Calm

Vintage Minis

(Author) Tim Parks
Format: Paperback
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How do we find calm in our frantic modern world? Tim Parks - lifelong sceptic of all things spiritual - finds himself on a Buddhist meditation retreat trying to answer this very question. With brutal honesty and dry wit, he recounts his journey from disbelief to something approaching inner peace and tackles one of the great mysteries of our time - how to survive in this modern age.Selected from the book Teach us to Sit Still by Tim ParksVINTAGE MINIS- GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS.A series of short books by the world's greatest writers on the experiences that make us humanAlso in the Vintage Minis series-Swimming by Roger DeakinMotherhood by Helen SimpsonWork by Joseph HellerLiberty by Virginia Woolf

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Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
97
Language:
en
ISBN:
9781784872595
Publish year:
2017
Publish date:
June 8, 2017

Tim Parks

Tim Parks is an acclaimed British author known for his novel "Europa," a compelling exploration of identity and belonging. His literary style is marked by keen insight and sharp wit. Parks' contributions to literature include thought-provoking narratives that challenge readers to reflect on the complexities of human experience.

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