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The Cynical Idealist: A Spiritual Biography of John Lennon by Gary Tillery. (Quest Books, $15.95, Paperback.)

     “It’s quite possible to do anything, but not if you put it on the leaders. You have to do it yourself. That’s what the great masters and mistresses have been saying since time began. They can point the way, leave signposts and little instructions in various books—the instructions are all there for all to

see. I can’t wake you up; you can wake you up. I can’t cure you; you can cure you.” — John Lennon

    Here, for the fist time, is the spiritual odyssey of the seminal musical and cultural figure John Lennon. Mining his lyrics, poetry, prose, and interviews, Gary Tillery tracks his thinking as it evolved from his troubled, working class childhood through his many roles as Beatle, peacenik, social activist, and househusband.

    At the height of fame in 1965, Lennon crashed and began an honest search for meaning. He came to believe that, for society to improve, people must stop idolizing cultural heroes like he was. With Socrates, Lennon encourages us to view experts with cynicism and think for

ourselves. We ought to live life as art and to aim at self transformation, for our own sake and for a better world. Lennon’s songs like “Instant Karma” and “Mind Games” remind us that we ourselves have the power to shape, not a future we dread, but one we want. His legacy endures as a beacon of truth that urges us to be the change we want to see.


Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book that Changes Lives (30th Anniversary Edition) by Dan Millman. (H.J. Kramer, $24.95, Hardcover.)

    For the first time since its initial publication in 1980, Way of the Peaceful Warrior is available in a beautiful hardcover classic edition. Shared among friends and families,