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    <![CDATA[&lt;DIV&gt;A certain kind of busyness is crucial to life, allowing us to earn a living, create art, and achieve success. But too often it consumes us and we become crazy busy, nonstop busy, and we expend extraneous effort that gets us nowhere. Marc Lesser’s new book shows us the benefits of doing less in a world that has increasingly embraced more — more desire, more activity, more things, more exhaustion. <em>Less</em> is about stopping, about the possibility of finding composure in the midst of activity. The ideas and practices that Lesser outlines offer a radical yet simple approach to transforming a lifestyle based on endless to-do lists into a more meaningful approach that is truly more productive in every sense.&lt;/DIV&gt;]]>
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;In the great Zen tradition of teaching stories, Marc Lesser relates his own personal and professional trials as he navigates the delicate path of managing a successful business while staying true to his spiritual roots. Struggling through a difficult economic climate, he also faces the usual challenges of running a growing company &#8211; meeting payroll, balancing cash flow, hiring and firing employees, and maintaining relationships with vendors and customers. Guiding him through these difficulties while providing strength and insight is the practice of Zen. Utilizing his training as a Zen practitioner, Lesser learns to apply specific teachings such as the eight-fold path directly to work and life. In chapters such as &#8220;Work: The Impossible Request,&#8221; &#8220;Appreciating Uncertainty,&#8221; and &#8220;Accomplishing More by Doing Less,&#8221; <em>Z.B.A.</em> provides readers with intimate, helpful advice, while acknowledging the paradox of applying spiritual practice to the business world. &lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <![CDATA[Greeting Card Wisdom is a collection of the best-selling cards from the Brush Dance collection, featuring the painting and calligraphy of Renee Locks.  This book was inspired by the millions of people who buy Brush Dance cards, and never send them.  These cards are used as reminders, as affirmations and for inspiration.  In the midst of our busy lives, here is a collection of powerful words and images to help us slow down and appreciate what is all around us.]]>
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