A genre-blending tale of seven unusual characters who find themselves in a new army for a dark age
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Explaining that success depends on who you are rather than what you do, this book shows that spirituality lies at the source of all achievement. Suggesting ways that parents can help their children absorb this wisdom from an early age it offers a daily programme of practical ideas for the family. ...

An essential read for anyone who wants to embrace yoga's spiritual potential & lead a happier, more abundant & harmonious life Explains the seven spiritual laws that govern nature: Pure Potentiality, Giving, Karma, Least Effort, Intention & Desire, Detachment & Dharma. ...

Join award-winning spiritual teacher & angel expert Chrissie Astell on this seven-step journey of inspiring exercises, prayers, affirmations & guided visualizations that will guide you to harness the incredible power of angels to live a happier, more fulfilled life. ...

Enter a world of spectacular structures built by civilisations of a glorious past. Discover the seven wonders of three of the greatest ancient civilisations. The following programmes are included: Ancient Greece
- The Theatre of Epidaurus, Olympia, Delphi, the Colossus of Rhodes, Santorini, The Palace of Knossos & The Parthenon: we explore how & why the seven wonders of this incredible civilisation continue to amaze the world today. Ancient Rome
- The Pantheon, the Aqueducts of Rome, the Via Appia, the Baths of Caracalla, Trajan's Markets, Circus Maximus & the Colosseum: the works of great men who translated fantastic visions into the epitome of human achievement. These visionaries included ambitious Emperors like Hadrian & engineers with revolutionary ideas such as Apollodorus. Ancient Egypt
- The Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut, Karnak, Abu Simbel, Mount Sinai, The Sphinx & the Pyramids of Giza: some of the most incredible monuments ever created. The wonders of Ancient Egypt demonstrate how boundless ambition & vast quantities of human labour could transform rock & stone into a unique legacy of a civilisation like no other.


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A landmark in travel writing, this is the incredible true story of Heinrich Harrers escape across the Himalayas to Tibet, set against the backdrop of the Second World War. Heinrich Harrer, already one of the greatest mountaineers of his time, was climbing in the Himalayas when war broke out in Europe. He was imprisoned by the British in India but succeeded in escaping & fled to Tibet. Settling in Lhasa, the Forbidden City, where he became a friend & tutor to the Dalai Lama, Heinrich Harrer spent seven years gaining a more profound understanding of Tibet & the Tibetans than any Westerner before him. More recently made into a film starring Brad Pitt, Seven Years in Tibet is a stunning story of incredible courage & self-reliance by one of the twentieth centurys best travel writers. ...

Seven years ago, on the eve of her wedding, Lady Jessica Sheffield witnessed Alistair Caulfield in a scandalous scene no innocent young miss could imagine. Shocked, yet strangely titillated, she'd held her silence. But through years of serene, unremarkable marriage, Caulfield's image remained burned into her imagination, fuelling illicit dreams... ...

A new way of working has emerged at Semco: hammocks where people rest during the day, Retire-a-Little Plans, the end of the head office, & more. The results: inordinate success for 20 years, & an organization that covers an enormous range of business activity. This book tells the fascinating & unlikely story of how this can be achieved. ...

Details: From Newton's Law of Gravity to the Black-Scholes model used by bankers to predict the markets, equations,
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Offers seventeen ambitious but common-sense solutions to the nation's seemingly intractable economic & social problems. In this title, the author surveys the stark, concrete contrasts between the kind of society & economy America can & should have, ...