The memoirs of Walking Wisdom emerged as Gotham and Deepak Chopra walked and talked, accompanied by Gotham’s son and their dogs, discussing the laughs, licks and spiritual lessons that come from their canine…[read more]

Pierre Pradervand Messages of Life from Death Row provides a living example of how we can transform even the most dire of circumstances into an opportunity for transformation and flowering of the soul. Imprisoned on…[read more]

When Lorna Byrne was a child, people often noticed that she did not seem to be focussing on the world around her. That is because Lorna saw not just the world around her but, equally…[read more]

A Century of Wisdom is a deeply moving account of the epic journey of one woman who has crossed decades and national borders to defy death, suffering and loss, and to inspire us…[read more]

At a certain time in life, we all come to realise what is truly important to us and what just doesn’t matter, and, says Shirley MacLaine, for her that time is now. Written in her…[read more]

This vivid and moving portrait is the first work to be dedicated purely to the Dalai Lama’s spiritual journey. His writings present the arc of his spiritual vision, from his boyhood in rural Tibet, through…[read more]

William Roache, best known as Ken Barlow in Coronation Street, describes how he chose a career in acting, largely due to the influence of his theosophist-spiritualist-esotericist-homoeopath grandfather. Far more than…[read more]

Lionel Blue is the popular and much loved Rabbi whose Thoughts for the Day have become a national institution. His life is one of apparent paradox: Britain’s most famous Rabbi and a household…[read more]

Shirley MacLaine has established herself as a fearless, iconoclastic thinker and seeker of truth. Her eagerly-awaited new book features an irresistible blend of stories from her life as a Broadway and Hollywood star combined…[read more]

In his most personal book to date, Paulo Coelho returns with a remarkable journey of self-discovery. Like the main character in his much-beloved The Alchemist [050225], Paulo finds himself facing a…[read more]

What made Ellen MacArthur decide to leave her familiar world? A call to a completely different sort of adventure, of new purpose and direction. Full Circle, as Maddy Harland describes so enthusiastically, such…[read more]

When neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor experienced a massive left-brain stroke, she was able to observe in amazing detail as her own mind deteriorated to the point that she could not walk, talk, read, write…[read more]

At the end of Eat, Pray, Love [160701], Elizabeth Gilbert fell in love with Felipe - a Brazilian-born man of Australian citizenship who’d been living in Indonesia when they met. Resettling in America…[read more]

Call Me When You Get to Heaven is a moving and compassionate memoir, in which angel and afterlife medium Jacky Newcomb and her sister Madeline celebrate father-daughter bonds, both in this life…[read more]

Shaman in Disguise is the remarkable true story of a woman who woke up one morning not only to find that she could see into the future, but that she was also aware…[read more]

First published in 1953, The Boy Who Saw True still makes a worthwhile read. It contains the diaries of a precocious young boy born in the late 19th century. He was clairvoyant and…[read more]

A prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that both he and others in Auschwitz coped with the experience. He noticed that it was the men who…[read more]

The Story of My Heart is no ordinary autobiography. First published in 1883, it is the story of a soul’s awakening. Richard Jefferies describes how, leaving aside all the preconceptions of past and…[read more]

Finding herself rather stuck on her path to enlightenment, Isabel Losada decided to set out on an epic exploration of life’s mysteries and meaning, to unstick herself and start afresh. Now she shares with us…[read more]

`Is this really how I want to live my life? Each one of us at some point asks that question. The tragedy is not that life is short, but that we often see only…[read more]

Pierre Pradervand One of the most enduring images of the Ethiopian famine that shocked the world in 1984 was that of the young International Red Cross nurse who, surrounded by thousands of starving people and with limited…[read more]

We've always felt there was an intensely spiritual message behind the story of Superman - the superhero who appears weak yet is actually amazingly strong; who seems ineffective but is in reality capable of transforming the…[read more]

In the remote village of Kibeho, Rwanda, eight young people received prophetic messages, warning of looming violence, urging Rwandans to avert it by opening their hearts to embrace love. The visionaries brought messages given to…[read more]

Mia Dolan has had an extraordinary life. In The Gift (140221, £5.75), Mia described growing up on the Isle of Sheppey: her traumatic childhood experiences that tested her courage and sent hostile ripples…[read more]

