God Explained in a Taxi Ride

Oct 9, 2024 2:17 PM

Author:Paul Arden

A punchy, humorous, and probing look at the nature of religious belief, by the author of the massively successful Whatever You Think Think the Opposite. In a series of brilliant visual episodes, Paul Arden investigates the questions that have persisted since our earliest days. As ever, he is a master of compression, getting us to scratch our heads as he examines our relationship to the divine.

Reviews

Brilliant, bad, charming, irascible and totally off the wall, Paul Arden is an original with extraordinary drive and energy, blessed with a creative genius allied to a kind of common sense that just isn't, well, common

—— Roger Kennedy, Saatchi and Saatchi

The father of mindfulness

—— Irish Times

One of the best available introductions to the wisdom and beauty of meditation practice.

—— New Age Journal

He has immense presence and both personal and Buddhist authority. If there is a candidate for 'Living Buddha' on earth today, it is Thich Nhat Hanh.

—— Roshi Richard Baker, author of Original Mind: The Practice of Zen in the West

[Thich Nhat Hanh] shows us the connection between personal, inner peace and peace on earth

—— His Holiness the Dalai Lama

The first book to awaken a mainstream readership to the subject of mindfulness – a testimony to the power of Thich Nhat Hanh’s elegant and profound teaching.

—— Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Full Catastrophe Living

Thich Nhat Hanh is one of the most beloved Buddhist teachers in the West, a rare combination of mystic, poet, scholar and activist.

—— Joanne Macy, author of World As Lover, World AS Self

Beautifully written and a must-read.'

—— Good Housekeeping

Julian Barnes takes on the ambitious subject of death - and succeeds brilliantly

—— William Leith , Scotsman

It is a sincere, humble work, punctuated by moments of poignancy

—— Colm Farren , The Irish Times

This year, its moving, sly, terrified grappling with the approach of extinction overwhelmed me

—— Andro Linklater , Spectator, Books of the Year

A rather beautiful account of the birth and evolution of Islam ... Lucid and illuminating ... Fascinating

—— Metro

Aslan is an engaging writer, his strength lies ... as an observer of contemporary challenges facing Islam ... Sensitive and generous

—— FT Magazine

Enthralling. A book of tremendous clarity and generosity of spirit

—— Jim Crace

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