In this poignant moving book Muhammad Ali shares the beliefs he has come to live by & which he has passed on to his children. Some of the wisdom is his own; some comes from the teachings of true Islam from his spiritual studies & from people he has met in the course of his extraordinary life. Here as he recalls his early days as a young warrior in Louisville Kentucky & his meteoric rise to fame as Heavyweight Champion of the World a title he won three times he tells of the many battles he won & lost both inside & outside the ring & his conversion to Islam in the 1960s. Now working tirelessly as a worldwide ambassador for peace he talks of the damage caused when religion is used to tear people apart the essential need for unity in this troubled world & how his faith sustains him on this the most important journey of his life
- the journey to forgiveness & peace. Together with his daughter Hana in this timely spiritual memoir Ali draws upon his rich reserve of notes tapes & journals & writes with compassion warmth & of course humour on how we can liberate mind body & spirit when we pursue & embrace the one essential truth
- love.

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After four decades in the music industry Michael Bolton has cemented himself as one of the most successful musicians of our time. THE SOUL OF IT ALL is his backstage pass into his life lived thus far
- into the venues buses limos & hotel rooms of stardom & finally into his home & heart. His story will go long & dive deep not only into his self-proclaimed 'vagabond vampire' life but also into the belly of the beast that is the music industry with its joys follies & torments. From a 14-year-old kid performing in dive bars to struggling to provide for his wife & kids to finally breaking through with the Soul Provider album Bolton has fought for & earned a life most just dream of. THE SOUL OF IT ALL is his life chockful of all the incredible stories & the star-studded cast you'd expect including: Pavarotti Bob Dylan Barbra Streisand Celine Dion Ray Charles & Lady Gaga.
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Here I am!" Flora called to Richard as she went downstairs. For a second Meg felt disloyalty. It occurred to her of a sudden that Flora was always saying that & that it was in the tone of one giving a lovely present. She was bestowing herself. The soul of kindness is what Flora believes herself to be. Tall blonde & beautiful she appears to have everything under control -- her home her baby her husband Richard her friend Meg Kit Megs brother who has always adored Flora & Patrick the novelist & domestic pet. Only the bohemian painter Liz refuses to become a worshipper at the shrine. Flora entrances them all dangling visions of happiness & success before their spellbound eyes. All are bewitched by this golden tyrant all conspire to protect her from what she really is. All that is except the clear-eyed Liz: it is left to her to show them that Floras kindness is the sweetest poison of them all." ...

The Soul of Leadership decodes the mysterious qualities that have propelled historys greatest leaders to the top of the ranks & shrouded them in legend
- Gandhi Martin Luther King Winston Churchill Buddha
- & provides a hands-on approach to understanding & mastering these qualities. The 10 Fundamental Principles which Deepak Chopra believes all leaders should follow include: * A leader is the symbolic soul of the group. * Inner qualities determine the outcome of any situation. * For every need the right response can be found. * Great leaders can respond to all situations from the higher levels of spirit. * A leader focused only on external goals (money victory power) will fail. Using well-known examples of great leaders & a clear concise breakdown of the virtues that a great leader must possess The Soul of Leadership demystifies leadership & empowers us all to become leaders in our own right
- from managing a family crisis to starting our own business.


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With extraordinary images The Soul of Scotland (Anam na H-Alba) presents a rich new portrait of a diverse & beautiful country avoiding the cliched photographs of the same old castles & postcard views repeated in so many books on the subject. In this glorious book divided into sections on city countryside & wilderness internationally acclaimed photographer Max Milligan turns his artists eye on the glens lochs villages towns islands peat bogs beaches & mountains of his native land from Shetland to The Borders. The pictures are spectacular & exquisite haunting & immediate; lovers of Scotland will see new perspectives in the way that Milligan observes the textured details of wilderness & cityscape farmland & suburb & highlights the variety of people who inhabit these places & their distinct cultural styles. From welders in a Rosyth shipyard to Glasgows vibrant streetlife at night & on to the crofter combing his highland cattle at the Islay Show all of Scotland is recorded here with drama tenderness & wry humour. ...

William Roache has been an actor on Britains best-loved soap opera Coronation Street for over 48 years
- making him the worlds
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Daire Santos has already saved her grandmother's life -- & her soul. But at a cost: the Richter family has been let loose in the Lowerworld. Daire & her boyfriend Dace Richter must work together to find them before chaos ensues & the balance between good & evil is destroyed. As their relationship deepens Dace's evil brother Cade grows stronger than ever building his power & forcing Daire & Dace to confront the horrifying prophecy that has brought them all together. It will leave Daire no choice but to claim her true destiny as Seeker but only by making an unthinkable sacrifice. ...

Strange things have been happening to Daire Santos. Animals follow her crows mock her glowing people appear from nowhere. Worried that Daires having a breakdown her mother sends her to stay with the grandmother shes never met who lives on the dusty plains of Enchantment New Mexico. There Daire crosses paths with Dace a gorgeous guy with unearthly blue eyes. Her grandmother recognizes Daires episodes for what they are
- a call to her true destiny as a Soul Seeker a person who can navigate between the living & the dead. Guided by her grandmother Daire must be quick to learn how to harness her powers because Daces brother is an evil shape-shifter out to steal them. Daire must embrace her fate as a Soul Seeker & discover whether Dace is the guy shes meant to be with.. .or if hes allied with the enemy shes destined to destroy.
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After experiencing terrifying visions Daire Santos goes to live with her grandmother in the dusty New Mexico town of Enchantment. There she discovers that she's a Soul Seeker
- a person who can navigate between the living & the dead. Guided by her grandmother Daire has learned how to harness her powers
- just in time. Enchantment is controlled by the evil Richter family who are determined to rule over the Lowerworld Middleworld & Upperworld
- upsetting the natural balance & causing chaos. Daire is the only person who can stop the Richters but there's one problem: she's in love with Dace whose twin brother Cade is a shape-shifter out to steal Daire's powers. & both boys belong to the Richter clan. Can Daire fulfil her destiny without destroying her one true love?


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The Soul Stylists is about six decades of Modernism & a highly influential world of clothes & music but one deliberately hidden away for years from the mainstream media. This book explores the enduring relationship that exists between American black music & British working-class style tracing a Mod tradition that began in Soho just after the Second World War & continues to this day. From Mod to Casual from Skinhead to Northern Souler the soul stylists are an amazing family joined together by a tradition of secrecy exclusivity & absolute indifference towards the outside world. They pass unnoticed because soul stylists always shun the spotlight. To them attention to detail is far more important than attention seeking. & here in this book for the very first time are some of their stories. ...