James Ronald Sanford

The Clouds Should Know Me By Now: Buddhist Poet Monks of China

This unique collection presents the verse, much of it translated for the first time, of fourteen eminent Chinese Buddhist poet monks. Featuring the original Chinese as well as english translations and historical introductions by Burton Watson, J.P. Seaton, Paul Hansen, James Sanford, and the editors...

Shadow of the Flame: Knights of the Flaming Blade, Books 1 - 3

The Knights of the Flaming Blade were mystic swordsmen who served the Council of Sages, but hundreds of years have passed since the Long Winter destroyed the old kingdoms. In a new world of invention and reason, the deeds of warriors with flaming swords are now thought to be only mythic tales.In Cal...

Blueprint for Theocracy: The Christian Right's Vision for America

This investigation sheds new light on the confrontational stance the religious right has taken toward contemporary America by examining the nature and origins of its highly charged ideas. It traces its belief system, commonly called the "Christian Worldview," to four Christian thinkers (Abraham Kuyp...

Au Naturel: A Summer on Martha's Vineyard

Have you ever had the urge to run away from your life for a little while? I did — and I did it. In 2009, at the height of the Great Recession, I took a buyout from my job in journalism and left everything behind to spend three and a half months in Martha's Vineyard. It was a crazy move to make. But ...

The Winter Beast and other tales

Five stories of horror and dark fantasy by James R. Sanford:"The Winter Beast" - In the wake of Napoleon's invasion, a Russian aristocrat's oath casts him into a living nightmare with a creature he cannot fight. "The God Stone" - Two children play a game with an ancient power."Blood Bond" - A prince...

The Sum of My Parts (Kindle Single)

In 2002, at the age of 39, I was a successful journalist and critic when I was diagnosed with testicular cancer, a disease that usually strikes men in their teens and 20s. At first I tried to deny my condition (trying to treat a tumor with hot baths and ice packs). Eventually, I decided I would lear...

Nuclear War Diary

Writing for Psychology

Flowing Traces: Buddhism in the Literary and Visual Arts of Japan

Zen-Man Ikkyu

Zen-Man Ikkyu