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  • Oriental Magic
    Idries Shah
    Oriental Magic is recognized as a brilliant study of how, what and why people think, in territories extending from North Africa to Japan. Profusely illustrated, the book is the product of years of research and field-work in a dozen different cultural regions. Its scholarly accuracy and genuine contribution to cultural understanding have made it a key text for anyone interested ...
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    20,84 €

  • Oriental Magic
    Idries Shah
    Oriental Magic is recognized as a brilliant study of how, what and why people think, in territories extending from North Africa to Japan. Profusely illustrated, the book is the product of years of research and field-work in a dozen different cultural regions. Its scholarly accuracy and genuine contribution to cultural understanding have made it a key text for anyone interested ...
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    10,70 €

  • Oriental Magic
    Idries Shah
    Oriental Magic is recognized as a brilliant study of how, what and why people think, in territories extending from North Africa to Japan. Profusely illustrated, the book is the product of years of research and field-work in a dozen different cultural regions. Its scholarly accuracy and genuine contribution to cultural understanding have made it a key text for anyone interested ...
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    10,70 €

  • Wisdom of the Idiots
    Idries Shah
    In Idries Shah's Wisdom of the Idiots, the 'idiots' are Sufis, called this because their wisdom penetrates to a depth which renders it inaccessible to the merely intelligent or academically-knowledgeable. The exercise-stories of the Sufis are tools prepared for a specific purpose. On this level the movements of the characters in a story portray psychological process...
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    13,08 €

  • Wisdom of the Idiots
    Idries Shah
    In Idries Shah's Wisdom of the Idiots, the 'idiots' are Sufis, called this because their wisdom penetrates to a depth which renders it inaccessible to the merely intelligent or academically-knowledgeable. The exercise-stories of the Sufis are tools prepared for a specific purpose. On this level the movements of the characters in a story portray psychological process...
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    12,08 €

  • Wisdom of the Idiots
    Idries Shah
    In Idries Shah's Wisdom of the Idiots, the 'idiots' are Sufis, called this because their wisdom penetrates to a depth which renders it inaccessible to the merely intelligent or academically-knowledgeable. The exercise-stories of the Sufis are tools prepared for a specific purpose. On this level the movements of the characters in a story portray psychological process...
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    8,13 €

  • Wisdom of the Idiots
    Idries Shah
    In Idries Shah's Wisdom of the Idiots, the 'idiots' are Sufis, called this because their wisdom penetrates to a depth which renders it inaccessible to the merely intelligent or academically-knowledgeable. The exercise-stories of the Sufis are tools prepared for a specific purpose. On this level the movements of the characters in a story portray psychological process...
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    7,46 €

  • The Silly Chicken -- El Pollo Bobo
    Idries Shah / Rita Wirkala
    (Bilingual English-Spanish edition / Edición bilingüe inglés-español) This is a delightful and humorous tale about a chicken who learns to speak as we do - with unexpected consequences. The surprising events that follow intrigue young children and, and at the same time, alert them in a very amusing way to the dangers of being too quick to believe everything they hear. Illustra...
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    11,00 €

  • The Lion Who Saw Himself in the Water -- El león que se vio en el agua
    Idries Shah / Angélica Villagrán de Gonzales / Angélica Villagrán de Gonzales
    (Bilingual English-Spanish edition / Edición bilingüe inglés-español) When a good-natured lion, king of all the animals, sees his reflection in a pool of water for the first time, he gasps at the fierce creature staring back at him and is too frightened to drink - until, finally, he overcomes his fear. Children learn through the lion how to deal positively with the fears and i...
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    11,00 €

  • Fatima the Spinner and the Tent
    Idries Shah
    Fatima is a young woman whose life seems beset by one disaster after another. Setting forth on a journey from her home in the West, she is shipwrecked and cast ashore alone near Alexandria, Egypt. Adopted by a local family of weavers, and beginning to prosper in her new life, she is captured and forced to work making masts for ships. While undertaking a journey to sell the mast...
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    11,00 €

