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George Marshall's Book, From a World of Madness to a World of Sanity.Is it possible for mankind to establish a sane world? Emphatically YES says From a World of Madness to a World of Sanity. The people who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the people doingit. (Ancient Chinese proverb). George Marshall says his new ebook is a survey of the many good things happening in the world. "The more we know about the positive side of our world the more we empower each other and ourselves to deny programs, policies and actions that are hypocritical, dishonest, uncaring and evil," says George Marshall. "This does not mean ignoring our problems but facing them with clarity and compassion." "There are people and groups who are, as the historian Cahill calls them '(T)he great gift-givers, arriving in the moment of crisis, providing for transformation, and even transfiguration, leaving us a world more varied and complex, more awesome and delightful, more beautiful and strong . . . '" The book's organizing framework is the teachings and practices of ShambhalaBuddhism, which author George Marshall feels will be experienced as another great gift, arriving at this moment of crisis in the world that will help create a more beautiful, strong, and sane society. a. Inspiring Education Above are some of the book's specific topics (chapters). They may sound like oxymorons, but that is due to our growing cynicism. These things exist but we have to dig for them, broadcast them, and emulate them. From a World of Madness to a World of Sanity: Guides for Action (ISBN1-55369-452-X) differs from other books in that it provides a powerfulguiding framework to finding solutions to the major problems we face in theworld so that we can take action on an individual, communal and societylevel. No one can empower us but ourselves. It is entirely up to us. A brief resume of Dr. George Marshall: George writes: "I grew up in London, England during World War II. Thus I wasone of those children that found safe shelter in the London Underground,rode the trains most of the night and looked forward to finding freshshrapnel following the bombing." "I had a great time in London as a kid during the war--it wasn't traumaticat all. I had the run of the city and I was savvy enough to know how to staysafe. (My father was in the war; mum was in the war effort. I lived with mygrandparents and they couldn't possibly control a high spirited 13-14 yearold. In fact, having raised seven sons and two daughters of their own, theyleft me pretty much alone as long as I showed up for meals and bedtime.) " Between the ages of fourteen and twenty-four, George worked as a newspaperdelivery boy, a farm hand, a truck driver, a draftsman, an insuranceunderwriter, a shoe salesman, a teaching assistant and researcher, aproducer of children's records, and a ski instructor. Dr. Marshall was the Chairman and Founder of Clear Picture Corporation untilretirement in 2001. George received his PhD. in Psychology from New YorkUniversity and has held professorships in departments of psychology,management and computer science in various universities in Canada and theUnited States. He has authored three previous books (all published by Prentice-Hall) on theapplication of information technology to problem analysis and communicationand a book of children's poetry entitled This Bus is Stuffed to the Brim. George Marshall has been a student of Tibetan Buddhism for three decades. He was bornin London, England, lived for many years in the United States and currentlymakes his home on a small farm in Nova Scotia. His two married children,both visual artists, and their spouses and one grandchild live in Holland. Ebook Authors Didn't find quite what you were looking for? Search the web below:
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