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SCB DISTRIBUTORS IS Abaddon Books PROUD TO INTRODUCE Arcata Arts Bubblegum Books Capital Crime Press Creation Oneiros OFF DA Books Scapegoat Publishing She Devil Press Solar Books Three Roads Press Universal Harmony House SCB: TRULY INDEPENDENT Cover & Catalog Design by Rama Crouch-Wong Original Painting by Susan Nares Layout by Dan Nolte The Sacred Geometry of Washington, D.C. The Integrity and Power of the Original Design By Nicholas Mann An energy system of number and geometric proportion is present in the original design of the US capital. In this thoughtful examination of the city’s design, author Mann I describes how L’Enfant used Leonardo DaVinci’s principles of the Golden Section to lay out a graceful metropolis with an underlying logic of power I explores the persistent myth of Masonic influence on the original design I examines the principles of ley lines, feng shui and the earth’s energy grid I compares its underlying design principles to those the civilizations of ancient Greece, China and Egypt In 1791, the immense, new Federal City designed by Frenchman Pierre L’Enfant defined and balanced the powers of the People, THE FASCINATING SIGNIFICANCE OF the States, the Judiciary, the Legislature and THE DESIGN OF THE US CAPITAL the President, giving symbolic form to the new democratic republic. But, over the centuries, imbalances have crept into the original plan, and Mann asks the dynamic, intriguing question: I If the symbolism of the capital city is intended to be a true expression of America’s heart and its innermost The Sacred Geometry of values, what can be done to restore the balance and Washington, D.C. integrity of its original, visionary principles? ALSO AVAILABLE The Integrity and Power of The Original Design Nicholas Mann read history and Isle of Avalon anthropology in London, as well as classical 0-9536631-3-2 ISBN-10: 0-9547230-7-4 philosophies, mythology and sacred ISBN-13: 978-0-9547230-7-1 geometry. His books include Sedona: Sacred $16.95 | paper Earth, Reclaiming the Gods and The Isle of Avalon. He 6 x 9 lives in Glastonbury, England. 208 pages B&W Maps & Illustrations MARKETING September I reviews and features in national, regional and New Age architecture/design media, including The New York Architecture/History Review of Books and the Washington Journal I review copies available GREEN MAGIC SCB DISTRIBUTORS | 1 I, City By Pavel Brycz Translated by Joshua Cohen and Marketa Hofmeisterova I, City is a novel about the north Bohemian city of Most, an ancient city originally founded on primeval wetland and literally relocated because that wetland covered a coal field. The city is the narrator of this unusual story: it tells its own story through its inhabitants, who make their appearances in fleeting, ghost-like vignettes, and Joycean epiphanies. The “I” is a whole consciousness – but enough removed from the town that it sees and knows everything, past and present. The people of Most emerge from the swamp of the town’s founding with an historical mistrust of history and typical Czech irony. Here, in the city, fictional people say factual things and factual people (Kafka, the Pope, the last president of Communist Czechoslovakia, Gustav Husak) say fictional things. This is post-modernity via Marquez and Magical Realism. MAGICAL REALISM IN EASTERN EUROPE Pavel Brycz was born in 1968. A graduate of Prague’s Theatre Academy, he produced the Czech slogan for KFC (roughly translated as “damned good chicken”). He is the author of six books. I, City won the Orten Prize and in 2004 Brycz became the youngest recipient of the State Prize for Literature. In English his work has appeared in the anthology Daylight I, City MARKETING in Nightclub Inferno (Catbird, 1997). I review copies available Joshua Cohen was born in 1980 in New Jersey. I ISBN-10: 80-86264-27-0 author tour His short fiction has appeared in many journals ISBN-13: 978-80-86264-27-1 and anthologies. He won First Prize in The $14.50 | paper ALSO AVAILABLE Modern Word’s 2003 Short Story Contest and was short-listed for the Koret Foundation’s 5w x 8 2005 Young Writer on Jewish Themes Award. 152 pages He now works as an editor in NYC. November Marketa Hofmeisterova, a graduate of Charles University, has translated two volumes of the Fiction collected stories of Leonard Michaels into Czech and worked as an editor and translator The Quorum for many magazines, newspapers, and Czech TWISTED SPOON PRESS 80-86264-20-3 publishing houses. She lives in Prague. 2 | SCB DISTRIBUTORS Zen Simply Sitting By Philippe Coupey “It doesn’t matter whether you are intelligent or stupid. There’s no difference between a dull and a smart person. Sincere concentrated effort is, in itself, the Way.”