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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 36 books in this booklist

  • Cover image of book The Sun, the Sea and the Stars: Ancient Wisdom as a Healing Journey by Iulia Bochis
    The Sun, the Sea and the Stars: Ancient Wisdom as a Healing Journey - by Iulia Bochis

    £14.99   hardback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781529149678 | ISBN 10: 1529149673

    In this modern tale for the ages, hit Instagram illustrator @iuliastration takes us a on a healing journey.  Following the story of a traveller as they move from darkness to light through the rhythm of the seasons, this is a deeply relatable ... more

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  • Cover image of book Afrikan Wisdom: New Voices Talk Black Liberation, Buddhism, and Beyond by Valerie Mason-John
    Afrikan Wisdom: New Voices Talk Black Liberation, Buddhism, and Beyond - by Valerie Mason-John

    £15.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781623175627 | ISBN 10: 1623175623

    A spiritual, political, and interdisciplinary anthology of wisdom stories from Black liberation leaders and teachers.  Afrikan Wisdom represents an intersectional, cross-pollinated exploration of Black life–past, present, and future. Award-winn ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Boy, the Horse, the Fox and the Mole by Charlie Mackesy
    The Boy, the Horse, the Fox and the Mole - by Charlie Mackesy

    £16.99   hardback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781529105100 | ISBN 10: 1529105102

    A reminder of the most important things in life. A book of hope for uncertain times.  Enter the world of Charlie's four unlikely friends, discover their story and their most poignant life lessons. Charlie's first book includes his most-loved ... more

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  • Cover image of book Q&A a Day for the Soul: 365 Questions, 5 Years, 1,825 Answers by Potter Gift
    Q&A a Day for the Soul: 365 Questions, 5 Years, 1,825 Answers - by Potter Gift

    £14.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781984822734 | ISBN 10: 198482273x

    In the classic Q&A format, this journal was created to help you track your emotional, psychological, and spiritual growth over five years of your life in the simplest way possible. You can start at any point in the year. Simply turn to today’s date ... more

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  • Cover image of book What Are You Doing With Your Life? by J. Krishnamurti
    What Are You Doing With Your Life? - by J. Krishnamurti

    £9.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781846045851 | ISBN 10: 1846045851

    Who are you? What are you? What do you want from life?  One of the world’s great philosophical teachers, Krishnamurti, offers his inspiring wisdom on many of life’s hurdles from relationships and love, to anxiety and loneliness.  ... more

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  • Cover image of book Re-Enchanting the Activist: Spirituality and Social Change by Keith Hebden
    Re-Enchanting the Activist: Spirituality and Social Change - by Keith Hebden

    £8.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781785920417 | ISBN 10: 1785920413

    In this energising book, Keith Hebden gathers inspiring first-hand accounts that show how spirituality and politics are converging to reignite modern activism.   Informative and eye-opening, it explores the meaning of activism in a world that ... more

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  • Cover image of book Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig
    Reasons to Stay Alive - by Matt Haig

    £9.99   paperback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781782116820 | ISBN 10: 1782116826

    What does it mean to feel truly alive?   Aged 24, Matt Haig's world caved in. He could see no way to go on living. This is the true story of how he came through crisis, triumphed over an illness that almost destroyed him and learned to live again. ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Kindness Handbook: A Practical Companion by Sharon Salzberg
    The Kindness Handbook: A Practical Companion - by Sharon Salzberg

    £12.99   paperback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781591797432 | ISBN 10: 1591797438

    A friend criticizes you. You grow impatient with someone you’re trying to help. A cell phone user annoys you on a train. Would your first response to these situations be kindness? In The Kindness Handbook, Sharon Salzberg explores with insight and cl ... more

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  • Cover image of book The World is Waiting for You: Graduation Speeches to Live by from Activists, Writers, & Visionaries by Tara Grove and Isabel Ostrer (Editors)
    The World is Waiting for You: Graduation Speeches to Live by from Activists, Writers, & Visionaries - by Tara Grove and Isabel Ostrer (Editors)

    £12.99   hardback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781620970904 | ISBN 10: 1620970902

    Rousing and indispensable commencement speeches from celebrated thinkers and change-makers — sure to inspire graduates everywhere. "Bit by bit, step by step, you can change things — the things that need changing."(Toni Morrison, Rutgers University ... more

