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Oct 6, 2024 8:25 PM

Author:Alan W Watts

This is It

'A spiritual polymath, the first and possibly greatest' Deepak Chopra

The spiritual is not to be separated from the material, nor the wonderful from the ordinary

This remarkable collection of essays from pioneering Zen scholar Alan Watts offer a challenging and comprehensive insight into 'cosmic consciousness'. From the paradoxes of self-consciousness to psychedelics and the connection of spirit and matter, this is a mind-opening exploration into the relationship between spirituality and ordinary life.

Reviews

The perfect guide for a course correction in life

—— Deepak Chopra

This is a fantastic book, I've told my son Noah, aged 11, you have to read this book[...] I can't tell you how much I loved this bookbecause you talk about confidence and I struggled with confidence

—— Chris Evans

Southgate's analytical mind is stamped across the pages of the book; his meticulousness, his love of clarity and process.He offers tips and life lessons - focus on what you can control, do not compare yourself with others, dare to try even if it means slipping up. The tone is easy, upbeat and the messages are drummed home gently, always linking to one and other [...] what shines through is the warmth and inclusivity of his leadership style.

—— The Guardian

A mind manual- I loved it from beginning to end

—— Emma Willis

A great book for young people, and even their parents

—— Graham Norton

This chap is the expert [. . .] so it was a total treat to pick his brains

—— Fearne Cotton

I feel that the lessons you're sharing, the wisdom that you're sharing, [I feel] has relevance for all of us, whether football fans or non-football fans. And that's because these are some quite core lessons for life[...] My ten year old son has been reading your book [...] I see him in bed at night flicking through. It was such an honour to speak with Gareth and he's certainly reignited my love of the beautiful game... When we come together in a positive way over sport, it has the potential to change the world.

—— Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Gareth Southgate's motivating book...features a foreword by Prince Charles, morale-boosting headings and lots of bullet points

—— Best self-care books for 2021 , Independent

The book is a really easy read, full of morale-boosting headings and bullet points about how what doesn't kill you makes you stronger [...] it's a wonderfully positive attitude for young people to aspire to as they emerge into an uncertain future.

—— Expert Reviews

This astonishingly brave, deeply important and emboldening book offers hope and encouragement for women to find freedom and solace in the joyous expanse of the natural world

—— HELEN CARR, author of What is History, Now?

A stunning, raw and powerful book - about grief and putting ourselves back together, about freedom and the fight for it, and about strength and the hunger to test it

—— TIFFANY WATT-SMITH, author of The Book of Human Emotions

Brave, brilliant and quietly furious, In Her Nature makes a powerful, original case for women claiming space

—— VICTORIA SMITH, author of Hags

Wonderfully well researched, and candidly honest, Hewitt openly discusses topics which are often shied away from… this book is thought provoking and compelling

—— Emily Coates , The Professional Mountaineer

In her Nature reanimates the stories of the past to reveal, brilliantly, the conditions through which women so often have to battle in the present... [it] will make you want to run, and to experience something of the hard-won emotional and physical freedom that Hewitt's prose so movingly evokes

—— DAISY HAY, author of Dinner With Joseph Johnson

A powerful account of women's strengths and achievements in the mountains

—— ANNA FLEMING, author of Time on Rock

A life-affirming book about the thrill of exploring the great outdoors, asking why so many women are excluded from running, hiking and mountaineering. It confronts the obstacles we face every day, including violence, assault and the general assumption that we don't belong here; but In Her Nature proves we have a right to run free

—— NATASHA CARTHEW, author of Undercurrent

An urgent, beautifully written and fiercely important book

—— HELEN CASTOR, author of She-Wolves

With intimate attention and in beautiful prose, IN HER NATURE moves deftly between the inner life and the great outdoors. Rachel Hewitt shows that not only do women have a history as runners, climbers and adventurers; we also have a right to the outdoors that is as crucial - and fragile - today as it ever was

—— SARAH DITUM

A vital feminist memoir of life outdoors, underpinned by the depth of historical knowledge that only a true scholar can bring

—— KATE MALTBY

An extraordinarily compelling book that left me seeing with fresh eyes. Blending expert historical storytelling with piercing memoir, Rachel Hewitt leads the reader over moors and mountains on a grand tour of grief, solitude, camaraderie, and women's long struggle to claim the freedom of the outdoors

—— OLIVER BURKEMAN, author of Four Thousand Weeks

A spectacular achievement... It's beautiful, deeply researched and eye-opening

—— Critic
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