Don’t Worry

Dec 21, 2024 7:44 AM

Author:Shunmyo Masuno,Adam Sims

Don’t Worry

Brought to you by Penguin.

The beautiful follow-up to Shunmyo Masuno's million-copy bestseller Zen:The Art of Simple Living. Feel your every day stresses melt away with 48 accessible, achievable lessons in his new book, Don't Worry.

Learn to let go of stress,

Change how you worry,

And improve your life for good.

Shunmyo Masuno, Zen Buddhist Monk and million copy bestselling author of Zen: The Art of Simple Living, shows you how in 48 vital, easy-to-achieve lessons that will empower and equip you to relieve the anxieties of everyday life.

Use this book as your tool to focus on the 'now', to improve your most important relationships, to let go of rose-tinted views that hold you back, and to learn ways to accept yourself as you are so that you enjoy a calmer, more relaxed, positive version of yourself.

Reviews

The joy of The Word isn't reaching its final conclusion, but the unexpected journey itself, told so well that it will engage those who have never set foot in churches as readily as the faithful in the pews

—— Peter Stanford , The Sunday Times

A book bejewelled with insight and erudition and compassion .... Ought to be of interest to anyone interested in what we mean by our words

—— Stuart Kelly , Scotsman

His learning shines through in every sentence

—— Kathryn Hughes , Mail on Sunday

Scholarly intelligence, a readable style, and insights at every turn

—— Cally Hammond , Church Times

We are in the hands of a fine, fluent storyteller... Higgins, like the bards who first unspooled these tales, creates the illusion of spontaneity and handles suspense brilliantly... Chris Ofili's drawings complement the lyricism of the prose descriptions. Higgins depicts art mediating life - the reason, I think, that we read books... I loved this book.

—— Sara Wheeler , Spectator

The feminism is subtle but persistent... This isn't about imposing modern values on ancient texts... her compendium deftly tracks the format of Ovid's Metamorphoses, one tale blurring into the next. But even readers who think they know their classics will discover some surprises.

—— Rachel Cunliffe , New Statesman

Exceptionally well researched... The prose is almost neoclassical, in being limpid and allusive, clear and nebulous at one and the same time.

—— Stuart Kelly , The Scotsman, Books of the Year

Charlotte Higgins captures the raw, magical originality of the Greek myths in this beguiling book, charmingly illustrated by Chris Ofili... She knows her classics - and her myths - inside out.

—— Harry Mount , Catholic Herald

A gritty and exhilarating new version of the ancient stories in which the female characters take centre stage.

—— Katy Guest , Guardian

Higgins invests the tales with surprising new meanings... The command of Higgins herself, as the master weaver of myths, emerges forcefully....Ancient myths here acquire compelling modern form.

—— Booklist, Starred Review

A beautifully designed book, with Chris Ofili's accompanying drawings giving it an extra sparkle.

—— Susan Swarbrick and Teddy Jamieson , Herald, *Christmas Gift Guide 2021*

Greek Myths is a gripping collection of stories... The addition of illustrations, done by Chris Ofili, add to the elegance of the book... I would recommend this book to anyone interested in Greek mythology.

—— Impact Nottingham

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