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  • Cover image of book Whatever You are, Be a Good One: 100 Inspirational Quotations Hand-lettered by Lisa Congdon by Lisa Congdon
    Whatever You are, Be a Good One: 100 Inspirational Quotations Hand-lettered by Lisa Congdon - by Lisa Congdon

    £9.99   hardback   (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781452124834 | ISBN 10: 1452124833

    A quote book like no other, this thought-provoking collection compiles the timeless wisdom of great original minds — from Marie Curie to Stephen King, Joan of Arc to Jack Kerouac, Oscar Wilde to Harriet Tubman — brilliantly hand-lettered by beloved i ... more

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  • Cover image of book Natural Manhood: From Prison Towards Inner Freedom by Martin H.
    Natural Manhood: From Prison Towards Inner Freedom - by Martin H.

    £9.99   paperback   (2014) - ISBN 13: 9780957485617 | ISBN 10: 0957485611

    "Natural Manhood explores how men, particularly those locked in our prisons, need a complete overhaul with new thinking and a recognition that if we do not seek the divine in all our lives, we are unlikely to resolve the issues we face in a rapidly c ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Cushion in the Road: Meditation and Wandering as the Whole World Awakens to Being in Harm
    The Cushion in the Road: Meditation and Wandering as the Whole World Awakens to Being in Harm's Way - by Alice Walker

    £15.99   paperback   (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781595589866 | ISBN 10: 1595589864

    From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Color Purple, stunning new meditations on the intersections of spirituality and politics. "A lavishly gifted writer."(The New York Times) In her newest collection of wide-ranging meditations on ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Four Elements: Reflections on Nature by John O
    The Four Elements: Reflections on Nature - by John O'Donohue

    £9.99   paperback   (2012) - ISBN 13: 9781848271029 | ISBN 10: 1848271026

    In The Four Elements, poet and philosopher John O'Donohue draws upon his Celtic heritage and the love of his native landscape, the west of Ireland, to weave together a tapestry of beautifully evoked images of nature. As John explores a range of theme ... more

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  • Cover image of book Enlightenment Ain
    Enlightenment Ain't What it's Cracked Up to Be: A Journey of Discovery, Snow and Jazz in the Soul - by Robert K. C. Forman, Ph.D.

    £9.99   paperback   (2011) - ISBN 13: 9781846946745 | ISBN 10: 1846946743

    What if you spent years of your life seeking spiritual enlightenment, but were looking in the wrong place over a long time? It's happening right now to millions of seekers around the world. That's why Dr. Robert Forman has written his revolutionary b ... more

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  • Cover image of book Inspirations: Selections from Classic Literature by Paolo Coelho (editor)
    Inspirations: Selections from Classic Literature - by Paolo Coelho (editor)

    £9.99   paperback   (2011) - ISBN 13: 9780141442495 | ISBN 10: 0141442492

    'Anthology' comes from the Greek word that stands for garlands - a bouquet of flowers. An anthology then, should be a small token of something much larger. In the case of flowers, they bring to mind the colour & fragrance of the fields, of a season. ... more

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  • Cover image of book SoulPancake: Chew on Life
    SoulPancake: Chew on Life's Big Questions - by Rainn Wilson

    £20.00   paperback   (2010) - ISBN 13: 9781401310332 | ISBN 10: 1401310338

    In this digital, turbocharged era, few of us stop to consider life’s big questions. Rainn Wilson, known for his deft portrayal of Dwight on NBC’s The Office, would like to change that. Together with some friends, he launched a Web site called SoulPan ... more

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  • Cover image of book Freedom from the Known by J. Krishnamurti
    Freedom from the Known - by J. Krishnamurti

    £7.99   paperback   (2010) - ISBN 13: 9781846042133 | ISBN 10: 1846042135

    Born in poverty in India, Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986) became a leading spiritual and philosophical thinker whose ideas continue to influence us today. George Bernard Shaw declared that he was the most beautiful human being he had ever seen and Ald ... more

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  • Cover image of book 100 Words: 200 Visionaries Share Their Hope for the Future by William Murtha
    100 Words: 200 Visionaries Share Their Hope for the Future - by William Murtha