– Dogen An unique translation of this irreverent classic, a short basic text on how to practice zazen, written by the Master Dogen in 1227. What’s new here that the text has been put into everyday English, and given a contemporary context by the author. Based on Buddha’s teachings and venerated in the Zen tradition, this text is regularly recited in Zen temples. Though brief, it remains a source of inspiration and guidance for both beginners and advanced students as it has for centuries. Dogen invites the practitioner to give up intellectual understanding and simply direct light inward. I Fukan means recommended for everyone, so this is not A NEW TRANSLATION an esoteric work limited to priests and monks IN EVERYDAY ENGLISH I Zazen is the practice of sitting meditation I Gi is law or principles Philippe Coupey, a monk and master, is an American who has lived in Paris for three decades. Educated at the Sorbonne, he is a Zen writer and a disciple of the Japanese Master, Simply Sitting Taisen Deshimaru, who brought Zen to Europe. Coupey directs a large European community of monks and nuns and is an ISBN-10: 1-890772-61-5 officer of the International Zen Association. ISBN-13: 978-1-890772-61-1 ALSO AVAILABLE $14.95 | paper 52 x 82 120 pages November MARKETING I reviews and features in Buddhist media I Religion direct mail campaign to focused Zen and Tibetan Body, Mind & Spirit Buddhist organization list I Tao Te Ching for the West review copies available HOHM PRESS 0-934252-92-0 SCB DISTRIBUTORS | 3 Dead Res (London) By Keith Sargent This gazetteer of London’s dead guides readers to the final resting places of the famous and infamous, past and present. Beautifully photographed and written, this is a quirky, often humorous view of the deceased, and a very British approach to tourism. Some highlights: I the Elephant Man is encased in the museum of Whitechapel Hospital, which refused to sell him to Michael Jackson I Sir Walter Raleigh, who brought tobacco to England, is entombed next to a No Smoking sign in Westminster Abbey I the last remains of Boudicca, Queen of England, who fought off the Romans, are under Platform 10 at King's Cross Station I William Wallace, the Scottish Freedom Fighter, and real Braveheart, was hung, drawn and quartered near London's Smithfield Meat Market Compact, like a small prayer book, it's a real THE LAST RESTING PLACES slice of the Victorian approach to the dead, OF DEAD LONDONERS among them: I The Classic: William Blake, Charles Darwin, Charles Dickens, Guy Fawkes, Aldous Huxley, Rudyard Kipling I The Surprising: Sigmund Freud, Karl Marx, Sir Walter Raleigh Joseph Merrick Pocahontas, and Sam Wanamaker Dead Res (London) I The Recent: Douglas Adams, Peter Cook, Joe Orton, Peter Sellers, Joe Strummer, and Keith Moon ISBN-10: 1-903781-14-0 ISBN-13: 978-1-903781-14-2 $15.00 | paper Keith Sargent, a graphic designer, lives and works in London. 44 x 6 216 pages Full-Color Photos & Illustrations MARKETING November I reviews and features in travel, paranormal and pop culture media Travel I review copies available History IMMPRINT Queen Boudicea William Wallace 4 | SCB DISTRIBUTORS Chuck D: Lyrics of a Rap Revolutionary Volume One By Chuck D With Yusuf Jah “…admirers proclaimed him the Bob Dylan or Bob Marley of rap.” – Los Angeles Times “We must remain mindful that there’s a road to freedom, and resist the embarrassingly popular trend that ignorance and a ghetto mentality, which is cast upon us, is our only food for thought or food for non-thought.”–Chuck D Hip Hop has had a staggering impact on American and world cultures, influencing fashion, TV, advertising, and the attitudes of the world’s youth. However, not nearly as much attention has been paid to the social and political impact of the artists’ lyrics. Lyrics of a Rap Revolutionary is designed to transcend stereotypes by offering commentary and analysis into the deeper aspects of the art form. One of rap’s preeminent political and social commentators, Chuck D offers direct explanations and interpretations of his lyrics. TIMES, RHYMES & MIND OF CHUCK D I Library of Congress named Fear Of A Black Planet as one of 50 works to be enshrined for preservation I Rolling Stone named Public Enemy as one of 50 immortal acts in Rock and Roll First of a series in which contemporary popular artists discuss the social and political Chuck D: Lyrics of a messages in their songs. Rap Revolutionary Volume One Chuck D is the lead rapper of the world- famous rap group Public Enemy, with ISBN-10: 0-9749484-1-1 millions of records sold worldwide, and over MARKETING ISBN-13: 978-0-9749484-1-6 $18.95 | paper 50 tours on six continents.