New World Library Unshelved

Originally published in 1963, The Two Hands of God: The Myths of Polarity is Alan Watts’s forgotten book on world mythology — myths of light and darkness, good and evil, and the mystical unity that sees the transcendent whole behind apparent opposites. Alan Watts is one of the world’s most popular interpreters of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience. Fans of the mythologist Joseph Campbell will immediately notice his influence throughout this book. Campbell and Watts were in fact friends during its writing, and Campbell shared notes and feedback on several chapters. 

No one enjoys being stuck, and the misery is amplified when we have accomplished multiple steps toward a cherished goal — whether breaking a bad habit, losing weight, building a business, finding a mate, or finishing a degree — but just can’t seem to complete it. 

In The Final 8th: Enlist Your Inner Selves to Accomplish Your Goals, author and therapist Bridgit Dengel Gaspard calls this demoralizing quandary when someone is so close to the finish line but just can’t seem to cross it “the final 8th.” She introduces a powerful technique called voice dialogue to help readers recognize and overcome the internal blocks that are preventing them from achieving their goals. We hope you’ll enjoy this excerpt from the book.

Bestselling author and leadership adviser Christine Arylo introduces her new book, Overwhelmed & Over It, which helps women tune out the messages that lead to burnout and tune in to their own personal paths to harmony and balance. For more New World Library author interviews, please visit our YouTube Channel.  

Are you trying to finish your novel? Do you want to build your own business? Would you like to establish an everyday mindfulness or physical routine? The impact of having a consistent practice focused on your life goals cannot be underestimated. Prolific author and creativity coach Eric Maisel has been working with artists and creative people for more than thirty years. His new book, The Power of Daily Practice: How Creative and Performing Artists (and Everyone Else) Can Finally Meet Their Goals, presents a thorough and holistic approach to meeting the goals and challenges of creating an authentic and effective daily practice. 

Feeling blocked? Author Bridgit Dengel Gaspard discusses her book The Final 8th: Enlist Your Inner Selves to Accomplish Your Goals, which introduces a powerful technique for recognizing and overcoming the internal blocks that are keeping you from achieving your goals. For more New World Library author interviews, please visit our YouTube Channel. 

In Found in Transition: A Mother’s Evolution during Her Child’s Gender Change, Paria Hassouri, a pediatrician and mother of three, chronicles what amounts to a dual transition: her child’s transition from male to female and her own evolution as she overcomes deep-seated insecurities about not fitting in as an Iranian immigrant. Paria navigates through anger, denial, and grief about her child’s gender dysphoria and eventually arrives at a place of acceptance and advocacy. We hope you’ll enjoy this conversation with Paria about the book.