Sue Stone's life hit rock bottom in the late 1990s, both emotionally and financially. She was desperately unhappy and on the verge of losing everything. Not accepting that this was going to be ‘it', she…[read more]

Through his work as a psychic-medium, Tony Stockwell is transforming millions of people’s ideas about life after death. With the help of Tony’s insight into the spiritual world, we can learn how to embrace…[read more]

Dancing is wonderful for fitness and toning, and the combination of cardiovascular exercise and music triggers the release of endorphins so you enjoy yourself at the same time. In Dance to the Musicals, Arlene Phillips…[read more]

Alice Herz-Sommer Everything is a Present is a deeply moving, satisfying and completely delightful documentary about Alice Herz-Sommer. Aged 106 at the time of filming, Alice is concert pianist and lives alone in a…[read more]

Doreen Virtue You are a lightworker if you feel called to heal others; want to resolve the world's social and environmental problems; believe that spiritual methods can heal any situation; feel compelled to write, teach, or counsel…[read more]

You will really enjoy this highly entertaining biography of an Irish diviner (dowser) called Joe Cassidy who uses his powerful innate abilities to help people, animals, plants and even the Earth herself. Follow his adventures…[read more]

You Are, Therefore I Am traces the spiritual journey of Satish Kumar - child monk, peace pilgrim, ecological activist and educator. He shares with us the sources of inspiration which formed his understanding of…[read more]

Mike Scott, lead singer of the Waterboys, has long been inspired by the mystical poetry of W B Yeats. On this magical CD, he turns some of the most moving and inspiring of Yeats' poems…[read more]

In Shakespeare's Secret Booke, David Ovason explores and deciphers a mysterious numerological code used widely in the esoteric literature of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. Shakespeare was masterful in such encoding; as were…[read more]

In 1976 Diane Perry, who became known as Tenzin Palmo upon her ordination as a Buddhist nun, secluded herself in a remote cave, 13,200 feet up in the Himalayas, cut off from the world by…[read more]

Kim Noble is an artist whose work has been exhibited around the world. A bubbly and vivacious mother, to meet her you probably wouldn’t think anything was wrong. However, in 1995 she was diagnosed with…[read more]

Sri Ramakrishna (1836-1886) was one of the great spiritual masters and mystics of all time. Deeply rooted in the traditions and philosophies of India, his teachings emphasise God-realisation as the supreme goal of all…[read more]

Few people have the opportunity to change the face of modern medicine. However, Raymond Moody achieved precisely this with his pioneering work that introduced the phrase ‘near death experience’ (NDE) into popular use. Now, at…[read more]

Mike Scott of the world famous Waterboys is a rock’n’roller with a difference. Deeply interested in spirituality and inspired by the maxim that ‘energy follows thought’, Mike has always sought to infuse his musical creations…[read more]

When journalist Anna Hunt takes a break from her glamorous, high-powered job to live in Peru for three months, none of her friends take her seriously. A burn-the-candle-at-both-ends 29…[read more]

This gripping biography has inspired generations of seekers since it was first published in 1942. It tells the astonishing true story of Egar Cayce (1877-1945). Known as the 'Sleeping Prophet', Cayce found that, while in…[read more]

In The Shakespeare Enigma we accompany Peter Dawkins on his quest to solve the mystery that surrounds the authorship of the Shakespeare plays, poems and sonnets, to reveal the true author or authors…[read more]

B.K.S. Iyengar, whose teachings on yoga are followed throughout the world, reflects upon his lifetime’s experience (he was born in 1918) on the yoga path. The structure of the book follows the different aspects of…[read more]

Immaculee Ilibagiza This is the moving and enlightening story of a boy called Segatashya. He was a shepherd born into a penniless and illiterate pagan family in the most remote region of Rwanda. He never attended school…[read more]

ThetaHealing has become famous for its power to help people by reconnecting them with the energy and harmony of All That Is. However, few people know the beautiful love story that led to its creation…[read more]

Satish Kumar Feeling ill at ease with contemporary life, James leaves the teeming cities behind and sets out on a pilgrimage across rural Japan, in search of wisdom. During his travels he gets lost in a wild…[read more]