    £14.99   paperback   (2010) - ISBN 13: 9781573244732 | ISBN 10: 1573244732

    William Murtha is a man with a mission. Following a near-death experience, he set out to discover how he — and each of us — might make a positive impact on the world. And he sent out the call that resulted in this amazing, inspiring book:   “ ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Philosophers
    The Philosophers' Secret Fire: A History of the Imagination - by Patrick Harpur

    £9.99   paperback   (2009) - ISBN 13: 9781906069063 | ISBN 10: 1906069069

    In this dazzling history of the imagination, Patrick Harpur links together fields as far apart as Greek philosophy and depth psychology, Renaissance magic and tribal ritual, Romantic poetry and modern models of the Universe, to trace how myths have b ... more

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  • Cover image of book Have a Little Faith: A True Story by Mitch Albom
    Have a Little Faith: A True Story - by Mitch Albom

    £12.99   hardback   (2009) - ISBN 13: 9781847442918 | ISBN 10: 1847442919

    Will you do my eulogy?   With those words, Mitch Albom begins his long-awaited return to non-fiction. His journey to honour the last request of a beloved clergyman ultimately leads him to rekindle his own long-ignored faith.   Albom s ... more

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  • Cover image of book Earth Pilgrim: Conversations with Satish Kumar by Satish Kumar
    Earth Pilgrim: Conversations with Satish Kumar - by Satish Kumar

    £10.95   hardback   (2009) - ISBN 13: 9781900322577 | ISBN 10: 1900322579

    Satish Kumar has been a pilgrim ever since at the age of eight he joined the brotherhood of wandering Jain monks in his native India. Later he walked the length and breadth of India with Gandhi’s successor Vinoba Bhave, persuading landowners to donat ... more

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  • Cover image of book Why is God Laughing? The Path to Joy and Spiritual Optimism by Deepak Chopra
    Why is God Laughing? The Path to Joy and Spiritual Optimism - by Deepak Chopra

    £7.99   paperback   (2009) - ISBN 13: 9781846041426 | ISBN 10: 1846041422

    Why Is God Laughing? tells the story of successful comedian Mickey Fellows and his friend Francisco as they explore how to overcome fear, egotism and addiction (which are the three major obstacles to joy) and become more optimistic. The final chapter ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Road Less Travelled by M. Scott Peck
    The Road Less Travelled - by M. Scott Peck

    £9.99   paperback   (2008) - ISBN 13: 9781846041075 | ISBN 10: 1846041074

    Confronting and solving problems is a painful process which most of us attempt to avoid. Avoiding resolution results in greater pain and an inability to grow both mentally and spiritually.  Drawing heavily on his own professional experience, Dr ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
    The Secret - by Rhonda Byrne

    £16.99   hardback   (2006) - ISBN 13: 9781847370297 | ISBN 10: 1847370292

    Once known only by an elite who were unwilling to share their knowledge of the power, 'the secret' of obtaining anything you desire is now revealed by prominent physicists, authors and philosophers as being based in the universal Law of Attraction. A ... more

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  • Cover image of book What We Ache For: Creativity and the Unfolding of Your Soul by Oriah Mountain Dreamer
    What We Ache For: Creativity and the Unfolding of Your Soul - by Oriah Mountain Dreamer

    £12.99   hardback   (2005) - ISBN 13: 9780060011963 | ISBN 10: 0060011963

    In her previous books, Oriah Mountain Dreamerhas challenged readers to live with passion and honesty, to embrace the true, fallible human self. What We Ache For is a moving and eloquent call to delve deeply into our creative selves, to do our creativ ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Power of Mantras by Vijaya Kumar
    The Power of Mantras - by Vijaya Kumar

    £3.99   paperback   (2005) - ISBN 13: 9781845571245 | ISBN 10: 184557124x

    This book presents in a simple manner the essence, power and significance of various mantras. It includes various types of mantras culled from the 'Upanishads', the 'Bhagavad Gita', the 'Ramayana', the 'Puranas', the 'Vedas' and many other notable sc ... more

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  • Cover image of book 50 Spiritual Classics by Tom Butler-Bowdon (Ed.)
    50 Spiritual Classics - by Tom Butler-Bowdon (Ed.)

