Where the Jackals Howl is prize-winning author Amos Oz's first collection of stories. On publication it received immediate critical acclaim & revealed Oz to be a master craftsman probing the emotional depths of his characters. The lives of ordinary Israelis are set against the backdrop of community life in a Kibbutz. The fate of these individuals, their drives, ambitions & idiosyncrasies, are grounded by the physical & social structure of their community as Oz portrays their world as a microcosm of the wider world. ...

Climbers who court danger in the world's highest places risk far more than just their own skins. When tragedy strikes, what happens to the people who love them? Why would anyone choose to invest in a future with a high-altitude climber? What is life like in the shadow of the mountain? Such questions have long been taboo within the international world of mountaineering. Now Maria Coffey breaks this silence. She recounts climbers' stories of near-death experiences, & gives a voice to the families & loved ones of Chris Bonington, Ed Viesturs, Anatoli Boukreev & Alex Lowe, amongst many other famous names. Her riveting narrative weaves tales of adventure with first-person accounts of the people left behind, highlighting the conflicting beauty, passion & devastation of this alluring obsession. ...

No matter where you are in your own spiritual work, Where Two Worlds Touch can show you how to harness the power of an experience we all share & often fear: change. Whether you are facing the challenge of living in an increasingly complex world, or more personal upheavals of a relationship ending, a death, or an illness, you can learn to consciously use change as a spiritual rite of passage.

As you begin to see changes in your life as precisely personal assignments for growth & not as random fate or bad karma, you will learn to embrace change willingly as part of your spiritual homework. Each new change will become an initiation, a passage that marks both a birth & a death, a giving up in order to gain.

Illustrated with wonderful allegorical tales from all the major spiritual traditions, compelling life stories & transformative exercises, Where Two Worlds Touch introduces you to the Seven Principles of Conscious Change & shows you that the mundane details of everyday life offer rich fuel for personal evolution. Acclaimed spiritual teacher Gloria Karpinski opens up a new world wherepain offers as much opportunity for growth as pleasure, where inner awareness is brought into outer expression, & where body, mind, & spirit can at last become one.



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I am a crocodile & I live in a swamp... Tiger, crocodile, camel.... the humble mole. Each creature introduces itself & tells us where it lives. The joy of this first picture book is the artwork. Reg Cartwright's stunning, bold paintings introduce a host of wonderful creatures who tell us where they live
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Willy is a sperm. He lives inside Mr Browne. The trouble is, Willy is one of 300 million sperm & they all want the same prize
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