In today`s busy world, finding physical & mental space for peace & calm amidst the competing demands of work, family & friends can be a challenge. Mindfulness is a simple & powerful practice that can help you cut through the noise & reclaim tranquillity, wherever you are. The Mindfulness Journal offers an introduction to mindfulness & easy exercises that can be done whether you are sitting at your desk, squeezed on to a crowded train, or standing in line at the supermarket. Beautifully illustrated, with notes pages to record your thoughts, this journal is your indispensable companion to a more peaceful, stress-free day. ...

Janek Mitter stumbles into his bathroom one morning after a night of heavy drinking, to find his beautiful young wife, Eva, floating dead in the bath. She has been brutally murdered. Yet even during his trial Mitter cannot summon a single memory of attacking Eva, nor a clue as to who could have killed her if he had not. Only once he has been convicted & locked away in an asylum for the criminally insane does he have a snatch of insight
- but is it too late? Drawing a blank after exhaustive interviews, Chief Inspector Van Veeteren remains convinced that something, or someone, in the dead woman`s life has caused these tragic events. But the reasons for her speedy remarriage have died with her. & as he delves even deeper, Van Veeteren realizes that the past never stops haunting the present.
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A hitman. A journalist. A family torn apart. Can he uncover the truth before it`s too late? In the dead of winter, investigative reporter Janne Vuori sets out to uncover the truth about a mining company, whose illegal activities have created an environmental disaster in a small town in Northern Finl&. When the company`s executives begin to die in a string of mysterious accidents, & Janne`s personal life starts to unravel, past meets present in a catastrophic series of events that could cost him his life. A traumatic story of family, a study in corruption, & a shocking reminder that secrets from the past can return to haunt us, with deadly results.. . The Mine is a gripping, beautifully written, terrifying & explosive thriller by the King of Helsinki Noir. ...

” It makes me very happy that I can read this novel written over a hundred years ago as if it were contemporary & be deeply affected by it. It cannot & should not be overlooked. It is one of my favorites.” Haruki Murakami” The Miner ”is the most daringly experimental & least well-known novel of Japanese writer Natsume Soseki. An absurdist tale written in 1908, it was in many ways a precursor to the work of James Joyce & Samuel Beckett. Translated by Jay Rubin, & with an introduction from Haruki Murakami, this is bound to appeal to fans of Japanese literature.” ...

With this kit, complete with a 32page book explaining bonsai gardening, an instruction sheet, a small pot, a peat pellet, a packet of seeds, & a pair of scissors, indoor gardeners can grow a peaceful mini-garden anywhere they choose. Whether it`s on a desk or in a kitchen, this little bit of greenery will brighten up the day-just add water! Also available in a full-size kit ...

This carry-along version of our enormously popular Zen Gardening Kit provides a touch of tranquility on the go. Packaged with a 32page introduction to the aesthetic enlightenment of Zen gardening, it

Includes:: a tray, fine s&, decorative rocks, & miniature wooden rake.

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There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed... On an autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman knocks at the door of a grand house in the wealthiest quarter of Amsterdam. She has come from the country to begin a new life as the wife of illustrious merchant trader Johannes Brandt, but instead she is met by his sharp-tongued sister, Marin. Only later does Johannes appear & present her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of their home. It is to be furnished by an elusive miniaturist, whose tiny creations mirror their real-life counterparts in unexpected ways... Nella is at first mystified by the closed world of the Brandt household, but as she uncovers its secrets she realizes the escalating dangers that await them all. Does the miniaturist hold their fate in her hands? & will she be the key to their salvation or the architect of their downfall? Beautiful, intoxicating & filled with heart-pounding suspense, The Miniaturist is a magnificent story of love & obsession, betrayal & retribution, appearance & truth. ...

There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed.. . On an autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman knocks at the door of a grand house in the wealthiest quarter of Amsterdam. She has come from the country to begin a new life as the wife of illustrious merchant trader Johannes Brandt, but instead she is met by his sharp-tongued sister, Marin. Only later does Johannes appear & present her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of their home. It is to be furnished by an elusive miniaturist, whose tiny creations mirror their real-life counterparts in unexpected ways.. . Nella is at first mystified by the closed world of the Brandt household, but as she uncovers its secrets she realizes the escalating dangers that await them all. Does the miniaturist hold their fate in her hands? & will she be the key to their salvation or the architect of their downfall? Beautiful, intoxicating & filled with heart-pounding suspense, The Miniaturist is a magnificent story of love & obsession, betrayal & retribution, appearance & truth. ...

There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed... On an autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman knocks at the door of a grand house in the wealthiest quarter of Amsterdam. She has come from the country to begin a new life as the wife of illustrious merchant trader Johannes Brandt, but instead she is met by his sharp-tongued sister, Marin. Only later does Johannes appear & present her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of their home. It is to be furnished by an elusive miniaturist, whose tiny creations mirror their real-life counterparts in unexpected ways... Nella is at first mystified by the closed world of the Brandt household, but as she uncovers its secrets she realizes the escalating dangers that await them all. Does the miniaturist hold their fate in her hands? & will she be the key to their salvation or the architect of their downfall? Beautiful, intoxicating & filled with heart-pounding suspense, Jessie Burton`s magnificent debut novel The Miniaturist is a story of love & obsession, betrayal & retribution, appearance & truth. ...

For Arthur Rowe the charity fete was a trip back to childhood, to innocence, a welcome chance to escape the terror of the Blitz, to forget twenty years of his past & a murder. Then he guesses the weight of the cake, & from that moment on he`s a hunted man, the target of shadowy killers, on the run & struggling to remember & to find the truth. ...