraddlestherealmsofloveandpersonalsuccess.Hisadviceobviouslyringstruewithmillionsofreaders.GoodToKnowGrayliveswithhiswifeandthreechildren.Hewasformerlymarriedtoself-helpauthorBarbaraDeAngelis;thetwodivorcedin1984.MenArefromMars,WomenArefromVenuswasmadeintoamusicalstagecomedythatopenedinLasVegas.Ithasalsobeentranslatedintomorethan40languages.Hometown:SanFrancisco,CaliforniaDateofBirth:1951PlaceofBirth:Houston,TexasEducation:B.A.,M.A.,MaharishiEuropeanResearchUniversity;Ph.D.,ColumbiaPacificUniversity,1982Website:http://www.marsvenus.com/