Books
**** Please Note **** Hard-copy books currently unavailable due to our move up to Ithaca, NY. The streetcart and books will re-appear in the spring. If you are interested in the pdf of any book, drop me a line and I will be happy to share these with you.
*** There is one exception - I am currently printing Weather of the Mind. This book is being developed into an app in 2018. ***
The Urbanmonks Thinktank produces excellent non-fiction publications, focused mostly on emotional health and culture. Our books are soft-covered and designed to be affordable and accessible. Generally the books are about 30-50 pages, with the exception of the wisdom mini-books, which are smaller meditations book, 16 pages each.
Wisdom Curriculum
Book One: Weather of the Mind
Book Two: Prayers and Knives and other Meditations on the Search for Mentors
Book Three: Healthy Soils - A Primer for Diagnosing Culture (available Fall 2017)
Wisdom Mini-Books
The mini books are dense little meditations books, designed to fit in your pocket. A great alternative to reading your phone before sleep. As rich and thick as maple syrup.
Wisdom of Confucius
Wisdom of DaVinci
Wisdom of Thoreau
Wisdom of C. G. Jung
Wisdom of Commitment
Wisdom of Courage
Wisdom of Kindness
Prison Writings
A compilation of poems from the Urbanmonks of Auburn Penitentiary
Health and Healthy Design
The Street Book Revival
The Healing Spices of Chai
Healing Spices of Chai
Healing Spices of Chai
This book begins with a compelling overview of the historic trade of spices along the Silk Road, the role of spices in the rise of the Age of Exploration, and the emergence of spicy chai in India.
The main section of the book highlights the natural history, the cultural history, and the medicinal benefits for the eight core spices of chai - and black tea too.
The final section provides instructions for how to homebrew spicy chai.
The book is 56 pages and includes nine full page nineteenth-century botanical prints.