President George W. Bush is a twenty-first century Texas politician with values from America's old west. The "Tao Te Ching" is a 2000-year-old Chinese manuscript of wisdom and advice. What would happen if the President were to read this ancient text? Ed Bremson explores this question in "The Tao of George W. Bush," a humorous, sometimes irreverent, imaginative look at the similarities and differences between the Oriental mind and the Texan mind. As the reader will find, the President more than holds his own in this fanciful meeting of East and West.

The "Tao Te Ching" is a 2000-year-old Chinese manuscript of wisdom and advice. Love has been around since the dawn of time. Can ancient Chinese philosophy shed any light on one of mankind's perennial concerns? Ed Bremson explores this question in "The Tao of Love," Using the "Tao Te Ching" as his starting-point and guide, the author writes about love from an Eastern perspective. Readers will find their own thinking and understanding about this subject to be stimulated. "The Tao of Love" might not change any minds, but it might help clarify and define what those minds are thinking and feeling....

The American political maps of the 2000 and 2004 Presidential elections were colored Red and Blue. We've all seen them on the news and in print. We've heard them discussed at length. They've become something of a media icon. Of course like any icon they are open to interpretation. And so one might ask, what are we to think about the Red States and Blue States? Many traditional pundits have weighed in on this question, and they've told us what they think. That is good up to a point, but what about other interpretations? Ed Bremson addresses this question in The Tao of Red States and Blue...

The "Tao Te Ching" is a 2000 year-old Chinese manuscript of wisdom and advice. Almost half the manuscript deals with politics, government and war. It therefore seems natural to seek guidance, in those pages, for how to think about any political landscape, and especially the American political scene. That's what Ed Bremson does in "The Tao of Politics." Using the "Tao Te Ching" as his starting-point and guide, he writes about politics from an Eastern perspective. He uses timeless ideas to cast light on modern problems. The result is a stimulating, thought-provoking book, at times irreverent,...

"The Tao of Politics Anthology" brings together in one volume all of Ed Bremson's books on politics: the humorous Tao of George W. Bush, the analytical Tao of Red States and Blue States, the philosophical Tao of Politics, and a new work, published here for the first time, the patriotic "Tao of America." In "The Tao of Politics Anthology" you will find much to either agree with or disagree with, and you should certainly find yourself being stimulated.

While there is plenty in this book to think about and discuss, the discussion continues online at the daily blog written by Mr. Bremson, The...

Vo Tuan Hoang Vy's first published collection of poems, 180 haiku, senryu and poetic images -- sweet like the longan fruit, often ethereal as the sky -- a quiet, but remarkable new voice from Vietnam.

Seven poets from the Mongolian group "Beyond the Limits" have contributed about 250 haiku to this collection. This is no ordinary haiku or poetry collection. Do you know much about Mongolian culture? This is an opportunity to become more knowledgeable of their poetry and culture. Also it is just a chance to enjoy some remarkable haiku. Mongolian poets, it seems, want to make a mark on the world of haiku. With this collection, I think we can agree that they have. Praise for The Nature of Feeling: An impressive collection of haiku by Mongolian poets. The Nature of Feeling is a gem. In the...

In Heart, Ed Bremson erases Darkness from Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. With a series of 56 tanka and other short form poems, he takes a dark, shocking, gloomy book and makes it shine with light, humor, and love.

In this book of poetry, Ed Bremson erases all the bad stuff from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Who knew that so many cheerful short poems were hiding in those ugly, frightening pages, just waiting to be found?