  • The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mulla Nasrudin
    Idries Shah
    The appeal of Nasrudin is as universal and timeless as the truths he illustrates. His stories are read by children, by scientists and scholars, and by followers of philosophy. Idries Shah assembled this collection of Nasrudin’s trials and tribulations from ancient manuscripts and oral literature, from sources in North Africa and Turkey, the Middle East and Central Asia. Many we...
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    13,10 €

  • The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mulla Nasrudin
    Idries Shah
    The appeal of Nasrudin is as universal and timeless as the truths he illustrates. His stories are read by children, by scientists and scholars, and by followers of philosophy. Idries Shah assembled this collection of Nasrudin’s trials and tribulations from ancient manuscripts and oral literature, from sources in North Africa and Turkey, the Middle East and Central Asia. Many we...
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    13,10 €

  • The Magic Horse
    Idries Shah
    This is the story of two brothers: one skilled in the practical arts and the other, Prince Tambal, considered by most people to be only a dreamer. Their father, the king, announces a competition to produce 'interesting and useful devices.' The entry produced by a woodcarver appears to be only a simple wooden horse of little value, but when Tambal looks more closely, he discove...
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    11,00 €

  • Neem the Half-Boy
    Idries Shah
    Wanting badly to have a son, the Queen of Hich-Hich consults Arif the Wise Man on the matter. But because she fails to follow his precise instructions, she gives birth to a half-boy, whom she calls Neem. That Neem is able to make himself complete by an act of cleverness, negotiation and compromise teaches children much more than the expected, usual lesson of bravery. This encha...
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    11,00 €

  • The Clever Boy and the Terrible, Dangerous Animal
    Idries Shah
    When a boy visits another village, he is amazed to find the people terrified of something that - just because they have not seen it before - they mistake for a terrible, dangerous animal. Using his own knowledge and by demonstration, the boy helps the villagers overcome their fears. This story is part of an oral tradition from the Middle East and Central Asia that is more than ...
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    11,00 €

  • The Old Woman and the Eagle
    Idries Shah / Rita Wirkala
    In this amusing story, an old woman encounters an eagle for the first time. Perplexed by its unfamiliar appearance, she decides to change it to suit her own ideas of what a bird should look like. Her efforts mirror a common pattern of human thought: altering the unfamiliar to make it acceptable. This tale is specially presented for children by Afghan author Idries Shah, who, fo...
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    11,00 €

  • Neem the Half-Boy - Neem el medio niño
    Shah Idries
    (Bilingual English-Spanish edition / Edición bilingüe inglés-español) Wanting badly to have a son, the Queen of Hich-Hich consults Arif the Wise Man on the matter. But because she fails to follow his precise instructions, she gives birth to a half-boy, whom she calls Neem. That Neem is able to make himself complete by an act of cleverness, negotiation and compromise teaches ch...
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    11,00 €

  • The Magic Horse - El caballo mágico
    Idries Shah / Rita Wirkala
    (Bilingual English-Spanish edition / Edición bilingüe inglés-español) This is the story of two brothers: one skilled in the practical arts and the other, Prince Tambal, considered by most people to be only a dreamer. Their father, the king, announces a competition to produce 'interesting and useful devices.' The entry produced by a woodcarver appears to be only a simple wooden ...
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    11,00 €

  • The Clever Boy and the Terrible, Dangerous Animal - El muchachito listo y el terrible y peligroso animal
    Idries Shah
    (Bilingual English-Spanish edition / Edición bilingüe inglés-español) When a boy visits another village, he is amazed to find the people terrified of something that - just because they have not seen it before - they mistake for a terrible, dangerous animal. Using his own knowledge and by demonstration, the boy helps the villagers overcome their fears. This story is part of an ...
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    11,00 €

