Small Pieces
Joanne LimburgRRP: £8.99
SHORTLISTED FOR THE JQ WINGATE, 2017My mother, my family and Judaism are nested inside each other. I am Jewish and always Jewish; it’s analogous with family, however hard it is, and however strained, …
Genre: Philosophy, Religion & Ideas
From Fatwa to Jihad
Kenan MalikRRP: £12.99
Almost thirty years ago, the image of burning copies of Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses held aloft by thousand-strong mobs of protesters became an internationally familiar symbol of anger and offe …
Buddhism for Couples
Sarah NapthaliRRP: £8.99
Every now and then – not very often – we meet a woman who has mastered the art of being in a couple, who has managed to keep the flame alive long after the honeymoon period and well into the trials of …
Buddhism for Mothers
Sarah NapthaliRRP: £10.99
Parenthood can be a time of great inner turmoil for a woman, yet parenting books invariably focus on nurturing children rather than the mothers who struggle to raise them. This book is different. It i …
Buddhism for Mothers of Schoolchildren
Sarah NapthaliRRP: £9.99
With her children at school, a mother is on to a new stage of her life, playing a new role. The daily challenges she confronts have changed, yet for each one Buddhist teachings of mindfulness, compass …
Buddhism for Parents On the Go
Sarah NapthaliRRP: £8.99
Within these warm and often funny pages, Buddhist teachings are at their most accessible. Even if exploring Buddhism is not where you thought you’d be right now, read any page of Buddhism for Parents …
The Great Reformer
Austen IvereighRRP: £12.99
Since his surprise appointment in March 2013, Pope Francis has emerged as the most talked-about and most revolutionary pope in living memory. He has become a subject of fascination, conversation, and …
Infinite Ground
Martin MacInnesRRP: £9.99
‘Astonishing’ Herald, Books of the Year’Sublime’ Irish Times, Book of the Year’Wonderful’ Guardian, Books of the YearDuring a sweltering South American summer, a family convenes for dinner at a restau …
Beyond the High Blue Air
Lu SpinneyRRP: £8.99
Aged 29, Lu Spinney’s son Miles suffered a devastating head injury and was left in a coma. With unflinching honesty, Lu Spinney has written a passionate, urgent account of the years following her son …
My Grandmother's Glass Eye
Craig Raine‘By poetry we – we the masses – mean something vague, something untrue, something uplifting, something beautiful, something so eloquent it isn’t for everyday. The word “poetry” is up there with “soul” …
The Black Mirror
Raymond TallisRRP: £20.00
In this beautifully written personal meditation on life and living, Raymond Tallis reflects on the fundamental fact of existence: that it is finite. Inspired by E. M. Forster’s thought that ‘Death des …
The Book of the People
A. N. WilsonRRP: £21.00
In The Book of the People A. N. Wilson explores how readers and thinkers have approached the Bible, and how it might be read today. Charting his own relationship with the Bible over a lifetime of writ …
Brave Enough
Cheryl StrayedBold, brave and beautiful, Brave Enough is a gem-like collection of thoughts and aphorisms from Cheryl Strayed, the inspirational author of the bestselling Wild. ‘Everyone should have at least two cop …
St Paul
Karen ArmstrongRRP: £10.99
St Paul is known throughout the world as the first Christian writer, authoring fourteen of the twenty-seven books in the New Testament. But as Karen Armstrong demonstrates in St Paul: The Misunderstoo …
Plato at the Googleplex
Rebecca Newberger GoldsteinRRP: £16.99
What would the ancient Greek philosopher make of the twenty-first-century Google headquarters?A dazzling exploration of the role of ancient philosophy in modern life from the acclaimed writer and thin …
Pot Planet
Brian PrestonMarijuana is cultivated in nearly every region of the world, from the jungles of Laos to the bedsits of Manchester – and is smoked and enjoyed for medicinal, recreational and spiritual purposes by an …
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