    £12.99   paperback   (2005) - ISBN 13: 9781857883497 | ISBN 10: 1857883497

    '50 Spiritual Classics' is a kaleidoscope of inspiration that lets the reader delve into the ideas of our many great spiritual thinkers. In this third work in a trilogy that began with the award-winning '50 Self-Help Classics', Tom Butler-Bowdon take ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Teachings of don Juan: A Yaqui way of knowedge by Carlos Castaneda
    The Teachings of don Juan: A Yaqui way of knowedge - by Carlos Castaneda

    £9.99   paperback   (2004) - ISBN 13: 9780140192384 | ISBN 10: 0140192387

    The first book in Carlos Castaneda's spiritual journey into the world of sorcery... In 1960 Carlos Castaneda first met don Juan, a Yaqui Indian feared and shunned by the ordinary folk of the American Southwest because of his universal powers. During ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Call by Oriah Mountain Dreamer
    The Call - by Oriah Mountain Dreamer

    £11.99   paperback   (2004) - ISBN 13: 9780007179756 | ISBN 10: 0007179758

    In the sensational word-of-mouth bestseller, 'The Invitation', visionary writer and teacher Oriah Mountain Dreamer wrote about what we long for. In 'The Dance', she explored how to live this longing to the fullest. Now, in 'The Call', she challenges ... more

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  • Cover image of book Stillness Speaks by Eckhart Tolle
    Stillness Speaks - by Eckhart Tolle

    £9.99   paperback   (2003) - ISBN 13: 9780340829745 | ISBN 10: 0340829745

    'Stillness Speaks' is a collection of 200 concise and beautifully illuminating entries, arranged into twelve reflective themes. Each entry, in its own exquisitely clear language, can stand as its own teaching or may be read as part of the fluid seque ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Dance by Oriah Mountain Dreamer
    The Dance - by Oriah Mountain Dreamer

    £10.99   paperback   (2003) - ISBN 13: 9780007112999 | ISBN 10: 0007112998

    Oriah Mountain Dreamer is the visionary author of 'The Invitation', the sensational word-of-mouth bestseller. Profound and passionate, the poem travelled across the globe to be read at weddings, funerals and spiritual gatherings. 'The Dance' picks up ... more

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  • Cover image of book Johnathan Livingstone Seagull by Richard Bach
    Johnathan Livingstone Seagull - by Richard Bach

    £7.99   paperback   (2003) - ISBN 13: 9780006490340 | ISBN 10: 0006490344

    This is a story for people who follow their dreams and make their own rules; a story that has inspired people for decades: For most seagulls, life consists simply of eating and surviving. Flying is just a means of finding food. However, Johnathan Liv ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Dreamer
    The Invitation - by Oriah Mountain Dreamer

    £8.99   paperback   (2003) - ISBN 13: 9780722540459 | ISBN 10: 0722540450

    One night, after an unsatisfying evening at a party, Oriah Mountain Dreamer sat down and wrote her heartfelt poem 'The Invitation.' It begins, 'It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to drea ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Diving-bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
    The Diving-bell and the Butterfly - by Jean-Dominique Bauby

    £7.99   paperback   (2002) - ISBN 13: 9780007139842 | ISBN 10: 0007139845

    On 8 December 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby suffered a massive stroke and slipped into a coma. When he regained consciousness three weeks later, the only muscle left functioning was in his left eyelid although his mind remained as active and alert as it ... more

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  • Cover image of book Conversations with God: Book One by Neale Donald Walsch
    Conversations with God: Book One - by Neale Donald Walsch

    £9.99   paperback   (1997) - ISBN 13: 9780340693254 | ISBN 10: 0340693258

    Suppose you could ask God the most puzzling questions about existence - questions about love and faith, life and death, good and evil. Suppose God provided clear, understandable answers. It happened to Neale Donald Walsch. It can happen to you. You a ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery
    The Little Prince - by Antoine De Saint-Exupery

    £7.99   paperback   (1991) - ISBN 13: 9780749707231 | ISBN 10: 0749707232

    A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see, standing before him, the most extraordinary little fellow. "Please," asks the stranger, "draw me a sheep." And the pilot realizes that when life's events are too difficult to understand, there ... more

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