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Mindful Zen Habits: From Suffering to Happiness In 30 Days – Manuel Villa and Marc Reklau

Do you want to feel happier, more positive and less stressed?

Do you feel anxious or overwhelmed by your fast-paced life?

Do you want to break the cycle of unhappiness and achieve inner peace?

If you answered ‘yes’ to one of these questions, then this book is for you.

Manuel Villa, Spain’s Mindfulness and Zen expert, and Marc Reklau, author of many international bestsellers, have joined forces to bring you Mindful Zen Habits.

Can we really change our life in 30 days?

Yes, we can—by changing our habits and doing little things a little bit differently day after day. Changing the habit of excessive thinking, of not giving enough room to our emotions, breaking the routine of not listening to our body—all of this and more can indeed transform our life.

In this book, you will learn:

  • How to enjoy the present moment
  • How to calm down your thoughts
  • How to improve your focus and productivity
  • How to finally find peace of mind
  • How to create lasting habits and so much more…

You will find teachings and tools that your mind, your heart and your body need to undertake. We are eager to accompany you on this exciting journey.

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Ambedkar’s India – B.R. Ambedkar

Ambedkar’s India is a collection of three of B.R. Ambedkar’s most prominent speeches on caste and the Indian Constitution.

“In the fight for Swaraj, you fight with the whole nation on your side. In fighting caste system, you stand against the whole nation—and that too, your own.”

Annihilation of Caste is one of Ambedkar’s best works in putting together how caste as a system has been eating up the roots of a rich cultural melting pot like India. “Bhakti in religion could lead to salvation. But in politics, Bhakti is a sure road to eventual dictatorship.”

The Grammar of Anarchy reflects Ambedkar’s ideas on how we need to pave the way for Independent India. It reflects his deep love and aspirations for India and its people. “…the sub-divisions [of caste] have lost the open-door character of the class system, and have become self-enclosed units called castes.”

Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development is an in-depth study of how classes went on to become castes and sub-castes to dot the Indian social system. This powerful narrative is a radical eye-opener.

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A Little History of Economics – Niall Kishtainy

What causes poverty? Are economic crises inevitable under capitalism? Is government intervention in an economy a helpful approach or a disastrous idea? The answers to such basic economic questions matter to everyone, yet the unfamiliar jargon and math of economics can seem daunting. This clear, accessible, and even humorous book is ideal for young readers new to economics and for all readers who seek a better understanding of the full sweep of economic history and ideas.

Economic historian Niall Kishtainy organizes short, chronological chapters that center on big ideas and events. He recounts the contributions of key thinkers including Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, and others, while examining topics ranging from the invention of money and the rise of agrarianism to the Great Depression, entrepreneurship, environmental destruction, inequality, and behavioral economics. The result is a uniquely enjoyable volume that succeeds in illuminating the economic ideas and forces that shape our world.

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Oxtravels: Meetings with Remarkable Travel Writers – edited by Michael Palin

You have to go back to the 1980s and Granta’s bestselling travel issue to find a book that compares to OxTravels.

Introduced by Michael Palin, OxTravels features original stories from twenty-five top travel writers, including Michael Palin, Paul Theroux, Sara Wheeler, William Dalrymple, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Lloyd Jones, Rory Stewart, Jan Morris, Dervla Murphy, Rory MacLean, and others.

Each of the stories takes as its theme a meeting – life-changing, affecting, amusing by turn – and together they transport readers into a brilliant, vivid atlas of encounters.

This extraordinary collection is published in aid of Oxfam and all royalties from the book will support Oxfam’s work.

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Three Tigers, One Mountain: A Journey Through the Bitter History and Current Conflicts of China, Korea, and Japan – Michael Booth

There is an ancient Chinese proverb that states, “Two tigers cannot share the same mountain.” However, in East Asia, there are three tigers on that mountain: China, Japan, and Korea, and they have a long history of turmoil and tension with each other. In his latest entertaining and thought provoking narrative travelogue, Michael Booth sets out to discover how deep, really, is the enmity between these three “tiger” nations, and what prevents them from making peace. Currently China’s economic power continues to grow, Japan is becoming more militaristic, and Korea struggles to reconcile its westernized south with the dictatorial Communist north. Booth, long fascinated with the region, travels by car, ferry, train, and foot, experiencing the people and culture of these nations up close. No matter where he goes, the burden of history, and the memory of past atrocities, continues to overshadow present relationships. Ultimately, Booth seeks a way forward for these closely intertwined, neighboring nations.

An enlightening, entertaining and sometimes sobering journey through China, Japan, and Korea, Three Tigers, One Mountain is an intimate and in-depth look at some of the world’s most powerful and important countries.