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American publishing company
Shambhala Publications
is an
independent publishing
company based in
Boulder, Colorado
. According to the company, it specializes in "books that present creative and conscious ways of transforming the individual, the society, and the planet".
[1]
Many of its titles deal with
Buddhism
and related topics in Eastern studies, religion, philosophy, and martial arts. The company's name was inspired by the Sanskrit word
Shambhala
, referring to a mystical kingdom hidden beyond the snowpeaks of the
Himalayas
, according to the
Tibetan Buddhist
tradition.
[2]
Its authors include
Chogyam Trungpa
,
Pema Chodron
,
Thomas Cleary
,
Ken Wilber
,
Fritjof Capra
,
A. H. Almaas
,
John Daido Loori
,
John Stevens
,
Edward Espe Brown
and
Natalie Goldberg
.
The company is unaffiliated with
Shambhala Buddhism
,
Shambhala International
, or
Lion's Roar
(previously entitled
Shambhala Sun
) magazine.
History
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]
Shambhala was founded in 1969 by Samuel Bercholz
[3]
and Michael Fagan, in
Berkeley, California
. Its books are distributed by Penguin
Random House
. In 1976 Shambhala moved to
Boulder, Colorado
to be near the
Naropa Institute
. In 1986 Shambhala moved to Boston, housed in
Horticultural Hall, Boston, Massachusetts
, which adjoins the
Christian Science Center
. In 2010, Nikko Odiseos was appointed President and continues to lead the company
[4]
along with owners Sara and Ivan Bercholz, children of the founder. In September 2015, after a thirty-year history in Boston, Shambhala Publications moved its headquarters to Boulder again, at 4720 Walnut St, with 35 inhouse staff, now grown to 41.
[5]
[6]
[7]
In May 2016 Shambala acquired Rodmell Press. As of August 2016 Rodmells 40 own titles will appear under the Shambala logo.
[8]
References
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]
- ^
"Shambhala and the Environment"
. Shambhala Publications. Archived from
the original
on 8 February 2015
. Retrieved
11 December
2014
.
- ^
Shambhala Mail Order Catalogue
, Twentieth-Anniversary Issue, Autumn & Winter 1989, pp. 1, 2.
- ^
Midal, Fabrice, ed.,
Recalling Chogyam Trungpa
(Boston, MA: Shambhala, 2005),
ISBN
1-59030-207-9
, p. 475
- ^
"Shambhala Publications' Activist President"
.
Publishers Weekly
.
- ^
Wallace, Alicia (July 20, 2015).
"Shambhala Publications returns to Boulder in September"
.
The Denver Post
. Retrieved
September 9,
2015
.
- ^
"Contact Us"
.
Shambhala Publications
. Retrieved
10 March
2016
.
- ^
"Shambhala Publications in Boulder the Biggest in Buddhist books"
.
Daily Camera
. Retrieved
10 March
2017
.
- ^
"Shambhala Publications Acquires Rodmell Press"
.
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