Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh demonstrates how deep listening is a fundamental building block of good communication. But perhaps more fundamentally, listening is central to our practice, a basic ingredient to strengthen our capacity for mindfulness, concentration, insight, and compassion.
Designing Terry Pratchett's Discworld explores the artistic influences behind the creative genesis of the Discworld and its art.
Paul Kidby shines a light on the influences and inspirations behind some of the Discworld's most iconic imagery, the collaboration between author and artist, and shows how real-world art, music, and culture fed into and became part of the world of th
The stage is set. Marooned overnight by a snowstorm in a grand country house are a cast of characters and a setting that even Agatha Christie might recognize - a vicar, an Army major, a Dowager, a sleuth and his sidekick - except that the sleuth is Jackson Brodie, and the 'sidekick' is DC Reggie Chase.
The crumbling house - Burton Makepeace and its chatelaine the Dowager Lad
Arthur Parnassus has built a good life on the ashes of a bad one. He's headmaster at an orphanage for magical children, on a peculiar island, assisted by love-of-his-life Linus Baker. And together, they'll do anything to protect their extraordinary and powerful charges.However, when Arthur is forced to make a public statement about his dark past, he finds himself fighting for those un
A number one bestseller in France, Germany and Italy, the new novel by the acclaimed author of Atomised and Submission and arguably his masterpiece. 'Surely the most important novelist to have been publishing not only in France but in all of Europe over the past three decades.' The Sunday Times
The astonishing, behind-the-scenes story of the race to perfect the greatest invention in human history, artificial intelligence, and the men, women and companies that seek to profit from it all.
From bestselling author Sarah Moss, a boundary-breaking memoir about the battleground of the female body, and about how reading and thinking can save you.
The regulars at the magical Cafe Funiculi Funicula are well acquainted with its famous legend and extraordinary, secret menu time travel offering. Many patrons have reunited with old flames, made amends with estranged family, and visited loved ones. But the journey is not without risks and there are rules to follow. Travellers must have visited the cafe previously and most importantly, must ret
Lilith has been dying since the day she was born. But although she came to terms with her own imminent death long ago, the deaths of everyone she loves is an entirely different matter. As her town slowly withers in the clutches of a mysterious god-cursed illness, she takes matters into her own hands. Desperate to find a cure, Lilith strikes a bargain with the only thing the gods hate even more