Looks at 17 different trees indigenous to Britain, describing not only the physical characteristics of each tree but also magical and inspirational qualities.
John Stowe's Connecting With Nature helps you connect with the living world through meditation, combining ecological and spiritual principles to discover devas and energies that care for the world.
Carl Honore's In Praise of Slow follows the slow food movement, challenging the cult of speed, striking a better balance between fast and slow, so that we can live more productive, fulfilling lives.
In this intelligent and constructive book, Sevak Gulbekian reveals the hidden forces operating within mass culture that seek to manipulate us. These forces, he says, depend on our being unaware of their... [more]
In search of a rare red lily in the Tibetan Himalayas, Claire Scobie meets Ani, a Tibetan nun, in Pemako, where the myth of Shangri-la was born. Together, in a culture where freedom of expression is... [more]
In Making Terrorism History Scilla Elworthy and Gabrielle Rifkind show why political violence is such a major force, and give practical actions to combat it, to make peace not war on terror.
New scientific evidence suggests that the time honoured reasons for weight gain, namely too much food and too little exercise may not be the whole story. Environmental and social factors rife in the 21st... [more]
The Art Of Timing by Johanna Paungger & Thomas Poppe shares the ancient knowledge of lunar cycles, giving us a valuable tool for living in closer harmony with nature.
In The Buddha and the Terrorist Satish Kumar shows the importance of looking for the root causes of violence and of finding peaceful means to end terror.