  • The Lion Who Saw Himself in the Water
    Idries Shah
    When a good-natured lion, king of all the animals, sees his reflection in a pool of water for the first time, he gasps at the fierce creature staring back at him and is too frightened to drink - until, finally, he overcomes his fear. Children learn through the lion how to deal positively with the fears and inhibitions that so often arise from situations they may not yet underst...
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    11,00 €

  • The Man and the Fox
    Idries Shah
    A young fox’s ingenuity and perseverance enable it to escape from a clever trap set by a man. This engaging story can inspire children to face challenges directly and to overcome obstacles in their path - and even to make use of those obstacles to solve problems. Adapted for children by Idries Shah, it is one of hundreds of Sufi developmental tales he collected from oral and wr...
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    11,00 €

  • The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mulla Nasrudin
    Idries Shah
    The appeal of Nasrudin is as universal and timeless as the truths he illustrates. His stories are read by children, by scientists and scholars, and by followers of philosophy. Idries Shah assembled this collection of Nasrudin's trials and tribulations from ancient manuscripts and oral literature, from sources in North Africa and Turkey, the Middle East and Central Asia. Man...
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    8,22 €

  • Fatima the Spinner and the Tent - La hilandera Fátima y la carp
    Idries Shah / Rita Wirkala
    (Bilingual English-Spanish edition / Edición bilingüe inglés-español) Fatima is a young woman whose life seems beset by one disaster after another. Setting forth on a journey from her home in the West, she is shipwrecked and cast ashore alone near Alexandria, Egypt. Adopted by a local family of weavers, and beginning to prosper in her new life, she is captured and forced to wo...
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    11,00 €

  • The Man and the Fox -- El hombre y el zorro
    Idries Shah / Rita Wirkala
    (Bilingual English-Spanish edition / Edición bilingüe inglés-español) A young fox’s ingenuity and perseverance enable it to escape from a clever trap set by a man. This engaging story can inspire children to face challenges directly and to overcome obstacles in their path - and even to make use of those obstacles to solve problems. Adapted for children by Idries Shah, it is on...
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    9,38 €

  • The Silly Chicken
    Idries Shah
    This is a delightful and humorous tale about a chicken who learns to speak as we do - with unexpected consequences. The surprising events that follow intrigue young children and, and at the same time, alert them in a very amusing way to the dangers of being too quick to believe everything they hear. Illustrator Jeff Jackson creates a lively and lighthearted world, rich in colo...
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    11,00 €

  • The Farmer’s Wife
    Idries Shah
    This story tells how a woman loses an apple down a hole in the ground and then makes a series of attempts to retrieve it. Children love chanting the action sequence of this cumulative tale from memory, but when the plot takes a sudden turn that’s contrary to all expectations, they also learn important lessons about the nature of problem solving and discovery. The strikingly be...
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    11,00 €

  • The Man with Bad Manners
    Idries Shah
    This is the story of a very badly behaved man, how a young boy in the village hatches a plan to change the man’s behavior - and how, with the help of the other villagers, the plan succeeds, to everyone’s benefit. Children, of course, love the idea of an adult behaving badly. At the same time, the story helps them learn valuable lessons about initiative, negotiation, conflict r...
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    11,00 €

  • The Boy Without a Name
    Idries Shah
    On the day a boy is born, his parents are visited by a wise man who tells them, 'This is a very, very important boy, and I’m going to give him something marvelous one day, but I will have to give him his name first. So please don’t give him a name yet.' So they named the boy Benaam, which means 'nameless.' The story tells how he seeks and eventually finds his own true name, and...
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    11,00 €

  • The Old Woman and the Eagle - La señora y el águila
    Idries Shah / Wirkala Rita
    (Bilingual English-Spanish edition / Edición bilingüe inglés-español) In this amusing story, an old woman encounters an eagle for the first time. Perplexed by its unfamiliar appearance, she decides to change it to suit her own ideas of what a bird should look like. Her efforts mirror a common pattern of human thought: altering the unfamiliar to make it acceptable. This tale is...
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    11,00 €

  • The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mulla Nasrudin
    Idries Shah
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    8,22 €


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