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Devdutt Pattanaik is the author of over twenty-five books and 500 articles on the relevance of mythology in modern times. Trained in medicine (MBBSfrom Grant Medical College, Mumbai University), he worked in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries for fifteen years before devoting all his...

May Sarton's parrot chatters away as Sarton looks out the window at the rain and contemplates returning to her "real" life - not friends, not even love, but writing. In her bravest and most revealing memoir, Sarton casts her keenly observant eye on both the interior and exterior worlds. She shares insights about everyday life in the quiet New Hampshire village of Nelson, the desire for friends, and need for solitude - both an exhilarating and terrifying state.

From internationally renowned medium, spiritual teacher and bestselling author Gordon Smith comes a captivating tale about finding your way through death, grief and loss.'Nothing that lives can truly die,' said the stag, 'but we must all experience a winter in our lives, otherwise we haven't...

Das Finale der bewegenden Burma-Trilogie. Der zwölfjährige Ko Bo Bo lebt bei seinem Onkel U Ba in Kalaw, einem Ort in Burma. Er ist ein Kind mit einer ungewöhnlichen Gabe: Bo Bo kann die Gefühle der Menschen in ihren Augen lesen. Sein Vater kommt ihn einmal im Jahr besuchen, an seine Mutter kann er sich kaum erinnern. Dann erzählt ihm U Ba von einer großen Liebe, die im Wirbel politischer Ereignisse zu zerbrechen droht, von der Tapferkeit des Herzens und einer geheimnisvollen Krankheit seiner Mutter.

All across America, people are feeling squeezed-running faster and faster yet falling farther behind. The economy struggles, wars rage on, and every week brings news of another environmental disaster. Everything seems broken and people feel helpless. Despite this bleak outlook, a quiet hope is...

Author and philosopher Sydney Banks once again brings to life his wise and simple gardener as a voice through which Banks presents more implications of the Three Principles that create human reality, calling on us to realize that to fully understand the Principles is to liberate one's spirit. In this sequel to Sydney Banks’ book The Enlightened Gardener, two colleagues return to England to meet once again with the remarkable gardener whose simple yet profound philosophy made such a difference to their lives.

These affirmations have been extracted from the quantum factor life-enhancement series of recordings. You can use them at any time of day and in any place to reinforce the messages imparted by this series. As you listen to these positive and uplifting affirmations, repeat each one, changing the "you" statement to an "I" statement, either out loud or in your mind. Imagine each one actually belonging to you. Take ownership of each affirmation, absorbing it into your mind and letting it take root.

"On the Art of Staying at the Seaside: A Meditation at Eastbourne" by H. G. Wells is a short essay. H. G. Wells once different, humorous social satire and ironic. To stay at the seaside properly, one should not think. But even in staying at the seaside there are intervals, waking moments when meals come, even if there are no appointed meal-times. Moreover, now and then, one must go to buy tobacco, a matter one can trust to no hireling, lest he get it dry.