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IF I GET TO FIVE: What Children Can Teach Us About Courage & Character Ref: RWB0292
Fred Epstein

The book's title derives from words spoken by Naomi, a four-year-old whose brain tumor would eventually take two surgeries to eradicate. Though the child seemed to inherently understand the gravity of her situation, she made plans: "If I get to five, I'm going to jump rope-backward!" Epstein, who established the Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, tells story after story of children he came to know as he was trying to save their lives. But this is much more than an exercise in recollection. It is at bottom a recitation of what he has learned from dealing with these incredibly resilient children and how surroundings and attitudes can contribute to the healing process.

208pp, 8.75x6 ... Hardback

Published price £12.99 -- You save £9.00 ... 69%
Price: £3.99

MONKEY: A Journey to the West - The Classic Chinese Tale of Pilgrimage & Adventure Ref: RWD348

David Kherdian

A roguish monkey leads a seventh-century traveller into encounters with spirits, demons, and fairies in this classic novel. Part historical epic, part social satire, and part spiritual allegory, the folk novel Journey to the West, which came to be known as Monkey, is probably the most popular book in all of East Asia. David Kherdian's retelling brings this classic of Chinese literature to life for the first time in a way that is true to the scope and depth of the original.

224pp, 8.5x5.5 ... Paperback

Published price £10.99 -- You save £6.00 ... 55%
Price: £4.99

NAMMA: A Tibetan Love Story Ref: RFD819

Kate Karko

A beautiful book. Receives our highest recommendation. Kate Karko’s conventional, comfortable upbringing did not prepare her for meeting her Tibetan husband, Tsedup, in Northern India where he was living in exile. They came to live in England and after a total of nine agonising years away from his family he was eventually given permission to travel home as a British Citizen. Kate left her job as a designer on a magazine for life in a tent on the Roof of the World. She was welcomed as one of the tribe, given the name “Namma”, and lived with them on the vast and remote grasslands of Amdo at the far east of the Tibetan Plateau. From milking yaks to collecting dung, cracking open the ice on the stream to wash each morning and battling with her lack of communication skills, it was a constant education in another way to be. She observed the nomads’ ancient shamanic rituals and buddhist religious practices and through their worship of nature, she discovered a love for her new environment. The enormous cultural differences she encountered often led to a struggle with her identity and a questioning of her western values, but she found comfort in the knowledge that despite the polarity of the two cultures, life with her nomad family was a strangely familiar experience. It was love that had brought her and her husband together and it was love that brought her close to her new family and made her a part of them. This book is about an exhange of cultures. A sharing. It is about discovering another people and discovering another self. There has never been such an intimate portrayal of the life of the Tibetan nomads. Beautifully written and compellingly told, Namma is a travel book and a love story for our times.

352pp, 9x6 ... Hardback

Published price £17.99 -- You save £11.00 ... 61%
Price: £6.99

OPENING THE INVITATION Ref: REA138

Oriah Mountain Dreamer

This beautiful edition of the beloved poem - including the story behind its widespread popularity, and the author's reflections - is for anyone who wants to share the gift of Oriah Mountain Dreamer's inspirational writing with a friend. Shared by word of mouth, passed along on the Internet, recited over the radio, and read aloud at spiritual conferences, weddings, and other gatherings, the poem is cherished by the millions who have discovered and treasured its unique message. Now, readers will learn not only what inspired Oriah to write the poem, but how "The Invitation" haschanged lives by presenting a powerful and inspirational challenge to all of us who long for true intimacy and joy. Remainder mark.

112pp, 5.3x4.8 ... Hardback

Published price £6.99 -- You save £4.00 ... 57%
Price: £2.99

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